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What was the drag coefficient of a 1985 Corvette?

What was the drag coefficient of a 1985 Corvette?

The wind will barely feel a Corvette coming through. The 1985 Corvette has the lowest coefficient of drag of any Corvette ever tested, .323. To achieve it, the car underwent exhaustive wind-tunnel testing with lowered trim heights and front end plus an extended front air dam.

What are the switches on a 1985 Corvette?

A set of switches enables you to select readouts of oil pressure or oil temperature or voltage, trip odometer or mileage range on available fuel, instantaneous fuel consumption.

What kind of paint system does a 1985 Corvette use?

Corvette shows its true colors. Corvette colors are carefully chosen and painstakingly applied. The fully automated paint system for the 1985 Corvette is one of the most advanced in the world.

What kind of steering does a 1985 Corvette have?

The power assisted rack-and-pinion steering remains fast-geared to a 15.5:1 ratio. The result: a standard suspension to supple that long-distance roadwork is a pleasure. Yet so controlled that test drivers at the GM Proving Grounds felt secure, even at the 1985 Corvette’s 150-MPH maximum track speed]

What was the base suspension of a 1985 Corvette?

The 1985 base suspension has also benefited from a commensurate reduction in spring rates. These changes transform the Corvette. During a brief drive on an Arizona desert road, a car with the base suspension felt almost cushy in the way it could soak up most small road imperfections. Likewise, large bumps were handled with easy, fluid motions.

What was the difference between the 1985 Corvette and 1985 Corvette?

We applauded the new styling, the high-tech suspension pieces, the vastly improved interior accommodations, the flexible and powerful engine, the racetrack handling capabilities, and Chevrolet’s willingness to start from a fairly clean sheet of paper, but several factors kept us from really warming up to the new car.

Corvette shows its true colors. Corvette colors are carefully chosen and painstakingly applied. The fully automated paint system for the 1985 Corvette is one of the most advanced in the world.

What’s the windshield rake on a 1985 Corvette?

A most acute windshield rake for a production car: 64 degrees. Hidden headlights tumble forward 162.5 degrees as they emerge, revealing a lean, aerodynamic shape. Clear, integrated halogen fog lamps.

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Ruth Doyle