On Friday, the Bowling Green Corvette Assembly Plant released production numbers for the 2017 Corvette model year. A total of 32,782 Corvettes were built for the 2017 model year which is down from the 40,689 Corvettes built for the 2016 model year. Model Quantity Percentage Stingray Coupe 11,253 34.30% Stingray Convertible 2,298 7.00% Grand Sport Coupe 9,912 30.20% Grand Sport ...
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Limited Edition Corvette Carbon 65 Edition is Coming for 2018!
GM has just released information on the 2018 Corvette Carbon 65 Edition. The official press release is below: 2018 Corvette Carbon 65 Edition Marks Milestone Ultimate carbon-fiber package for Grand Sport, Z06 salutes 65 years of Corvette 2017-04-10 DETROIT — Chevrolet is commemorating the 65th anniversary of the Corvette with a new Corvette Carbon 65 Edition offered on 2018 Grand ...
Read More »[VIDEO] 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport POV Test Drive
Winding Road Magazine took a 2017 Corvette Grand Sport equipped with a 7-speed manual transmission for a point-of-view test drive. From the view of the video camera, you can see how the driver makes use of the heads-up display as he carves his way down canyon road. The sound of the 6.2L LT1 V8 engine is glorious and sounds absolutely ...
Read More »[VIDEO] MotorWeek TV Puts a 2016 Corvette Z06 Callaway SC757 Through its Paces
As of right now, the Z06 sits atop the stock Chevrolet Corvette horsepower heap. But even though it breached a whole new level of performance for Corvette; it wasn’t enough for the folks at Callaway cars. So of course they’ve worked their typical magic and brought us this 757-horsepower beast! So let’s see how it runs. It’s true the 2016 ...
Read More »Naked Corvette Exposed: How & Why GM Uses Light Weight Materials in the Chevy Stingray
In the video above, Warren Parsons, global chief architect of body structures at General Motors, walks around a naked Chevy Corvette to explain what measures were taken in the development of the car to keep it lightweight, structurally rigid, and still affordable. As the performance and fuel economy wars heat up, General Motors has more techniques that it’s currently using ...
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