Evaluation Essay On Corvettes
Abstract
This paper is an evaluative look at why the Chevrolet Corvette is one of the
greatest sports cars in the world. Sports cars can be judged in three areas; cost,
performance, and comfort, each area will be evaluated as to why these criteria are
important, with examples shown to for definition. The Corvette will be shown how it
compares in regards to the measurements, and in some cases exceeds them. Showing
why it should be considered a great sports car
The Chevrolet Corvette: A great sports car
The Chevrolet Corvette has been regarded as the best all around sports car by many,
while it is not as fast as some cars, nor has the handling of a purpose built race car,
looking at it in the areas of cost, compared to other world class ... Show more content
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Stopping, just as important as acceleration the ability to slow or stop quickly and
safely are important traits of performance, this can be indicated by braking
distance from a certain speed, where a shorter stopping distance is more desirable
measure of performance. The Corvettes performance shows that it fits the great
sports car mold. Speed, power and the ability to hug the road, are all part of the
experience of driving a truly great sports car. The Corvette delivers in all these
areas, it has a 0 60 MPH time of less than 5 seconds, and a time of slightly less than
14 seconds in the quarter mile. In the 525 foot slalom test an average speed of 47.9
mph was obtained. On the skid pad the Corvette is able to obtain 0.96 lateral g s
(Stewart, 2007). The Corvette s stopping power is noted in its ability to come to a
complete stop from 60 miles per hour in only 125 feet (Mueller, 1998). These
performance measures may not be used in everyday driving, but the ability to stop
quickly in an emergency situation is apparent, as is having enough acceleration to
merge onto a busy highway, with the performance the Corvette has, these everyday
tasks can be accomplished effortlessly and safely.
Comfort, when most people think of older sports cars, comfort is not one of the things
that come to mind. Small, no top, hard to steer, loud, these are the things that older
cars such as the first generation Corvettes, the Porsche 550 Spyder, known as the car