The Corvette C5 continues the " depreciated sports car ... the Stingray's power output was increased by a measly 5 hp from 345 to 350. We'd go for the newer ones simply to get the more refined ...

The C6 Corvette was no exception. Introduced in 2005, with its new 6.0-liter LS2 producing 400 horsepower, a 50 horsepower gain over the outgoing C5 Corvette. A year later, Chevrolet brought back ...

Across different models, the all-American V8 kicks out as much as 350 horsepower and helped the C5 Corvette onto a top speed of 175 mph. These days, however, V8 power isn't as mighty as it once was.

The ZR1 skipped the C5 but showed up again, sans hyphen, in the 2009 C6 Corvette. Now fielding a supercharged 638-hp LS9 (604 lb-ft of torque) engine, it was the first factory Corvette to top 200 mph!

When the company announced its latest tuned Corvette a few months ago, it said that it would have roughly 620 horsepower and at least 600 pound-feet of torque. That would have been impressive ...