Why the country needs an arsenal of Corvettes.

Since the very first roadster in 1953, the Corvette has captured the hearts of sports car enthusiasts the world over with its very American blend of high performance, dramatic style and remarkable over-the-road agility. In 1999 this lineup of Corvette models pushes the performance envelope to an even higher level, each with a winning personality all of its own.

The coupe. The Soul of Corvette.

The qualities that have made the Corvette an American performance icon are alive and well in the fifth-generation coupe you can drive today. Underneath its vaultlike structure (that is four times stiffer than the previous generation) are lightweight aluminum suspension pieces, massive four-wheel ventilated power disc brakes with a sophisticated antilock system and precise, variable –effort power rack-and-pinion steering. But of course, the defining characteristic of every Corvette is its aluminum LS1 V8 with 345 horsepower at 5600 rpm and 350 lb.-ft. of torque at 4400 rpm. This award-winning engine is equipped with Sequential Fuel Injection (SFI), electronic “drive-by-wire” throttle control and enough virtually seamless power to get your adrenaline flowing each and every day.

The Convertible. The Open-Air Corvette.

With its distinctive shape compete with “water-fall” bodywork between the seats, this open-air Corvette provides a driving experience that can be savored on your favorite stretch of road, over and over again. Remarkable in its everyday versatility, the Corvette convertible comes complete with a full trunk, providing 13.9 cubic feet of luggage space with the top up (enough for two golf bags) and 11.2 cubic feet with the top down.

The Hardtop. The Ultimate Performance Corvette.

Even more rigid and lighter than the coupe, the hardtop is the Corvette for sports car purists. Equipped with the close ratio, six-speed manula transmission only (a sophisticsted four-speed automatic is standard in the other Corvette models) and Z51 suspension, the hardtop takes all the qualities that make the Corvette such an exceptional performance car to begin with and hones them to an even higher degree of brilliance. The hardtop provides the enthusiast with the ultimate Corvette driving experience.