1971 Dodge Charger SE – Archived Instrumented Test – Car Hutt Reviews
From the March 1971 Issue of Car and Driver
TESTED
"Heigh ho, Lance. This is Rob. You know, Rob, I met you over at Samantha's during the Tactile Encounter session. I had on the purple Yv...
This is No Ordinary Road Test
That is why tires are designed specifically for the Corvette — N44 nylon cord — good for sustained 140 mph driving and they are used on no other American car. Duntov knows it is against th...
A Sleek Roadster
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Powertrain Options
C/D and Zora Arkus-Duntov Compare the Full Range of Corvettes...
Performance Results
"Maybe for street engine I make mistake — aluminum heads are expensive and that weight doesn't matter on the street." But he's not going to compromise the performance just to take money ou...
Braking and Handling
Two different close-ratio 4-speeds are available on the Corvette, the normal one which Duntov says is plenty good enough for any kind of street use, and the M22, known as the "rock crusher...
1971 Chevrolet Corvette – Road Test – Car Hutt Reviews
TESTED
Steering gets plenty quick at 140 mph. And the suspension, which felt like flint on Sunset Strip, is supple, almost loose. In this high-velocity never-neverland all your senses need...
Performance
Corvette coupes (they all have a removable roof section) and convertibles (see sidebar "C6 Convertible") come in three forms: base, F55 (add about $1700) with adjustable magnetorheological ...
Even With Extra Horsepower the 124S is Slower Than the 124
Efficiency isn't just confined to the heatÂer. You find sprinklings of it all around the interior. The backs of the comfortable bucket seats, for example, which recline in small increment...