What is Chevrolet Corvette?
{{one source|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox Automobile |name=Chevrolet Corvette |image=2021 Chevrolet Corvette C8.jpg |manufacturer=[[General Motors]] |production=1953–present |model_years=1953–1962<br>1963–1967<br>1968–1982<br>1984–1996<br>1997–2004<br>2005–2013<br>2014–2019<br>2020–present |class=[[Sports car]] |body_style=2-door [[coupé]]<br />2-door [[convertible]] |platform=[[FR layout|FR]] [[GM Y platform|Y-body]] (1984–present) |related=[[Cadillac XLR]] }} The '''Chevrolet Corvette''' is a [[sports car]] that has been built by [[Chevrolet]] since 1953. It is now in its 8th generation. ==History== ===C1=== The Corvette C1 was the first Corvette model. It was created by GM (General Motors) in 1953. It was designed by Harley Earl, and it was a show car. Chevrolet only made 300 Corvettes in 1953, and they are all almost the same. The C1 was the only model of Corvette to have an inline-6 engine option, and the inline-6 was only available from 1953 to 1955. Because the C1 was expensive and kind of slow, it was in danger of not being made anymore. Chevrolet changed the C1 in 1956, which made it faster and better. Afterwards, the car became more popular, and the C1 was built until 1962. [[File:1958 Chevrolet Corvette (C1) convertible, with hardtop (17706144708).jpg|thumb|245x245px|1958 Chevrolet Corvette C1]] ===C2=== The Corvette C2 was the second Corvette model. The C2 was first built in 1963 and was made until 1967. The C2 was the first Corvette that could be bought as a coupé. The C2 was also the first Corvette to only offer V8 engines. The C2 became known as the Corvette Sting Ray. The C2 was much better and more advanced than the C1. The C2 features more powerful engines, better suspension, and faster speeds. Because of this, the C2 sold much better than the C1, and the Corvette was no longer in danger of not being made anymore. ===C3=== The Corvette C3 was the third Corvette model. It was made from 1968 to 1982. The C3 was very similar to the C2. The main changes were the body and the inside. The V8 engines