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Spied time and again, the Corvette Z06 for the 2022 model year has been confirmed with 345/25 ZR21 tires out back. An inch wider than the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 steamrollers found on the previous-generation Z06 and ZR1, the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R compound helped Porsche break the Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record with the 911 GT2 RS. 21 photos
Corvette Blogger says that
“we are most likely looking at the first Corvette to come with a staggered wheel setup of 20 inches up front and 21s in the rear,” translating to more grip and traction in the twisties and off the line.
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Introduced for the 2020 model year, the mid-engined Corvette Stingray Coupe and Convertible lost and gained two colors for the 2021 model year. These are Blade Silver Metallic and Long Beach Red Metallic, which were replaced by Silver Flare Metallic and Red Mist Metallic Tintcoat. 16 photos
According to Corvette Blogger, the color palette will change once again for 2022 with the discontinuation of three finishes. Sebring Orange, Shadow Gray, and Zeus Bronze are the culprits, but fret not because
“unnamed replacements” are in the pipeline according to the cited publication.
Sebring Orange finished the 2020 model year in fourth place with 1,377 cars to its name, representing 6.8 percent of total orders. Shadow Gray ranked ninth with 1,111 examples of the breed, and Zeus Bronze was at the very bottom of the list with 548 units or 2.69 percent of the total volume.
At least according to this latest report.
It will be two years this coming July since the C8 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray made its debut. Since then, the Convertible variant has arrived and demand for both has been high. Unfortunately, that demand couldn t be met because of the five-week-long UAW strike in September 2019 and the onset of the pandemic not long after. Many 2020 C8 buyers were pushed to the 2021 model year list. But, in general, the dust has settled and the C8 has been deemed by many as the best Corvette ever.
It ll soon get even better.
The track-focused and fully street-legal C8 Z06 will supposedly debut this July. This information comes from a shared post on the MidEngineCorvette forum by the site s founder. The originator of the info comes from an employee of Estero Bay Chevrolet, America s 16th largest Chevy dealership.
New Corvette Z06 C8 Details Coming In July, Says Chevy Dealer Employee ++ Maybe it could even be the model s debut.
Marcus Viega works at the Estero Bay Chevrolet dealer in Florida, and he recently posted that more details about the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 C8 are coming in July. Users on the
While we have to take this single post with a grain of salt because anyone can post anything online, Viega s timeline roughly fits with the Corvette family s expected launch cadence. In April 2020, a leak suggested that the Z06 would arrive for the 2022 model year.
Gallery: Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Spy Photos