The mid-engined Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is a powerful sports car capable of accelerating to 60 mph in less than 3.0 seconds and reaching a top speed of 194 mph, but not when it is new.
Like many cars, Chevy advises you to take it easy during a break-in period of 500 miles, but the Corvette makes sure you do.
Mike Kociba, the assistant chief engineer of the Stingray’s 6.2-liter V8, revealed to the Detroit Free Press that the car’s compupter was programmed to limit power until the 500-mile mark was reached.
Kociba said the engine management system reduces the maximum torque available from 470 lb-ft to 330 lb-ft in first and second gear and limits the limit to 4,000 rpm.
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“People were really throwing the dice when they opened the engine too early, 10 or 20 years ago,” said Kociba.
However, if you put your foot on the ground when the odometer goes from 499 to 500, you will not feel an impulse, because the car needs to be turned on and off before the restriction is lifted.