1998 Corvette specifications-
Factory base price- $37,995 (coupe) $44,425 (convertible)
Production total- N/A
Curb weight lbs- 3218
Engine-
Displacement- 347 cubic inch V-8
Compression Ratio- 10.1 to 1
Horsepower- 345 optional
Torque lbs-ft- 350
Fuel Injection- Sequential multi-port
Transmission-Rear mounted 6 speed manual
or 4 speed automatic
Chassis specifications-
Wheelbase- 104.5 inches
Overall length- 179.7 inches
Height- 47.7 inches
Width- 73.6 inches
Front Track- 62 inches
Rear Tread- 62.1 inches
Ground Clearance 3.7 inches
Wheel size- 17X8.5 front 18X9.5 rear
Tires- 245-45-17 front, 275-40-18 rear


1998 Corvette options-
CodeDescriptionMSRPQuantityPercent Of Build
1YY07Base Corvette Sport Coupe$37,995n/an/a
1YY67Base Corvette Convertible44,425n/an/a
Z4ZIndy Pace Car 5039n/an/a
-Destination Charge 565n/an/a
1SBPreferred Equipment Group 0n/an/a
AABMemory Package (Req. CJ2)150n/an/a
AG2Power Passenger Seat 305n/an/a
AQ9Sport Seats 625n/an/a
B34Floor Mats25n/an/a
B84Body Side Moldings75n/an/a
CC3Removable Roof Panel Blue Tint650n/an/a
C2LDual Removable Roof Panels950n/an/a
CJ2Dual Zone Air Conditioning365n/an/a
C60Manual A/C-n/an/a
CV3Mexico-n/an/a
D42Luggage Shade and Parcel Net 50n/an/a
FE1Base Suspension-n/an/a
FE3Sport Suspension-n/an/a
F45Selective Real Time Damping, Electronic1695n/an/a
G92Performance Axle Ratio 100n/an/a
MN6Six Speed Manual Transmission815n/an/a
M30Automatic Transmission-n/an/a
NG1Massachusetts/New York Emissions170n/an/a
PA6Indy Wheels-n/an/a
R8CCustomer Pickup at the Factory-n/an/a
T96Fog Lamps69n/an/a
UN0Stereo System Delco-Bose with CD100n/an/a
U1SRemote Compact Disk Changer600n/an/a
V49Front License Plate Frame15n/an/a
YF5California Emissions170n/an/a
Z49Canadian Options-n/an/a
Z51Performance Handling Package350n/an/a

1998 Historical footnotes-
After a one year layoff, the convertible Corvette is back. Base price is a whopping $6429 over the coupe. 1998 marks the fourth
year that Corvette was the official Indy Pace Car. To commemorate, Chevrolet added a Pace Car option to the option list. RPO
Z4Z added $5039 to the list price and was available
only on the convertible with the active handling package. They were all Radar Blue with yellow graphics and yellow wheels.
There are 1158 of scheduled to be built. The 1998 Corvette remained essentially identical to last years model with a modest
$500 increase in list price.

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John Rovner
Teamzr1.com