I have been waiting for you to post this. I had two LT1 Corvettes. A 94 Polo Green on tan and 95 Admiral Blue. Both 6 speed manuals. Good value even in today’s crazy market. Get a 94 and up for the upgraded interior. I did over 100 track days at Pocono (shown here) and Limerock and the car holds up as long as you upgrade the brakes. I love these retrp videos
@@alexander1485 people who aren't poor like to have new stuff, kiddo. I've owned two Corvettes as well, and three BMWs, and two Caddy's, a Camaro, a Mustang, a GTO - ask your mom which one she liked best.
Back in 92 running 5.4 to 60 and the quarter-mile under 14 at 104 mph is super strong performance ..keep in mind back then if a car did 0-60 under 8 seconds it was considered fast..5.4 for the time was booking..shit...still is
My friend test drove several LS1 Trans Am after driving my 94 Z28 M6 and he said only the 2002 Ram Air felt as good or better but he felt that they didn’t have the low end torque of my LT1.. I had hypertech programmer 160* thermostat, K&N air filter only and stock exhaust including the tips with a flowmaster muffler only. I beat lots of cars.. a few cobras of various years (not termi lol never ran one but would get me) t-type Buick turbo, corvette auto LT1, LS1 auto all highway runs not set up but typically leaving the drag strip on the way home. I ran it a couple times and went 13.8@100. I shifted @ 5000 one run and 6000 another run and the only difference was a couple hundredths quicker and .2 mph slower shifting 5000. Sweet spot would have been about 5200-5300 I think. Seat of pants would have been fastest I think but I wasn’t used to the track so I picked some shift points. These runs were with a super conservative launch and slow 60’. I know it would have gone 13.7s but maybe 13.6 with a good launch. I went on and on lol I also beat a sc fox body and a cam heads fox.. it was close but the guy was like please tell me that’s not stock and it was at that point. I was power shifting so I did get the most out of it.
I still currently own a teal 1995 Corvette ZR1 with 28K miles. Originally owned by my grandfather. My uncle Scott has a white 1992 Corvette LT1 C4 Corvette he bought recently and loves it
@@NoName-cn3cp uh, no, the 80s C4, without all the gimmicks, and with the Atari dashboard, looks better. BUT, I will say, the later ugly fake-ZR1 C4s are starting to look better as we get further away from their production run. And the C5 (I owned one back then), is also starting to look better. Again, I never thought it looked bad, but I think they were so common you just got used to them, but now, that you see fewer and fewer, I'm starting to remember why I loved them so much back in the late 90s and early 2000s.
@@NoName-cn3cp I own a C3, a 1982 in two-tone blue, with a blue interior, and I will say, without hesitation, it's one of the best looking cars ever made. If you want attention, drive that thing around, in fact its sort of annoying. The C4 I had, a convertible, also got a lot of attention as it had Z06 wheels on it and people thought it was a Z06, which of course it was not - but I just saw a picture of it today looking for photos of something else, and damn, that's a great looking car too. BTW, the fake fake ZR1 vettes, I still think they're good looking, just like the earlier, cleaner look better, reminds me of the 80s.
I don't care how old they get, there is nothing like a 91-96 C4 in style. Such an iconic American staple. The LT-1 made the 90s a fun time for GM, with F-Bodies delivering a massive punch to the Mustang for a whole decade. Then similar architecture made the 94-96 GM fullsize sedans powerhouses for their day.
I 100% agree!! I've wanted one my whole damn life!! And was finally able to get my hands on a 92! Favorite car I've had by far. I used to be a big camaro guy had a couple of um but the vette oh man it's almost too much fun! Lol
The lt1 didn't want any of a properly driven 4v 4.6 which came in 96. They were faster and trapped higher stock for stock. They had the edge over the base gt for sure it was a 2v 4.6 and a 302 which is a 1960s design. Much much less displacement than the camaros so I'd hope they have an edge. The engine and transmission was the only good thing about them. The rear is made of glass and it is fugly compared to an sn95 mustang inside and out and overall quality is lower.
@@Kgio-2112_It did hit the streets as the all-new 1984 Corvette January '83. My business partner owned a brand new '84. (Still drive a '96 convertible today)._
Thank you bringing more of the old GM footage to share. I have been watching the marathons as well. I hope to see more Oldsmobile footage like the Oldsmobile Eighty Eight LSS I saw on the marathon. Thank you for the efforts.
@@alexander1485 The C2 are beauties, but not so great ride or drive , same with all C3s. When C4 came along you got real handling. Plus comfort. and Good mpg. My 96 manual recently got 26.1 on a 250 mi. trip.
@@weegeemike I like the C4, but you're truly tarded if you think they look better than the C3. I've own a C3 and had a C5, and driven the C4 - and the C4 and C5 are generations ahead of the C3 when driving, but my God, nothing gets attention like the C3, literally can't drive the thing without people constantly bugging at any stop, it's pretty annoying.
I had a 96 Camaro convertible, but always wanted a Trans Am convertible instead. The hardtop obviously looks better, but convertibles are more fun to drive when you can put the top down. But a Trans Am from that area hardtop just looks insanely awesome still, and you don't really see that many anymore.
@@rodmunch69 I can't do convertables. Have yo have something over me. Mine had T-tops, which I absolutely love. Best of both worlds. Literally wanted to get T-tops put in my 08 f150 I had but it would have been a lot of money and work. And it probably would have looked dumb lol. My buddy had a 95 trans am up until about a year ago when he traded it on a 10 camaro SS. Got to ride in it a few times. Just makes me want another twice as bad. I have a 15 challenger R/T now, but want a 98-02 WS6 next to it after its paid off. And it will have T-tops of course lol. And your 96 camaro was my favorite style of camaro other than the 60s ones. Those 93-97s had a really nice looking front end. 98-02 ones were ugly and looked like a Chrysler Concorde.
@@timmypstyle convertibles are so fun to drive if you have good weather, ideally however you'd want a hard top convertible, then you truly get the best of both worlds. Also I'm with you on the WS6, I wanted a 2002 WS6 convertible badly, but they were just too expensive for me at the time, so instead I bought a couple year old C5 Corvette convertible, which was awesome, but I really did want that WS6 since I knew it was the last one ever. On the 96 Camaro, at the time I really liked the newer front ends, but as time has went on, I agree with you, the early versions look more distinctive. As for current cars I have a 1982 Corvette, which is one of the best looking cars ever made, and it has t-tops and is a fantastic highway cruising car, it drives on the interstate as well as my old Cadillac CTS. My other car is a BMW 435i, and I'll tell you what, I was never a BMW fanboy growing up, but Cadillac so screwed up their infotainment systems in the mid-2010s that I skipped on getting another Caddy and ended up the BMW dealership, where at the time I leased a 428i, which is probably the best driving car I've ever owned, it was so insanely well balanced. I liked that 428i so much I bought one a year ago, but then decided I wanted more power and just traded it in on a 435i. They really are great cars, you get under 5-second 0-60, it handles as well as a C5 Corvette, and you get all the modern niceties, incredible build quality, the peak of sport-luxury.
@@rodmunch69 I've never been a fan of the looks of BMWs. Same with Porsche and VW. Actually I've had 15 vehicles and all were from the Big 3 American brands. At the moment I have my 15 challenger R/T, an 06 monte carlo, and an 08 uplander cargo van for my business. The monte handles like my 96 trans am did but its quite a bit slower lol. It does 0-60 in 7 flat whereas the trans am was 5.85. Still fun to drive around.
@@timmypstyle The 4-series BMW is an amazing looking car, sort of an upscale Mustang on the exterior, except up a few levels in build quality (and price when new, to be fair, although used they're in the same ballpark). Like I said, I never considered BMW until GM blundered with their awful CUE infotainment system in the Cadillac. But before that I never owned a foreign car by choice, the only one I ever had was a 87 Excel in the 90s, and it was the biggest piece of trash I've ever owned. OH, I too once owned a Monte Carlo, it was a 1984 SS -- convertible. Yes, you could buy them from the dealer as a convertible, they sent it off to a chop shop for the conversion. I bought mine used, wish I still had it since it'd be worth a ton today. Instead some idiot in a Towncar hit me on the front passengers tire, which caused a chain of events that broke the gas line, and then caught the car on fire,and it burned to the ground. After that I got a Fiero GT, which is still the most fun to drive car I've ever owned, it was just a go-kart. Also had a Mustang, that Camaro, a '05 GTO with 400hp, that thing wasn't fast off the line, probably around 5.5s I'd guess, which isn't great for 400hp, but floor it while you were doing 60, and it threw you back like a roller coaster. Also had a couple of CTS's, a Saturn Sky, which is another good small car, the BMW's, oh and my first car, a 1972 Cutlass w/ 350 rocket. Also owned two other Cutlass', then a couple of boring SUVs, which I got rid of quickly after taking a normal corner at 30mph and feeling like they'd tip over.
Aaah...the LT1 where it all began to truly turn around. No longer were we suffering under nanny state government overreach of the 1970's/1980's and we could finally have real cars with actual power. My first American muscle car was powered by the venerable LT1 V8 engine and she was stupidly fast when I got her. I got my 1994 25th Anniversary Trans-Am in 1996 at the tender age of 17. She passed everything but a gas station. ;) Addendum- I love that last bit..."Does Chevy have anything else planned for the Corvette?" Oh yes they did and now the Corvette is synonymous with the super cars. I love American V8's! May deregulation come in and take down the scum at the EPA. May the V8 continue to wow us for another 50 years.
The early 90s were important for the Vette . ZR1 was a beast Halo car for GM. The LT1 brought more performance and reliability. Handling was always good but became world class . You could still be competitive at any track day with a 92 Corvette, with new rubber and a few simple power upgrades .
Whats great is that GM went to Lotus for the ZR1 engine, which p/o'd the American engineers who felt slighted. So they beefed up the 'base' engine to the point that it outpeformed the ZR1, literally the next year, GM then forced them to detune it while going back to Lotus and trying to get them to beef up the ZR1 engine. It's a fun little back and forth that lead to some big performance gains for the Corvette over a short period of time.
After being an avid enthusiast and Corvette owner of quite a few Corvettes somehow I’ve made it back to behind the wheel of a C4. C5 was fun but the rear styling wise just never was a great looking piece. C6 was awesome but lacked rawness and the C7 as well. Haven’t owned a C8 yet but doesn’t do much for me. I am still a fan of the front engine rear drive setup. Managed to pick up a C4 ZR-1 and 96 Grand Sport LT4 car. Always wanted them and finally but the bullet and man I can see now why people are starting to buy these cars. Feels like a slot car and now get folks coming up taking pictures at least of the Grand Sport model.
Ah, the C4. It may not be everyone's favorite Corvette (but then, couldn't you say that about any generation Corvette?) but it sure as hell is *my* favorite. Looks absolutely gorgeous to me, even in that wild 90s shade of yellow.
Having previously owned multiple LS cars including Vettes, I must admit to overlooking and underappreciating these LT1 C4's for far too long. It was really only in the past couple of years that I have began to see the many merits to this chassis/drivetrain. A quick glance at rapidly increasing used prices make me think that I am not alone
Prices of everything had been shooting up. Once the economy collapses here shortly and prices reset, it will be interesting to see how things play out and where they end up settling.
I wonder if the prices do go up, or if they just sort of level out. I bought a 1982 C3 in 2007, paid the going rate, nothing over the top, in line with what they were going for, and here we are in 2022 and the thing still sells for almost the exact same amount. At some point these cars just hit their 'value' wall, and don't really move from there. A ZR-1 is a legend, so those will increase, but a run of the mill 92 in good shape, I just can't see those skyrocketing. Then again I couldn't see a base model 1985 Buick Regal with spoke hubcaps selling for as much as my C3, so don't listen to my advice on things.
@@boyfrmnewyork the earlier C3's, certainly that's the case, but the late 70s and early 80s C3s, they've been flat for a long time, they're starting to tip up, slightly, but everyone who see's mine is flat out amazed at how cheap they are, they all assume it's a very expensive car. In any case I don't plan on selling mine, so I guess the value doesn't really matter in that case.
@@rodmunch69 I've got twelve sports cars in my collection of different makes. I bought them because I liked them. A few have gone up in value, but I never sell no matter. Just buy what you like, if it goes up in value bonus!
@ You picked a good one. I worked at a dealer that only sold used Vettes. Of the C4s, the 84s were garbage due to a terrible fuel injection system, but that was fixed in 85. They gradually improved and the best ones by far are 1990 and up. Better styling, dashboard, interior, suspension.
GM engineers: "Hey, we've got a great idea - let's put the distributor right under the water pump. There's no way an inevitable water leak will cause any problems with an electrical system."
I love my 91. Best of both worlds, new body style the classic SBC with tons of torque where i use it most. I appreciate the LT1, but won't ever use the top end or suffer the Opti-Spark woes.
It has its engine and that's it and that doesn't make it a Corvette, especially with 40 less hp. By that comment the Road Master and Vista Cruiser were also "4 door Corvette"😋
In 30 years when they review the 2022 Corvette, I can hear them say: "The 2022 Corvette is just a measley $108,000, and our fully loaded Corvette just came to an affordable $120,990."
Doubt anyone will say that, in 30 years most cars will be electric, gas will be at an insane high premium to consume and be allowed to pollute environment with. A '22 Corvette will be something classic only those with real means will be allowed to drive on their private land maybe. What I'm saying is there won't many 600hp ICE cars left in 30 years man, think !
This was being contrasted to cars like the JDM imports, that had seen their sticker-price literally double in 4 years (putting basically all the classic '90s JDM cars around 40-50k starting price), and cars like the new Viper that was around 55k, or the Porsche 968, with MSRPs varying between 40k and 55k.
Idk what it is.. it just had such a good balance .. all black interior, drop top... slick design... al under $50K? Hidden gem, love to hear the stories of those who owned these
I have a 93 vert 6 speed car and absolutely love the balance and handling.Its got just an exhaust upgrade and it holds up pretty well with modern cars.I have had it for 7 years and 35k later and only replaced the clutch,and best of 26 miles to the gallon on the highway i will never get rid of it.Mine is white exterior black seats and dash with white door panels.
_Started owning the C4 in 1991 brand new. (Seven fourth generations later, I still drive a 1996 Corvette convertible today). And you're absolutely correct about the car being such a good balance._
Sometimes I see one for sale around my area, always a temptation but as it is my Camaro is a handful when things go bad. Still, the C4 will never feel old to me.
@@BrodeyDoverosx lmao right, the c4 is about as fast as a modern maxima or silverado, but every motorweek vid has the current owners giving each other the reach around.
2:53 - I love when many new expensive car ads list driver ride controls as a cool feature in this day and age when a Chevrolet used in it way back in '92. Same with modern EVs and the infamous '97 GM EV-1.
That's a seriously impressive car for 1992 and one of the best looking cars ever made imo. This Vette makes the intervening 31 years of progress look marginal.
Hmmm.... Nope Look, the C4 is beautiful, a wild car with more curves than was reasonable, but as a performer, even it's most potent big-blocks can't hold up to modern cars. Plus the 370 HP you're quoting for '71 is SAE Gross horsepower. The same engine, measured in SAE net horsepower without any change, dropped to 300, then 270, then 250. The LT1 C4 is an equally potent car, and has far more top end (old 'Vettes are gearing limited to something like 120 overall). The modern LT1, from the C7 era, absolutely demolishes both older variants. It's not even close, since it also demolishes the hallowed L88.
Hp was measured differently in the 1970's so if the 70's motor was measured as net hp like today the1990's LT1 is more powerful. Thew 2014 6.2 litre LT1 at 420 hp in C7 demolishes both.
Mine gets around 28 - 29 going 75-90mph. But it has a tune w/ 450hp stage 1 top end so that extra air might have helped.. I guess. Used to do around 25 - 27 stock though
So, for the ZR-1, GM got recently acquired Lotus to develop the engine, which apparently pissed off the guys at Corvette. And this is the result. Kind of sad that you have to kick some people in the ass to actually get them to do their jobs. And people wonder why the American auto industry has gone down the toilet.
'American auto industry has gone down the toilet'... Wait, what? Putting aside that modern cars are worlds away more reliable than classic cars (200k miles was a pipe-dream in the '60s/'70s), modern American sportscars aren't just competitive against the entire world- they're industry leading... And have been for decades. Corvettes in particular have not just been routinely supreme performers (C6 Z06/ZR1, C7 Z06/ZR1, and the upcoming C8 Z06, for instance), but have done it every time at a price point that no other company has been able to match... And that during a time when there actually have been a few serious attempts to do so, from manufacturers like Dodge and Nissan.
It didn't happen like that. The LT5 for the ZR1 was much to small in numbers for GM engineering and assembly lines so the top end dual overhead cam design was contracted to Lotus which GM owned and assembly for the same small volume reasons was contracted to Mercury Marine. Lotus also engineered the FX3 adjustible shock absorber system on C4.
I was thinking how did they get that low 0 to 60 and quarter-mile, and then my question was answered. They have traction control to help their lousy driver.
This is my favorite Corvette interior; I don't like the ugly 3 spoke steering wheel they switched to in '94. A lotta people don't see it, but the Supra MKIV copied this dash.
C1 C2 and C6 are my favorites. I never liked these C4s. Always thought they didn’t look good. And coming from tech side of things I never liked those LT1s either.
![1992 Chevrolet Corvette | [4K] | REVIEW SERIES | "6 Speed LT1"](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/JrLEQH4arVg/mqdefault.jpg)
Still looks good to this day
Car looks amazing
Yeah the C4 has a timeless look 😎
The 92 Camaro and Beretta GTZ too.
Wedge shape is always timeless.
Why wouldn't it
I have been waiting for you to post this. I had two LT1 Corvettes. A 94 Polo Green on tan and 95 Admiral Blue. Both 6 speed manuals. Good value even in today’s crazy market. Get a 94 and up for the upgraded interior. I did over 100 track days at Pocono (shown here) and Limerock and the car holds up as long as you upgrade the brakes. I love these retrp videos
But you got rid of them
@@alexander1485 people who aren't poor like to have new stuff, kiddo. I've owned two Corvettes as well, and three BMWs, and two Caddy's, a Camaro, a Mustang, a GTO - ask your mom which one she liked best.
@@rodmunch69 "ask your mom which one she liked best." BOOM, ROASTED!
@@rodmunch69 So much context is missing from this thread 🤣
@@zerocool5395 really? To someone that didnt get any context this looks like the most uncalled for ripping of some guy that said a mild statement 😂
Back in 92 running 5.4 to 60 and the quarter-mile under 14 at 104 mph is super strong performance ..keep in mind back then if a car did 0-60 under 8 seconds it was considered fast..5.4 for the time was booking..shit...still is
These cars would run mid 13's in good air. I used to see them at Sacramento Raceway going 13.5-13.8 @ 103-105 bone-stock to the tire.
@@dr.jiIIaIicecooper2587 *’96 330hp (LT4). Mine is stock other than a cat-back & I run 12.9s.
@@dr.jiIIaIicecooper2587 C4's were never easy cars to launch even for better drivers.
@@SereneSpeed 😂😂😂stop lying
@@dr.jiIIaIicecooper2587 you really need to listen to the video again 🤦🏽🤦🏽🤦🏽
Truly one of GM's best efforts and one of the best cars of its time. Good old pushrod power 🔋. Those were the days.
As a C4 guy I loved this video!
LT1 in my 97 Camaro SS is still running like a champ with the original optispark. 74,000 miles now. Torquey, amazing sounding engines
My friend test drove several LS1 Trans Am after driving my 94 Z28 M6 and he said only the 2002 Ram Air felt as good or better but he felt that they didn’t have the low end torque of my LT1.. I had hypertech programmer 160* thermostat, K&N air filter only and stock exhaust including the tips with a flowmaster muffler only. I beat lots of cars.. a few cobras of various years (not termi lol never ran one but would get me) t-type Buick turbo, corvette auto LT1, LS1 auto all highway runs not set up but typically leaving the drag strip on the way home. I ran it a couple times and went 13.8@100. I shifted @ 5000 one run and 6000 another run and the only difference was a couple hundredths quicker and .2 mph slower shifting 5000. Sweet spot would have been about 5200-5300 I think. Seat of pants would have been fastest I think but I wasn’t used to the track so I picked some shift points. These runs were with a super conservative launch and slow 60’. I know it would have gone 13.7s but maybe 13.6 with a good launch. I went on and on lol I also beat a sc fox body and a cam heads fox.. it was close but the guy was like please tell me that’s not stock and it was at that point. I was power shifting so I did get the most out of it.
@@ztwntyn8 True the Lt1 Has Tons of low end Torque
Luckily, by then the optisparks were greatly improved with vents to avoid retaining water leaked from the water pump.
I still like the ZR1 C4 Corvette. One of my favorite Corvettes as a kid.
I have an LT1 in my '94 Z28 and I love that motor!! A great improvement over the previous L98 which I used to love as well.
ha! same! i got heads and cam done 25 years ago and still love it!
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I still currently own a teal 1995 Corvette ZR1 with 28K miles. Originally owned by my grandfather. My uncle Scott has a white 1992 Corvette LT1 C4 Corvette he bought recently and loves it
C4 has a timeless design!
I dont like the earlier ones compared to the later more rounded ones
@@alexander1485 the 90s update definitely looks better, but earlier C4 looks killer with a good spoiler and the right wheels!
@@NoName-cn3cp uh, no, the 80s C4, without all the gimmicks, and with the Atari dashboard, looks better. BUT, I will say, the later ugly fake-ZR1 C4s are starting to look better as we get further away from their production run. And the C5 (I owned one back then), is also starting to look better. Again, I never thought it looked bad, but I think they were so common you just got used to them, but now, that you see fewer and fewer, I'm starting to remember why I loved them so much back in the late 90s and early 2000s.
@@rodmunch69 I own an 87 with a body kit and a stock c6. So I appreciate all models.
@@NoName-cn3cp I own a C3, a 1982 in two-tone blue, with a blue interior, and I will say, without hesitation, it's one of the best looking cars ever made. If you want attention, drive that thing around, in fact its sort of annoying. The C4 I had, a convertible, also got a lot of attention as it had Z06 wheels on it and people thought it was a Z06, which of course it was not - but I just saw a picture of it today looking for photos of something else, and damn, that's a great looking car too. BTW, the fake fake ZR1 vettes, I still think they're good looking, just like the earlier, cleaner look better, reminds me of the 80s.
C4's represent some of the best bang for the buck in the sports car world.
Love C4s, the ZR-1 is my favorite sports car ever, though an LT-1 would thoroughly scratch the itch.
Get a ‘96 manual & you get the LT4. Mine can keep up with a ZR1 (until 100mph at least haha).
@@SereneSpeed Yours must be faster than my stock one. I love to let it breathe, but hate to change it from OEM.
Why are you talking about having an UTI? Disgusting.
@@rodmunch69 Again , sounds like you know all about it. Go try a mustang forum. bwaha
@@paulmoss7940 A Mustang? You think I'm on food stamps?
I don't care how old they get, there is nothing like a 91-96 C4 in style. Such an iconic American staple. The LT-1 made the 90s a fun time for GM, with F-Bodies delivering a massive punch to the Mustang for a whole decade. Then similar architecture made the 94-96 GM fullsize sedans powerhouses for their day.
I think they're the best-looking corvettes of all time.
I 100% agree!! I've wanted one my whole damn life!! And was finally able to get my hands on a 92! Favorite car I've had by far. I used to be a big camaro guy had a couple of um but the vette oh man it's almost too much fun! Lol
@@C4VETTELT1 yes! My brother bought a brand new '96 Grand Sport when he retired out of the Marine Corp, and still has it! It is his baby for sure!
@hellkitty1014 ahh the grand sport!!! My all time favorite factory production corvette! My all time favorite is the callaway supernatural grand sport.
The lt1 didn't want any of a properly driven 4v 4.6 which came in 96. They were faster and trapped higher stock for stock. They had the edge over the base gt for sure it was a 2v 4.6 and a 302 which is a 1960s design. Much much less displacement than the camaros so I'd hope they have an edge. The engine and transmission was the only good thing about them. The rear is made of glass and it is fugly compared to an sn95 mustang inside and out and overall quality is lower.
It's crazy how long that body style lasted! Must have looked very modern in 1983! Last one was 1996!!
Didn't see it till 1984
The C5 that followed it looked waaaay better imo. You’d have to be raised in the 80s to like this older one’s styling
@@roddydykes7053 I was born in 2004 and I think the 80s styling is far better... even though I still love the c5
@@Kgio-2112_It did hit the streets as the all-new 1984 Corvette January '83. My business partner owned a brand new '84. (Still drive a '96 convertible today)._
@@roddydykes7053 Yup, I was born in 1980! I'd like a C4 in white, lol.
I love the unique sound of the LT-1. That exhaust sound from 2:00-2:07 was gnarly
Beautiful and timeless till today
I enjoy my 1993 Corvette as often as I can. Excellent performance for the price! Tell Ben Davis I never got my Motorweek shirt. 😪 -Glen
John Davis
@@bobbylindvest9911 wrong. I said Ben Davis who also works for MW and knows me. He has no relation to John.
@@ozzstars_cars i see
@@bobbylindvest9911
@ Rod Munch Calm down.
This Vette STILL looks good to this day.😎👍
I'm so glad to see this, I have a 93' Torch red and I absolutely love it!
C4 finally getting some respect lately.
@@paulmoss7940 certainly deserving of it!
Red cars are so insanely ugly, never understand why people like them, must be some sort of mental issue from when they were children.
@@rodmunch69 damn bro that sucks
@@rodmunch69 Sounds like you can relate , just the fact you were compelled to mention it. lol
Thank you bringing more of the old GM footage to share. I have been watching the marathons as well. I hope to see more Oldsmobile footage like the Oldsmobile Eighty Eight LSS I saw on the marathon. Thank you for the efforts.
This is my favorite generation of Corvette. 84-95
63-67 beats it in looks
@@alexander1485 opinions are like assholes, everybody has one. I'm not a big fan of that generation but everyone is different
What's wrong with the 96?
@@alexander1485 The C2 are beauties, but not so great ride or drive , same with all C3s. When C4 came along you got real handling. Plus comfort. and Good mpg. My 96 manual recently got 26.1 on a 250 mi. trip.
@@weegeemike I like the C4, but you're truly tarded if you think they look better than the C3. I've own a C3 and had a C5, and driven the C4 - and the C4 and C5 are generations ahead of the C3 when driving, but my God, nothing gets attention like the C3, literally can't drive the thing without people constantly bugging at any stop, it's pretty annoying.
I had a 96 trans am with the LT1. With a 4spd auto, it ran 0-60 in 5.85 seconds. Miss that car so much.
I had a 96 Camaro convertible, but always wanted a Trans Am convertible instead. The hardtop obviously looks better, but convertibles are more fun to drive when you can put the top down. But a Trans Am from that area hardtop just looks insanely awesome still, and you don't really see that many anymore.
@@rodmunch69 I can't do convertables. Have yo have something over me. Mine had T-tops, which I absolutely love. Best of both worlds. Literally wanted to get T-tops put in my 08 f150 I had but it would have been a lot of money and work. And it probably would have looked dumb lol.
My buddy had a 95 trans am up until about a year ago when he traded it on a 10 camaro SS. Got to ride in it a few times. Just makes me want another twice as bad. I have a 15 challenger R/T now, but want a 98-02 WS6 next to it after its paid off. And it will have T-tops of course lol.
And your 96 camaro was my favorite style of camaro other than the 60s ones. Those 93-97s had a really nice looking front end. 98-02 ones were ugly and looked like a Chrysler Concorde.
@@timmypstyle convertibles are so fun to drive if you have good weather, ideally however you'd want a hard top convertible, then you truly get the best of both worlds. Also I'm with you on the WS6, I wanted a 2002 WS6 convertible badly, but they were just too expensive for me at the time, so instead I bought a couple year old C5 Corvette convertible, which was awesome, but I really did want that WS6 since I knew it was the last one ever. On the 96 Camaro, at the time I really liked the newer front ends, but as time has went on, I agree with you, the early versions look more distinctive. As for current cars I have a 1982 Corvette, which is one of the best looking cars ever made, and it has t-tops and is a fantastic highway cruising car, it drives on the interstate as well as my old Cadillac CTS. My other car is a BMW 435i, and I'll tell you what, I was never a BMW fanboy growing up, but Cadillac so screwed up their infotainment systems in the mid-2010s that I skipped on getting another Caddy and ended up the BMW dealership, where at the time I leased a 428i, which is probably the best driving car I've ever owned, it was so insanely well balanced. I liked that 428i so much I bought one a year ago, but then decided I wanted more power and just traded it in on a 435i. They really are great cars, you get under 5-second 0-60, it handles as well as a C5 Corvette, and you get all the modern niceties, incredible build quality, the peak of sport-luxury.
@@rodmunch69 I've never been a fan of the looks of BMWs. Same with Porsche and VW. Actually I've had 15 vehicles and all were from the Big 3 American brands. At the moment I have my 15 challenger R/T, an 06 monte carlo, and an 08 uplander cargo van for my business. The monte handles like my 96 trans am did but its quite a bit slower lol. It does 0-60 in 7 flat whereas the trans am was 5.85. Still fun to drive around.
@@timmypstyle The 4-series BMW is an amazing looking car, sort of an upscale Mustang on the exterior, except up a few levels in build quality (and price when new, to be fair, although used they're in the same ballpark). Like I said, I never considered BMW until GM blundered with their awful CUE infotainment system in the Cadillac. But before that I never owned a foreign car by choice, the only one I ever had was a 87 Excel in the 90s, and it was the biggest piece of trash I've ever owned. OH, I too once owned a Monte Carlo, it was a 1984 SS -- convertible. Yes, you could buy them from the dealer as a convertible, they sent it off to a chop shop for the conversion. I bought mine used, wish I still had it since it'd be worth a ton today. Instead some idiot in a Towncar hit me on the front passengers tire, which caused a chain of events that broke the gas line, and then caught the car on fire,and it burned to the ground. After that I got a Fiero GT, which is still the most fun to drive car I've ever owned, it was just a go-kart. Also had a Mustang, that Camaro, a '05 GTO with 400hp, that thing wasn't fast off the line, probably around 5.5s I'd guess, which isn't great for 400hp, but floor it while you were doing 60, and it threw you back like a roller coaster. Also had a couple of CTS's, a Saturn Sky, which is another good small car, the BMW's, oh and my first car, a 1972 Cutlass w/ 350 rocket. Also owned two other Cutlass', then a couple of boring SUVs, which I got rid of quickly after taking a normal corner at 30mph and feeling like they'd tip over.
Aaah...the LT1 where it all began to truly turn around. No longer were we suffering under nanny state government overreach of the 1970's/1980's and we could finally have real cars with actual power. My first American muscle car was powered by the venerable LT1 V8 engine and she was stupidly fast when I got her. I got my 1994 25th Anniversary Trans-Am in 1996 at the tender age of 17. She passed everything but a gas station. ;)
Addendum- I love that last bit..."Does Chevy have anything else planned for the Corvette?" Oh yes they did and now the Corvette is synonymous with the super cars. I love American V8's! May deregulation come in and take down the scum at the EPA. May the V8 continue to wow us for another 50 years.
Beautiful car! I'm buying a red one tomorrow! Super clean!
Happy to see this retro review! Love my ‘92 6 speed manual convertible.
The early 90s were important for the Vette . ZR1 was a beast Halo car for GM. The LT1 brought more performance and reliability. Handling was always good but became world class . You could still be competitive at any track day with a 92 Corvette, with new rubber and a few simple power upgrades .
Whats great is that GM went to Lotus for the ZR1 engine, which p/o'd the American engineers who felt slighted. So they beefed up the 'base' engine to the point that it outpeformed the ZR1, literally the next year, GM then forced them to detune it while going back to Lotus and trying to get them to beef up the ZR1 engine. It's a fun little back and forth that lead to some big performance gains for the Corvette over a short period of time.
After being an avid enthusiast and Corvette owner of quite a few Corvettes somehow I’ve made it back to behind the wheel of a C4. C5 was fun but the rear styling wise just never was a great looking piece. C6 was awesome but lacked rawness and the C7 as well. Haven’t owned a C8 yet but doesn’t do much for me. I am still a fan of the front engine rear drive setup. Managed to pick up a C4 ZR-1 and 96 Grand Sport LT4 car. Always wanted them and finally but the bullet and man I can see now why people are starting to buy these cars. Feels like a slot car and now get folks coming up taking pictures at least of the Grand Sport model.
Absolutely LOVE my 92! Here it is looking GREAT alongside Lake Huron👍
I miss my 94 and plan on getting another C4 with a 6 speed someday, These cars are such a joy to drive and for the price it doesn't get any better.
Ah, the C4. It may not be everyone's favorite Corvette (but then, couldn't you say that about any generation Corvette?) but it sure as hell is *my* favorite. Looks absolutely gorgeous to me, even in that wild 90s shade of yellow.
My 84 yr old neighbors bought a 92 Roadster new and still drive it.
At 114 years old 😁
@@Viper81766 i think he meant the neighbor is now 84
@@dr.jiIIaIicecooper2587 84+30 =114
@@dr.jiIIaIicecooper2587 apparently you did not know
@@dr.jiIIaIicecooper2587 yeah
Great retro review. Love the C4, very fond memories of those Vettes 🏁
Nice video from early morning .
I love C4 design
Having previously owned multiple LS cars including Vettes, I must admit to overlooking and underappreciating these LT1 C4's for far too long. It was really only in the past couple of years that I have began to see the many merits to this chassis/drivetrain. A quick glance at rapidly increasing used prices make me think that I am not alone
Prices of everything had been shooting up. Once the economy collapses here shortly and prices reset, it will be interesting to see how things play out and where they end up settling.
Get one now
I'd park a LT-1 alongside my 91 ZR-1 and 71 Stingray. Still a great bang for the buck, buy one before the price go up!
I wonder if the prices do go up, or if they just sort of level out. I bought a 1982 C3 in 2007, paid the going rate, nothing over the top, in line with what they were going for, and here we are in 2022 and the thing still sells for almost the exact same amount. At some point these cars just hit their 'value' wall, and don't really move from there. A ZR-1 is a legend, so those will increase, but a run of the mill 92 in good shape, I just can't see those skyrocketing. Then again I couldn't see a base model 1985 Buick Regal with spoke hubcaps selling for as much as my C3, so don't listen to my advice on things.
@@rodmunch69 C3s were quiet for a long while and now are climbing... Might be the same for C4s.. Time will tell, but why wait to have fun! :)
@@boyfrmnewyork the earlier C3's, certainly that's the case, but the late 70s and early 80s C3s, they've been flat for a long time, they're starting to tip up, slightly, but everyone who see's mine is flat out amazed at how cheap they are, they all assume it's a very expensive car. In any case I don't plan on selling mine, so I guess the value doesn't really matter in that case.
@@rodmunch69 I've got twelve sports cars in my collection of different makes. I bought them because I liked them. A few have gone up in value, but I never sell no matter. Just buy what you like, if it goes up in value bonus!
@@boyfrmnewyork oh nice, what else you got?
Very underrated cars. By 1992 the C4s had been refined far beyond where they started in 1984.
I own a 1992, it’s so good in many ways
@ You picked a good one. I worked at a dealer that only sold used Vettes. Of the C4s, the 84s were garbage due to a terrible fuel injection system, but that was fixed in 85. They gradually improved and the best ones by far are 1990 and up. Better styling, dashboard, interior, suspension.
GM engineers: "Hey, we've got a great idea - let's put the distributor right under the water pump. There's no way an inevitable water leak will cause any problems with an electrical system."
I love my 91. Best of both worlds, new body style the classic SBC with tons of torque where i use it most. I appreciate the LT1, but won't ever use the top end or suffer the Opti-Spark woes.
I have a lt1 engine on my 96 impala ss which is a 4 door Corvette ☺️👍.
That thing will be worth money someday
@@senseicorey9979 Someday? They've been worth a bit for a few years now.
@@senseicorey9979 someday🤔🙄
It has its engine and that's it and that doesn't make it a Corvette, especially with 40 less hp. By that comment the Road Master and Vista Cruiser were also "4 door Corvette"😋
No, it isn't.
In 30 years when they review the 2022 Corvette, I can hear them say:
"The 2022 Corvette is just a measley $108,000, and our fully loaded Corvette just came to an affordable $120,990."
These videos were recorded 30 years ago. When the cars were new. Ya feel me? Lmfaoo
In 30 years…try $300,000
Doubt anyone will say that, in 30 years most cars will be electric, gas will be at an insane high premium to consume and be allowed to pollute environment with.
A '22 Corvette will be something classic only those with real means will be allowed to drive on their private land maybe.
What I'm saying is there won't many 600hp ICE cars left in 30 years man, think !
This was being contrasted to cars like the JDM imports, that had seen their sticker-price literally double in 4 years (putting basically all the classic '90s JDM cars around 40-50k starting price), and cars like the new Viper that was around 55k, or the Porsche 968, with MSRPs varying between 40k and 55k.
Years later I still want a C4.
Idk what it is.. it just had such a good balance .. all black interior, drop top... slick design... al under $50K? Hidden gem, love to hear the stories of those who owned these
I have a 93 vert 6 speed car and absolutely love the balance and handling.Its got just an exhaust upgrade and it holds up pretty well with modern cars.I have had it for 7 years and 35k later and only replaced the clutch,and best of 26 miles to the gallon on the highway i will never get rid of it.Mine is white exterior black seats and dash with white door panels.
_Started owning the C4 in 1991 brand new. (Seven fourth generations later, I still drive a 1996 Corvette convertible today). And you're absolutely correct about the car being such a good balance._
@@rubyred93chev good ol’ glory days..
Long live the Corvette!
I’ve only driven one Corvette in my life, and it was one of these with the 4-speed auto
Sometimes I see one for sale around my area, always a temptation but as it is my Camaro is a handful when things go bad.
Still, the C4 will never feel old to me.
You could buy this car today, upgrade the brakes and tires, and have a high performance car even by modern standards.
Tis’ too true. Thats what I did to my ‘96 LT4. ‘95-‘96 had the optional larger brakes as standard at least.
My fiat 500 Abarth has the same acceleration (tuned) so you’d have something that can keep up with a tuned eco box.
@@BrodeyDoverosx lmao right, the c4 is about as fast as a modern maxima or silverado, but every motorweek vid has the current owners giving each other the reach around.
@@nickn7939 exactly. I do like the c4 but c’mon dudes.
No
Great cars!! Love the 6 speed!
2:53 - I love when many new expensive car ads list driver ride controls as a cool feature in this day and age when a Chevrolet used in it way back in '92.
Same with modern EVs and the infamous '97 GM EV-1.
92-96 corvettes are very pretty
*1991-96*
@@ryancoffey4327 90-96! Don't forget the ZR1 which all the rest started looking like in 91. Lol you both technically were wrong!🤣🤣
That's a seriously impressive car for 1992 and one of the best looking cars ever made imo. This Vette makes the intervening 31 years of progress look marginal.
LT1 BABY😎
I can't believe you didn't even tell us how many cupholders this thing has. WOW, huge miss!
"Wide 17" alloy wheels" LOL.
Normal size today
Normal cars don’t have 285mm wide tires. But yeah a base Hyundai probably has 17”s now haha.
17" is a height, not a width
@@SereneSpeed true
Thank you Gentlemen John for saying miles "per" rather than "an" hour. Just sounds more professional 👍
If only they used DIS ignition instead of that opitspark system.
Very composed on that bumpy track!
The LT1 is a Power House!
I’d drive that any day over a new hell cat or demon 😁
Love that clamshell hood.
I have a 1996 C4 with the LT4 Grand Sport engine and its pretty awesome w/ the 6 speed
plan to buy one of these and install a built 2.0 zetec black top into it.
“Only 2 square exhaust tips”. Proceeds to show rectangular exhaust tip.
Your won of those guys that always nitpicks people on small little things. Eye two don't like people that don't no how to speak the write way.
@@CD-sz7tf ok?
"Automatic tranny" means something totally different 30 years later......
He said retard too! Burn the witch!
Like a DCT? Ohhh u mean the alphabet people. Hahahah
Still fun to drive in 2022!
3:45 Nope! The "93 Vette is gonna be the same damn thing.
ZR1 got more power in 93
The '93 LT1 got 10 more lb-ft of torque and the ZR-1 got 30 more hp but price increased as well as weight so it's subjective if it meant anything
@@user-ie1hg5ov1m Yeah, that ment something. 👍
So clean!
“….we didn’t think there was much room for improvement…..” Wow! Dangerous words for any reviewer of technology.
My favorite body style, c4s still a great sports car to date
Looks good going down the straight.
I'll always want a 6spd c4...
Love my 95 6 speed!
now i want my old 91 back 😥
The best LT1 Corvette is still the original 1970 LT-1 with its 370 hp solid lifter-equipped 350 V8!
Hmmm....
Nope
Look, the C4 is beautiful, a wild car with more curves than was reasonable, but as a performer, even it's most potent big-blocks can't hold up to modern cars.
Plus the 370 HP you're quoting for '71 is SAE Gross horsepower. The same engine, measured in SAE net horsepower without any change, dropped to 300, then 270, then 250.
The LT1 C4 is an equally potent car, and has far more top end (old 'Vettes are gearing limited to something like 120 overall). The modern LT1, from the C7 era, absolutely demolishes both older variants. It's not even close, since it also demolishes the hallowed L88.
*the C3, not C4, is the car with all the curves. For some reason I can't edit my comments, but that was the intended statement.
Hp was measured differently in the 1970's so if the 70's motor was measured as net hp like today the1990's LT1 is more powerful.
Thew 2014 6.2 litre LT1 at 420 hp in C7 demolishes both.
Bring back pop up headlights!
Great car
Had a dream about a Corvette last night. Well, it was a Corvette that was mixed with a Porsche 944. 🤷🏻
Did you smoke crack first?
"All that newly acquired power" 😆😆
50 over the L98 is very welcome
Performance figures to the roof if compared with the Corvette from 10 years earlier
I need to find someone who owns this & race them in my Turbo FRS. Would be pretty close 🔥
Amazing car.
Pretty good mpg… about the same as my S2000 with an engine 1/3 the size …
Mine gets around 28 - 29 going 75-90mph. But it has a tune w/ 450hp stage 1 top end so that extra air might have helped.. I guess. Used to do around 25 - 27 stock though
*Parts base structure?*
1992 auto C4, kinda curious 0-60 time
39K in 1992 = 78K in 2022
I want another one but swap out the LT for an LS. Great looking car. I had a 6speed 91 L98 in Quazar Blue
Gas mileage is better with the LS..good idea
Back then, if you worked hard you could afford a corvette.
So, for the ZR-1, GM got recently acquired Lotus to develop the engine, which apparently pissed off the guys at Corvette. And this is the result. Kind of sad that you have to kick some people in the ass to actually get them to do their jobs. And people wonder why the American auto industry has gone down the toilet.
'American auto industry has gone down the toilet'... Wait, what?
Putting aside that modern cars are worlds away more reliable than classic cars (200k miles was a pipe-dream in the '60s/'70s), modern American sportscars aren't just competitive against the entire world- they're industry leading... And have been for decades. Corvettes in particular have not just been routinely supreme performers (C6 Z06/ZR1, C7 Z06/ZR1, and the upcoming C8 Z06, for instance), but have done it every time at a price point that no other company has been able to match... And that during a time when there actually have been a few serious attempts to do so, from manufacturers like Dodge and Nissan.
It didn't happen like that.
The LT5 for the ZR1 was much to small in numbers for GM engineering and assembly lines so the top end dual overhead cam design was contracted to Lotus which GM owned and assembly for the same small volume reasons was contracted to Mercury Marine.
Lotus also engineered the FX3 adjustible shock absorber system on C4.
RIP Opti-Spark
please upload the toyota mr2 spyder review
I was thinking how did they get that low 0 to 60 and quarter-mile, and then my question was answered. They have traction control to help their lousy driver.
MW was notorious for getting horrendous 0-60 and 1/4 mile times just look at their Diablo video
I’m never this early.
The 1992 to 1995 lt1 corvette and zr1 looks better since 1992
This is my favorite Corvette interior; I don't like the ugly 3 spoke steering wheel they switched to in '94. A lotta people don't see it, but the Supra MKIV copied this dash.
I liked it until the z32 300zx tt came along with its gorgeous styling and an interior that made the vettes dash look like that of a ford panel van.
Couldve done without that opti-spark tho
Decent on gas!
I own one!
Ah they're gonna run ls3 coils in it anyways. What? Oh wait you guys arent ready for that part yet 😅
C1 C2 and C6 are my favorites. I never liked these C4s. Always thought they didn’t look good. And coming from tech side of things I never liked those LT1s either.
More like 1.3 seconds slower than the ZR-1 .