Crazy Widebody C8, Corvette Sales Rise, Extended Warranty Goes Away, New Stripe Options & More! | CorvetteForum Curated
The Corvette increases segment market share, a Corvette with a famous ownership history heads to auction, and more stripe options coming in 2024 are a few of the items that make our top stories of the week!
What is the most exciting thing about Friday? It is reading another installment of the CorvetteForum Curated series of course. The first month of 2023 is nearly behind us already. Corvette news is coming at us fast and we are here to capture the list of top news stories, videos, and CorvetteForum threads of the week for you. The shockwaves around the new E-Ray still have not settled but there is plenty of non-E-Ray news this week as well. The Corvette that was owned by Colin Powell is being auctioned off for charity. There will be new carbon flash stripe options coming for 2024. What happened to the extended factory warranty? And a widebody C8 Corvette fit for Bruce Wayne. Those are some of the big stories that came at us this week.
2024 – The Year of Carbon Flash
Carbon Flash lovers rejoice! It looks like 2024 will offer you more Carbon Flash stripe options than ever before. Our friends over at Corvette Blogger reported this week that after endless E-Ray builds they realized that a slew of new Carbon Flash stripe options were available on the visualizer. The design looks great and will help owners further personalize their ideal Corvette. To read the full story click HERE.
Must Watch Video: Widebody C8 Has Batmobile Vibe
There is just something about a widebody kit on a C8 Corvette that just looks right. And this particular one looks perfect for keeping the streets of Gotham safe. The car was built by the folks over at West Coast Customs. It was captured in a video recently posted to their YouTube channel. As we have come to expect from West Coast Customs the car turned out to be incredible. Watch the video to see the whole thing come together.
Forum Thread of the Week: GM Extended Warranty No Longer Offered
An extended warranty is a great thing to have for piece of mind. But are they worth the cost? Doesn’t matter because GM took them away. Now you don’t have to agonize over the decision to buy one or not. The topic was recently raised in a Corvette Forum thread. The member mentioned that GM did away with the extended warranty and that lead to a whole discussion around the value of them. What do you think of them? Join the discussion HERE.
Corvettes Sales Buck the Trend and Dramatically Increase in Q4
Increasing sales in 2022 was not easy for any automaker. Even if you were making a popular car, supply chain issues made it tough for you to actually build it. So many automakers saw sales numbers shrink. But the Corvette did very well. In Q4 2022 sales were up 10 percent over Q4 2021. And in the premium sports car segment the Corvette holds a commanding 58 percent market share. To put that in perspective the Porsche 911 has the second largest slice of market share in the segment at just 18 percent. See the full report from our friends at GM Authority HERE.
Must Watch Video: C4 Corvette Gets First Wash in 25 Years
This C4 Corvette sat abandoned in a barn for 25 years. As you can imagine the car got pretty nasty during that time. Dirt, dust and critters all combined to make for one disgusting C4. But all is not lost. It has been rescued and given a wash for the first time in a quarter century. Watch the video to see the amazing transformation.
Colin Powell Corvette Auction
There is no shortage of amazing cars being auctioned off at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale. But this 2015 Corvette Stingray caught our attention. There is nothing exceptional about the car itself. But it was owned by an exceptional person. This was the daily driver of the late General Colin Powell. Does it get any more American than that? And the best part is the proceeds of the sale are going to charity. Check out the full lot description by clicking HERE.
Images: Chevrolet; Barrett-Jackson
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