By Leftlane Staff
Wednesday, May 24th, 2006 @ 10:04 am

In an interview published today, GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz called the new Corvette the “best sports car in the world.” Lutz, who formerly worked at Chrysler , once called the Dodge Viper the best sports car ever. “At the time I said that about Viper, it was a legitimate thing to say, because that car was the best back then. The first generation Viper, for its time, was an excellent car. Personally, I think it has now gone sideways in terms of styling, ride and handling: it follows ruts in the road much too much and it’s really a very difficult car to drive now.” Not the case with the Corvette, says Lutz. “Corvette is dead easy to drive and has a better power-to-weight ratio. The Z06 version is the absolute killer car. I think it’s going to boggle minds when people drive that thing with its aluminium chassis, carbon fibre body panels and all. So yeah, Corvette is a solid hit.”

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