The sixth-generation Corvette started in 2005 as a strong, honest 400-horsepower sports car and ended its run in 2013 as the platform for a 638-horsepower supercharged ZR1 capable of over 200 mph. In between came the track-focused Z06, the value-minded Grand Sport, and a mid-cycle engine upgrade that changed the car’s entire personality. This rundown covers what changed year to year, which variant is which, and what to check before buying one today. Read on to find out where your ideal C6 fits in.
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Fiat Chrysler’s decision to renew its trademark on the Cuda name reignited a rumor that has refused to die for the better part of a decade: that Dodge might resurrect one of Mopar’s most storied nameplates. The renewal alone proves nothing, since automakers routinely protect names they have no plans to use. Read on to find out what the paperwork actually reveals, and why the speculation keeps coming back.
A deep-sea fishing trip and a concept car with no top somehow combined to produce one of the most recognizable silhouettes in American automotive history. King Rose Archives traces the origin of the second-generation Corvette Sting Ray, and the design fight between two GM legends that decided whether you could actually see out the back window.
Only two of these were ever built, and this 1957 Ford Ranchero hides one of the most unlikely muscle car secrets of the entire decade under its work-truck sheet metal. V8TV’s Muscle Car of the Week goes looking for the story behind a supercharged engine nobody expected to find in a Ranchero, and the NASCAR connection that explains how it got there.
