Few cars have been as discussed, admired, and critiqued as the Chevrolet Corvette. Driven by those who love fast speed and sleek styling - including race car drivers and astronauts - the Corvette is truly an American icon.
First produced in 1953, the American muscle car has gone through six distinct generations, known as C1 through C6. And there have been offshoots (so to speak), such as the 1988 Chevrolet Callaway Sledgehammer Corvette.
Engine type: twin-turbo V8; displacement: 5733 cc; horsepower: 880 bhp @ 6,250 rpm; torque: 772 lb-ft.; 0-60 mph: 3.9 sec (about the amount of time it takes most of us to just unlock our car door); 0-100 mph: 9.4 sec (thats faster than many cars can get to 60mph); quarter mile: 10.6 sec @ 127 mph; skidpad: .98g; top speed: 254.76 mph (those are NASCAR speeds, my friends); braking, 60-0 mph: 122 ft; slalom speed: 65.6 mph.
There is only one of these Calloway Sledgehammer Corvette cars at the moment. Callaway at the time of building this one said they could/would make another or others for 400,000 US dollars. The top speed of 254.76 MPH was attained by John Lingenfelter as the driver and apparently was not an official documented recorded speed. Although the production was limited to only one, I'm sure that if more people who bought much more expensive vehicles would have weighed the overall package, they may have bought one of these. After all, it still is a small-block Chevy. Okay an 880 hp one at that...lol. Let's not forget that this car is 17 years old too.
The Chevy Corvette is truly an American icon.
