The new generation of Corvette Stingray goes on sale in March 2014. Chevrolet announced it on social networking sites. “We are happy and proud to announce that the legend of the American car industry, named Car of the Year in the USA, the one and only Chevrolet Corvette Stingray will launch its official sales in Russia in one month”, Chevrolet Russia says in its report.
The price of the car and the list of dealers who are going to sell the muscle car have not been disclosed yet. What is known is that the cars will be sold in limited amount.
The new generation of the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was revealed at the Detroit Auto Show. Chevrolet Corvette, which now again has its famous Stingray name, was basically developed from the ground up. Its chassis, platform, transmission, design — everything was made from the scratch. Carbon fibre is used in its production.
The new 6.2-litre engine produces 450 hp and 610 Nm of torque. Surprisingly enough, in spite of having such monster under its bonnet, the supercar turns out to be very fuel-efficient. The manufacturer reports that due to the cylinder-deactivation system the average consumption rate of the car does not exceed 9l/100km. Most certainly, these figures will be beaten with the pedal put to the floor. But it’s just impossible to ride on the highway at 2,000 rpm behind the wheel of a car like that. Unless you are heading to the nearest track.
The car went on sales in Europe last autumn. The price of the coupé in Germany, for instance, is €69,900. It includes a few options which are paid extra in the US. Particularly, it concerns the Z51 package which comprises an electronic limited-slip differential, nifty wheels, active suspension, modified exhaust system and additional aerodynamic elements. It all makes the European Stingray a bit more powerful than the American modification — 466 hp vs 461 hp correspondingly.
According to auto.vesti.ru
