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RHD 2021 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Z51 Reveals Interior Design

As you’re well aware, Holden is on its way out. General Motors, however, will treat Australia and New Zealand to the C8 Corvette next year, steering wheel on the right and all that jazz.
RHD 2021 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Z51 20 photos
Photo: Chevrolet via Corvette Blogger
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As opposed to right-hand-drive conversions of the Chevrolet Camaro, the Stingray Z51 in 3LT flavor will be RHD from the factory. The golden bowtie confirmed this information back in July 2019, but this is the first time we actually see the right-hand-drive ‘Vette.

Manufactured in Bowling Green, Kentucky for the entire world, the C8 in RHD will also be imported to Japan. As a matter of fact, Chevrolet needed 60 hours to sell 300 examples of the mid-engine breed in the Land of the Rising Sun. Those living in the United Kingdom can expect their Stingrays to arrive in early 2021 for the 2021 model year.

Coming courtesy of Corvette Blogger, the interior photo of the RHD C8 reveals GT2 sports seats leather bolstering and suede bottoms, a 12 o’clock marker on the steering wheel, and a brown-black color combination. The dashboard can be summed up as the mirror image of the LHD C8, down to the smallest of details imaginable.

There’s no denying the right-hand-drive setup is priced higher than the left-hand-drive ‘Vette, and we have an idea about the price point from Japan. The Stingray Z51 3LT costs over ten million yen over there, translating to approximately $91,000. Configuring a similar specification in the U.S. will set you back $76,945 including destination.

As opposed to the bone-stock Stingray, the Z51 Performance Package levels up the ‘Vette with heavy-duty cooling, Michelin Pilot Sport 4S summer-only tires measuring 19 and 20 inches, an e-LSD for the rear end, more aggressive ratio for the rear axle, the performance exhaust, suspension, Brembo brakes, and a specific splitter and spoiler. The LT2 small-block V8 is also a little more powerful, producing 495 horsepower.

The 470 pound-feet of torque are also important of note, more so if you want to obliterate the rear tires into a puff of smoke.
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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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