2021 Chevrolet Corvette is a very fast, but slow car to leave the parking lot. It is not to the eighth generation of sports cars that can be achieved by Chevy, but it is more of evidence of the fact that, as a bona fide example of four wheel Americana, someone, somewhere, always wants to start a conversation about why ‘Vette is special.
You can’t really blame them, especially given the fact that the latest generation of Corvette is really worth the hype. C8 is a mixture of long-delayed satisfaction around the medium engine layout and recognition which is very late by Chevrolet that if the car remains relevant, needs to be modernized.
The end result is parallel because it is interesting. Not everyone I’m talking to or – or, more accurately, who delayed my exit was fast, “Is it a new corvette …?” Opener – liked the C8 style, or even approved from the switch from Front-to mid-Engine. Apparently, when you have sixty decades of history to deal, people are fixated on very specific things.
If there is consistency, it is appreciation for the fact that Chevy survives him. Still try something; Refuse to withdraw the Stingray badge. Oh, and they all want to know if it’s fast.
I will tell you what I say to them: Yes, it’s indeed very fast, very fast. In 2021 Corvette Stingray Coupe 2LT form you get a 6.2-liter V8 LT2 engine with a 8-speed dual-clutch transmission, with a $ 66.200 sticker (plus a destination of $ 1,095). The Z51 performance package pushes the numbers of up to 495 horsepower and 480 lb-ft torque, and cuts 0-60 mph time to 2.9 seconds, in exchange for more than $ 5,995.
The SPEC Z51 also adds the rear axle of performance, differential slip electronic, brakes and special performance suspensions, more aggressive exhaust, heavy duty duty system, and high-performance tires on the 19-inch rear wheels and 20 inches. More $ 1,895 throws in control of magnetic driving, which can adjust damping firmness in milliseconds and remain near-magical. For 2021 you can have it without the need for a full Z51 package too, and it’s an addition I will say every Vette’s buyer must check.
With the front bumper Raji $ 1,995 (which is GPS-Linked to optional automatically appears wherever you have activated it before), seat bucket $ 1,495 GT2 and $ 395 red safety belt, microfiber steering wheel $ 595, $ 595 brake calipers painted Red, $ 595, $ 595, $ 995 for red mist metallic paint, and $ 995 for the engine appearance package, a large total for this special car is $ 82,250. As I said about the Charger Dodge SRT Hellcat Redeye last week, it wasn’t cheap, but again it was hardly expensive considering what you got.
In the case of Corvette, you get a coupe that can argue with 911 Porsche and does not embarrass itself. That alone is a big victory, before you assume that Chevy’s rear wheel drive is a fair view of the German icon.
For 2021 models, some launch disorders were still ironed. Wireless Apple Carplay and Android Auto Now Onboard, and Chevrolet has several additional graphics that utilize a better digital instrument cluster. There is a “buckle to drive” feature that won’t let you out of the park until you have a seat belt you tied.
They are small changes, but once again Corvette doesn’t need much improvement. As I wrote about 2020 Corvette Convertible 3LT last year, speed, comfort rose, and most of the technology was already top. Design, well, that all depends on the corner.
Again, it is a car that works better in metal than on the screen. The coupe doesn’t have a folding metal roof trick from Convertible, just a pop-out panel, but you still get a long back deck. I think the side view is the most awkward, and the door venture trim still looks strange, but I have pushed quite a lot of beautiful cars that underwhelm from behind the wheel to find out how my preferences there.
And don’t get me wrong, 2021 Corvette pushes very well. No, there is no manual transmission option, but you won’t miss it; Not when the double-clutch gearbox is very good. The speed of the straight line is positively, and you don’t need to emphasize the Z51 brake also comes to corners. The level of proficiency with Chevy defugged his strength, keeping the back end of tiping, and launching you neatly to the next straight was a legitimate victory.
Fun is the name of the game, and while walking very quickly of course on the menu if you have a way (or preferably personal path) for it, the same low-speed hijink can be accessed. Corvette flatter and encourage, persuade you out of lively disputes and subtly use aid and electronic systems to frame you with the best light.
At the other end, the notch of the excessive drive mode returned to the tour and ‘Vette did a much better job to isolate the ugly road surface of the cabin than many cars in its class. This is EPA ranked 15 mpg in the city, 27 mpg on the highway, and 19 mpg combined, and they can be achieved enough if you are from the Grand-Tourer’s mind frame.
For that purpose, the cabin remains pleasant if it’s a little tight. Central console that seems to be inspired by ski-slopes that don’t seem to help there, Luge long HVAC buttons that need loans more than a week to build muscle memory. Thank God the infotainment system, although it can clearly be recognized as what runs in more worldly chevy costs, easy to navigate and fast. C8 gets praise to have a special button for the sidewalk camera and the front nose lift too, your features really don’t want to peck on a touch screen to hurry.
Chevrolet might ignore the puritan that insisted that the shift stick could not be negotiated, but clearly knew what would really be an agreement there was no room for a golf bag. Sure enough, there is a total of 12.6 cu-ft, divided between a larger rear stem and a smaller space under the hood.
