The next thing that impresses one immensely is the nigh-perfect smoothness of its transmission, which changes up or down both promptly and sweetly, whether on part throttle or full-blooded kick-down. On first acquaintance, one of the things that strike one about this highly idiosyncratic machine is its somewhat heavy, unprogressively accelerator, which seems abrupt at first, although one gets used to it. Good instrumentation.ĪGAINST: Harsh ride. 6.6sec 16.7 mpg overallįOR: Tremendous performance. Coolant temperature /battery volts selector, 17. Instantaneous/average fuel consumption selector, 16. The test car went as if those European horses were remarkably healthy, especially for an automatic.ġ. GM’s published power output for the European car is 201 bhp (PS- DIN) - 148kW - at 4,200 rpm, with 289 lb.ft. The suspension is normally GM’s much stiffer Z51 sports springing and damping - an option in the USA. The European specification Chevrolet Corvette Coupe C4 car has no catalyst, but retains the air pump. It would have been on the Continent too, but for the dollar’s return to strength, which puts the Belgian price up to 1,686,500 francs basic (£21,620) or a total, including local taxes, of 2,243,045 francs (£28,757 at 78 Belgian francs to the pound). When the ’84 Corvette C4 was announced a year ago, it was clearly aimed on its home market at the increasingly successful imports from Ferrari, Jaguar and Porsche - and at 29,200 dollars, it is clearly competitive. Theoretically, you can buy a left-hand-drive Corvette from any of three special GM dealers in this country, or else you must go as we did to Belgium.
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