Turning Radius
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From: Manhatten Beach, California
St. Jude Donor '05 thru '11,'18,'20,'21,'24,'25, '26
Originally Posted by SilverCoupe
39 feet diameter (circle - curb to curb) for the C6, according to info. from the Corvette Museum. Don't know what the C5 was.
Melting Slicks
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From: Big Bear City CA
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09
Originally Posted by 500
Thanks for the info. Why do vette's seem to have such a wide turning radius?
Drifting
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From: Los Angeles CA
Originally Posted by C5VetteLS1
My guess would be that it's due to the very wide front tires.
big front tires coupled with a big engine in the engine compartment means wide turning radius.... you could shorten that turning radius ya know but yer rear tires and axle may not like it very much 
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From: Austin Texas
Originally Posted by Mocoso
big front tires coupled with a big engine in the engine compartment means wide turning radius.... you could shorten that turning radius ya know but yer rear tires and axle may not like it very much
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Burning Brakes
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From: N CA
Drove a new CL 55 AMG Mercedes coupe, it's a long wide car with pretty wide tires and a big engine up front, it turned very,very tightly???
Even my old 1980 L82 had a very poor turning radius and its stocktires were quite small compared to the C6's. Could it be a charateristic of vettes due to their suspension design?
Thanks
Even my old 1980 L82 had a very poor turning radius and its stocktires were quite small compared to the C6's. Could it be a charateristic of vettes due to their suspension design?
Thanks
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: N CA
Drove a new CL 55 AMG Mercedes coupe, it's a long wide car with pretty wide tires and a big engine up front, it turned very,very tightly???
Even my old 1980 L82 had a very poor turning radius and its stocktires were quite small compared to the C6's. Could it be a charateristic of vettes due to their suspension design?
Thanks
Even my old 1980 L82 had a very poor turning radius and its stocktires were quite small compared to the C6's. Could it be a charateristic of vettes due to their suspension design?
Thanks
Instructor
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From: Westchester CA
My impression is that the C6 turning radius is slightly bigger than the C5, probably due to the longer wheelbase. I used to be able to make a u-turn in the street in front of my house with the C5 I had but cannot quite do it with my C6.
Team Owner
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From: McKinney TX
St. Jude Donor '21-'22-'23-'24
Originally Posted by BigJoe
Google says 40.2 (curb to curb) for the 2004 C5, so the C6 is maybe a foot shorter...
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From: Hurst, TX USA
Originally Posted by SilverCoupe
CR said the 2002 vette had a 42-ft turning circle. Did the turning circle vary from year to year?
Anyone got the tiebreaker? 
