Our test vehicle was ordered with all the go-even-faster stuff: high-winding horsepower LT4 version of the 5. Ironically, the '96 Collector Edition isn't a limited run not like the dozen '71 cubic-inch LS6 Corvettes built with the ZR2 race suspension. Chevrolet will build about of these special models to celebrate the fourth-generation Corvette's final year of production.
That's good, because if all goes according to plan, the significantly redesigned "C5" Corvette will be a production reality this December. Ever since the first Polo White inline-six-powered example was sold in , it's been almost impossible not to notice a Corvette, particularly one in your rear-view mirror.
But the Collector Edition's understated exterior modifications and exclusive Sebring Silver paint make this about as close to a stealth Corvette as its wedge profile, fat rubber, and hunkered-down stance will allow. Without question, the first thing drivers and passengers notice about the Collector Edition is its absolutely sparkling engine performance-not just the peak horses of its LT4, but also its gobs of torque, improved smoothness right up to its rpm redline, and rock-steady idle.
And believe me, we haven't played all of our cards yet. Guard said his group did three things: They increased durability, "gussied up" the engine bay, and went after rpm because they wanted more airflow-all within a very tight, undisclosed budget.
The 30 extra horses came from classic hot-rodding tweaks like opening up the cylinder-head ports, adding bigger valves, and stuffing in a hotter camshaft with increased lift, duration, and overlap. Electronic multiport fuel injection takes the place of the dual quads that were part of the Vette's first "PowerPak" upgrade in '56, but the rest of the mods are well-traveled hop-up territory.
The transmission often defines the difference between good and great sports cars. The Corvette is a great sports car; even with this engine's shaft-warping torque, the ZF six-speed allows short-throw, trigger-quick shifts with just the tips of your fingers and a gentle nudge of your palm. We snapped the shifter back at redline from first, revved to the top of second, and arrived at 60 mph in just 4. You can talk about the good old "big-block" days, but when Motor Trend originally track tested a '67 L71 cubic-inch Corvette roadster, it took 5.
Our late-model brute also stomped down the quarter mile in Nevertheless, enjoyable driving in the Collector Edition doesn't have to be a marathon of stoplight speed runs. One of the really pleasing features of this deep overdrive six-speed transmission is how the engine idles quietly at highway speeds in those very tall cogs, turning barely more than a fast-idle rpm at 55 mph, in sixth gear. Nudge 'er up to 65 mph rpm and the fuel-economy gauge indicates a rock-steady 25 mpg-not bad for a fire-breathing V Corvettes For Sale.
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