MotorWeek | Retro Review: '93 Corvette Calla

[@claysmell]

Those are still good numbers even today. Hats off to Callaway.

[@remigusker6024]

Yep. Acceleration numbers would probably be a couple 10ths better with modern rubber too.

[@junechris]

Especially since its roughly 400 HP , which is about what a 2002 ZO6 was. Of course nowadays u got electric that blows them all away and even as far as petrol cars are concerned, the most recent Vettes are like 650 HP and about 650 Torque, which shows the engineering difference today also.

[@fernandorocha-dx1wv]

Very nice and crazy the Callaway

[@TheLaXandro]

I miss days of crazy interior colours. Nowadays it's either dull black, dull grey or dull [Mr Regular voice] *brown brown brown*

[@stephenbianchi7141]

Now I gotta [Mr Regular voice] send a fax to Cleveland.

[@chocodiledundee1]

You've said it , in that era they had amazing colours like even the pickup trucks like 454SS with red velour , and the Ford F-150 had red as well , I do miss the colourful interiors as well , I love the tan camel interior as well like the police cars

[@DanPellegrino486]

OOOOOOOO. THEY'RE TRYING TO GIVE ME THE BUSINESS, I'M GONNA CLICK IT DOWN INTO TWO!

[@BeesonsCars]

EZRA POUND

[@landyachtfan79]

HA HA........YES!!!!!!!!!!! I WAS JUST GOING TO COMMENT WITH THAT!!!!!!!

[@kirbyswarp]

all of you complaining about the color/wheels. This was the 90's, and I doubt you people complaining ever saw them. The 90's were awesome!

[@horseplop9]

relax

[@horseplop9]

Vend Master it’s 1987 or something. The guy is smoking crack

[@80s_Boombox_Collector]

This car is from back in the day when they hadn't realized that run-flat tires are garbage.

[@bghoody5665]

@@80s_Boombox_Collector Agreed. I'm pretty sure they contributed to the harsh ride JD mentioned. And that interior colour looks like Barney exploded. I was an adult during the 90s so I'm qualified to say it's hideous.

[@jacarilamar9560]

These are more interesting than the "new" reviews. Motorweek is on to something here! They have a full archive of videos that no one else on KZbin has. Brilliant!

[@Dunkaroos248]

Absolutely phenomenal performance for 1993.

[@Len1977gt]

Not really it was heavily modified

[@patrickmartin3322]

@@Len1977gt no this is still a production car built to all government standards and sold new at specific dealerships

[@spankthemonkey3437]

Did he say a 240 or 250mph turbo car in the early 90s😳

[@lb9gta307]

@@spankthemonkey3437 254mph and that was done in the 80s but it was a one off car. Held the top speed record for a street legal car for over a decade.

[@64fairlane305]

Not rally. You could buy a 630hp 350cui from GM Performance in these days, that`s performance

[@jayyoutube8790]

I remember my uncle had one of these.. It was white, with a bright red/orange interior. It had a really good sounding stereo in it for the time.. Fun cars..

[@ms3ben]

I remember watching this episode back in 93’, crazy how time flies! As quick as a stock 11-17 mustang gt, pretty fast for 1993

[@SavageZR1]

I like how the leather looked 20 years old already

[@chocodiledundee1]

That's leather for you , like barbie too much maintenance

[@pureluck8767]

They used pleather back then dude

[@rubyred93chev]

Pure Luck In the standard fourth generation Corvette, leather was used on seating surfaces only. But anything in the Callaway model(back then) was full leather, and usually in Connolly hides.

[@Len1977gt]

GM quality lol

[@rcairforceone]

That was not a "new" car, it was a test bed. It had some miles on it.

[@cbrady2k8]

I had runflats on my 1998 Corvette convertible I bought used, it had about 30k on it and wow - the runflats were awful. If it rained at all the car was nearly undriveable, it would slip and slide all over the place unless you drove it like an old lady. When it was dry the handling was good, but not really up to the expectations I had for it. The tread on the tires looked fine but I went ahead and replaced them with some Goodyear F1 Asymmetric tires, which were the best wet tire I could find anywhere, and WOW - what an incredible difference. Suddenly that Corvette went from corning well to being absolutely amazing. In the rain you could nearly drive the car like you could when it was dry - it was a massive unbelievable upgrade. If you get a car with some runflats and it doesn't seem to handle right, in particular when the roads are wet, throw those things away and get some good performance tires, you will 100% notice the difference - just pair it with a AAA card and you're set.

[@cIick_bait]

tires could have been old and dry rotted. old tires dont like to stick to the road

[@thebrokenglasskids5196]

"a driver can quickly become tired of the prominent exhaust note" If that's the case, you had no business buying this car in the first place.

[@marccaruso1351]

hey, put in a banging sound system to break it up for time to time! works for me with the cats.

[@bradford_shaun_murray]

1:50 arrival style

[@VcArena]

love that interior. the whole car is sweet

[@jimmycline4778]

Except tail lights! 🤮

[@Sirvalorsax]

Is it me or was this car 20 years ahead of its time! Damn

[@roddydykes7053]

Sirvalorsax that’s what happens when it’s 20 years ahead of its pricing too though

[@bliglum]

It's you.. The 1993 Toyota Supra looks significantly more contemporary.

[@vomErsten]

@@bliglum I would hope so, considering the C4 was designed principally in 1977.

[@bliglum]

@@vomErsten Designed in 1977, and they waited until 1984 to release it? Seems a rather long development cycle. Though, there have been other long dev cycles.

[@vomErsten]

@@bliglum 6-7 years for a clean sheet design is not out of the ordinary in the automotive industry. I guarantee you that work on the C8 began almost as soon as the C7 released. What's more interesting is that they produced the C4 for 12 model years. That is irregular for an automotive model generation.

[@slightlyusedpsx]

Keep these throwbacks coming! It doesn't even need to be a Thursday, either. ☺

[@abelucious]

the interior was custom ordered by Barney the dinosaur,

[@louisgreenleaf235]

Really I never knew

[@rootsmanuva82]

It was actually Barney's aborted twin brothers' hide.

[@alexander1485]

TheRealestEver, I bet you're lame at parties

[@kalishaROX]

I read that in John's voice...

[@ReallyRyan.]

abelucious That interior’s an abomination of Satan’s asshole. What were they thinking at Bridgestone? Like “Yeah, we’re promoting our brand on your car. What are the two most disgustingly horrible colors to all of humanity? Perfect! We’ll take a car in both!”

[@carsinruin6102]

Dang, those are some amazing performance numbers for the early 90s.

[@Toyota4Life]

Best car review videos better then watching reviews from new cars

[@ASpectreOfSorts]

This is so positively 90s-licious. I love it!

[@joshgrami]

"One of the best sports car interiors available" - Boy, that sure changed... (Current-gen's have great interiors though)

[@vector6977]

The joker would feel right at home in this car!

[@deerlord2363]

LOL!

[@Len1977gt]

True and it def is aearly 90s color combo

[@moose64]

Better mileage than a modern SUV like the Mazda CX-9.

[@tsomeone950]

todd baker and still carries more people and more luggage than a cx9.....

[@Len1977gt]

@@tsomeone950 lol

[@thephranc]

I've been watching Motorweek for a long time.

[@camaro69green31]

the stock '93 corvette rims look much better then the Calloway option..... in my opinion.

[@kbed405]

93 The Year I Graduated From High School. What A Beast Of A Car!

[@Andrew-ep4kw]

My friend worked for a Corvette magazine and he and I got a chance to tour the facility and drive one of the cars. It is fast, though we didn't think so when we first drove it. We were following Reeves, who was driving my friend's car, to a local lunch place. He asked us about the car, and we were trying to be polite about our impressions, when he asked "did you turn off the Valet mode?" Valet mode significantly reduces the engine horsepower and is operated by a key in the center console. After turning it off for the trip back, we were gleefully zipping along when I realized we were going over 100 mph on i95.

[@thetreblerebel]

If your driving a Corvette, the exaust note is part of, and I would never tire of the sound! EVER!!!

[@burroaks7]

DAmmit that is SERIOUSLY the best interior on a vetter EVER!!!!!! why!!!! BECAUSE ITS FACTORY AND NOBODY ELSE HAS IT AND ITS BADASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@barbecuetechtips6024]

If Barney had a corvette.

[@SuperImmunologist]

Super dee duper

[@CHUUMPASS]

this would blow the doors off of most anything out of italy and germany at the time ! it was right on par with the fiercest that ferrari (f40) , lamborghini (diablo) had to offer at the time.

[@TheKorbie]

Throwback Thursday, great idea! Love seeing these classics episodes.

[@Snowman3g]

Man the 3rd gen firehawk was so close in number with the Calloway. So damn impressive

[@z28camaro79]

Was not expecting numbers that good. I'm impressed.

[@digitalmagicAR]

I always looked forward to watching John Davis / Motorweek since the end of the 80s when I discovered it

[@frankfilippone9679]

What a car! Still competitive to this day!

[@marccaruso1351]

3:08 - that radio with an added single "12 sub and a couple of nice 6 x 9 in the door-panels will take care of that drone, plus an amp. and if that don't do it for you then i have lost all respect for you, no matter what your age! this a dream machine, and id take it over a lambo of the same period! (maybe could pass on the purple insides, though)!

[@RealtimeReviews613]

You guys should do this EVERY THURSDAY

[@bendavis9733]

We've got a whole years worth planned out already. And a "12 days of Throwback" for December.

[@KickoStocks]

Ben Davis Awesome! Can't wait to see some good stuff

[@machyne82]

That purple looks like hell.

[@dodgeguyz]

I know it was 93 but they needed to dial the purple back a bit! Don’t think the steering wheel needed to be purple. It’s like a child just colored everything purple!

[@mikegonzalez8071]

What a car and so nostalgic! True American icon 🇺🇸🏁

[@zachizard88]

I've never heard of the Callaway Vette. Love these retro reviews because I learn so much.

[@Foxbat1155]

every motorweek clip deserves 1 billion likes

[@sharonorangio5361]

So many people making comments about the color and they know nothing of the history of this car or it's "Twin". Bridgestone bought two of them and had Callaway customize them to showcase their first ever Run Flat Tires. This one in the video is a teal hard top with purple interior and the twin is a purple convertible with teal interior. They are the only two like that in existence. Not everyone's taste to be sure, but unique nonetheless!

[@klax001]

I wonder what happened to the car in the video. I think it looks amazing. The colors are such a product of their time. I love it. I hope it got saved by someone.

[@sharonorangio5361]

Sitting in my pole barn.... along with its' "Twin"!

[@tc3sean]

Those rear tail lights were really slick, remind me of a r32 skyline.

[@stephenantonio3713]

70 clams plus! I would take a 93 viper instead.. 400 hp and 400 plus torque and way better looks (subjective).. what do you guys think?

[@malmstring]

The interior is fantastic really. But the color...? If they did screening tests with control groups I have a hard time believing that purple would come out on top as viable interior coloring.

[@Ideo7Z]

It was the early 90s. Puking 🌈 Nickelodeon wild ass colors were all the rage.

[@roddydykes7053]

Barney was very popular in 1993. Trust me I remember

[@thetreblerebel]

The C3 was getting the Vette back to a true good handling sports car again. The later C3 was just basically a muscle car looking accessory. It could performe very well, just not out of the box alot of times

[@drumking241]

Great Vid! Freaking love my Quasar Blue Metallic 93 LT-1.

[@bvonsvideos]

Love these tbt on KZbin! #keepitcoming

[@roddydykes7053]

So this would’ve been nearly $120,000 in 2018 money. Sure makes the current corvette look a hell of a lot better

[@PANTYEATR1]

they killed Grimace and used his body to make the interior...

[@McBeamer94]

The tail lights look like those of the Ferrari 456!! Hey Motorweek, please revive the ''C4 ZR-1/Callaway Twin-Turbo'' retro review! P.S.: why don't you upload whole retro episodes? Focusing on specific reviews is good, but just asking! I suppose it will be less tiring in terms of editing!

[@Savineyard3]

+MafiosoItaliano458 Yes I agree. That test between those corvettes was in the rain. I mean wtf?

[@xr4ti548]

All this video needed was a Miami Vice Soundtrack playing in the background.

[@laszlovass7326]

At 2:22 he says, " Replaces the Corvettes leaf springs with Callaway coil over...." Leaf Springs:)

[@CaseTheCorvetteMan]

Transverse leaf springs are in a totally different league to regular designs, for one they are multi-functional, by flexing in the mid section they reduce the body roll without the need for a huge swaybar, and being they are GRP they weigh stuff all, it was a very well thought out design for back in those days, and when the C4 first launched it was one of the very best handling cars in the world, and that was on factory stock leaf springs.

[@marccaruso1351]

shifts at 4-5 grand; no need to worry about freaking 9 gears; no turbo to break...what a car! 4.4 0-60 and as long as it does 110mph then im happy. who gives a flying freak about going 150?

[@daredevil7442AUTOMOTIVE]

42k EXTRA....rip off but, good video!

[@chuckselvage3157]

They look sinister. Always liked Corvettes.

[@td7390]

Expensive car to drive down a crappy road....cool purple interior.

[@gseric4721]

Wow, among the corvette generations, the C4 is one of my least favorite, but I'd take this over a C5 Vette any day.

[@camryse]

Awesome color combo!!

[@lordzson2700]

All this beauty was designed with a computer containing 100mhz cpu and 2mb ram!

[@MrTravisjl]

Extra 42 g for 400 hp and a purple interior lol! Not even in 93 was that reasonable!!! Also, I know the vettes used to have a transverse leaf spring in the at one time but I don't think in 1993 it had leaf springs. I could be wrong.

[@TheCarCrazyGuy]

$77K???? Ughhhh... that's actually more than I paid for my '16 Z06 brand new with rebates and discounts.

[@FrenchValleyAirport]

77k in 1993 is 134k today

[@ODSTOninersIxTwO]

inflation dude

[@fifteenbyfive]

I love the cockpit. So many buttons in there but analog buttons are cool especially in a time when there's little screens full of nested menus all over the place....that take your eyes off the road...for far too long. I want a button that I can push without taking my eyes off the road, that's always in the same place right where I left it.

[@ducatiracer555]

Did Callaway have Unique Autosports use a spray can on the airbag cover? 3:23

[@msullivan40]

That interior 💜

[@Cali.Special5.O]

Almost the same exact numbers for a 2013 ford mustang gt/5.0

[@blackericdenice]

Technology is sweet.

[@sidefx996]

Not sure if that's a compliment for the vette or a dig at the mustang ;) Actually I think it shows pretty good on both cars.

[@blackericdenice]

sidefx996 When the corvette start making 535hp (boostlessly) from the 376 cu in engine under it's hood. Then it will be as high tech as the mustang. It's not going to happen with an OHV design engine.

[@BEBNC1]

***** The chassis, suspension, and integrated algorithmic active handling technology is levels beyond any Mustang. ANYONE can build a DOHC engine....as everyone does. The DOHC LT5 was suppose be the next generation engine with the C5... but stuck with OHV, and it has paid off. The LT5 found its way into Cadillac as the Northstar. You really think that cams on top of the head make it 'high tech'??? The new 6.2 LT1 is more efficient than Ford's 5.0.,,.in terms of mpg and carbon emissions. I would really love to know what is not 'high tech' about that.

[@vernonprice5986]

***** Let me know when any Mustang with over 460 HP gets 30 MPG like the Corvette does, while still having 460 lb-ft of torque or more. Then it will be as high tech as the Corvette.

[@tomjones1727]

Did you catch those seats? They look like they were 20 years old.. full of cracks!

[@cptmiche]

+flunk77 Well that makes me feel quite a bit better about how my corvette's seats (while in near flawless condition) looked like that.

[@cptmiche]

***** oooh

[@sidefx996]

+Tom Jones oh for fuck's sake it's the grain of the leather... acceleration and braking like that back in '93 and people are worried about the coked out 90's interior color. You didn't HAVE to get purple they were just offering something outrageous and were far from the only ones to do it back then.

[@goclunker]

Tom Jones and the sideskirts with no paint where the dirt and stones took it off when flug against them from the wheels

[@pureluck8767]

They used crappy pleather back then ...

[@Scars_House]

Throwback Thursday for 1991 ford super duty

[@ryancoffey4327]

Man cars of the 80s and 90s are just so unique and rad compared to todays cars. Todays cars are just plain and boring

[@Wesley_C]

What a super tuned muscle Corvette.

[@KJApexxmedia5511]

This was king back in the day... Viper had just came out at the time with same performance...

[@mega-hb4re]

Damn75k in 93 was some serious money.

[@xBrabus76]

Felt like shhhh on PGR games but best on that nyc bridge!

[@jmoney7289]

Brabus 76 that was the hammer he mentioned loved that car it's why I clicked on this retro

[@dwoodog]

Some 20+ years later and the run flat tire is still a high end tire option, or something one must pursue after market.

[@hyperlogos]

dwoodog that's because the handling feel sucks eggs. that doesn't matter to the average corvette driver, though

[@spikespiegel2246]

What a machine!

[@joelalexander5338]

The price was insane, though.

[@BrewBlaster]

For whatever it's worth; I had to look at a 7o6 last week and it had a sticker price of almost 90k.

[@NeighborhoodCarReviews]

Should have added bright yellow contrast stitching and piping! Yikes! That would be glaring.

[@speeddemon8438]

Mid 12’s in the early 90’s is super impressive

[@harrydesi]

Could u please do throwback Thursday for 300zx and supra ? Thx

[@bendavis9733]

Absolutely

[@BlakesWrld]

Ben Davis do you have any videos on a 1988 Monte Carlo SS

[@walterwidmaieriii7776]

harrydesi nobody cares

[@chexlemeneux8790]

I thought the tint was purple , that interior is awesome lol

[@chrisromero5302]

The C4 is the vette that I grew up with. I rather have these vettes than the newer ones.

[@bilalahmed2123]

Nice car. The interior leather looks a little warm though for a new car !

[@ASpectreOfSorts]

Demonstrator car, so it gets ragged on pretty hard. And being a tire demonstrator, it'd probably logged tons of miles.

[@claysmell]

"But then for Reeves Callaway, it just comes naturally aspirated, in this rare exception."

[@juanbarajas5376]

I wonder if the c5 got the inspiration of its lower front bumper from this model?

[@toughmanrandysavage3077]

Why couldn't they add a turbo to it?

[@denos.2688]

Wow Low tire pressure warning light for 93 😲

[@pascalmorel2069]

Superbe bagnole. ..pour moi la CORVETTE C4 à la plus belle ligne de toutes les générations de CORVETTE suivie de la C3

[@tpsyturvy6987]

My dream car!!!!

[@MrCarGuy]

Hey Ben can you find the old review of the W220 S-Class from model year 2000 when it first came out? For example, the S430 and S500.

[@bendavis9733]

Got it. I'll put it in the queue

[@MrCarGuy]

Thanks man.

[@Gunsforfreedom]

Crazy thing is, 4 years later the C5 would match these performance numbers.

[@waytosacramento3843]

Run flat tires - now we have tire fit kits with a small compressor. Some good designs just vanished apparently...

[@anthonybenash3457]

Purple and green...... God it’s like a rolling Trapper Keeper

[@laweezemorton8884]

do you have a video of the 1986 Hyundai Excel going 190 MPH?

[@Deanyfromtheburgh]

The later footage of this supernatural features prominent supercharger whine!

[@alezgutierrez9146]

Chevy rules baby

[@Savineyard3]

Of all the roads to test this car on they pick a road even most trucks wont even be tested on. No one bought this corvette with the purple interior. For 1993 this car would have given the ZR1 a good run. But I think the ZR1 would have still just edged out on a road course.

[@briteidea08]

That road is no longer there. Red Run blvd is in it's place.

[@Savineyard3]

Thank god.

[@tsomeone950]

That car was provided to them by bridgestone that they were using as a demonstrator

[@HWolfeIII]

Great car and great review and filming, would order a different color interior...

[@dbdeluxe]

This article reminded me of a Seinfeld’s episode where jerry bought this expensive cool leather jacket but had a strange liner that he tried to hide.

[@ODSTOninersIxTwO]

never even heard of callaway. also i guess killing the turbo means 1993 was the end of the 80's for corvette.