Chevrolet Corvette
The Corvette is a line of American two-seater sports cars made by General Motors under the Chevrolet marque since 1953.[9]
8 of 8 entries illustrated · 8 generations. Entries are ordered by generation, with regional versions listed together. Dates are labelled by what the sources state — production, introduction or market — and photos are checked for the right generation.
First generationC1Production 1953–1962
Second generationC2Production 1962–1967
Third generationC3Production 1967–1982
Fourth generationC4Production 1983–1996
Fifth generationC5Production 1996–2004
Sixth generationC6Production 2004–2013
Seventh generationC7Production from 2013
Eighth generationC8Production 2020–present
Chevrolet Corvette (C1)
Production June 1953–July 1962[1]
Chevrolet Corvette (C2)
Production August 1962–July 1967[2]
Changes described by the sources
- It was the first production Corvette coupe, with a fastback body.[2]
Chevrolet Corvette (C3)
Production August 1967–October 1982[3]
Changes described by the sources
- Engines and chassis components were mostly carried over, but the body and interior were new.[3]
Chevrolet Corvette (C4)
Production 3 January 1983–20 June 1996[4]
Changes described by the sources
- It was a clean break from the C3, with a completely new chassis.[4]
Chevrolet Corvette (C5)
Production 1 October 1996–2 July 2004[5]
Changes described by the sources
- The C5 had a hydroformed box frame.[5]
Chevrolet Corvette (C6)
Production June 2004–28 February 2013[6]
Changes described by the sources
- It had new bodywork with exposed headlamps and revised suspension geometry.[6]
Chevrolet Corvette (C7)
Production from September 2013 (end not documented here)[7]
Changes described by the sources
- It had an all-new LT1 6.2 L Small Block V-8 engine.[7]
Chevrolet Corvette (C8)
Production February 2020–present[8]
Changes described by the sources
- It departed from the front mid-engine layout of the previous seven generations.[8]
Gaps in this history
- All eight generations (C1 to C8) are covered. The C7 entry records only the start of production, because the source gives an unclear end date.
References
- Chevrolet Corvette (C1) — Wikipedia Reference work (read 11 October 2026)
- Chevrolet Corvette (C2) — Wikipedia Reference work (read 13 October 2026)
- Chevrolet Corvette (C3) — Wikipedia Reference work (read 13 October 2026)
- Chevrolet Corvette (C4) — Wikipedia Reference work (read 13 October 2026)
- Chevrolet Corvette (C5) — Wikipedia Reference work (read 13 October 2026)
- Chevrolet Corvette (C6) — Wikipedia Reference work (read 13 October 2026)
- Chevrolet Corvette (C7) — Wikipedia Reference work (read 13 October 2026)
- Chevrolet Corvette (C8) — Wikipedia Reference work (read 13 October 2026)
- Chevrolet Corvette — Wikipedia Reference work (read 13 October 2026)
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