Not a huge Chevy expert but people always talk a lot of trash about the C4 Vette. I’m curious why that is. This was the first car I ever bought, and I feel like there’s a lot of mixed opinions out there. What gives?
EFI engines were in their infancy when it came out and were severely underpowered. The GNX had more HP than a same-year C4. They focused more on suspension and braking, and by the time the ZR1 came out, it was finally a good Vette. But from 1984-1991, they were really underpowered. 1992 was when the LT1 debuted, and it got a huge bump in power.
From personal experience, the electronics can be a nightmare, the styling is subjective, the interior is uncomfortable, and the driving experience isn’t good enough to overlook its issues. Especially now that we have full hindsight of the C5 which made massive improvements over the C4.
Yeah, the C5 is better in every measurable way and really isn’t too much more expensive. Majority of people prefer the C3 styling. It sort of sits in a weird spot. Doesn’t have the classic styling that makes people put up with all the downsides, doesn’t have all the modern improvements.
The early ones came out and made very little power comparatively. They also debuted with the ‘Crossfire Injection’ L83 V8 which was a nightmare for shadetree and old-school mechanics. People were also put off by the more modern styling compared to the old ‘Stingray’ curves of the C3.
Wrong, wrong, wrong, everyone here is wrong, the C4 Corvette is a great car. Optispark Boptispark Hoptispark I don’t care I would still buy one.
Because Prince said they were ‘much too fast—awhawwww.’
I’d say because people weren’t alive then and don’t realize how fast and great handling it was for the time. Most Japanese cars were still severely underpowered and its competitors (Porsche & Ferrari), while a tad more extreme, cost like 3x the price of the C4.
Because 80s American cars are seen as some of the worst vehicles ever made. And the C5 is often seen as the enhanced successor to the C4.
Idk the Foxbodies were pretty sick so were the Ford and Chevy pickups back then. Not saying they were reliable but sick vehicles nonetheless.