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Sorry the search isn't working and I'm sure this question has been asked plenty of times. I have a C4 and thought about transferring to a C5, so what is FRC - years, differences between it and a regular coupe or hardtop?
Sorry the search isn't working and I'm sure this question has been asked plenty of times. I have a C4 and thought about transferring to a C5, so what is FRC - years, differences between it and a regular coupe or hardtop?
Thanks in Advance, Dave
FRC is Fixed Roof Coupe. Around 4000 made in 99 and and 2000 made in 2000 after that it became the Z06. All had 6 speeds, black interiors, Z51 suspensions (best handling) with a power sterring fluid cooler. Not many options available in 99 with more in 2000.
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Sorry the search isn't working and I'm sure this question has been asked plenty of times. I have a C4 and thought about transferring to a C5, so what is FRC - years, differences between it and a regular coupe or hardtop?
Thanks in Advance, Dave
From a visual perspective, the coupe is the one with the large glass "lift-back" that extends all the way back to the rear. The "FRC" has a much smaller rear window area and looks like it has a trunk.
The other difference is the roof doesn't come off. I really really wanted a Z06 which is a fixed roof, but living in South Florida, I wanted to be able to take the top off .
Best thing about all the C5's is that everything's been fixed. All those little irritating things about the C4's (rattles, leaks, etc) that were carried over from the C3's. I've owned 1 C3 and 2 C4's and enjoyed them all. I just thought those "things" were what you had to deal with if you were a Vette owner.
Which ever model you decide on, you'll love the improvements.
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The FRC is the lightweight version of the C5 - weighs about 150 lbs less than the coupe/vert. In '01, the Z06 version of the FRC came out with 385 HP and in '02, HP bumped up to 405.