Framed 1991-94 Corvette Profile Print
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1991 Production Corvette -
'60s Performance, '90s Style Here's the story...
Here's a shocker for you. While the ZR-1 was getting all of the attention, Dave McClellan and his team of engineers were quietly raising the performance bar. The stock 1991 Corvette could rip off a 0-to-60 time of just 5.3-seconds. That's quicker that a '69 427/435 big-block Corvette!
The country was in the doldrums in 1991. Recession, inflation, and federal deficits had a damper on the economy. SUVs hadn't arrived yet and very few people were interested in performance cars. Despite the bad mood of the economy, the Corvette was running better than ever. Corvettes usually only make incremental improvements and 1991 was no exception.
The most obvious change for '91 was the first facelift since the C4 arrived in '84. The front and rear bumper covers were restyled, there were new front fender vents, and new turbine-styled wheels. The formerly black horizontal body molding was now body colored and the rear bumper cover was styled after the ZR-1.
Other minor details included the placement of the third brake light at the top of the rear bumper cover. The list price for the '91 coupe was $32,455, up only $476 from the '90 model. The roadster started at $38,770. Total production was only 20,639, down 3,007 units from the '90 model.
Interesting were happening under the hood for '91. Although the power rating hadn't changed, new low-pressure mufflers improved performance and made the car slightly quieter. There was a new finned power steering cooler and a "low oil" sensor pickup was added to the oil pan.
The famous Z51 performance suspension option was replaced with the new Z07 option. The new option offered all of the Z51 suspension parts, plus the old FX3 adjustable suspension option. However, the suspension settings were "firm-to-very firm," and it wasn't cheap. The Z07 cost $2,155. Only 773 cars were ordered with this option.
1991 was also the last year for the official Callaway conversion Corvettes. Callaway also built the 500th Callaway Corvette on September 26, 1991. The ZR-1 market was cooling off as well. Only 2,044 of the $67,000 beasts were built in '91. That down from the 3,049 made in 1990.
The '91 Corvette had come a long way from the dog-days of 1981. Corvettes were winning races, there were two exotic Corvettes offered, and performance was better than ever. And just over the horizon, a famous old gun was about to return, the LT-1.
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