Delphi Technologies Enhance Performance of 50th Anniversary Corvette

Delphi and General Motors team up to showcase current technologies during annual Corvette Celebration Weekend

BOWLING GREEN, Ky., Aug. 28 -- Delphi Corp.will join automotive enthusiasts from around the country who will hit the open road in their Corvettes this weekend to honor "America's sports car" at the eighth annual Corvette Celebration and Corvette Hall of Fame event Aug. 28 - Sept. 1, 2002. Held at the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky., attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of Corvette related events.

Several of the events will highlight the benefits of Delphi's MagneRide(TM) suspension control system, which takes vehicle handling and comfort to a new level. MagneRide is standard equipment on the 50th anniversary edition of the Chevrolet Corvette for the 2003 model year.

Dave Hill, vehicle line executive, GM Performance Cars and chief engineer, Chevrolet Corvette, will deliver a presentation about the 2003 Corvette in the Corvette Museum's Chevrolet Theatre, Saturday, Aug. 31 at 10 a.m. Darin Dellinger, Delphi senior vehicle development engineer, will support Hill's remarks with a review of the features and benefits of MagneRide.

"The Corvette is renowned for excellent handling," said Hill. "With this technology on board, it handles even better, and the ride comfort also improves. With the car held flat and stable, with well controlled ride motions, it really is a pleasure to drive, no matter how long the journey."

"MagneRide enhances a vehicle's ride and handling performance and, at the same time, helps eliminates the trade offs engineers previously had to make between a comfortable ride and excellent handling," said Dellinger.

Using sensor input to respond in real time to road and driving conditions, MagneRide is a high-performance, semi-active suspension system that provides fast, smooth, continuously variable damping. It is a cost-effective and reliable suspension that reduces body motion and increases tire/road contact on all types of surfaces.

MagneRide, marketed by General Motors on the 2003 model year Corvette as Magnetic Selective Ride Control, provides improved comfort, performance and safety from one revolutionary system, through:

Improved wheel control; Minimized vehicle body motion for a flatter ride and more precise, responsive handling; Reduction of small road disturbances; Improved load transfer characteristics, providing better roll control and steering precision during sudden, high-speed maneuvers; and A quieter, more refined ride due to improved road isolation First introduced on the 2002 Cadillac Seville STS, MagneRide brings these benefits to performance and luxury vehicles alike.

In addition to the technical review on Saturday, General Motors and Delphi engineers will be available to answer questions and explain MagneRide throughout the day Thursday, Friday and Saturday at a display outside the museum. Enthusiasts visiting the Delphi display and attending the presentation by Hill and Dellinger will have the opportunity to participate in a drawing to experience the technology firsthand, and ride in and/or drive a Corvette with MagneRide on Saturday from noon to 1 p.m.

The highlight event of the weekend is the Fifth Annual Hall of Fame induction banquet on Friday, August 30. The three Corvette luminaries honored with induction into the Hall of Fame include former Corvette chief designer John Cafaro, world-renowned National Driving Champion James "Jim" Jeffords, and the late Myron E. "Scottie" Scott, who gave the Corvette its name. John Cafaro and James Jeffords will attend the event. Myron Scott's wife, Clara Jane, will accept the honor on Scott's behalf.

Corvette Celebration attendees can also participate in a tour of the General Motors Corvette assembly plant, scenic road tours, drag racing, low- speed autocross, as well as meet some of Corvette's most distinguished figures. This year's featured event, "Sharkfest," includes one of the largest gatherings as well as a display of the evolution of the third generation (1968-1982) model Corvettes known as "Sharks", which were inspired by the Mako Shark show car.

The weekend's exciting activities will conclude as one lucky attendee's name is drawn to become the owner of a new 50th anniversary edition Corvette.

Additional Delphi suspension, steering and stability enhancement technologies on the 2003 Corvette include TRAXXAR(TM), marketed by General Motors as Active Handling, and MAGNASTEER(TM). TRAXXAR helps provide improved, more predictable vehicle response, and offers enhanced stability and driver ability to avoid or minimize the likelihood of a collision. With individual wheel brake intervention, it helps decrease or prevent vehicle spins and excessive understeer.

Delphi's MAGNASTEER Magnetic Assist Steering System is a speed-variable power-assisted steering system, combining conventional hydraulics with patented Delphi electro-magnetic control technology. This technology provides the widest range of steering effort variation and tunability, which has been reconfigured to meet the specific steering "feel" and handling for the 2003 model year Corvette.

Delphi has the capability to integrate these technologies to further enhance a vehicle's ride and handling and stability control.

For more information about the Corvette Museum, of which Delphi is a lifetime business member, visit www.corvettemuseum.com .

For more information about the 2003 50th anniversary Corvette, visit www.gm.com .

For more information about Delphi and its operating subsidiaries, visit Delphi's Virtual Press Room at www.delphi.com/media .