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Originally Posted by StangerGT
And yet GM slapped those leaf springs on the ZR1... which can roflstomp much of its competition.  |
The reason the Vette still uses leaf springs is packaging. GM engineers themselves have admitted it. Would they prefer to use coil springs? Yes. But they can get 95% of the performance using a leaf spring and trick magnetorheological dampers and keep the low hood that is an iconic design feature.
Base C6 is a different animal compared to the ZR1. (I've driven both) I can tell you from experience, it's not the same feeling driving a 370Z at 120+ mph compared to a Vette. The first time I did it in the Vette I thought something was wrong with the car. Scared the crap out of me.