CHEVROLET CORVETTE STINGRAY

The home grown Holden V8 may be dead and buried, but General Motors’ US model catalogue from its blue collar Chevrolet brand offers some highly desirable replacements, albeit at much higher prices than the good old Aussie battler. The cheapest Chevy V8 you can buy here is the Camaro 2SS, priced from $86,990. The Camaro ZL1, tested on page 45, is $159,000. As of mid 2020, expect to pay at least that for the new C8 Corvette Stingray, the first model in the badge’s storied history to be offered with right hand drive ex-factory, and the first to use a mid engine layout. Powered by the 6.2-litre naturally-aspirated small block LT2 V8, with 369kW and 637Nm, matched with a Tremec eight-speed dual clutch transmission, Chevrolet claims a 0-100km/h time of…

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Australian New Car Buyer (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue #54 - December 2019

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