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The day a lot of us have been waiting for has finally arrived. The first batch of C8s have officially left the factory in Bowling Green, Kentucky, otherwise known as the home of the ‘Vette. The first truckloads of the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8 left their production facility around 8:30 p.m. last Wednesday night, meaning that they’re officially on their way to lucky owners throughout the nation.
On top of the truckloads of C8s, the Corvette Museum is also delivering Vettes to the [...]
The official owner’s manual for the 2020 C8 has just been released on the web and references a Lithium-Ion battery module, something found only if you have a hybrid car.
This information can be found on page 244 of the owner’s manual and also shows another interesting item, a power sounder module. This module is also known as a pedestrian-friendly alert function; soon to be a federal government mandate for all cars that operate on battery power under a certain speed. This system emits a sound to a [...]
Chevrolet knew from the start that the new midengined Corvette would get a lot of scrutiny and comparisons to the existing midengined supercars on the market, so they have invested a lot of time in testing. This has proven to be very beneficial, as almost all the reviews have been extremely positive.
It turns out that one of the things Chevrolet found was that on a race track, and set to the most aggressive performance mode, that when the C8 gets airborne, the rear wheels start to spin faster as t [...]
The new C8 Corvette is scheduled to hit dealers’ lots at the end of this month or early next month, and we are getting some information on how the first batch is being built. Out of the first 440 units:
3LT trim level is most popular so far with 298 buyers.
2LT is next with 145 ordered
There is a single 1LT, which is most likely for GM testing.
Z51 Performance Package is in demand with 402 ordered. And 357 of them getting the magnetic suspension system, too.
The front lift had 360 orders. Carbon appliance package 277.
Colors:
Arctic White is most popular at 107 cars.
Torch Red is almost as popular with 102 cars.
Black takes third place with 81 orders.
Ceramic Matrix Gray 51.
Sebring Orange 50.
Shadow Gray 49 customers.
Only 36 people are getting museum delivery.
Selectable VIN ($5,000): 17 people got this.
Average MSRP: $84,813.
The cheapest car has an MSRP of: $66.990
The highest MSRP was: $101,250
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