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2019 Chevrolet Corvette Zr1

If you’re ready to place that order for your 2019 Chevrolet Corvette, here’s the guide for you!  Beware though, it’s 249 pages long so you may not want to click print too quickly! Click here to download the 2019 Corvette Order Guide Including Zr1

View more details at www.chevrolet.com/upcoming-vehicles/corvette-zr1

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Motor Trend: 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 First Ride Review

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Zr1 Corvette Coupe

Zr1 Corvette Coupe

Now that the ZR1 coupe is official and the convertible is being shown this week at the LA auto show, the Mid-Engine Corvette is now back in the rumor spotlight.

As it all but official that a Mid-Engine C8 Corvette is coming, people are reporting what power plant it will be carrying. According to the Corvette Forum, there will be 3 options, a DOHC 4.2-liter V-8, a DOHC 5.5-liter V-8 and a 6.2-liter V-8. All three engines will be built at GM’s Tonawanda [...]

Corvette

A Georgia official is facing DUI charges and two separate state investigations after police found nine jars of moonshine in the Chevrolet Corvette he crashed on a rural road south of Atlanta last week, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Authorities say Walter Hyman Rabon, who serves as the deputy commissioner for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, was driving a black 2015 Corvette on Georgia State Route 11 in Jasper County on Sunday with a passenger when he lost control and struck a road sign before spinning out into a ditch. Thankfully, neither were injured.

Rabon told responding Georgia State Patrol officers that he swerved to avoid a deer, but his cover was blown several times over. First, five of the nine moonshine jars he was transporting had been damaged in the crash and were leaking their pungent contents into the Corvette’s cabin. Second, officers wrote that Rabon was acting “sluggish,” had bloodshot eyes and alcohol

Chevrolet Corvette Discount

To make room for the 2018’s, and the new ZR1, Chevrolet is discounting the 2017 Z06’s by up to $9,000! They are also offering good discounts on the rest of the 2017 Corvette lineup.

Callaway has announced that it will compete in the Pirelli World Challenge’s 2018 season with its Corvette C7 GT3-R. After Cadillac exited the sportscar series and took the ATS.V-R with it, the GM exclusivity ban has been lifted to allow new General Motors entrants for competition. Racing under the name of Callaway Competition USA, the team will make its North American debut following a dominating run through the German ADAC GT Masters championship this year.

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