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As you all know, Chevy had a little bit of trouble with the C8 Corvette’s production. First came the UAW strikes, then the health crisis put a halt on the mid-engine sports car from Bowling Green, Kentucky.
The biggest loser from these circumstances is the hardtop convertible. Not even a single customer car has been produced to date in this body style, but the good news is that Chevrolet will start production on July 13th.
Corvette Forum member Corvette ED received confirmed from his zone rep that 2020 model year production will run until the end of October. As far as the 2021 model year is concerned, the start of production has been pushed back to November 2nd. As per the Corvette dealer from Pottsville, “General Motors hasn’t publicly released the information yet.”
C8 production is scheduled to restart next week, and so far, roughly 2,700 cars have been built and delivered to their rightful customers. All of them targa-top coupes. The hardtop convertible, meanwhile, is a little more expensive at $67,495 as opposed to $59,995 including freight.
Three trim levels - the 1LT, 2LT, and 3LT - are available to configure and the Z51 Performance Package costs $5,000 just like it does in the case of the coupe. If you want only the nacelles painted in Carbon Flash or both the roof and nacelles, prepare to pony up $1,295 for this option. The top can be raised or lowered in 16 seconds at velocities of up to 30 mph (48 kph).
Chevy highlighted at the premiere of the C8 Corvette Convertible that the roof is powered by six electric motors instead of hydraulic systems. As if that wasn’t enough, the top “uses encoders for precise control.”
A little bit heavier than the coupe, the convertible also happens to feature different tuning for the dampers and springs “to provide nearly the same performance.” As per a press release from Chevy – dated October 2nd, 2019 – the convertible should have entered production late in the first quarter.
Corvette Forum member Corvette ED received confirmed from his zone rep that 2020 model year production will run until the end of October. As far as the 2021 model year is concerned, the start of production has been pushed back to November 2nd. As per the Corvette dealer from Pottsville, “General Motors hasn’t publicly released the information yet.”
C8 production is scheduled to restart next week, and so far, roughly 2,700 cars have been built and delivered to their rightful customers. All of them targa-top coupes. The hardtop convertible, meanwhile, is a little more expensive at $67,495 as opposed to $59,995 including freight.
Three trim levels - the 1LT, 2LT, and 3LT - are available to configure and the Z51 Performance Package costs $5,000 just like it does in the case of the coupe. If you want only the nacelles painted in Carbon Flash or both the roof and nacelles, prepare to pony up $1,295 for this option. The top can be raised or lowered in 16 seconds at velocities of up to 30 mph (48 kph).
Chevy highlighted at the premiere of the C8 Corvette Convertible that the roof is powered by six electric motors instead of hydraulic systems. As if that wasn’t enough, the top “uses encoders for precise control.”
A little bit heavier than the coupe, the convertible also happens to feature different tuning for the dampers and springs “to provide nearly the same performance.” As per a press release from Chevy – dated October 2nd, 2019 – the convertible should have entered production late in the first quarter.
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