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The Chevrolet Corvette is a two-seater sports car available as a hard top coupe, a hatchback coupe, and a convertible. This high performance sports car has endured while some of its closest competitors have been discontinued. Though it is a low sales volume vehicle in the Chevrolet lineup, it is the highest performance vehicle sold by General Motors. Nearly 75% of Corvette buyers are men with a significant number having graduated from college. Most buyers are primarily professionals or managers. The function of the Corvette is performance; each part of the car being designed for maximum performance relating to acceleration, braking and handling. The Corvette offers a high level of comfort with such standard features as leather seating surfaces, air conditioning and power door locks and windows. Originally introduced as a production car in 1953, the Corvette is the oldest surviving name in American performance cars to date. The C5 Corvette incorporates many new production techniques including a hydro-formed chassis, full length perimeter frame and flexible sheet-molded compound body panels. The 2000 is a carryover with minor revisions including upgrades to the Z51 suspension and new 5-spoke aluminum wheels.

Major Standard Features include Air conditioning, Driver side airbag, Passenger side airbag, Alloy wheels, Anti-lock brakes, Anti-theft vehicle, Cruise control, Rear defogger, Keyless entry unlock, Power locks, Power mirrors, Heated side mirror, Power steering, Power windows, AM/FM radio, Cassette, Anti-theft radio, Driver power seats, Leather seats, Tachometer, Tilt steering, Traction control, Automatic transmission

Sophisticated safety technology

Its what you expect from one of the world’s most advanced automobiles.

The comprehensive safety package in every 2000 Corvette includes standard occupant-protection features such as driver and passenger air bags, energy-absorbing front and rear crush zones and safety-cage construction with integral side door beams.

Equally important are Corvette’s many standard crash-avoidance features, including Daytime Running Lamps, a four-wheel antilock brake system (ABS) and Traction Control. Corvette is also one of the few sports cars in the world to offer the advancedstability technology of Active Handling (optional).

Standard personal security features in every Corvette include a Remote Keyless Entry system, a totally passive theft-deterrent system with a horn alarm, and power door locks with a lockout protection feature.

1. COUPE TRUNK CAPACITY — There’s actually more room for luggage than you’d find in most full-size sedans — an impressive 24.8 cubic feet.

2. COUPE REMOVABLE ROOF PANEL — Alightweight, one-piece panel. Latches are easy to use, and no special tool is required. Choose from a standard body-color panel, an optional transparent roof panel, or both.

3. HEAD-UP DISPLAY — Program this option to display a variety of useful information (including vehicle speed and engine rpm) on the windshield for fast viewing.

4. CONVERTIBLE TOP — Includes a glass rear window with integral electric defogger. Top colors are Black, Light Oak or White, depending on exterior color selected.

5. ACTIVE HANDLING OPTION — Corvette Active Handling works with ABS and Traction Control to help enhance vehicle handling in cornering situations.

6. CENTER CONSOLE — A lockable storage compartment (with cassette or CD holder) and a cup holder are close at hand.

7. OPTIONAL MEMORY PACKAGE* — "Remembers" pre-set positions for climate control, seat, mirror, radio and (if you also select this option) power telescoping steering column. Great for households with more than one driver.

8. MANUAL TILT WHEEL/POWER TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN* — This option combines the standard manual Tilt-Wheel feature with a power telescoping column.

9. CONVERTIBLE TRUNK — Afully enclosed, lockable trunk is standard. Cargo volume is 13.9 cubic feet with the top in the up position.