Vehicle Description
Corvettes have been refined, developed and redesigned for 65 years
now. They keep getting faster and better. The C6 was praised as the
best Vette ever when it was introduced, and upped the ante even
further with the introduction of the LS3 engine. However, 2009 was
a rough year for GM, and they only sold about 17,000 Corvettes that
year, the lowest number since 1962. This particular one has only
been driven 599 miles since delivery, and is one of only 603
ordered in Arctic White this year. So, if you want a pretty rare
and unique, essentially new Corvette, at roughly half price, then
check this one out.
Tom Peters, Chief designer on the C6, says that he drew inspiration
for the design of this car from two places. The '63 Sting Ray
coupe, and the YF22 jet fighter. He said the way the rear deck
sweeps neatly back to almost a point in the rear recalls the
"boattail" on the '63, and that the cockpit roofline looked like a
fighter jet. Mission accomplished. The lines of the car are smooth
and clean. Dressed in Arctic White, it looks even cleaner. Up front
the iconic crossed racing flags lead the way flanked by fixed
headlights that look awesome trimmed in white. Removable roof
panels can be stored in the large hatch area in their own carry
bags if you like for open air motoring. At the rear, the taillights
have returned to 4 simple round lights again, just like the early
cars, and there are quad chrome exhaust tips peeking out from under
the lower valence.
Open the door and check out the modern interior in this car. We
don't think you will be reminded of an early car in here. The door
panel is artfully sculpted in Cashmere and Black with a nice
armrest, power windows, locks, and mirrors as well as high end
audio speakers mounted in it. The high back bucket seats power
operated, comfortable, supportive and trimmed in leather. The
beefy, leather wrapped steering wheel feels good in your hands with
paddle shifters for the 6-speed automatic transmission at your
fingertips. There are also hands-free controls for both phone and
stereo there too. The dash gauges are backlit with the speedo and
tach in the center with the engine gauges off to the sides. The
center stack has the audio system and controls just above the
ventilation controls which include air conditioning. A padded
center console is a nice place to rest your arm and the hatch area
on this car has a generous amount of room in it.
Open the hood and you will find an LS3 motor that is not even
through break-in yet, nestled down in an engine bay that looks
brand new. (go figure). This engine makes 430 horsepower and has
424 foot-pounds of torque! Luckily it also has traction control,
stability control management, and a 4-wheel anti-lock brake system
clamping 4 huge discs to help you keep control of the car even in
less than ideal conditions. Power flows back through a 6-speed
transaxle and then to the rear wheels through a state-of-the art
independent suspension of control arms and a carbon fiber spring.
Up front is power rack and pinion steering and a single carbon
spring that lowers the center of gravity and reduces weight
compared to the old coil springs. The rubber meets the road through
285/35ZR19s in the back and 245/40ZR18s in the front mounted on
chrome 5-spoke wheels.
It's not even through break in yet! Come on down and check out this
beautiful "new" (sort of) Corvette C6 for half price. You might
just decide to make it your new Vette.
