Automobile manufacturers are fond of telling the public that their latest model is the best ever.
Wheel Stats 2001 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 sports coupe. Curiously, Chevrolet makes no such brag for its new Corvette Z06, although it does advertise more performance, agility and refinement. That's likely because this latest version of America's most enduring sports car needs no artificial embellishment. It simply is the best Corvette in the history of the marque, which goes back nearly half a century. Despite a rabid band of followers, there always seemed to be something to dislike about earlier Corvettes.