Chevrolet Corvette C8 — model-year timeline & key facts
Published · Researched 2026-09-21
Compiled from the Chevrolet Corvette C8 deep-research dossier; researched 2026-09-21. UNVERIFIED flags from the source research are preserved verbatim.
Key facts
| Powertrain | 6.2L LT2 V8 |
|---|---|
| Power | 495 |
| Range | N/A |
| Battery | N/A |
| 0–100 km/h | 2.9 |
| Fast charge | N/A |
| New price US | ~68000 |
| New price EU | N/A |
| New price CN | N/A |
| Used price signal | ~$78,100 avg (2021-2025, CarGurus Sep 2026) |
| Value call | 2022-2024 Stingray Z51 2LT with warranty left |
| Sweet-spot year | 2022 |
| Years to avoid | 2020; 2023-2026 Z06/ZR1 w/o shield fix |
| Reliability flag | amber (3LT dash/DCT) |
| Biggest risk | 3LT dash delamination cost out of warranty; Z06/ZR1 fuel-filler fire recall |
| Community verdict | Supercar for sports-car money — buy the right year, mind the warranty clock |
Model-year timeline 2021–2026
| Year | Generation / changes / reliability / used prices |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Carryover · Half-shaft batch; DCT complaints peak then fade · 22V091000 · ~$65,900 avg |
| 2022 | Carryover · "Quietest Stingray year" (c8corvetteblog) · Half-shaft tail · ~$69,400 avg |
| 2023 | Z06 (LT6 670hp) arrives · Fuel-filler spillage begins on Z06 · 25V536 (fuel filler) · ~$79,000 avg |
| 2024 | E-Ray (hybrid 655hp) joins · Mature platform; seat-belt retractors · N242441390 series · ~$85,000 avg |
| 2025 | ZR1 (LT7 1,064hp) arrives · Turn-signal software fault; Z06/ZR1 stop-sale · 25V536 expanded; N252541250 · ~$93,000 avg |
| 2026 | Cabin refresh; ZR1X (1,250hp hybrid) · Software/shield fixes only · N252514930; N252541250; N252540430 · New (MSRP UNVERIFIED) |
Sweet-spot year: 2022
Years to skip: 2020; 2023-2026 Z06/ZR1 w/o shield fix