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Chevrolet's world-class sports car drops its pop-up lights for a redesign that also involves an updated 6.0-liter V8 engine with 400 horsepower. Wheelbase is up while length is down. Most of the C5's running gear has carried over. Many eagerly await the next Z06, due with 500 horsepower that could have it leapfrogging the Dodge Viper.