autoevolution 28 Apr 2021, 10:04 UTC ·
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European or Australian fans are still patiently waiting for General Motors to finally send the eighth generation of “
America’s sports car” their way. At home, meanwhile, Chevrolet is already showcasing what’s in store for the model’s third model year. Not that much, actually, just a trio of new colors, for now at least. 10 photos
You can rest assured that GM will deliver more versions (Z06, the e-AWD Corvette E-Ray, etc.) in due course. Still, for the time being, we have to contend with the rumored upcoming EU-specification, getting to know all the neat little Easter Eggs on the 2021 Stingray, and constantly ogling at the new Caffeine Brown Metallic, Amplify Orange, and Hypersonic Gray paint jobs.
autoevolution 28 Apr 2021, 14:27 UTC ·
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Renting expensive cars is a hard business. There are customers willing to pony up top dollar for the service, but people who rent an expensive car drive it like they stole it because a ‘Vette is more exciting than a Camry. 28 photos
Be that as it may, Rob Ferretti didn’t have too many problems with renting a mid-engined Corvette for more than a year now. Delivered in March 2020 with nine miles on the clock, the orange-painted Stingray racked up 19,974 miles (32,145 kilometers) and doesn’t show too much wear inside and out.
The biggest problem Rob had with the C8 was damaged paint on the frunk and A-pillars at 5,853 miles (9,419 kilometers), most probably from people standing on the frunk, and a hardtop that slid down the windshield. At the present moment, the rental Corvette is hampered down by a check engine light that sometimes goes away on its own. As it happens, the check engine light concerns the transmission fluid pre
As GM’s European fans know very well, it’s been pretty hard to get your hands on a product from the largest U.S. automaker in the Old Continent for some years already. Options are slim and scarce, but they’re there, nonetheless. For example, you can go for a Cadillac XT4 if you want a crossover or a C8 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. if you have the patience.
autoevolution 26 Apr 2021, 7:21 UTC ·
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The National Corvette Museum and the legendary yellow Skydome are always great backgrounds for singing odes to “
America’s Sports Car,” so it’s no wonder the Drive 615 YouTube channel has chosen them, once more. This time around, it’s all about the subtle little details, not the major features that just about everyone knows all about. 21 photos
Chevrolet’s C8 Corvette has already reached the 2021 model year (its second one for this generation) for some time, but that doesn’t mean vloggers have wrapped up the dissection process. On the contrary, because big stuff such as the new Red Mist Metallic Tintcoat ($995 option), 2LT Natural interior, Z51 Performance package ($5,995) or the LT2 6.2-liter Small Block V8 with 495 hp are finally ready to take a step back.
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