The Chevrolet Corvette has, for the last 73 years, been America’s sports car and one of the main reasons we can consistently be proud of it is its affordability, especially compared with more expensive and exclusive European rivals. The cheapest Corvette always has and will always cost less than the cheapest Porsche. It has, of course, chased the performance of said rivals, regularly boasting the same power and acceleration figures as the equivalent Ferrari or Lamborghini, while steadily improving the handling with each passing generation. This was the motivation for moving the engine placement from the front to the middle, in what was the biggest change for the nameplate since its inception.
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