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YouTuber Reviews Base C8 Corvette, It’s “the Pinnacle of Affordable Dream Cars”

One of the top myths about mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette ownership is centered on equipment. More to the point, are you losing a lot by choosing the 1LT over the 2LT or range-topping 3LT? Isaac from Alpha Shark Pictures doesn’t think so, and it’s easy to understand why.
For $59,995 Is The Base Model Corvette C8 1LT Worth it? Yes. 51 photos
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The vlogger says that “Chevy knocked it out of the park with the design of this car,” and he does have a point because this fellow looks bewitching even in a boring color such as Shadow Gray Metallic. The open-spoke aluminum wheels in Bright Silver are standard, but Edge Yellow for the brake calipers add $595 to the tally of this particular hardtop convertible.

Priced from $67,495 including destination charge as opposed to $59,995 for the coupe, the convertible doesn’t have a glass cover for the engine. On the upside, six electric motors operate the two-piece top in your stead in as little as 16 seconds at no more than 30 miles per hour (50 kilometers per hour).

What else does the 1LT have to offer, you may be wondering? Well, you can look forward to blistering performance thanks to a small-block V8 with dry-sump lubrication and an eight-speed DCT developed specifically for the eighth generation of the Corvette. The output figures aren’t too shabby either at 490 horsepower and 465 pound-feet (630 Nm) of torque because the non-Z51 specification runs the quarter-mile as fast as the Stingray Z51.

A soft-closing function for the rear trunk, an “incredibly well-equipped interior” with “really nice leather,” a cockpit that feels more premium than other Chevrolet models, and over-the-air software updates also need to be mentioned. The 1LT trim, however, misses out on heated and cooled seats.

It is a small price to pay if you look at the bigger picture, realizing how big of a gap there is between it and the 2LT. At the time of writing, the second of three grades available retails from $67,295 while the 3LT is $71,945.

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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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