Retro Review: Callaway SuperNatural Corvette LM

[@manowar5516]

These were very underrated vehicles internationally. Truth be told, Callaway smashed almost every record set by the OEMs and their tuner counterparts throughout the 90's.

[@VaunShiz]

Man O War nothing has changed tuners see still one-uping OEMs

[@DripDripDrip69]

Dem headlights are sooo massive, they make the car looks like a anime character.

[@deerlord2363]

"like a anime character". LMFAO!!

[@weaksignal8009]

aerodynamics, callaway used this design at Le Mans, flip up headlights are no good at the racetrack.

[@DripDripDrip69]

@Hank Jason Spamming bots GTFO

[@MoskusMoskiferus1611]

That Thing looks like Ginetta

[@nappiral]

Gotta love the bootleg Hendrix and Skynyrd background music.

[@RByrne]

Lol sounds like it was played on a synthesizer

[@bwxmoto]

All Retro Reviews are golden.

[@LetMrAL1]

Wowwww that C4 gripped around those corners better than $230,000 cars of today. With no electronics in the suspension either.

[@vividvulpe9842]

This was my favorite car when i was a kid. I even had a little rc Callaway i used to drive around our driveway

[@maxxjettfilms6322]

I forgot about this car. What a machine! Even by today's standards it has some pretty impressive numbers.

[@Shintsu2]

They have a few of these at the Corvette museum, always cool to hear/see one actually be driven instead of just sitting in a museum. Personally I still think it looks cool and like the original C4's looks too. It looks more modern than a regular C4 with that front end, it vaguely reminds me of a Carrera GT.

[@jonienglish3231]

i still have the BF Goodrich Poster on my WALL we had one on Display at the Dealership SILVER RACE CAR VERSION - Not For Street

[@abracing199]

My lord that interior

[@92rednotch]

Was eating and almost threw up lol.

[@SexyAndlKnowIt]

Spoiler and rear end doesn't match the front end. You got curvy front end but sharp corner rear.

[@thefiascogarage3215]

I use to work at a Toyota dealership in 2004 and a guy showed up in a Callaway twin turbo to buy the General Manager's low mileage ZR-1. I instantly geeked out and the other salespeople thought I was crazy. It's obvious that they were overdone (put a Mr. Yuck sticker on those interiors), but the performance that they brought to the table arguably has something to do with the LS development, which we all know and love.

[@speedfiend925]

Do you have any retro reviews of the 1996 Grand Sport? That is the one I want to see. :)

[@naywahn]

lol OH GOD! It legitimately looks like a character from Cars. It looks like something you pay a quarter, for your kid to ride outside a convenient store.

[@maxamills1929]

Idek why all the hate this thing is badass...

[@Xantylon74]

Because it is ugly?

[@valerieechague5133]

Dude this is the Reeds Corvette on World Driver Championship on N64

[@joysticktroy]

What’s the story behind the headlights? I doubt they were made just for this car; they must have come from somewhere. What car did they come from?

[@დავითიკუჭუაშვილი]

Corvette LM Callaway💙

[@marshallgriffith2858]

At least you can see 7 miles down the road with those headlights a plus for night raceing aka lamans

[@DizzyMan24]

With a better driver, this would be a 3.8/3.9 0-60 car and a high 11 Sec 1/4. Would look slick in yellow.

[@eaglefat9398]

I don't know theres plenty of 435hp c4 vetts on the streets now days, just a LT4 hot cam and exhaust will put a LT1 car at that power level and most of them run 12.8's, sure this has a 383 so its got crazy torque down low but its times are fairly impressive for its power.

[@etmccaus]

Imagine being the ad director with the creative budget to go commission a set of bespoke Callaway Corvettes just for a set of print ads. Dream job.

[@greatreset3]

And we thought they couldnt get much better! 🚗

[@cobra454tim]

2:30 Is this the engine note that was always at the end of MotorWeek??

[@TurboPumperX]

Yes. It was a 60's Shelby Mustang first for years, then the LM. and a Lambo after that. Not sure what they're using now.

[@jamesbaker1392]

JESUS 127k in the 90s for a corvette?? I know it's a limited addition callaway refined car, but damn! That's almost 170k, or more in today's money!! No one in their right mind would spend that on a corvette these days, that's almost lambo territory!

[@CHEVYCAMARO4GEN]

Looks like a TVR

[@vaioskaliakoudas6388]

This car is beautiful!!! I 💜 it!!! Does any survivor of this excist, and if it does, how much it costs?

[@gdlkinbi]

Limited production with $120k+ pricetag 20+ years ago - good luck ! If you have money cars like this show up at Barrett-Jackson auctions...

[@tedsmith6017]

never heard of it , looks like the LM can put lemans on notice , sure it's a one off , does any one care though

[@rdj6886]

I know this car is ugly but for a car from 1994 it had a 0-60 of 4.1 and 12.3 quarter mile times and 23 highway and 17 city for gas mileage that's insane

[@olikat8]

Nice picnic tray out back-

[@COBHC8890]

That Grand Sport is still one of my fav cars today, and I drive one on my video game!!!

[@deerlord2363]

What videogame?

[@toughmanrandysavage3077]

It looks like they made the next gen vette off of this?

[@torres3800]

It's soo ugly, it's supernatural.. I love it... I heard about the Supernatural Callaway when i was a kid. I would love to see one in person. Drive one would be a dream...

[@McNuggs-]

That Grand Sport C4 in the background looks 10x better. The Callaway looks like a TVR rip off.

[@algernonilfracombe]

Yeah... I think the problem is that the front is very 350i-ish and the rest of the car is mostly standard C4, so it kind of feels like an odd hybrid between some atrociously modded Corvette and a TVR [and the disparity between the curves and sharp-edges reminds me of the early-90s Aston Martin Virage, which fell into a similar trap of visual discontinuity.] Styling purely as a result of aerodynamic necessity does not always look good or sell well. They'd probably have been better off with the standard (and record-breaking!) Aerobody seen on the Sledgehammer to great effect. Also, who the hell designs Callaway's interiors? They appear to have the mental age of SIX and a fascination with day-glow. Literally the only thing I like about this car is the corker of an engine, with power and sound regular 'Vettes have only recently attained.

[@Aless_Cnz]

Agreed But then again, I'll always be biased towards the C4 Grand Sport... because Gran Turismo :)

[@McBeamer94]

S a n d s I'd actually say it looks more like a Marcos rip-off minus the rear spoiler!

[@algernonilfracombe]

Quite right, both of you. Admittedly rather more reliable than a Marcos, but by no means prettier. At least they were actually designed to BE strange and oddly-upsetting, rather than just LOOKING it.

[@McBeamer94]

Algernon Ilfracombe Marcos cars have been rather weird looking, to be honest! The front end of the Mantula, the whole shape of the Mini Marcos etc! But Marcos actually made a rather good looking sports car about 10 years ago, the TSO GT2, powered by the LS2 Small Block!!

[@dthellland9738]

they get exited about the Bugatti veyoune and the sledgehammer was doing it over 20 years ago

[@tsomeone950]

All of u have the lights .... But probably love the interior..... I'm glad they didn't show the interior for long

[@jonienglish3231]

I seen one at the GM Dealership i worked at in 2006 was at Track Version

[@therustyfisherman7922]

These comments are hilarious. Imagine seeing this car for the first time back then and you’ll understand how awesome it was...is.

[@alexl9334]

The thing is they should of put kn c5.r lights instead of trying to make it look like a porsche

[@stevehall6539]

My goodness, those headlights though , sinful looking

[@repnatl]

Basically a vette rear ended a Porsche and they welded it together? This is probably the ugliest vette I've ever seen.

[@tylercouture216]

look at those big ass bug eye 90s lights

[@Moneymyke357]

I've never seen or heard of this before

[@deanspanos8210]

From the front it looks like some large eyed anime character.

[@McBeamer94]

Sweeeeet hoooome Aaalabaama!!!

[@CJColvin]

MafiosoItaliano458 Yep Amen Brother.

[@TurboMan942]

I'd rather fly into a ditch than have that wing on the car. Funny how those style wings are no longer used, besides some dork screwing one onto a Civic. Did downforce suddenly disappear or did they really not do much?

[@amt407_]

DaleDenton69 the viper acr has it.

[@BurtSampson]

Actual racecars still use them, just look at basically any car in the GT3 class, but most modern supercars that would actually need that kind of downforce use lots of active aero like flaps in various positions around the car that divert airflow depending on what the car is doing, and some still do have actual wings, they just don't pop up until the car is going a certain speed. Active aerosystems add weight though, so actual racecars still primarily go old school and run giant ironing boards on the back of their cars.

[@bestmillimeter1858]

Dat wing

[@HenrySchecker]

ever see the music video for Black Hole Sun?

[@redriver15262]

Henry Schecker butthole son

[@kiritanJ]

and we got excited off VIPER (and not this) because of...?

[@gdlkinbi]

Viper of this time dominated most every race in Europe, Corvette was good but 1st-gen Vipers have always been above their competition in the FIA GT2 Class. Quite often Team Oreca Viper GTS-R posted times almost as fast as GT1 Racecars.

[@kiritanJ]

@@gdlkinbiThanks!

[@gdlkinbi]

@@kiritanJ You're welcome.

[@britishsecretagent0078]

Front end looks like Mr. Magoo

[@wkeil1981]

Sounds like a gran turismo 2 menu music

[@StopDropandLOL]

Good lord that thing is hideous

[@Starkid1236offical]

You and that car have alot in common

[@frankangelsolis]

Starkid 1236 pretty ballsy words coming from a person who watches nothing but claymation cartoons

[@redriver15262]

"Gorgeous body" ???? GURL BYE

[@Badassvidsz]

I like it

[@poetwp975]

My how times have changed and cars have gotten faster. This thing has the same power as the current base model vet

[@dbdeluxe]

The LT5 Also sounds different..., in a better way imo

[@sidefx996]

Poet WP thanks Captain Obvious

[@quentinwooten30]

Sounds good tho

[@Wesley_C]

This Corvette's has TVR ripoffs.

[@brandonobaza8610]

Chevy Corvette after a first time crack binge.

[@jhomrich89]

almost looks like Lightning McQueen

[@DavidAndre657]

How much do you think this would bring at auction?

[@BleuBenjamins205]

127k times 2

[@jonienglish3231]

the 5 star Magnesium wheels better looking

[@diyoverhauler5432]

Porsche lights

[@STILL_TESTING]

Mmm.. I think I'm going to go silently...

[@manfromnantucket9544]

MY EYES! THE GOGGLES DO NOTHING

[@dustinb6598]

How much do you think this would bring at auction? was my first thought

[@BleuBenjamins205]

probably 3 times the original price

[@b-trucker7717]

The front of that corvette looks like it's crossed eyed 😂

[@b-trucker7717]

Yea I know it looks like it got bifocals 😂

[@891trigfoot]

That wing lololol

[@sew04ss]

@:47 rip headphone users

[@Mr.monke_222]

Lmfao

[@MrBlackbutang]

Looks like budget viper. Carbon lizard

[@lowbudgetmotorsport4112]

That thing is SuperUGLY. Just like all the other Callaway Corvettes.

[@VaunShiz]

Lol they probably thought those wheels were huge xD they look so small. Styling is very love or hate but that interior is gross , welcome to McDonald's play pin

[@Giggiyygoo]

The front end is like a Supra/Miata love child.

[@weallfollowmanutd]

A cod on wheels

[@zombieman717]

This thing scares me

[@kj475]

They tried to style the front clip to be like the Ferrari 330 P4. Not a bad rendering for the time, but no way should it have been attached to a C4 Corvette.

[@C4VETTELT1]

Why's that?!?! The C4s are badass cars! And thats exactly why they did it to that!!

[@Alexander_Timonin]

Red doesn't suit the car at all, that LM livery in Silver with blue looked much better

[@shamarone]

DODGE VIPER ACR.

[@JEMHull-gf9el]

t needs at least some 19" rims

[@Chris-iu9qi]

The front looks horrible.

[@kevinponce8525]

Chris Law better than the front of the c4 corvette

[@SpikeRazzor]

Kevin Ponce Both are so ugly they're beautiful.

[@TheVintagetamiya]

Omg the interior is ugly on a whole new level.

[@brentroscoe9922]

Headlights have a meth problem

[@chaseman94]

Anime eyes and it has a Ricer wing

[@SubaruWRXspdManual]

Front end and wheel gaps..... Yuck.

[@klax001]

Ah yes, the McDonald's corvette

[@asleepnomore4111]

That rear wing looks like it was bought at Walmart.

[@Pube83]

FYi, it's nickname was "the moose."

[@Pressed_For_Time]

thanks MotorWeek i just threw up my breakfast..

[@brutalictesku]

Worst interior I've ever seen.

[@Xantylon74]

The front loos like a car from 1970, just ugly. Sledhammer looks much better.

[@andersonfirmino8925]

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[@tylerschwartz4327]

Damn that thing is ugly

[@the__black__box]

hideous

[@josephbourdeau7316]

Worst car produced by a performance shop EVER.

[@Niterider73]

Ugly Vette

[@WorldwideWyatt]

That is one ugly car. Lol

[@ronaldtartaglia4459]

Hideous

[@AmraphelofShinar]

Boomer music. I'd rather hear the car's engine.