OneRedC5

Autoweek: Bob Lutz has approved the next Corvette with some changes. It is to be introduced in 04 as an 05 model. Obviously the design has been "frozen" ---- lets hope.


SORRY! I SEE THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN POSTED.


[Modified by OneRedC5, 11:03 AM 10/12/2001]

RedHot

Any additional details? :chevy

MitchellDavidson

One more year of my C5 being 'the best' :lol:

ArizonaZ06

I'm glad to hear Bob Lutz will be able to have his input on the C6 design.

It's worth an extra year wait. :yesnod: :cool: :yesnod:

GR8-LIFE

Three More years of C5's? Eight total Years of C5's??? Thats not good. :cry

Kevin93

True, but it sure beats the 13 years of the C4 hands down!

scorp508

HEY!! Only reason we had 14 model years of C4 was because C5 took so damn long to get off the ground.

:yesnod:

Svelte

Your point being....

Jinx

The plan for C5 was a seven-model-year run. If it hadn't been for Mr. Lutz, I suspect they would have made the C6 introduction on time as a MY2004 car. As it is, a one-model-year delay for a true car-guy's input is probably a good thing.

My only concern is that a 350hp C5 Corvette in MY2004 is probably not competitive.

.Jinx

SWCDuke

I would suspect that the C5 will see a power increase before the end of its run. Engine development progresses independently of the vehicle. In the early sixties it was pretty well known that a new Corvette was in the pipeline for '63, so the final C1 model was given a shot in the arm with the new 327 CID small block, all of which carried over to the new Sting Ray with only minor changes, so I expect they will do the same for the last year or two of the C5 as long as the new engines are ready for production.

Duke

Steve Straus

What are you guys complaining about, you both have the 15 years of the C3 beat, who cares? So GM will get a few more years to further refine the beautiful C5. Worse things have happened :-). Then again, compare the vast changes from 68-82 to the 97-02 being virtually identical, maybe they won't refine it. Some will argue that you can't improve on perfection, I think they just don't want to blow a good thing.

I'm rambling, let me take this time to shut up.

Go diamondbacks.

Thud

It'll be more than 350... I wouldn't be surprised if the LS1 is replaced by another engine before then. The C4's went through 3 different base engines (crossfire, L98, LT1/4) so there's no reason to assume the C5's are going to stick with the LS1 (or LS6 for that matter). Granted, given the amount of research that went into the LS engines, a new engine will probably be derivative rather than an outright replacement.