Chevrolet 2012 Corvette User Manual

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MILFORD PROVING GROUND MILFORD, MIZ06  TORCH RED  AVAILABLE CFZ CARBON FIBER PACKAGE  AVAILABLE Z07 ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE PACKAGE  AVAILABLE CARBON FIB

DO YOU HAVE AN INNOVATION THAT HELPS CORVETTE ACCELERATE FASTER, STOP QUICKER, STEER MORE PRECISELY, OR OTHERWISE RAISE THE PERFORMANCE BAR? IF YOU’RE

1234CHEVROLET CENTENNIAL EDITION GRAND SPORT CONVERTIBLE 4LT  CARBON FLASH METALLICHARLAN For 2012 we’ve made some interior improvements to the car.

5678KIRK One thing we’ve been doing—and enthusiasts appreciate this—is adding to the ways you can personalize your Corvette. When you look at the opt

THE SKID PAD. IT’S PART OF THE MILFORD PROVING GROUND’S 67-ACRE ASPHALT VEHICLE DYNAMICS TEST AREA, ALSO KNOWN AS “BLACK LAKE.” IT’S WHERE CORVETTE CO

GRAND SPORT COUPE  VELOCITY YELLOW TINTCOAT (EXTRA-COST COLOR)  AVAILABLE GRAND SPORT HERITAGE PACKAGE

GRAND SPORT COUPECARLISLE BLUE METALLICAVAILABLE GRAND SPORT HERITAGE PACKAGEAVAILABLE GRAY BRAKE CALIPERSAVAILABLE COMPETITION GRAY WHEELS

GRAND SPORT CONVERTIBLEINFERNO ORANGE METALLIC (EXTRA-COST COLOR)AVAILABLE SILVER CALIPERSAVAILABLE CHROME WHEELS

PERFORMANCE BUILD CENTER WIXOM, MI

HARLAN The Performance Build Center isn’t like a typical assembly line. A single skilled craftsman moves the engine from station to station, hand-fit

EVERYTHING WE’VE LEARNED

CHEVROLET CENTENNIAL EDITION Z06  CARBON FLASH METALLIC  AVAILABLE CFZ CARBON FIBER PACKAGE  AVAILABLE Z07 ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE PACKAGE FOR Z06ONE H

COUPEENGINE LS3 6.2L V8TYPE 90-degree pushrod, 16-valve V8, aluminum block and heads, hydraulic liftersBORE AND STROKE 4.06 x 3.62 COMPRESSION RATIO

GRAND SPORT CONVERTIBLEENGINE LS3 6.2L V8 TYPE 90-degree pushrod, 16-valve V8, aluminum block and heads, hydraulic liftersBORE AND STROKE 4.06 x 3.6

COUPE/CONVERTIBLE/GRAND SPORT1LT6.2-liter LS3 V8 engine, 430 horsepower6-speed manual transmission with launch controlActive Handling System; traction

AVAILABLE OPTIONS n STANDARD n AVAILABLE — NOT AVAILABLERECOMMENDED COLOR COMBINATIONS COUPE/CONVERTIBLE/ GRAND SPORT Z06 ZR1 1LT 2LT 3

5152 73 48 1016911 1412 13EXTERIOR PAINT 1 Carbon Flash Metallic1 2 Cyber Gray Metallic2 3 Supersonic Blue Metallic3 4 Crystal Red Tintcoat2,3

CONVERTIBLE TOPS 16 Beige 17 Blue 18 Gray Black4, 5 STITCHING 19 Yellow Red4 Blue4 HEADLAMP SURROUNDS 2 0 Black Blade Silver Met

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WHEELS 1Five-spoke aluminum wheel for Grand Sport Coupe and Convertible, shown in Silver finish; also available in Chrome and Competition Gray. 2Bla

AVAILABLE CUP WHEELS WITH MACHINED FINISHZ06  BLADE SILVER METALLIC  AVAILABLE CFZ CARBON FIBER PACKAGE  AVAILABLE MAGNETIC SELECTIVE RIDE CONTROL  AV

COMES FROM RACING

100,000-MILE/5-YEAR TRANSFERABLE POWERTRAIN LIMITED WARRANTY. Every 2012 Chevy passenger car, light-duty truck, SUV and crossover comes with a 10

GRAND SPORT COUPE  ARCTIC WHITE  AVAILABLE COMPETITION GRAY WHEELS

CHEVY.COM/CORVETTE

SCIENCE CREATES ART WANT TO KNOW WHAT CORVETTE IS ALL ABOUT? WE ASKED FIVE CORVETTE EXPERTS TO GATHER IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY, SITE OF THE CORVET

THE TEAM OUR CORVETTE EXPERTSTOMMY MILNER CORVETTE RACE CAR DRIVERTADGE JUECHTER CHIEF ENGINEERDOUG FEHAN CORVETTE RACING PROGRAM MANAGERKIRK BENNION

WINNING THE 24 HOURS OF LE MANS IS THE BENCHMARK BY WHICH ALL SPORTS CARS MEASURE THEIR ENDURANCE. ON JUNE 12, 2011, CORVETTE CAPTURED BOTH GT CLASS T

COUPE  BLADE SILVER METALLIC  AVAILABLE CHROME WHEELS

GM POWERTRAIN DEVELOPMENT CENTER PONTIAC, MIHARLAN People ask me all the time, why is a small block V8 the ideal powerplant for Corvette?TADGE The

YOU WANT A BETTER RACE CAR? BUILD A BETTER STREET CAR.DOUG You want a better race car? Build a better street car. You want a better street car? Bu