Special Edition 2013 Corvette ZR1 Paces The 2012 Indy 500

At this point, pricing and production numbers on the special-edition model and 60th anniversary package haven't been announced. For 2011, Chevy sold 13,164 Corvettes, up 4.3 percent over 2010 and we think the 2013 Corvette updates should help keep sales well above 10,000 units for 2012. We've enjoyed the C6 Corvette and can't think of a better way to let it go than with the Corvette 427 Convertible Collector Edition. Tuners loved the C4s, most notable being the 1989 Callaway Sledgehammer. This 349.8-CID, 898-horsepower, twin-turbo small-block beast was TOTALLY STREETABLE! In fact, John Lingenfelter drove the car from Callaway's Connecticut shop, 800 miles to Transportation Research Center in Ohio and blasted the 7.5-mile test track with a 254.76-mph run! Afterwards, the car was checked and driven back to Callaway's shop. The model C6 R was released in order to replace the C5- R model, which was built by Miller and Pratt. It was released in the year 2005 and stood in second and third in class next to Aston Martin race car. Corvette C6- R won the GT1 championship of American Le Mans and won the 12 hours Sebring in GT1 class. Enhanced chassis and suspension The 2013 Corvette chassis design features a low-weight hydro formed steel rail backbone structure, cored composite floors, an enclosed centre tunnel, rear-mounted transmission and aluminum cockpit structure. When specified with the Magnetic Selective Ride Control suspension option, the Corvette C6 will also have slightly softer gearing with different ratios for the manual transmission. Taut purposeful iconic styling as befits its status and an all-American automotive icon, the 2008 C6 retains the unmistakably distinctive design cues of the modern Corvette, subtly incorporating recent refinements. The four round tail lamps a Corvette trademark are complimented by the four circular exhaust tailpipes integrated into the rear diffuser. As for the C7, who knows? The rumblings on that is that it will come out in the next couple of years and most speculate it will be in 2013 as a tribute to the Vette's 60th birthday. While it is known that GM is actively seeking design ideas from the United States and abroad, what is now being said is that the C7 will be a more conservative model of the C6. Putting conservative next to Corvette though, just doesn't look right. Also rumored for the C8 is a body that will be composed of something other than fiberglass. This breech of protocol is also not a first, but with all this talk of change it seems that GM just might be serious about lessening its carbon footprint and the mighty Corvette would certainly be a great place to start. The roof, fenders, rocker moldings and the hood are made with the Carbon fiber and the fenders and hood are painted. The vehicle is provided with the Carbon ceramic brakes. Additional content includes a ZR1-style rear spoiler, special badging, gray-painted brake calipers and the '60th' logo on the wheel center caps, steering wheel and seat headrests. An optional graphics package adds full-length racing stripes in Pearl Silver Blue, including a tonal stripe stitched into the convertible top, extending the graphic theme over the roof.