Infotainment Why Mod? The C5 came with a radio and CD player. Now that navigation, DVD players and satellite radio are available, many C5 owners wind up installing aftermarket infotainment/NAV systems.  The system’s only two redeeming features are that it can be used in concert with the Head’s Up Display (HUD) while aftermarket systems cannot. […] More »

Last week was definitely a bad time to be a building in Buffalo, N.Y. A customized silver C5 Corvette became the third vehicle in less than a week to crash into a structure in that city. Hamburg Police say the Corvette driver rammed into the apartment building on Lake Avenue, leaving chunks of concrete and […]

We’d all like to think that we’re better drivers with electronic nannies turned off, that we don’t need no stinkin’ stability control. In the latest Top Gear USA, Tanner Foust tests himself against, well, himself in order to see how good or obtrusive the C7 Corvette Stingray’s electronic assistance is. Top Gear USA built a […] More »

With government regulations increasing pressure on car manufacturers to meet ever tightening standards in both CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) and safety, Dave McLellan knew the fourth generation Corvette would have to blaze new trails to remain at the top of the performance heap. But the very definition of performance had to be revised due […] More »

Mid America Motorworks’ Corvette Funfest was held last week and by all accounts it was a huge success. Mid America tells us that Corvette enthusiasts from 42 states and 3 foreign countries converged in Effingham, IL for the celebration of milestones. Those milestones were the the 20th Annual Funfest, the 40th anniversary of Mid America […]

Photo Credit: Lydia Guzman An accident involving a county government leader made some news earlier this month in Arizona. Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox’s red C5 Corvette convertible (with light oak top) is smiling a little sideways these days – with the front bumper knocked loose and hanging on by only one side and […]

Edmunds.com continues its series of road tests pitting the 2014 Corvette Stingray up against some of the world’s best cars. This week, they’re comparing Chevy’s sports car to the 2013 BMW M3, which after a long run is making its farewell journey into the world of used performance cars. Numbers-wise, Edmunds reports the obvious. The […]