Chevrolet Corvette C4 - Noise! Torque! American style

I finally get behind the wheel of that US powerhouse, the Chevrolet Corvette C4. By US standards, not that powerful with 240bhp but that V8 engine provides plenty of torque!
Built in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the legendary Corvette uses a light fibreglass body and L98 V8 engine to provide entertaining acceleration. But what is it actually like to drive a Corvette? Time to find out!
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[@seed_drill7135]

Nothing is more retro than outdated futurism.

[@tambarskelfir]

V8 noises are a cultural heritage we must treasure

[@thesmallerhalf1968]

The joy of a V8 is that they can sound and feel wonderful at any speed.

[@EyesWideOpen61]

Chevy’s has been making music since 1955

[@andreasu.3546]

@@EyesWideOpen61 Dashboard creak only added as standard in ca. 1985.

[@rudolphbondefangerer5513]

Nah, the best SOUNDING engines, are straight 8s, but then they are bloody impractical.

[@Full_Otto_Bismarck]

​@@andreasu.3546the GM interior creaking is all too real, I was just thinking about all the creaks and pops the interior of my 1994 Buick Roadmaster was making this morning. It's just life living with 80s and 90s GM cars and trucks. Just gotta turn the radio up or the window down! 😆

[@MrZdvy]

This one has aftermarket mufflers so it sounds a little louder. Still great music.

[@norwegianroads2152]

The Corvette dates back to 1953. The first two model years had only straight six engines, as Chevrolet didn't launch the small block V8 until 1955

[@buzzwaldron6195]

But that 6 had more power than '53 Ford V8... as usual... Chevy had OHV V8 in 1916... with air gap intake manifold... LOL!

[@jean-charlesweyland129]

@@buzzwaldron6195 that high rise inverted intake was necessary to accommodate an updraft carb, needle and seats couldn't be trusted to keep your engine from being filled up with gas and hydrolock ^^

[@MrSloika]

The first few model years sold in very low numbers. In 1955 only 700 units were sold. The sales numbers were so bad that GM was going to cancel the model and then Ford saved it. Yes, Ford saved the Corvette. In 1955 Ford released the T-Bird and it outsold the Corvette by a wide margin. GM wasn't gong to be shown up by Ford so they continued with the Corvette, making substantial improvements. Eventually the Corvette came into its own.

[@danwilberding7057]

C4 was legitimately a world-class sports car through most of its run, even excluding the ZR-1. 245hp only seems laughable now, but in the context of the mid 80s, when a 300zx turbo made 200, a 911 made ~220 and a Ferrari 328 pumped out a heroic 280 - the vette kept up, and was priced orders of magnitude cheaper than anything that could outrun it - and it had better skidpad numbers than most to boot (iirc it was one of the 1st to pull over 1g lateral-at the cost of a harsh ride to be fair). Iconic for a reason and a helluva value these days!

[@xploration1437]

A 300zx n/a is 222hp. TT is close to 300hp.

[@danwilberding7057]

@@xploration1437 you are talking z32, which was introduced a lot later than the c4. A turbo z31 in 1985 made 205 and na was 160 iirc. By 1990 the c4 was using the later lt1 motors which were definitely on par power-wise with a vg30dett.

[@xploration1437]

@@danwilberding7057 ahhh, my bad.

[@Full_Otto_Bismarck]

​@@danwilberding7057300hp out of the Vette LT1, in my opinion an LT1 corvette is a good buy right now here in the States if you find one well taken care of.

[@briandawkins984]

@@danwilberding7057 malaise era smog control

[@histriamagna1014]

The best styled Vette by far. This car has aged pelrfectly.

[@randymack2222]

The most unusual effect experienced by Corvette driver's is the seat location. When driving you are located just ahead of the rear axle. Meaning approximately 2/3 of the car is in front of you. Giving you the feeling of driving from the back seat of a ordinary automobile. Most apparent when trying to pull into a busy intersection with cars in the next lane. By the time you can see what is approaching, most of the Vett is already in the intersection!😮

[@farmergeddon7527]

"It must be said the creep in this car is exceedingly strong". What's that Ian, been working out? 🤣

[@user-ih7gc7dt9l]

It’s probably the best car to be a creep in! 😂

[@briansmith48]

Once you get to be in your late 30's reaching into your 40's we all start to get into our creepy phase in life. 😅

[@Invisibleman7]

Don’t know why but I’ve always loved the wheels on these Corvette’s. Thanks Ian

[@colehara]

All a matter of taste. I've always thought that the wheels on all C4's were really boring. They look like hubcaps to me.

[@rotaxtwin]

They're huge, too. When you hinge the hood open and see those huge front wheels eating in to the real estate, it really hits home how important they were to the car's improved performance over the previous generation.

[@nickc4518]

Gorgeous, gorgeous looking car even by today’s standards. That 2nd gear hooliganism was definitely not the usual Hubnut fare, but I loved it.

[@barbarablacknell4307]

The Callaway corvette called the Sledgehammer achieved 254 mph in 1988 and was street legal.

[@sidefx996]

254.76 haha. Also drove 700 miles to get to the track to do it too.

[@MrZdvy]

Keep on dreaming...

[@jfv65]

When it came out the ZR1 was so fast that GM decided to provide 2 keys, 1 for the owner providing full power, the other was a so called Vallet key that you gave to the vallet guy when you arrived with you lady at the restaurant to have a good nice romantic meal. That way you would know that your car wouldn't be abussed doing full power drag runs and burnouts ;-) Cool car.

[@buzzwaldron6195]

2 keys more like a stunt...

[@ianmontgomery7534]

@@buzzwaldron6195 Nope one key unlock the power and one doesn't. A friend of mine has a ZR1 here in Australia and it has been converted to RHD.

[@dlittlester]

I had to sell and program these keys to people. I'm retired now, but ten years ago, they were around $65 CDN for that. I call BS.

[@leesovern4678]

@@dlittlesterthere were two keys but the second went to a switch in the dash not the ignition

[@carlrogers3505]

@@leesovern4678 They just lock out 1st and 6th gear. And lowers the redline and these days, probably the rev speed. Turns it into an Accord.

[@jamesengland7461]

Best popup headlights ever!

[@dlittlester]

Good pup up..... until they don't.

[@donkee011]

That digital dashboard evokes memories of an MS DOS Test Drive II game that I was addicted to as a kid

I remember having the original 'Test Drive' on the Atari ST. Good times!

[@rimmersbryggeri]

That was lotus though?

[@CraftyHandsEN]

Passed any low fly planes?

[@AaronSmart.online]

It reminds me of the Car and Driver game (1992, also DOS) which had a ZR-1

​@@rimmersbryggeri Test Drive II had Porsche 959 and Ferrari F40.

[@FourthDrawerDown]

Loving the Knight Rider dashboard 🤩 6:12: triangle of freedom,surely 🇺🇸

[@MichaelWilliams-rd9ke]

Love the C4 - my favourite Corvette. Finally a mullet-worthy car!

[@nigelh4617]

Worth the price of admission for the dashboard alone.

[@brentboswell1294]

I remember sitting in a C4 Corvette in 1984, in the showroom of our local Chevy dealer, as my dad signed the paperwork for purchasing a 1983 Chevrolet Celebrity 😂. I was 12 years old. It was really cool, especially since we had a new episode of Knight Rider every Friday night in the 'states. Some of the F-Body magic (from the Pontiac Firebird/Trans Am and the Chevrolet Camaro) was also present in the 'vette. The only thing missing was KITT's voice 😂

[@mikes747]

Worth it just for the soundtrack alone!

[@jaylay3453]

I feel crazy to even say, but C4 Vette is my dream. My size and shape it fits like a glove. Also that, what would be a right way to say, but kind weird fighter jet like dash is so my thing. It's like an adventure to a star wars movie or shit like that. And easy to travel with, no stress with kick in power or any reason get crazy. Just smoot push and humming soft rumble.

[@LevyHappyClapper]

I have one of those sitting in my front yard for the last 15 years .... should get it back on the road one day

[@andypicken7848]

That summer mullet is coming on nicely Ian, it will soon not look out of place in a WWF tournament. Thats for posting

[@neilcurson4505]

Love the burbl of the exhaust.

[@markbaumgartner7261]

Roof stores behind the seats.

[@richardbas2948]

I just purchased an old Trans Am! It's the same one like the one used by Burt Reynolds in Smokey and the Bandit! Of course it needs to be restored, but I'm looking forward to that! Great presentation Ian! 😊

[@andrewhaines3259]

A mate of mine had one for a while. Silver with a blower sticking out of the bonnet. I was a passenger when he went to fill up with fuel at the local petrol station. Pulling out, he floored it, leaving a squealing cloud of tyre smoke behind us. Oh how we laughed!

[@simonspider]

Best looking Corvette in my opinion!

It was the Kyosho nitro model that first got me into the C4! I like the C4 but my favourite is probably the C3. Matchbox Power Track for the win 😊

[@AUmarcus]

Nah, '63 split window.... gorgeous. 👍

[@martinneumann7783]

A buddy of mine is a genuine Corvette fan. He owns two C3. On car shows he wears Bermuda shorts, silver trainers/sneakers, black socks with flames, worn out T-shirts, massive sideburns like Elvis and huge sunglasses. It's a performance when he appears, a piece of art, a happening... Thanks for the roadtest of a car I never want to own. See you soon »»» Martin

[@douglasgreen437]

@@martinneumann7783 I didn't know Russ Abbot was still with us !!

[@twobob8585]

@@douglasgreen437 I love a party with a great atmosphere!!

[@Gregorio-d3q]

First Corvette 1953. Best looking.

[@lilibethdoherty295]

Nice Example, The C4 Corvettes for sale here in the U.S. are mostly Neglected or Derelict cars. It is unusual to see one in the Excellent Condition like yours my 1987 Convertible was Disappointing so I went right back to a Manual C3 Convertible after a year with my C4 and that was in 1989 and happily my C3 Has been Trouble Free for the last 35 Years !

[@alanlansdell7533]

Spent ages looking at that dash on "test drive" on my Atari ST

[@jamesguptill6611]

Torque is such an interesting feeling.

[@JustSomeJoe-dp5rp]

I had an 87 and now own a C5. If you get a chance, definitely drive a C5, it improved drastically on the C4 in pretty much every single way and, in many ways, still feels like a modern car where the C4 feels somewhat dated.

[@929V6]

Funny you mentioned the Tomy dashboard. THAT brings back memories! I used to have one of those more than 35 years ago, but I completely forgot about that!

[@AaronSmart.online]

It came out the same year as the C4, so could have been inspired by it

[@douglasgreen437]

The Hub in aC4 Corvette, Wow..

[@3.2Carrera]

I've had loads of fun with the C4 vette. Both HP and torque numbers on both sides can be increased by around 100 even with the long tube runners for around $5000 or less if you DIY. Even the flexy chassis can be strengthened with subframe braces.

[@michaeldmckenzie]

I presently own a 1989 C4 convertible. Its classic 80's digital dash is, to me, the real allure of and 80's Corvette. The large pad on the passenger side is NOT an airbag, that didn't come until later. It's basically just a pad to bash your head into should things go south.

[@DJWerkz]

I had an ‘89 Trans Am GTA in the Uk from early to late 90’s, it had the same L98 350 engine. Fantastic car

[@rampantram1]

Glad you enjoy the old septic "Vette" i had the 1986 zr1 c4 back in 2006 fuel was about 60 odd p a litre back then and i just brimmed it on the credit card once or twice a month and tried to forget i was getting just 9-10 mpg lol..Nice to see you in a real yank motor for once and not these imposter ones that change country because a factory building them once existed on that isle..not many Miles but plenty of smiles😋

[@1957bat]

I own an 87 & it rocks!

[@MrZdvy]

Me too...

[@davidp7414]

My friend has a supercharged C7 with 800 hp. Amazing car

[@Treviscoe]

Good video. Gary Numan (the electropop musician) had one of these in the mid-80s and told a British car magazine (I forget which one) in an interview with them that it had to be the most relaxing car in the world to drive.

[@DJWerkz]

Pretty sure his was a C3, it was a white C3 he was photographed with in his Japanese compilation Asylum CD artwork.

[@adrianmclean9195]

It is a true, clean balanced design and doesnt age. I think it also held the record at the time, of the highest g forces created on a test track ?, for a production car. It was more than a Porsche 928.

[@notmanynamesleft]

Timeless these things,if you didn't know about cars you could be told it's brand new!👍🏼

[@fv1291]

The hood, women wear bonnets! 😊 And windshield. Don't get me started on trunk vs boot! 😅

[@ben_jam]

That was a Bermuda Triangle !!

[@GoldenCroc]

Well thats a surprise, a car and engine combination I know a bit about. Just a niggle at 02:45, the LT1 wasnt the begining of the LS per se, it was a partial hardware update to venerable small block that had been arund since the 1950s. The later "LS" is an all new design that doesnt have anything in common with the earlier versions.

[@buzzwaldron6195]

Except small bore spacing...

[@GoldenCroc]

@@buzzwaldron6195 Thats right, some measurements and specifications are the same, but none of the parts were really consciously made to still fit between the engines. Ground up new design.

[@BillMalcolm-tn3kq]

GM hardly helps matters with its numbering/lettering scheme. I mean, there have been at least 4 different LT1 engines over the yearrs and one was an LS. This '88 Vette at least had alloy cylinder heads instead of cast iron. I'd say, unlike his encyclopedic knowledge of old Brit crocks and bangers, Ian's knowledge of US cars hovers at the empty mark. As in , he knows virtually nuttin' worth relying on, but if you're enchanted by a Standard 10, he's your man!

[@coletrickle-km7cl]

Adding on to what your typing. He's driving around a L98 (engine code) V-8 C-4 corvette. Then in 1992 they started putting the LT1 in corvettes and other GM cars. Then in 1997 the LS V-8 came out with the new C-5 corvette. And then came the "modernized" LT1 in 2013 in the C-7 corvette.

[@coletrickle-km7cl]

And then the Gemini twin turbo 5.5 liter V-8 corvette C-8 ZR-1 with 1064 HP.

[@richardsedding8444]

Wow @HubNut a Corvette what a change from the 2CV and Daihatsu. Love the sound of the mighty V8.

[@ScrotieJohnson]

the callaway corvettes were the god tier c4s. also lotus was majority owned by gm when they helped with developing the zr1

[@CarsandCats]

I love these and use to drive one back in 1983. I believe they came out in April which was very early for a 1984 release.

[@BrorAppelsin]

"Wrap your ass in fiberglass" as my friend (a 1971 big block C3 owner) said 😅

[@GoldenCroc]

Yeah it was a common Corvette "fan slogan" back in the day.

[@coletrickle-km7cl]

The C-4 frame rails are 14 peices welded together at the factory. And as the car ages they get creaky. When the 1997 C-5 came out they made the frame rails 1 peice each side. Made by injecting water under pressure inside the frame rails it helps it hold the desired shape while it's being stamped into the shape they needed. Called hydroforming. Makes for a stiffer structure. I got a ride in a ZR-1. it was a brutal fast 405hp ride around pocono. The 1989 to 1992 years the lotus designed 32 valve aluminum block and heads 5.7 V-8 were rated at 385hp. 1993-1995 Zr-1's were rated at 405hp. Proplem was the stock ZR-1'S would overheat if you kept running it around a race track. You had to put a aftermarket larger radiator in it for racetrack duty.

[@tonys1636]

Those headlights doing a 180 flip are neat, later banned a second time due to low height on low cars, the MM story. Can see why side marker lamps are needed, the side and rear lights are invisible from the side.

[@brianlynch2512]

It’s funny to hear about the noise from the dash, all Corvettes from the 1960s through the early 2000s have that, because of the cheap materials and twist of the car under heavy loads when driven extremely hard.👍

[@rappers5719]

I hired a 2016 convertible in Florida (2016). The most fun you can have with your clothes on.

[@VroodenTheGreat]

Make SURE that little drain hose under the fuel filler door remains clear. If it gets clogged, that little tray will fill up with rain and then fill your gas tank with water.

[@davidhinkson8856]

The C4 Corvette just screams "1980s" in terms of it's looks. Always loved this variant of the Corvette and have been looking forward to this test for quite a while.

[@elguapo9628]

The Callaway Sledgehammer Corvette has a top speed of 254.76 miles per hour (410.00 kilometers per hour). The 1988 model held the world street legal speed record for 11 years, until 1999.

[@heikkiremes5661]

I love the C4.

[@paulhorn2665]

Ahh the first car I have ever driven in my life was a corvette. I was 12-13 yrs old and the owner let me drive a circle around a parking lot at a corvette meeting. I feld proud and fearful at the same time and NO I did not stalled it 🙂.

[@flightis3dollars]

Nice car and video. No airbags until 1990 though.

[@philiptidmarsh]

I have been very much looking forward to this as I had an 84 Corvette as my first of many american cars. I did once give it a bit to much welly coming out of a junction which resulted in me doing a full 180 degree spin and going back down the road I was trying to exit. I sold it to buy an early mustang but really struggled as they were three times as much money for something that did not drive anywhere near as well. I did get my dream Mustang in the end (with all the right modifications) which I still have now 20 years later. Thank you for the trip down memory lane !

[@jaggass]

Little Red Corvette. My neighbour had a B reg one with the fancy digital dash.

[@josephmifsud8261]

Great car and the best mechanical noise ever made. Worth every penny, or in this case Euro, put into the petrol tank. Want to get myself a V8 of my own.

[@arieplomp8906]

Nice blubblub !! And I immediately have the image of the white with red striping C4 of Face on my mind! Nice memories! With nice V8 blubblub! 👍🏻👍🏻🆙

[@I-T-S-M-E]

I love the speed of the indicators

[@markhealey9409]

They pretty much match the slow speed that a lot of older rural Americans actually turn off the road,or onto a different street! 😂😂🙄🙄

[@ricdale7813]

I worked at a Large Auto Machining Mfg in Detroit in the 80's and 90's called CMI. We made most of the Aluminum heads that were employed on this particular Corvette and many of GM's performance V8's. We were a direct Supplier too GM Kentucky as well as GM Performance Parts mfg. We made the 202 160 Aluminum casts and also did the full final assembly with valves and spring's for the GM production line. Those cars are the equal of a Road F15 Eagle.

[@PaulLemars01]

As a Brit living in California during the 90s to the 2010s I had the pleasure of owning both a C5 coup and then a C6 convertible. They were amazing cars that were effectively the poor man's Ferrari. Wherever you went you drew smiles and attention (especially when they were new). They truly were wonderful GTs let down by a fatal flaw. You mentioned it in your video Ian. The atrocious interiors. These were not cheap cars but the interior fit and finish used to drive me insane. The badly fitted cheap feeling plastic panels with huge panel gaps with creaks and rattles everywhere. The interiors used to feel like the cheapest interiors that GM could make. My C6 was beautiful to drive and standing still it looked like art especially with the top down, but sit in it and it felt like the cheapest Chevy econobox. I drove a friend's S2000 and that was it for me. Was the Honda as quick? of course not. But the interior was tight and well made with no squeaks and rattles. My C6 was my last USA car. I've driven Japanese ever since. Maybe the new Stingray deals with this issue. It certainly looks like it but I've moved on. At 69 and I'm not going to be one of those silver haired old geezers crawling around in high performance Americana looking for my past youth. I'm in a Lexus now and It's probably going to be my last car.

[@GoldenCroc]

@@PaulLemars01 C7 onwards mostly fixes those issues, purportedly. Anyway, perhaps those people arent who you are referring to, but maybe some of the older owners put up with getting in and out being a chore with their stiff joints, just because they love driving the car that much? My, not in anyway modifed, bmw 3 series coupe used to be owned by a guy in a wheelchair... yeah it wasnt easy for him getting in or out.

[@AJT296]

I loved this car as a kid in the 80s as Face in the A-Team drove a white version. Beautiful noise from that V8 but I never realised it had such a funky dashboard.

[@bdd1469]

I loved my 4+3 C4. With about 800lbs of weight reduction it was fun on pavement, and a weapon on a dirt road.

[@literallyshaking8019]

Technically a version of the C4 WAS the fastest car in the world for almost 20 years. The Callaway Sledgehammer went 254 mph in 1988 which wasn’t beaten until the SSC Ultimate Aero went 257mph in 2007.

[@graemew7001]

That's such a beautiful effortless looking car to drive. I think depending on your age, we all have a favourite Corvette, me being 54, I have a soft spot for the C3, maybe it's the first one I ever saw as a child on the American shows on UK tv.

[@HTMLEXP]

Gotta love the kickdown switch engage on a 1980s V8.

[@andrewhofler]

The creaking interior plastics remind me of my own locally built GM product😀 The engine sounds a bit nicer though!

[@comcarclub]

Oh wow. I envy you but in a good way. Very happy to have been along for the ride

[@sinistercharger]

The C4 LT1 is the one to go for with 300 Bhp. I had a Black one..Great cars and still underpriced .They really shift and sound Great 👍

[@pieterk4960]

Test drove it in 1986 a couple of times when I did my traineeship in the US. Really liked it then. Drove both base and Z51 at Greytak and Nucar In DE. Thanks guys for that experience back then.😂. One of the salesmen was a former cop 👮..he showed me all kinds off fun things to do with the Vette👍

[@wanderingorganist]

Thank you *so* much for saving the headlight test til ladt thing. I actually laughed w the surprise. Wonderful.

[@daniellee9015]

Absolutely brilliant video Ian ❤👍what a beautiful car love that digital dash what a sound brilliant

[@drr1071]

Powerful V8 engines with gobs of low end torque and a slightly heavy feel is what made American cars delightful to drive. Sadly, those days are coming to an end with even V6s becoming offered even less. A few exceptions including the present gen Corvette but at a very premium price.

[@SA-zoom1]

Fyi. The roof fits perfectly in the rear hatch.

[@rogermouton2273]

Have a 91 C4. Basically, agree with all you say. It's the best sports car value out there if you want my opinion, and the best car I've had. 10 tons of fun. Gorgeous looks; haven't noticed interior creaks, and interior quality seems to me to be on par with other cars. Many say it's not fast by today's standards - all i know is, it's plenty quick and I beat everyone at the lights :D

[@literallyshaking8019]

That button on the steering column is for the hazard lights.

[@alfamonk]

I feared the worst, with the open-toed sandals twitching over the over-sensitive throttle. But well done for keeping it all on the straight and narrow

[@a1white]

Haha the Tomy racer. I’d forgotten about that 😅

[@mrbwa1]

It's a reverse tardis: much smaller on the inside (especially the footwells)

[@StuBar2]

Love the dash, quite a Q car!

[@williamsiefert5144]

Interesting to get an offshore view of my car. I have an 86 Convert, Indy Pace Car replica, 1 of 500 built. At some point before I got it, a '383' stroker motor was installed. It will give a new 'Vette a run for its money. Most fun one can have on a drive. Too much power is barely enough.'

[@AnthonyPsomas]

For what you can buy them for today they’re the best bang for the buck. I have an 88 35th Anniversary car for over 20 years and enjoy it everytime I drive it. Also have a 71 Corvette 454 4 spd. Another fun ride

[@624radicalham]

Incredible how we Americans take for granted seeing a stock GM steering column and knowing that there's a telescoping control there for reach as well as rake. I still want to say that's NOT an airbag on the passenger side. The C4 always had that dash design even before airbags! Rattling interiors, yes, a reality in which we had to grow up with. Still the cars felt like a tank compared to cars in most parts of the world. There was a feeling of massive safety and isolation in American cars, even more so than a Volvo. After years of growing up on CAR magazine and reading every column from LJK Setright and seeing all those British cars in pictures and then finally capping it with being able to see HubNut actually drive them, I'm SO pleased that HubNut is reviewing a left hand drive car as my brain can't grasp the concept of right hand drive lol

[@jdtseventyfour]

All the blub's! What a great sounding engine and a car that every teen in the 80's loved. The sound of a V8 is an amazing noise. Love the digital dashboard as well. Thanks for sharing Ian :-)

[@Future-Classic-Cars]

Ian next time you're at the Dentist you can now- say don't adjust the chair it "makes me feel like I'm in an '84 C4."

[@GarethJaynePiece]

Ace, I loved these. I used to have a slightly low quality radio controlled one that my Dad bought me from Tandy.

[@unclegargameldgargameld4888]

the grin on your face said it all

[@cliveb9639]

Thanks for the upload. Having worked on and driven the ZR1 during my time working for Lotus, I can certainly attest to its then mind-blowing performance! Not to detract from the overall appeal and more-than-adequate performance of this particular car..😊

[@mpersad]

What wonderful sounds! Terrific review, great production as always!

[@northstar1950]

I used to like 'burbling about' in a 1984 Pontiac Fiero GT with a 2.8 V6 multi port fuel injected engine back in the 90s and that wasn't very economical! The panels on it were plastic and all were removable from the powder coated pressed steel space frame. The material used for the panels was called, I think, 'enduraflex' so maybe that's what that rear panel was made from that you mentioned. The Fiero is a car worth researching.

[@embiggens1]

Fun video for someone who grew up around Corvettes of this generation to watch. Correction for you though, the LT1 wasn't the start of the LS engine family, it was just a small block 350. Some late C4s also had an LT4 available.

[@tylerhamilton-nz8qs]

In black this should have been the car in Knightrider!

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

An excellent road test as always and what a glorious soundtrack from the V8.

[@Roboami]

I used to find that design tacky and cheezy back in the days but now, compared to modern cars, I really appreciate the restraint.