The Corvette XP-700 was a one-off, two-seater sports car that was intended by General Motors to be a concept but was actually a prototype that used components from available Corvettes at the time. 

The XP-700 was a front engine, rear wheel drive car with the motor mounted under a conventional hood that swung forward. Power came from a conventional Chevrolet small-block engine and was naturally aspirated. Total output was 230 bhp.

The Chevrolet Corvette (C1) is the first generation of the Corvette sports car. It was introduced late in the 1953 model year, and produced through 1962. It is commonly referred to as the "solid-axle" generation, as the independent rear suspension did not appear until the 1963 Sting Ray. The Corvette was rushed into production for its debut model year to capitalize on the enthusiastic public reaction to the concept vehicle, but expectations for the new model were largely unfulfilled.

The program was nearly canceled, but Chevrolet decided to make necessary improvements.

The second generation (C2) Corvette  continued with fiberglass body panels, and overall, was smaller than the first generation. The C2 was later referred to as mid-years. The car was designed by Larry Shinoda with major inspiration from a previous concept design called the "Q Corvette,.  Introducing a new name, "Sting Ray", the 1963 model was the first year for a Corvette coupé and it featured a distinctive tapering rear deck (a feature that later reappeared on the 1971 "Boattail" Buick Riviera) with, for 1963 only, a split rear window. 

The Chevrolet Corvette (C4) is a sports car produced  from 1983 to 1996. The convertible returned, as did higher performance engines, exemplified by the 375 hp  LT5 found in the ZR-1. In early March 1990, the ZR-1 would set a new record for the highest land-speed of 282 km/h.

The C4 Corvette represented a clean break from the Zora Arkus-Duntov-designed C3, with a completely new chassis and sleeker, more modern but still evolutionary styling.

The last C4 was produced on June 20, 1996.

The Chevrolet Corvette (C5) is the fifth generation of the Chevrolet Corvette sports car, produced for the 1997 through 2004 model years. Production variants include the high performance Z06. The C5 engine/transmission arrangement enabled a 50-50% front-rear weight distribution. The LS1 engine initially produced 345 hp, subsequently increased in 2001 to 350 hp and gave the car a topspeed of 282 km/h.

Ending production on July 2, 2004, the C5 became both the last generation of Corvette, and alongside Lotus Esprit (the last Esprit rolled off the production line on February 20, 2004), the last car overall to use pop-up headlamps.

The Chevrolet Corvette (C7) is the seventh generation of the Corvette sports car manufactured by American automobile manufacturer Chevrolet from 2014 until 2019.

The C7's all-new LT1 6.2L Small Block V-8 engine develops 455 horsepower  which can accelerate the car from 0–100 km/h in 3.9 seconds. The optional Z51 Performance Package or the Grand Sport bumps up the LT1 to 460 horsepower. 2019 was the final model year for the seventh generation of the Corvette. Chevrolet auctioned off the final C7 Corvette, a black Z06 coupe, at a Barrett-Jackson charity auction.

The Chevrolet Corvette (C8) is the eighth generation of the Corvette sports car manufactured by American automobile manufacturer Chevrolet. It is the first rear mid-engine Corvette since the model's introduction in 1953, differing from the traditional front mid-engine design started in 1963. The C8 coupe made its official debut in 2019, in Tustin, California and the convertible in October 2019 during a media event at the Kennedy Space Center to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. The racing version, the Chevrolet Corvette C8.R, also made its debut that same month.

It features a vastly different design from previous Corvettes, with an all-new aluminum architecture and coil-over springs in place of leaf springs used on prior models. The exterior features more aggressive aerodynamics including larger air intakes and prominent side scoops. A trunk is located at the rear, with additional storage space at the front of the car.

 

The Stingray uses a new version of the LS-based GM small-block engine derived from the C7 Stingray's LT1, now called the LT2. The new naturally aspirated 6.2 L V8 is rated at 490 hp  at 6,450 rpm and 630 N⋅m of torque at 5150 rpm, an improvement of 40 hp  and 14 N⋅m over the outgoing C7 Corvette Stingray.

The optional NPP sport exhaust system brings the total power output to 495 hp and torque to 637 N⋅m. Chevrolet claims that the C8 can accelerate to 100 km/h in 3 seconds when equipped with the optional Z51 package; Car and Driver recorded a time of 2.9 seconds.