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The corvette in 1950 was introduced as a great car with improved performance but wasn't enough to boost sales. The United States of America took a while to warm up to the corvette because they thought it was a stupid amount of money for a brand new car company. -
The Corvette started to get popularized in the U.S for being a sports car, had a powerful engine, and it was a shiny car. Corvette's back in the 1960 had 315 horsepower, can reach its top speed, 124 mph. -
Corvette's in the 1970's were more flashy an faster then the others. 70 Corvette models were more high quality, elegant, and brief. The 70's model price were $4,849 to $5,192. -
Corvette V8 engine, automatic transmission or four-speed fully synchronized transmission (except California), AM/FM radio, high energy ignition system, steel-belted radial ply tires, power disc brakes at all four wheels, limited slip rear axle, fully independent four-wheel suspension system, power steering, exhaust valve. -
In 1990, the ZR1 option Corvette was introduced with the LT5 engine designed by Lotus and built in the Mercury Marine plant in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The LT5 engine was a 4-cam (DOHC) design producing 375 hp (280 kW) when at "open throttle". The C4 ZR1 ran from 1990 thru 1995 model years. -
The LS1 V10 engine is potent. It produces 345 horsepower and 350 foot-pounds of torque. Automatic or stick, the new Vette is fast traffic. It's quick at the starting gate, beautifully balanced, surprisingly comfortable, and built to a far higher standard than any Corvette in history.