Gone is the sensation that the rear axle isn’t clearly linked ... between the front and rear axles. The C7 Corvette, though (at least in Z51 and 3LT trim), hasn’t just addressed those ...

The biggest change to the C7 is its rear end, which is unlike any Corvette before it ... the rear-mounted heat exchangers on automatic or Z51-equipped models (more on both in a moment).

Equipped with a seven-speed manual, this Torch Red Corvette ... fitted to Z51-equipped cars. Suspension was via unequal ...

The new C7-generation Chevrolet Corvette ... even with the standard-in-Europe Z51 package of larger wheels (19in front, 20in rear), firmer suspension, an electronically controlled LSD, dry-sump ...