There were no cosmetic changes made to the exterior of the Corvette. The only visible difference that differentiated the Corvette from earlier years was the introduction of two new colors — Admiral Blue and Copper Metallic although Copper Metallic was limited to only cars due to limited availability.
A significant, functional improvement was made to the tires on the Corvette. When ordering this option, consumers were also required to purchase the low pressure tire warning system option RPO UJ6 because if the tire was to run deflated for a distance greater than 50 miles, damage to either the tire, the rim, or both could result. However, despite the potential for damage to these components, the safe driving range on a deflated tire was considerably further than 50 miles.
The passenger side airbag actually took the place of the dashboard glovebox and, as a result, stowage compartments were incorporated into each of the door mounted arm rests to compensate for this loss of storage.
Less restrictive bolsters were included to accommodate larger passengers and to facilitate easier entry and exit. The seat controls were moved from the front of the seats to the center console of the Corvette, and these controls allowed considerable control of the sports seats, including adjustable lumbar support and side bolster adjustments.
The most notable physical design change to the Corvette was the redesigned steering wheel. After a 20 year absence from participation in the 24 Hours of LeMans, a special edition Corvette, prepared by Reeves Callaway, out-ran every competitor in the GT2 Class during qualifying. After running in first place for 6 hours, it would later run out of gas due to a fuel consumption mis-calculation. However, the Corvette would achieve a greater measure of success later that same year when it would outrun ten Porsche racers and finish first in the GT class and second overall at a four-hour endurance race in Vallelunga, Italy.
There were other changes made to the interior as well. Additionally, new dashboard instrumentation had been modified. The interior dashboard light colors were changed from white to tangerine. Environmentally friendly R refrigerant replaced the ozone-layer-damaging R12 Freon. On the convertibles, the rear windows were now made out of glass instead of plastic and now included a standard rear-window defogger.
Though cosmetic changes were limited for the Corvette, improved performance features such as a more powerful ignition and a new sequential fuel-injection system improved overall driveability. Here are the specifications for the Corvette:.
Suspension front: Independent; unequal length upper and lower A-arms, transverse fiberglass leaf spring, tubular hydraulic shock absorbers, antiroll bar rear: Independent, upper and lower trailing arms, lateral arms, tie rods, halfshafts, transverse fiberglass leaf springs, tubular hydraulic shock absorbers, antiroll bar.
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First, after years of planning and fund-raising on the part of both Chevrolet and private contributors, the Corvette Museum would finally open on September 2, Corvettes For Sale.
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