Indeed, Corvettes have been busy sports cars even while the GM worker strike held up their transition to normal production. The first production example is all black, and looks the business. It has already been purchased at a charity auction for $3 million and will no doubt make its new owner very happy when it’s delivered. But zooming out for a moment, let’s all keep in mind why the Corvette’s production start is such a big deal. After more than 40 years of rumors and stillborn prototypes, mid-engine Corvettes for paying customers are finally a reality. They’ll be arriving in dealerships by the end of February, possibly in early March; expect to wait a little while longer for the new Corvette convertible.
The C8 Corvette is everything it’s supposed to be, everything fans were hoping it would be: revolutionary, exciting, and genuinely rapid. In our testing, the new Corvette sprinted from 0 to 60 mph in 2.8 seconds. That makes it the quickest ‘Vette ever, and this only the “base” model. We were so impressed with it, we named it our 2020 Car of the Year.