While Chevrolet may not be one of the heavyweights of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, it has had a few remarkably successful years. Here are five of the best.
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Aunque hoy en día, esta famosa saga automovilística cuenta con gran prestigio y miles de seguidores a lo largo del mundo, su comienzo no sería nada halagüeño. Esto se debe a que los primeros Corvette no podían presumir ni de grandes prestaciones, ni de tener un gran éxito entre el público. Por ello, su supervivencia en el catálogo de la marca estuvo en serio riesgo.
Tras el final de la II Guerra Mundial, los soldados americanos que volvían de Europa traían consigo los pequeños deportivos europeos, esencialmente británicos: MG, Thiumph, Sumbean, Daimler, etc.., creando un nicho de mercado no existente hasta el momento en los Estados Unidos, lo que provocó que algunos fabricantes estadounidenses empezaran a reaccionar. La pionera fue la corporación Nash-KelvinatorCorporation, que se asociaría con el británico Donalt Healey, dando lugar al Nash-Healey Roadster, en el 1951. Cabe decir que este automóvil resultaría mucho m
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However, there will always be those nostalgics for whom a true Corvette must have its engine under the long hood up front, just like it did for the seven generations before the C8. While their argument makes sense from a traditional point of view, it s similar to the whole discussion surrounding BMW s decision to make its M cars all-wheel-drive after decades of sending power to the rear wheels alone.
At the end of the day, it s all about gaining more performance. If the change helps with that substantially as it undoubtedly does for BMW then even those who oppose it initially will eventually come around. Switching from a front-mid-engine to a rear-mid-engine setup has definitely improved the Corvette s handling and aerodynamics, and we re just about to see why the latter matters so much.