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2018 Corvette News

April 10 – Dealer Order Guide available

April 27 – Dealers can submit orders

New: Special Edition – more details coming soon

Model Year 18 Production Reminder:
Plant will be down August, September, and October
June 15 is the final day for order submission and approval before shutdown
Plant production resumes in November

Glenn Quagmire

Hmmm..."special edition."

senah

zr1?

jagamajajaran

We know the Special Edition is the Carbon 65...65th Anniversary Edition. The C8 is not a 2018 Corvette. I wonder if this post should be in the C7 forum?

NemesisC5

http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...e-information/

Looks like some 2018 Corvette information has been released by GM ahead of schedule!

Deletions

(GGB) Sterling Blue Metallic exterior color
(12*) Dark Gray Z06 interior
(205) Twilight Blue interior
18″ front/19″ rear Stingray wheels (QG6/QX1/RPK/QX3) and (XBK) 18″ front/19″ rear Stingray tires
(ZLD/ZLE/ZLG) Design Packages (198 Jet Black sueded and 755 Spice Red interiors still available)
(Z25) Grand Sport Collector Edition
PO wheels: 5YU/5YV/5YZ/5Z2/5YX/5YW/5Z8 (all still ACO)
(PBC) Customer Engine Build Program
(PD5) Buyers Tour with engine build experience
New Features
(G9F) Ceramic Matrix Gray Metallic exterior color
(Z30) Carbon 65 Edition for 3LT Grand Sport and 3LZ Z06
(RNP) Z51-style 5-split spoke, Black-painted with Yellow stripe aluminum, 19″ x 8.5″ front and 20″ x 10″ rear wheels
(RNM) Torque directional Silver-painted aluminum, 19″ x 8.5″ front and 20″ x 10″ rear wheels
(R2Q) Torque directional chrome aluminum, 19″ x 8.5″ front and 20″ x 10″ rear wheels
(RNN) Motorsports Black-painted aluminum, 19″ x 8.5″ front and 20″ x 10″ rear wheels
(Q9C) Z06 Black-painted aluminum with Yellow Stripe, 19″ x 10″ front and 20″ x 12″ rear wheels
(37S) Blue custom leather stitch
HD radio

Changes

2LT interior adds color instrument panel brow (now common with 2LZ)
(141/143/144/145/146) Gray interior now available on Z06
(755) Spice Red interior is now available on 3LT/3LZ
(198) Jet Black sueded interior is now available for 3LT/3LZ and includes (FCC) high-gloss carbon fiber, instrument panel and (N2Z) carbon fiber and sueded microfiber-wrapped rim, flat-bottom steering wheel
(80T) Spice Red convertible top now available
(196) Jet Black sueded interior not available with color stitch options, now use (198) Jet Black sueded interior
(36S) Yellow/(37S) Blue/(38S) Red custom leather stitch now requires (195) Jet Black interior and (FAY) carbon fiber instrument panel trim; or (198) Jet Black sueded interior
(UQT) Performance data and video recorder updates include additional toolbox data available: All 4 individual wheel speeds, All 4 suspension displacements, Yaw rate, Intake air temperature, Ambient air temperature
(Q7S) Z51-style 5-split spoke, Silver-painted aluminum, 19″ front/20″ rear and (XFJ) P245/35ZR19 front/P285/30ZR20 rear, performance, summer-only tires now standard on Stingray
(R86) Motorsports polished aluminum wheels are now available for all Stingray models
(Q8U) Z06 10-spoke blade Pearl Nickel-painted aluminum wheels are now available for all Z06 models
Standard Rear Vision Camera now has a wide view
(DUR) Grand Sport Satin Black Center Stripe Package now available with (Z15) Grand Sport Heritage Package
(FE2) Magnetic Ride Control no longer includes spoiler or wheel change
(J57) Ceramic disc brakes now available on Grand Sport without (Z07) Z07 Performance Package
NEW! Calipers, Blue-painted
1 – Included and only available with (Z30) Carbon 65 Edition.


http://www.gmfleetorderguide.com/NAS...D=21215&type=0

jagamajajaran

Yes, I posted the 2018 info in the C7 section Friday night.

senah

makes sense that any c7 edition including zr1 related threads should not be in the c8 forum.

also, the c8 and the midengine car might or might not be separate productions.

jagamajajaran

Agreed. And I would be willing to bet the farm that the ME is not the 8th Gen Corvette.

NemesisC5

You get to keep the farm...it's not.

jagamajajaran

^^^ That's a relief!

NemesisC5

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Larry/car

Will the tires on the base Stingray be the same tires as currently used on the Z51/Grand Sport. OR will the rubber compound be different, like the current base Stingray.

ZL-1

Although the 2014-17 base Stingray compound was different than the Z51 they were summer tires too. It's safe to say the 2018 base Stingray tires will now be the same as Z51. Grand Sport are larger of course.

*yes this belongs in C7 General



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Chicago1

More stickers "special edition" vette..coming soon..Will make the c7.R obsolete..