CHEVROLET CORVETTE COUPE: America's favourite sports car tums six, and Australia's set to get the present

摘要

I can tell you that the 2005 Chevrolet Corvette generates 1.21 lateral Gs in a corner. I know this, because it just momentarily flashed up on its Head-Up display. We're belting around the tight, new GM Milford Proving Ground in Detroit and every corner has turned into a test of how much lateral grip the sticky Goodyear run-flats can produce. The sweepers seem to offer the best chance, with a smooth turn-in which allows grip to build and avoid a slide. Mid-corner shows 1.01g, but feeding power on exit loads up the chassis and peaks the meter at 1.21g just before the traction control politely 'ahems' with a subtle reminder that 300kW and rear-wheel drive isn't for dummies.