The Corvette is America’s sports car, and when you look at the 650 horsepower monster that is the new C7 Z06, it is hard to be anything but proud of what has been accomplished. But the Corvette has not always been a carrier of prodigious horsepower. Over its 60-plus year history, the Corvette has had multiple engine sizes and configurations, and incredible rises and falls in horsepower. In fact, the current Z06 has more than four times the horsepower of the original 1953 Corvette. To give you just a look at how the power of the Corvette has evolved over the decades, NewGMParts.com has made a cool infographic that shows the highest horsepower rating of every model from the car’s birth up until today’s new Z06. It’s a pretty fascinating look at how fast the horsepower wars of the 60s crashed into the fuel-crises of the 1970s, only to see just how quickly we recovered power and performance in the modern era. Give the photo a good once over, you won’t be disappointed.
