The Chevrolet Corvette is America's premier sports car produced by Chevrolet, first produced in 1953 and has been in production since then. Various models of the Corvette are available in the Gran Turismo series, encompassing all eight generations.
Café Description[]
Well, I'd say this collection brings together some of the greatest works in Corvette history! You've got the first Corvette to bear the 'Stingray' name, a second-generation C2. Then you've got a sixth-gen C6, known for its tight body and improved handling. And finally, you've got the seventh-gen C7, which debuted in 2013 to mark the model's 60th anniversary. A marvelous collection, indeed!
As everybody knows, the first-generation C1 of 1953 was the brainchild of Harley Earl, a famous car designer for GM and a brilliant engineer. Keen to give the US its first mass-produced sports car, he poured everything into designing the 'Vette. Even after its released, he hushed the C1 to greater heights with regular updates to its design and engine. In fact, the Corvette's signature V8 engine and FR layout date all the way back to this first generation. Now, the second-gen C2 from 1963 was quite a departure design-wise, and it established the 'Stingray' name. Integral to this departure was a concept car by Earl's protégé, Bill Mitchell. I'm talking about the Corvette Stingray Racer. Fitted to the racing car chassis of the Corvette SS, a first-generation project, its body was purposefully built by Mitchell for competition racing.
The Racer's 'Stingray' design and name were carried over to the C2, and subsequently influenced the styling of future generations of 'Vettes, such as the C3 of '68 and the C4 of '84. Like any great sports car, performance enhancements have been indispensable to the Corvette's evolution. Take the introduction of a well-balanced rear-mounted transaxle assembly in its fifth-generation, or the strong but lightweight chassis of generations six and seven, which put the model at the top of its class. Debuted in 2019, the eighth-gen C8 took a radical departure with the introduction of midship V8 engine.
Ford's invention of the assembly line in 1913 made cars a ubiquitous feature of the United States landscape. But it wasn't until 1953 that Chevrolet gave the country its first mass-produced sports car, the Corvette Since its debut, the 'Vette has charted an unbroken line of pure sports-car innovation. So no wonder it has long been called the representative sports car of the United States.
Variants[]
Road cars[]
Tuner cars[]
| Car | Games | Picture |
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| 1st generation (C1) | ||
| Art Morrison Corvette (C1) '60 | GT5P–GT6 | 
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Racing cars[]
| Car | Games | Picture |
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| 1st generation (C1) | ||
| Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Racer Concept '59 | GT6–GT7 | 
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| 2nd generation (C2) | ||
| Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C2) Race Car '63 | GT4–GT6 | 
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| 5th generation (C5) | ||
| Chevrolet Corvette C5-R (C5) '00 | GT3–GT6 | 
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| 6th generation (C6) | ||
| Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C6) LM Race Car '06 Known as Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C6) RM '06 in GT5. |
GT5–GT6 | 
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| Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 (C6) LM Race Car '09 Known as Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 (C6) RM '09 in GT5. |
GT5–GT6 | 
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| 7th generation (C7) | ||
| Chevrolet Corvette (C7) Gr.4 | GT Sport–GT7 | 
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| Chevrolet Corvette (C7) Gr.3 | GT Sport–GT7 | 
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Trivia[]
The unused banner for the C6 Corvette, found in GT4's files.
- An entry for "corvette_c6_coupe_04" (referring to the base model C6 Corvette, a car not present in the game) can be found in the GT4's car logo files. The banner itself contains the aforementioned string written in a generic sans-serif font.[1]
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