ike the front-engine Porsches of the 1980s, Corvettes built from 1997-on have been lauded for their excellent handling and balanced weight distribution. All those sports cars have used a rear-mounted transaxle supported by an independent rear suspension. This clever engineering wasn’t new technology, though — while it had been seen earlier in race cars and road cars like Italy’s Lancia Aurelia, Pontiac
1961-’63 Pontiac TEMPEST AND LeMANS
May 17, 2023
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