C6?
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Re: C6? (NewVetteLover)
I don't know about the other generations, but between the C4/C5, you had a styling change, resulting in better areodynamics, new chassis, resulting in greatly improved handling, and a new designed engine, among other improvements/additions. I don't really see any major changes between the C5 and the speculated C6 that would warrant a generation change other than, like you said, GM says so. And to me this would be just to re-stimulate sales. All the other Generations went thru styling changes w/o a generation change. Time will tell, I guess.
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Re: C6? (2KFRC5)
I don't know about the other generations, but between the C4/C5, you had a styling change, resulting in better areodynamics, new chassis, resulting in greatly improved handling, and a new designed engine, among other improvements/additions. I don't really see any major changes between the C5 and the speculated C6 that would warrant a generation change other than, like you said, GM says so. And to me this would be just to re-stimulate sales. All the other Generations went thru styling changes w/o a generation change. Time will tell, I guess.
Any other input here?
Any other input here?
The viper, on the other hand, is getting ready to start what Dodge says is it's 3rd generation. For some odd reason, they say the generation changed in the mid 90s.
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Well the interesting thing is this. There is no C1, C2, C3, or C4. The "C5" terminology first came about with the book ACAR (All Corvettes are Red) during the creation of the current Corvette. From there people just spun it off applying it to the earlier generations. Fitting? Yes. Is it original? No. :)
Basically your 1st generation was all of the solid-axle cars from 53 to 62.
Then in 1963 the first IRS cars came about with an entire new setup. This was the introduction of the Stingray also.
Continued only to 1967 the 1968 came out with a new body style & interior, year the frame and undercarriage for the most part was unchanged. Stingray disappeared this year (I think it was this year), but in 1969 was reintroduced as Sting Ray in two words. I have no idea why.
Fast forwards to late 1983 the "C4" was introduced as a 1984 model and the first corvette that used computer drafting as an aid in construction and design. I think early on the new body Corvette was referred to as the "Aerovette" because of a concept model who gave many lines to the C4 with its aerodynamics.
Basically your 1st generation was all of the solid-axle cars from 53 to 62.
Then in 1963 the first IRS cars came about with an entire new setup. This was the introduction of the Stingray also.
Continued only to 1967 the 1968 came out with a new body style & interior, year the frame and undercarriage for the most part was unchanged. Stingray disappeared this year (I think it was this year), but in 1969 was reintroduced as Sting Ray in two words. I have no idea why.
Fast forwards to late 1983 the "C4" was introduced as a 1984 model and the first corvette that used computer drafting as an aid in construction and design. I think early on the new body Corvette was referred to as the "Aerovette" because of a concept model who gave many lines to the C4 with its aerodynamics.
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The viper, on the other hand, is getting ready to start what Dodge says is it's 3rd generation. For some odd reason, they say the generation changed in the mid 90s.
The 2nd generation Viper is the GTS which debuted in 1996.
Also a Gen 2 RT/10 I think is any RT/10 built in 1997 to date which was given the same 450hp as the GTS (It had 415 in 96). They also now had roll-up windows in the Gen2 RT/10.
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Re: (scorp508)
I believe the C5 termoinology started with the introductory ad campaign for the C5. They did a leaking secrets campaign to gen up interest and referred to it as "the C5project" or some such. Everybody latched on to it as an easy means to ID the different styles rather than the Mid-years, or the Sharks.
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Re: (jholmes)
All Vettes (at a quick glance) look the same in the same generation, with the exception of the C1's 53 looks a lot diffrent than the 62. Also the C3's are the same (at a quick glance) but but they added the fast back near the end of the model run
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