50 Years of the Chevrolet Corvette

1985

At long last, Chevrolet abandoned the Corvette’s Cross-Fire Injection system. They replaced it with the “Tuned Port Injection” fuel delivery system with mixed results. Another addition to the 1985 Corvette model was a more reliable and fuel-efficient L98 Engine. With the Z51 package, Chevrolet included suspension changes. This year, the price increased but noted as an improvement over the 1984 model. The criticism levied at the car stated the short rack steering was too quick.