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Corvette coupe and convertible have
a hydroformed steel rail backbone structure, which features cored composite
floors, an enclosed center tunnel, rear-mounted transmission and aluminum
cockpit structure. Suspension cradles, control arms, knuckles, springs,
dampers, bushings, stabilizer bars and steering gear deliver low mass,
direct response and great driver feedback.
Three suspension choices allow drivers to choose the setup that best suits
their driving style. The standard suspension is tuned for a balance of ride
comfort and precise handling. The optional Magnetic Selective Ride Control
suspension features magneto-rheological dampers able to detect road surfaces
and adjust the damping rates to those surfaces almost instantly for optimal
ride control. It includes larger, cross-drilled brake rotors.
Corvettes usually were flush-decked and carried fewer than 28 guns. They
were widely employed in escorting convoys and attacking merchant ships
during the great naval wars of the late 18th and early 19th cent., but
corvettes passed from use with the transition from sail to steam. At the
beginning of World War II the term was reintroduced to designate a small
vessel of about 1,000 tons displacement, armed with depth charges and a
single 4-in. (10.2-cm) gun. In the early years of the war, large numbers of
these vessels were employed by the British and Canadian navies as convoy
escorts in the North Atlantic; later they were supplanted by the larger,
faster, and better-armed.
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