Corvette C6 is a sports car manufactured by the company Chevrolet in the division of motors. It was introduced in the year 2005. Corvette first model was introduced during the year 1962. Now the sixth generation car Corvette C6 has its own advantages. This is a new model of Corvette having modern look with new body work and head lamps. The passenger compartment is also considerably large.
Specifications
Corvette C6 is a car of Chevrolet division of general motors. The assembly of these cars will be at Bowling green, Kentucky and in United states. Its predecessor is C5 and the successor will be C7 model. The lay out will be Front mid engine, rear wheel drive layout. Its platform shall be Y Body prescribed by general motors. For present model Corvette C6, the engine is 6.2L LS9V8 capacity. The transmission is 6-speed auto. Its wheel base 105.7 inches which is approximately 2685 mm. The length of the car is 174.6 inches and width is 72.6 inches which is approximately 1844 mm. The height inside the car is also considerably high with a coupe of 49 inches in the previous models and 49 inches in the latest C6 series.
Corvette C6 racing car
The C6 R was also introduced by the Chevrolet particularly for racing purpose. It is a replacement for the previous C5-R model. It was built by Pratt and Miller and was first introduced during the competition held at 2005. It stood second in its class just behind the first car Aston Martin DBR9 in that race. Thus it was put on display for a week at New York International Auto show also. The heart of the C6R is its LS7 R motor which crowned as Global Motorsport engine of the year.
This Corvette C6 has an automatic transmission achieving 15/25 mpg. Its manual transmission is linked with CAGS which means Computer Aided Gear Shifting. It obligates the driver to change the levels of gear from first to fourth operating at lower RPM. Previous Tremec T56 transmision was replaced with C6 improving shift linkage.
This Corvette C6 car has its speed and goes from 0 to 60 mph in 4.3 seconds. It is faster than any other production corvette. Steering was revised and improved a lot in which the wheels are also updated to five spoke design attracting the customers. Engine oil shall be used for the efficient running of the car. If the oil is less than the cross hatched area at the tip of the dip stick, you could understand that the time can to fuel it with engine oil. You should use the best quality oil. C6 models are fully equipped with a race track dry sump engine lubrication system. Its high performance system helps differently than a standard engine lubrication system. Special procedures shall be followed while changing the engine oil and filters.
Thus Corvette C6 is a best sports car which can give you safety ride as the air bags and passenger sensing system are compatible for a family to travel. Especially for children, sitting at the rear seat is most secured.
