The first year of production for the C6 Corvette was 2005.
The C6 was Chevrolet’s sixth-generation Corvette, replacing the C5 and entering production in June 2004 as a 2005 model. Its model-year production continued through 2013, making it one of the longer-running Corvette generations.
The C6 represented an evolution rather than a complete mechanical revolution. It retained the front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout and fiberglass body-panel tradition, but introduced sharper bodywork, a revised interior, a longer wheelbase, and the 6.0-liter LS2 V8. Its most visually obvious change was the return of fixed, exposed headlamps—the first Corvette headlight design of that kind since 1962.
A common mix-up is confusing the 2005 base C6 with later performance variants. The Z06 arrived for the 2006 model year, while the ZR1 did not appear until 2009. The C6 generation ultimately ended in February 2013, when the final 427 Convertible was built.