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1986 Chevrolet Corvette

In the year 1986, a new Chevrolet Corvette was born and it was a mix of both a convertible and a coupe. The chevrolet fans of those times, were pretty impressed to see the new changes in this cool sports car. This was the first car from Chevrolet to include ABS (Anti-lock braking system). At that time, the 1986 corvette was seen only in very few cars out there. And this is one of the feature that made the 1986 Corvette, one of the best sports cars of that time. Still, ABS is something that is found only in the high priced luxury cars.

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1986 Corvette

Vehicle Anti Theft System also known as VATS was included in this cool model from Chevrolet the 1986 Corvette. It is a system embedded in order to protect the car from thefts and other such issues. As a result of the inclusion of VATS in the 1986 corvette, car thefts were reduced to a great extent. This was a beginning in this regard, and the next few releases from Chevrolet did a complete end to theft of Chevrolet cars. Because of this many of the well known insurers decresed the premium rates of Chevrolet cars by 20-25 percent.

These were some of the best changes found in the 1986 Chevrolet Corvette from the previous models. But, there are still many minor changes in this cool model from Chevrolet. The curb weight of the car was reduced by about 125 pounds. They did it by replacing the cylinder heads which were earlier built on cast-iron with aluminium cylinder heads.

Even though the model took some time to be released, the wait was worth much more. The seating facilities were much improved. This was actaully a beginning to the production of luxurious cars from Chevrolet. Thus the 1986 Chevrolet Corvette is still known among all the Chevrolet fans.

The 1986 Corvette is one model which is being searched a lot in the search engines. And thus, we are planning to provide an insight on this cool car from Chevrolet, so that you could make out what’s special in this car, and why others are crazy about owning it.

As we have discussed in one of our earlier entries, this car is with advanced security features. And that’s one of the major changes found in the 1986 Chevrolet Corvette. ABS(Anti-lock Braking System) and VATS (Vehicle Anti Theft System)

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are the two new technologies found in this car for added security from thefts. For the same reason, it gained popularity among the mass pretty quick. In those early years, car thefts were very popular, and car owners were fed up with that. And the release of Chevrolet Corvette 1986 was really a success because of the same reason. These are some of the major changes that are found in this model from the earlier models. But there are a lot of other such enhancements as well which make this cool model from Chevrolet Corvette, one of the best cars to own any day!

The fuel capacity in the automatic transmission cars of this series were increased to 18 gallons. The liquid crystal display screen was with enhanced features, and was made to be viewable without any discomforts even during day time. When talking about the looks of this cool model, it is just fantastic. It is a car that anyone would love to own. It has the brand name Chevrolet, and thus you won’t be disappointed with the car for sure. About 35,000 units were sold in the year 1986 and in this about 5000 units were the convertibles.

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Comment from richard ellingsen
Time July 17, 2009 at 2:15 am

and the 86 is part of a tv show too. a detective duo. i think the chick was the smart one.

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