Chevrolet’s official Corvette Order Guide for the 2018 model year has hit the web early and we got a good look at what’s coming our way. There is a new exterior color and it’s called Ceramic Matrix Gray Metallic. It’s the exterior color for the rumored Special Edition that we now know is called the ‘Carbon 65’ Package. You’ll be able to order the Carbon 65 Package for 2018 Grand Sport and Z06 in both coupe and convertible configurations!

Click here to download the 2018 Corvette Order Guide.

All six previous models are returning as expected and there was no mention of the 2018 Corvette ZR1. The Design Packages from last year have also been retired, although some of the options are now orderable outside the Design Package constraints.

A review of the Order Guide does show a couple of surprises including new data points [...]

Well, your new 2018 Corvette can be ordered today! These are preliminary orders only, as dealers will get notification of their first allocations on April 27th. One problem though is that pricing is still unknown, as official pricing for the 2018 Corvette models will not be announced until May or June.

If you have not already seen the 2018 Corvette Order Guide, which came out on Monday, it is available on the web, or at your local dealer. The guide details all the new options, colors and wheels.

As we said in earlier Thundering Thursday’s, the last 2017 Corvette will cross the line on Friday, June 2nd, with 2018 Corvette production starting on the following Monday (June 5th). You can watch the first 2018’s being built though, as assembly plant tours will continue until June 16th.

Production of the 2018 Corvettes will come to a stop [...]