Bad news, but also somewhat expected from a car as hot as the mid-engine 'Vette. General Motors upped the pricing of the Stingray and Z06 for 2024, and the E-Ray is a bit pricier than originally announced as well.
First things first, the Stingray Coupe will be $67,895 for the 1LT, as in $2,000 more compared to the 2023 model. The 2LT goes up $1,800 to $74,995. As for the range-topping 3LT, make that $79,645 or $1,800 pricier. All of these MSRPs include the destination charge, which is $200 more than before to $1,595. Worse still, Corvette Museum delivery is up 50 percent to $1,495 for 2024.
When it comes to the Stingray Convertible, make that $74,895 for the 1LT (up $1,500). The 2LT and 3LT are $1,800 pricier at $81,995 and $86,645, respectively.
The biggest increase, however, affects the Z06 Coupe 1LZ. It's up $3,000 from 2023 at $109,695. The 2LZ and 3LZ went up $2,700, meaning $118,595 and $123,245 including the destination fee. The Z06 Convertible is $2,500 more for the 1LZ and $2,700 more for the 2LZ and 3LZ. Insane money for a Corvette, but do bear in mind the Z06 isn't your usual Corvette due to its high-revving engine and available carbon-fiber wheels.
Last but certainly not least, the new-for-2024 E-Ray carries the prices announced by Chevrolet in January 2023. Rick Conti reports $104,495 as the starting price for the Coupe 1LZ, $109,995 for the 2LZ, and $115,445 for the range-topping 3LZ. Convertibles will be available from $111,495, $116,995, and $122,445.
When Chevrolet unleashed the Z06 in January 2023, it said $104,295 for the coupe-bodied 1LZ and $111,295 for the convertible 1LZ. In other words, all trim levels have gone up $200 due to the higher destination fee.
As a brief refresher, the first-ever hybrid and all-wheel-drive Corvette also happens to be the fastest-acceleration Corvette of them all. Zero to 60 miles per hour (97 kilometers per hour) takes 2.5 seconds, onto a quarter mile of 10.5 seconds. The so-called Stealth Mode shuts down the engine in favor of zero-emission driving at speeds of up to 45 mph (72 kph). Obviously enough, the all-new E-Ray is front-wheel drive in Stealth Mode, which is another first for the Corvette.
Packing 655 horsepower and 595 pound-feet (807 Nm), the E-Ray takes most of its mojo from the Stingray's LT2 small-block V8. In this application, as well as the Stingray with the sports exhaust, it makes 495 horsepower and 470 pound-feet (637 Nm). Without said optional exhaust, power and torque go down 5 each.
The corner-carving Z06 is the loudest of the three siblings, for it redlines at 8,600 revolutions per minute. Its 5.5-liter LT6 is the largest flat-plane crankshaft V8 in the world. Internally referred to as Gemini, this lump belts out 670 ponies and 460 pound-feet (624 Nm).
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