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jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
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.
titanicx@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
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.
Dookieman12@piefed.social 6 days ago
They handled well for the time they were manufactured. 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.
autriyo@feddit.org 5 days ago
Also tires, whatever came on a c3 is way worse than modern tires are. Its a huge difference.
TrollTrollrolllol@lemmy.world 5 days ago
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.
titanicx@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
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.
JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
They loved backing into corners at 80mph