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stouffville suntribune thursday jan 29 2004 9 5 more 2005 corvette page 10 a n ad v e r t i s i n g section of the economist sun thursday january 29 2004 corvettes engine page 10 this is the sixth generation ver sion or c6 the latest incarna tion of the all- american sports car icon that has been with us for over half a centu ry- 2005 corvette is 6th generation icon of the sports car goal is to aemeacorvemelk than any performance car byrobbeintema man that car is you i dont know how many times ive heard that joking version of the old sales line but in this particular instance it was probably something that every person sliding into the seat of the allnew 2005 chevrolet corvette secretly believed andor wished for zf the allamerican sports car icon that has been with us for over half a century the corvette represents a comprehen sive upgrade to the corvette said dave hill chief engineer of the corvette and vehicle line executive for gm performance cars our goal is to create a corvette that does more things well than any performance car weve thoroughly improved performance and developed new features and capabilities in many areas while at the same time systemat ically searching out and destroying every imperfection we could find the new c6 replaces me fifth generation model that debuted in 1997 but it wouldnt be unfair to think of this as an evolution of prod uct rather than a revolutionary new concept following the same goals and formula as the c5 to provide high performance capabilities in a car that offers individualistic style value and quality with enough comfort for daily driving yes there have been changes the hew c6s dimensions have been tightened the car is five inches shorter and about an inch nar rower than the current car chopping three inches off the front and a couple of inches off the back gives the vette a more aggressive wheelstothecorrier stance accentuated by dramatic fender forms this tighter taut profile is more than just visual the new dimensions should make the car more agile and tossable with compli mentary upgrades in handling acceleration and braking the wheels are bigger 18inch in front 19irich in rear wearing new third- generation runflat tires with the latest side- wall design and compound technology the corvette is more competitioninflu enced given our championship experience with corvette racing than any previous corvette hill said our goal was a perform ance car at home in virtually any environ ment that means more than just raw per formance it calls for improved ride comfort a preciselybuilt and technicallysophisticat ed interior and a sleek new body that is fresh and contemporary while still instantly recog nized as the new corvette a lot of classic corvette cues and influ ences from the last version carry over but there is one fairly significant shift in styling this is the first corvette without popup headlights or air brakes as dave hill has been heard to joke since the c2 version back in the 60s apparently so the story goes early intothe launch of the previous corvette engi neer hill overheard one womans comment about the nice new car with the oldfash ioned headlights this change to flushmounted xenon hid lamps will no doubt stir some opinion and controversy among corvette fans who are as fierce in their allegiances as they are conser vative about changes and frankly the styling see every next page illfllb 20 3 lincoln town car 48999 signature premium series all luxury appointments inci moonrpof leather alpine audio st350540 effective purchasecap cost price on a tease at 0 interest oac 2003 lincoln ls v8 48995 premium sport model power moonroof heatedcooled front seat sport tuned suspension seled shift transmission advance trac 39l4vd0hcv8 plus more 2003 lincoln aviator power moonroof trailer towing pkg 17 spoke chrome wheefc tire press monitbring system dvd rearertainment system 461 dohc v8 plus more 2003 lincoln navigator 64995 power moonroof power deployable running boards- tire pressure sensors power lift gate 18 chrome wheels power fold 3rd rowseats plus more based on s9995 down 12 rxiynmot 895 balance markville f ord lincoln svt 21 main street unionville kennedy road 1 block north of hwy 407 9054741350 wwwmarkvillefordcom wwwmarkvillefordcom wwwmarkvillefordcom