C5 Corvettes
The C5 was a radical change with the transmission moved to the rear to form an integrated rear-mounted transaxle assembly. Its first year, the C5 was available only as a coupe with a removable roof panel; even though the new platform was designed to be a convertible. The car's chassis used what was then a new technology, hydroforming, to create a light and stiff steel fra
me for the car.
