I do a weekly Corvette delivery post...I usually get approx 40,000 views per week. Here is the one from yesterday that the Corvette Blogger shared with the world..
~ All 2020 Corvette orders at 3000 status or higher will get built through the Fall.
~2021 Corvette order spec guide gets released July 27th.
~The first Corvette allocations since mid March start July 30th for August/September. I will contact the front of the list in Date Code and time stamped order. Please be prepared when I call you so that we can spec out your exact Corvette that you are seeking.
To prepare for initial order 2021 submittals, GM has recently told us all of the 2021 changes. We started learning about them in May at the NCM Bash thanks to Tadge, Harlan and Kai, most importantly with the major news that the ‘21’s MSRP is unchanged. However other news was that Long Beach Red is being replaced by Red Mist Metallic Tintcoat, that Blade Silver Metallic is being replace by Silver Flair Metallic , and that there is a new suspension option FE2 which couples mag ride for the entry version (no Z51 required). One more 2021 enhancement is Apple and Android wireless car play. Here’s the complete GM 2021 press release: https://www.midenginecorvettef
Already confirmed from a GM teaser video and that above GM release are the 2021 new stripe colors of orange, red, yellow and blue. They will be joining the 2020+ Carbon Flash Metallic, Midnight Gray and Sterling Silver stripe options. Thanks to CorvetteBlogger we learned that Chevrolet is also bringing back the “stinger stripe.” Lastly for 2021 will be two 3LT seat combinations called “Strike Yellow/Sky Cool Gray” and “Leather Jet Black with Sky Cool Gray.” If you wish to join the discussion of these new colors and options and see GM’s 2021 teaser video, it’s here: https://www.midenginecorvettef
Lots more C8 information is available at my C8 forum “go-to” site: www.MidEngineCorvetteForum.com
We were recently informed that one of great efficiencies GM used to make the eight generation mid engine C8 was the incredible percentage of its parts which were initially produced during its development process with 3-D printers. Here is an interesting place to learn the specifics of how 3-D printers sped up that process.
Within that thread is a link to an interesting correlated GM process by which it is using computers to most efficiently design vehicle parts, both 1) from the design direction to reduce the number of different parts which are necessary to perform a function as well as, 2) to reduce the weight of that single part that can now perform the function(s) what many separate ones earlier did. Weight savings of 20% are not uncommon using the new process, as is that 20%+ reduction of parts. Of course the fewer parts needed the more efficient is inventory control, assembling a vehicle, and also results in total vehicle cost. This new process is called “light weighting”; there is a very interesting two minute video within that above link that demonstrates how it works. In my opinion, we will have more light weighting of C8 parts in future models.
The C8 pioneered the world’s introduction of significant vehicle developments including its carbon fiber rear bumper beam: https://www.midenginecorvettef
2020 C8 production year will continue into this fall. That lends credence to a statement attributed to a GM dealership General Manager, that 2021 production will literally not start until calendar year 2021. However until an official GM announcement, we are not yet positive of this timing.
These are exciting times. It is a treat for me to again be now delivering C8’s to new owners . I wonder who will be my 5000th new Corvette customer sometime during the 2021 model year. Might it be you? Looking to get in line for a future Corvette... Please email mfurman@criswellauto.com or call me at: (301) 212-4420. I will be happy to make your C8 dream become reality.
Mike Furman
Corvette National Sales
Criswell Chevrolet
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