autoevolution 22 Apr 2021, 23:39 UTC ·
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Detailed at the 2021 Michelin NCM Bash by Bowling Green plant manager Kai Spande, the colors are Amplify Orange Tintcoat, Hypersonic Gray Metallic, and Caffeine Metallic. They replace Sebring Orange Tintcoat, Shadow Gray Metallic, and the very slow-selling finish known as Zeus Bronze.
Spande also confirmed that GM has developed 526 parts for RHD models destined for Japan, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Right-hand-drive models impact no fewer than 56 jobs and commodity differences that include the door pads, knee bolsters, glove box, main body wire harness, outside rearview mirrors, center-console trim, seatbelts, and sunshades.
Spande didn’t mention a thing about changes to the starting price, standard equipment, optional extras, or the Z06. Regarding the flat-plane crankshaft V8-engined sports car, General Motors is believed to roll out a 5.5-liter powerplant with 617 aspirated ponies and a stratospheric redline.
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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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For the 2022 model year, which is the 3rd for the mid-engine Corvette, the Stingray will lose three colors and gain three new ones. Sebring Orange, Shadow Gray, and Zeus Bronze will be dropped from the palette in favor of Amplify Orange Tintcoat, Hypersonic Gray Metallic, and Caffeine Brown Metallic. 16 photos
Corvette Blogger understands that GC5, GA7, and G48 are the regular production order codes for these exterior colors. The question is, do these finishes have any chance of commercial success? Well, at least orange does.
According to the Detroit-based automaker, Sebring Orange finished the 2020 model year with 1,377 orders. This represents the 4th most-popular finish for the mid-engine Corvette, with 6.8 percent of the orders to its name.
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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.