Did it get that kind of hate when it was new?
I owned a '94 LT1 and loved it. I sadly had to sell it, but I plan on getting another one when the time is right.
I guess I'm just weird liking C4's better that C5/C6's. I know by the numbers a C5/6 is a better car across the board, but there are just other things about it that make it cooler in my opinion.
-Clamshell hood. Why did they get rid of that on the C5/6???
-LT5 is hands down the best looking engine in any car ever.
-The car actually feels like a sports car should. It's rough, harsh, and raw. You feel like you're in a fighter jet cockpit, not a 500hp Camry.
-It was really the first true sports car 'vette. The previous generations were just a pretty car with a big engine. The C4 can handle really well, even by 21 century standards. A late model C4 can hold it's own against cars like the 370Z.
-Superb driver visibility---there are no "blind spots" in this car. The newer 'vettes aren't bad or anything, but the Camaro is HORRIBLE to drive.
The only knock on the car I can think of is the chassis having too much flex--at least compared to the C5/6. The C4 was the first 'vette chassis designed by computer and during the whole design process, it was supposed to be a T-top. At the very last second when it was too late to start over, the chief engineer said it was going to be a targa top. The only way they could quickly make up the lost rigitity was through making the door sills very high. This led to the car having lots of creaks/squeaks and not as rigid as originally planned. This also made the car a mediocre 'vert platform. The C5 fixed this as they designed it to be a 'vert from day one.
I did autocross my car some and had the opportunity to go in/drive many 'vettes ranging from a '68 all the way up to a brand new Z06 on the track. I think the C4 is the best bang for buck when it comes to performance. Sure, the C5/C6 is faster, but not faster enough to justify 2-6 times the price. Hell, last year, we had a guy from our region racing a 1993 6 speed vette, and he was within 1 second per lap some of the fastest C6 drivers in the region--so he was actually beating some C5/C6's with some decent drivers.
Thoughts?
I owned a '94 LT1 and loved it. I sadly had to sell it, but I plan on getting another one when the time is right.
I guess I'm just weird liking C4's better that C5/C6's. I know by the numbers a C5/6 is a better car across the board, but there are just other things about it that make it cooler in my opinion.
-Clamshell hood. Why did they get rid of that on the C5/6???
-LT5 is hands down the best looking engine in any car ever.
-The car actually feels like a sports car should. It's rough, harsh, and raw. You feel like you're in a fighter jet cockpit, not a 500hp Camry.
-It was really the first true sports car 'vette. The previous generations were just a pretty car with a big engine. The C4 can handle really well, even by 21 century standards. A late model C4 can hold it's own against cars like the 370Z.
-Superb driver visibility---there are no "blind spots" in this car. The newer 'vettes aren't bad or anything, but the Camaro is HORRIBLE to drive.
The only knock on the car I can think of is the chassis having too much flex--at least compared to the C5/6. The C4 was the first 'vette chassis designed by computer and during the whole design process, it was supposed to be a T-top. At the very last second when it was too late to start over, the chief engineer said it was going to be a targa top. The only way they could quickly make up the lost rigitity was through making the door sills very high. This led to the car having lots of creaks/squeaks and not as rigid as originally planned. This also made the car a mediocre 'vert platform. The C5 fixed this as they designed it to be a 'vert from day one.
I did autocross my car some and had the opportunity to go in/drive many 'vettes ranging from a '68 all the way up to a brand new Z06 on the track. I think the C4 is the best bang for buck when it comes to performance. Sure, the C5/C6 is faster, but not faster enough to justify 2-6 times the price. Hell, last year, we had a guy from our region racing a 1993 6 speed vette, and he was within 1 second per lap some of the fastest C6 drivers in the region--so he was actually beating some C5/C6's with some decent drivers.
Thoughts?
