I'm making this video today to give you guys a no-brainer and that no-brainer is a C645. Woo! I'm making this video today to give you guys a no-brainer and that no-brainer is a C645. So to start off with the C6 Corvette generation, we need to talk about the looks. Now looks are very subjective. There could be a hundred people that think a car looks good and there could be one person that doesn't. It doesn't mean that person's wrong for thinking the car doesn't look good because at the end of the day, like I said, looks are subjective. In my opinion, the C6 Corvette is the best looking Corvette you can buy. And when it comes to cars in general, the C6 Corvette is a damn good looking car. Even when you compare the C6 Corvette to super cars, it looks damn good next to them. It looks like it belongs. It wasn't such a gigantic leap from the C5 generation, like it was from the C7 and C6 Corvette. The C5 Corvette was already a very good looking car. And even if you do like the pop-up headlights, you have to admit they got every single thing on this C6 Corvette right. Every single thing, it was the perfect, perfect generational upgrade for a Corvette. They were able to make the C6 Corvette a sharper looking car. But while still keeping the body lines nice, smooth, long, and curvy, it's an absolute masterclass in design. For the money, I don't think you can buy a better looking car than a C6 Corvette. Of course, at the end of the day, that's just my opinion. And then we have the elephant in the room. Or should I say, the engine in the room. That's right, we have to talk about the 6.2 liter LS3 V8 that powers the C6 Corvette from 2008 and later. The C6 Corvette originally started with an LS2 engine back in 2005, but later was updated with the LS3 engine in 2008. That update displacement from 6.2 liters to 6.2 liters, and it also increased final output to 430 horsepower from 400 horsepower. The LS3 also revs a little bit higher than the LS2 from factory, which makes it sound just that much better. Not to mention in the aftermarket space, the LS3 is a lot more capable than the LS2. The LS2 is a very stout engine, but you top out around 700 rear wheel horsepower. That's when you really shouldn't push the stock engine anymore. Common consensus for the LS3's engine limits is around 900 to 1000 rear wheel horsepower. Many will tell you over 900 rear wheel horsepower is pushing it though. The C6 Corvette also saw the LS7 and the LS9 in the respective 06 and 01 models. The LS9 was an absolute monster of the engine, and so was the LS7. In fact, the LS7 was 7 liters of V8 displacement. Unfortunately, the LS7 had a few shortcomings in the head design. Those 06 Corvettes were actually known to drop valves. Next, we're going to move on to the main reason I bought a C6 Corvette. And that is this transmission. In 2008, models and later, the C6 Corvette got a TR6060 Tremic transmission in them. The TR6060 is an incredibly durable unit. It's also incredibly smooth in a C6 Corvette. Unlike some transmission, it's that hot competitors, cough cough, MTA-2. The TR6060 has no problems for making its way through gear. It's smooth as butter. The C6 Corvette also came with a factory short shifter, which doesn't mean you shouldn't replace it with an aftermarket short shifter, because yeah, there are some that are better than the factory one. But it doesn't pretty good job. As you can see, the throw for third to fourth really isn't that long. It doesn't feel nearly as sloppy as transmissions in other cars. Overall, I couldn't be happier with the transmission in this car. The one thing I might say that these cars have with factory that is a little wonky is that GM put a 1-4 skip shift in them to help save emissions. You can tune that out of the PCM, though, luckily. And I recommend you do, because sometimes you'll have both gear lockout problems if that problem is not tuned out of your PCM. Just a little side note there. It is so easy to go fast in these cars. It really is. It's so easy. It's not fair. That's not fair. And that brings me to my next point. The overall weight of a C6 Corvette makes it a perfect sports car. It's one of those modern cars that actually doesn't weigh over 3500 pounds. No matter what car you look at nowadays, even the really light ones are the ones that used to be light. Say like the C7 Corvette, not. They've all surpassed 3500 pounds. The C6 Corvette, however, they're in a very low 3,000 mark. The 06 C6-06, which happens to be one of the lightest Corvette's ever made with a 7-liter V8, is just ever so slightly over 3,000 pounds. So you can imagine a power to weight ratio on that car. And I'll see 6 Corvette's alike. Light weight is good for everything, including the brakes, which I might mention. This car has 6 piston brembo brakes up front and 4 piston brembo brakes in the rear, which makes this car insanely capable on the track. And even though it's insanely capable on a track, it is one hell of a good daily driver as well, too. It actually gets up to 26M almost per gallon highway, which is almost unheard of for a VAV vehicle. But that's all due to its light weight. For the next part, we're going to have to take you outside. One of the coolest things about the C6 Corvette is actually the removable Targatown room, which as a buyer initially, I didn't think I'd like too much, or even care for. However, my opinion has drastically changed about that. And it's very easy to remove and convenient to store. Let me go ahead and show you how to do that. So it's a very simple process, but go inside of the cabin and you're going to release this latch right here. And then you're also going to release this latch right here. And then you'll simply just tap on this button right here, that top over release, and the roof is ready to be removed. I am going to need two hands to remove this roof. In fact, it's better with a partner, actually, but you can remove yourself. But just give me a second. Let me show you how to do that. And as you can see, it just latches right into these little side pieces right here. And then you're just going to push down on this bit. Boom. It's clipped into place and it's going nowhere. Now you have the best of both worlds with the target top. I know I know this makes me feel a little bit like an old man having the roof down on a Corvette. But at the end of the day, I did buy a Corvette. So I'm going to feel like an old man anyways. Okay, and my final reason why you should buy a C6 Corvette is because it's older, but not too old. Hear me out on this one with most modern cars. They are getting way too difficult to work on. And this is kind of the best compromise. As you can see, the engine bay, it doesn't give you a whole lot of room to work with here. And that's understandable because it's all squeezed in here, a big engine into a small Corvette. But let me just give you a couple of examples why these Gen 4 LS engines are better to work on than the newer Gen 5 LT motors. And just one of the quick reasons that is popping in on top of my head why these Gen 4 LS's are better is their way cheaper to buy parts for and to work on. For example, since this motor is port-feel-injected and not direct-injected like the new LT motors, doing a simple E85 conversion would just involve you changing the injectors and adding a flex-fuel kit. And again, since it's port-injected, they're easily accessible. The fuel rails are just right on your hairy. So you can change your injectors out very simply. Versus on an LT motor, since they're direct-injected, you have to take a lot of pieces off that motor to get to them. And if you would take an LT motor car to the shop just to get E85, you're going to spend a pretty penny there. And there's several other things you get with older cars, such as hydraulic steering. You feel a lot more of the road. Even though electronic steering is getting a lot better nowadays, you still have a really, really good communication with the road with the hydraulic steering. Of course, you got a simple six-speed manual. And then you even have a really simple gauge cluster, which this might be a downfall for some of you. But the analog gauges really add just a nice old-school feel to it. And yes, the biggest downfall of the C6 is this dated interior. For example, just looking at the radio, this thing is incredibly dated. And so is the rest of the car, really. You can almost argue that the absence of all these electronics and assists and nannies actually adds to the driving experience of the car. And I truly believe that it does. And again, with the absence of all those electronics and nannies, it adds to the reliability of the vehicle. C6 Corvettes are known to be extremely reliable. Now, of course, every car is going to have its issues, but you won't find many on a C6 Corvette. I hope you guys enjoyed my breakdown of why you need to buy a C6 Corvette. It would mean a lot to me if you scrolled down and slapped that like button. It does take a lot of time and filming and editing to film some of these videos for you guys. And if you enjoy it, that's the best way I know you guys enjoy it by leaving a like. And if you're not already subscribed to my YouTube channel, please consider subscribing if you would like to. Thank you guys for watching, and I'll see you later, boys.