Month: February 2016

We tend to mark the beginning of Corvette generations from the moment we first saw the car. However, preliminary designs are developed years before the finished new car hits the streets.

We tend to mark the beginning of Corvette generations from the moment we first saw the car. However, preliminary designs are developed years before the finished new car hits the streets.

Designing the “next Corvette” is a never-ending job for the elite Corvette Design Department. The late ’80s and early ’90s were some of the worst economic times GM had ever experienced to that date.

Designing the “next Corvette” is a never-ending job for the elite Corvette Design Department. The late ’80s and early ’90s were some of the worst economic times GM had ever experienced to that date.

Chevrolet’s Cosworth Vega could have been the car that attracted enthusiast drivers to the Vega line, and it could have shown the world that GM knew a thing or two about building compact sports cars, especially with the help of a development partner like Cosworth Engineering. Instead, the Cosworth Vega arrived years too late, at too high a price and with too little output to make a difference in the Vega’s fortunes.

Chevrolet’s Cosworth Vega could have been the car that attracted enthusiast drivers to the Vega line, and it could have shown the world that GM knew a thing or two about building compact sports cars, especially with the help of a development partner like Cosworth Engineering. Instead, the Cosworth Vega arrived years too late, at too high a price and with too little output to make a difference in the Vega’s fortunes.