New $60,000 C8 Corvette Won’t Break Your Piggy Bank
Fresh from the C8 reveal, Corvette Forum provides details on the 2020 Stingray and how it’s low MSRP may actually make sense in the end.
One of the biggest questions regarding the C8 Corvette is how much it would cost. More than a few people feared the base model would enter supercar territory, like the Porsche 911 or the McLaren Senna. Thankfully, that price, per GM president Mark Reuss, is under $60,000 for the base model ‘Vette. Wait, what?!? Yes, you read that correctly: $60K.
But how did Chevy pull off such a feat? Why not head over to Corvette Forum, where our friends gave a few thoughts about the effort to keep the price down amid the excitement of this new path for the Corvette.
In that post, Corvette Forum says a combination of knowing which parts to raid from the bin for the 6.2-liter LT2 V8, focusing on just a single transmission for the base model, and the fate of the Camaro post-2023 all came together to help bring the cost of entry down to under that magical $60,000 mark, and all against a well-earned stereotype that mid-engine high-performance cars in the new Corvette’s class “have never really been affordable for those who aren’t exactly well-to-do.”
Trust us when Corvette Forum says they were “filled with a lot of joy” over the new Corvette, but dealing with tons of anxiety over the car’s pricing. It’s truly a miracle, and while we could just give you the details ourselves, you’ll need to visit Corvette Forum right now to find out how all of the above aforementioned items means you and your bank account won’t have to suffer when it comes time to pay on the remaining balance of your chosen trim level of the base C8.
After all, as our friends say, “a penny saved is a penny earned in this scenario.”
Photos: Corvette Forum/Derin Richardson
