Vette’s are basically just a Chevy small block with wheels and a fiberglass shell. They’re very fast and they corner extremely well with such a low center of gravity. They are a pain in the ass to maintain though.
They handled well for the time they were manufactured. Comparing old cars to new ones like that isn’t really fair. Even a modern Honda Accord could outperform a C3 or older Corvette in every category. The difference in aerodynamics, suspension, and materials technologies, plus computer control, makes that big of a difference.
Matter of fact, if I remember correctly, a modern Honda Accord Sport has a faster Nurburgring lap time than an R34 Skyline, which was one of the fastest production cars of the 90s. That’s how quickly car technology advances.
Modern tires and n an older vehicle make a big difference. Never understood why someone would spend more for bias plys, like I appreciate the look but I like to drive too.
I wasn’t comparing them to a modern vehicle. Even for vehicles of their time they really didn’t corner well. Corvettes were meant and designed to go fast and a straight line but they weren’t designed to corner very well. Not until the newer mid engine ones.
Vette’s are basically just a Chevy small block with wheels and a fiberglass shell. They’re very fast and they corner extremely well with such a low center of gravity. They are a pain in the ass to maintain though.
The new ones corner well. The old ones, well, pull up some of the old top gear episodes where they tested vets on their courses.
They handled well for the time they were manufactured. Comparing old cars to new ones like that isn’t really fair. Even a modern Honda Accord could outperform a C3 or older Corvette in every category. The difference in aerodynamics, suspension, and materials technologies, plus computer control, makes that big of a difference.
Matter of fact, if I remember correctly, a modern Honda Accord Sport has a faster Nurburgring lap time than an R34 Skyline, which was one of the fastest production cars of the 90s. That’s how quickly car technology advances.
Also tires, whatever came on a c3 is way worse than modern tires are. Its a huge difference.
Modern tires and n an older vehicle make a big difference. Never understood why someone would spend more for bias plys, like I appreciate the look but I like to drive too.
I wasn’t comparing them to a modern vehicle. Even for vehicles of their time they really didn’t corner well. Corvettes were meant and designed to go fast and a straight line but they weren’t designed to corner very well. Not until the newer mid engine ones.
They loved backing into corners at 80mph