While the C5 had been a significant improvement over the C4’s design, Peters intention was to ensure that the C6 would evolve the design even further. Naturally, the dimensional changes to the car would bring styling updates to the C6 as well. As an example, aerodynamics play a huge role in driving the aesthetic.” It’s more than just a pure aesthetic statement. It’s a Corvette….There are a lot of functional factors that affect Corvette design. Tom Peters, Chief Designer of the C6 Corvette, stated “It’s just not a matter of correcting problems on a current car…You have to make a statement. While both of these dimensional changes gave the new Corvette a more “sure-footed” feel, the wheelbase increase was made in conjunction with the body’s decreased overhangs – down 2 inches in front, 3 inches in back – to give the car the taut profile that GM had been promoting since before the car’s formal introduction to the world. More than just visual, the new dimensions make the car more agile and ‘tossable,’ with upgrades in handling, acceleration, and braking.”ĭimensional changes to the C6 included a reduction in the car’s overall width by 1 inch while the wheelbase was stretched a total of 1.2 inches. Five inches shorter than the current car, the 2005 Corvette cuts a tighter, more taut profile – with virtually no loss of usable space.
As stated in promotional material for the C6: “The sixth-generation Corvette blends technical sophistication with expressive style. The C6 Corvette was not a total redesign (as its C5 predecessor had been in 1997,) but rather it was an advancement of the car that carried forward many of the best features of the fifth-generation model. The C6 Corvette was not so much a re-design as an evolution of the C5 (top). Model:Īrctic White, LeMans Blue, Precision Red, Torch Red, Black, Velocity Yellow, Machine Silver, Daytona Sunset Orange, Victory Red, Millenium Yellow, Monterey Red, Magnetic Red To be certain, there had been no shortage of artist renderings and spy photos showcasing the C6 Corvette’s “new” – or perhaps better stated, its “revised” – design. There were some that felt the arrival of the sixth-generation Corvette should have been slated for a 2003 unveiling – mainly to coincide with the Corvette’s 50th Anniversary. The 2005 Corvette was warmly welcomed and immediately embraced by both fans and critics alike when the new coupe finally made its appearance in January, 2004 at the Detroit Auto Show. The 2005 C6 Corvette Ushers in a New Generation of Corvette Performance
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