It is interesting how “time” changes perspective. Corvettes have always been performance sports cars. The first Mustangs were not “performance” cars; they were “sporty” cars that were ...

But the fifth-gen Vette (C5) came very close to not existing at all. According to Russ McLean, platform manager for the model ... the fixed-roof coupe, known as “FRC” in Corvette circles.

It's the quintessential American sports car with ... of the C5 Corvette. It sported gullwing doors and a flowing, futuristic design and its influence can be seen in later models.

From the February 1997 issue of Car ... model is the first Corvette that presses all of our livable and useful buttons with its relentless attention to detail and meticulous engineering. Dubbed ...

From the August 2000 issue of Car and Driver ... hallowed list with the new model you see on these pages. Called the Z06, it represents a variant of the C5 Corvette enhanced with a comprehensive ...

This is the car that took maximum advantage of the hardtop’s more rigid structure and set the stage for a separate performance model: the C5 Z06. Since then, Corvette engineers have been making ...