The C-5 Corvette introduced the fifth generation of Chevrolet's premier sports car. It was radically different in some ways, more powerful and more fuel-efficient, but it stayed relatively similar in appearance as an icon of sports cars.
Features
The C-5 Corvette featured a transmission that was separated from the engine and placed between the rear tires to offset the weight of the engine in front. It also had a new engine called the LS1, which had an all-aluminum construction. It was not much bigger than previous engines, but had more power.
Engine
The new engine was a 5.7-liter power plant that produced 339 horsepower in its first year, 1997. By 2004, the generation's last year and the 50th anniversary of the Corvette, the horsepower was up to 350. The torque, or pulling power, was 360 pound-feet in 1997, 375 by 2001 and down to 365 by 2004.
Performance
The top speed rating was at about 175 miles per hour. The C-5 could go from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 5.3 seconds and some years was as low as 4.9. The quarter-mile time was just more than 13 seconds for each year, at 109 miles per hour.
The Corvette's gas mileage was rated at 16 mpg in city driving and 24 mpg on the highway.
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