Originally Posted by jcosta79

The reason the Vette still uses leaf springs is packaging. GM engineers themselves have admitted it. Would they prefer to use coil springs? Yes. But they can get 95% of the performance using a leaf spring and trick magnetorheological dampers and keep the low hood that is an iconic design feature.

Base C6 is a different animal. I can tell you from experience, it's not the same feeling driving a 370Z at 120+ mph. The first time I did it in the Vette I thought something was wrong with the car. Scared the crap out of me.