FAST FACT
Corvette marks 65 years of production in 2018. Only 300 were built in 1953, each of them Polo White with a red interior.
Standard 19-inch front and 20-inch rear wheels. Derived from the Z51 package, they replace the previous 18-inch/19-inch standard wheels
Five new wheel options, including Torque and Motorsport designs
Magnetic Ride Control offered as a stand-alone option
Revised interior color breakup on 2LT trim includes instrument panel color
HD digital radio standard
Available Performance Data Recorder/Cosworth Toolbox offers four additional data channels: individual wheel speeds, individual suspension displacements, yaw rate and intake and ambient air temperatures
Improved rear-view camera image
Enhanced Head-Up Display rotation setting
Ceramic Matrix Gray replaces Sterling Blue in the exterior color palette
Spice Red convertible top
Spice Red interior offered on 3LT and 3LZ trims
Jet Black sueded-wrapped interior includes carbon rim steering wheel and gloss carbon fiber interior trim
New interior color stitching packages (Red/ yellow / new blue) offered on 3LT and 3LZ trims
Corvette and Z06 models dive into 2018 with a minimum of changes and a neat Carbon 65 special edition. Don’t worry, a 455-hp 6.2-liter V-8 is still standard on the Stingray, while the Z06’s 650-hp supercharged V-8 hasn’t gone anywhere, either. Starting with the Stingray, Chevrolet has upped the standard wheel package an inch in diameter to 19-inch fronts and 20-inch rears, added five new wheel choices overall, and broken out the Magnetic Ride Control adaptive suspension as a stand-alone option. (Previously, it was bundled with the Z51 performance package or a separate appearance package.) Exciting stuff, we know, but wait until you hear about the higher-resolution feed from the backup camera, the “enhanced head-up-display rotation setting,” and the handful of new interior and exterior color combinations.
For the Z06, the story is much the same, with new wheels (including one with a yellow stripe!) and more comprehensive data points (including individual wheel speeds, suspension movements, yaw rate, and intake air and ambient air temperatures) for the optional Performance Data recorder. Like the Stingray, the Z06 receives a better backup-camera feed, improved head-up-display adjustability, and new color choices inside and out.
That’s not a big list, but at least it’s accompanied by not-big year-over-year price hikes. Chevrolet is charging customers just $45 more for a Stingray or a Z06 for 2018, bringing those models’ base prices to $56,490 and $80,490.
FAST FACT
Corvette marks 65 years of production in 2018. Only 300 were built in 1953, each of them Polo White with a red interior.
Standard 19-inch front and 20-inch rear wheels. Derived from the Z51 package, they replace the previous 18-inch/19-inch standard wheels Five new wheel options, including Torque and Motorsport designs
Magnetic Ride Control offered as a stand-alone option Revised interior color breakup on 2LT trim includes instrument panel color HD digital radio standard
Available Performance Data Recorder/Cosworth Toolbox offers four additional data channels: individual wheel speeds, individual suspension displacements, yaw rate and intake and ambient air temperatures Improved rear-view camera image Enhanced Head-Up Display rotation setting Ceramic Matrix Gray replaces Sterling Blue in the exterior color palette Spice Red convertible top Spice Red interior offered on 3LT and 3LZ trims Jet Black sueded-wrapped interior includes carbon rim steering wheel and gloss carbon fiber interior trim New interior color stitching packages (Red/ yellow / new blue) offered on 3LT and 3LZ trims
Corvette and Z06 models dive into 2018 with a minimum of changes and a neat Carbon 65 special edition. Don’t worry, a 455-hp 6.2-liter V-8 is still standard on the Stingray, while the Z06’s 650-hp supercharged V-8 hasn’t gone anywhere, either. Starting with the Stingray, Chevrolet has upped the standard wheel package an inch in diameter to 19-inch fronts and 20-inch rears, added five new wheel choices overall, and broken out the Magnetic Ride Control adaptive suspension as a stand-alone option. (Previously, it was bundled with the Z51 performance package or a separate appearance package.) Exciting stuff, we know, but wait until you hear about the higher-resolution feed from the backup camera, the “enhanced head-up-display rotation setting,” and the handful of new interior and exterior color combinations.
For the Z06, the story is much the same, with new wheels (including one with a yellow stripe!) and more comprehensive data points (including individual wheel speeds, suspension movements, yaw rate, and intake air and ambient air temperatures) for the optional Performance Data recorder. Like the Stingray, the Z06 receives a better backup-camera feed, improved head-up-display adjustability, and new color choices inside and out.
That’s not a big list, but at least it’s accompanied by not-big year-over-year price hikes. Chevrolet is charging customers just $45 more for a Stingray or a Z06 for 2018, bringing those models’ base prices to $56,490 and $80,490.
