Corvette Magazine

shock performance at each wheel and adjusts the damping to produce a stable and flat ride in one of three settings selected by the driver — Tour, Sport or Performance. The word we keep coming up with to discribe the Corvette’s handling and cornering with the F45 is precise. This car is a joy to drive in any scenario. To top it off, even in the stiffest performance setting we noted no appreciable body flex or creaking, a characteristic of bygone Corvette generations.
Some genetic traits still exist, however. We ran the convertible through a brushless car wash and broke out the towels to wipe the water running through the window seals and dribbling over the lovely leather seats. Our coupe leaks too, in fact, during a thunderstorm it poured down the side of the seat, shorted the adjustment control and actually moved the seat forward, crunching the passenger’s legs up against her chin.
All these minor deficiencies are quickly forgotten with the top down, the 12-disc CD shuffling through our favorite cruising music and the beaches beckoning. We liked the Head Up Display (HUD), which projected