General Motors is celebrating an important milestone as it has built the 1,750,000th Corvette sports car.
Rolling off the assembly line at the Bowling Green plant last week, the car is finished in Arctic White and features an Adrenaline Red interior, a combo chosen to pay homage to the first production ‘Vette of 1953, which came in Polo White with a red cockpit.
The milestone vehicle is generously specced, featuring the Z51 performance package, 3LT equipment group, machined-face sterling silver aluminum wheels with a 5-trident spoke design, engine appearance package, front lift adjustable height with memory function and more.
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“This type of milestone only comes around every 10 or so years for Corvette”, said the Bowling Green factory director, Kai Spande. “For this landmark achievement, to also be one of the early mid-engines, is just awesome for us and for our customers. It’s an amazing time to be part of the Chevrolet brand.”
For now, the milestone ‘Vette will remain at the National Corvette Museum, joining the 1 millionth unit made in 1992, and the 1.5 millionth car produced in 2009 – both of them with white paint finishes and red interiors. Nonetheless, the new one will be raffled off on September 4, with tickets starting at $200 and being limited to 1,500.
With an MSRP of $58,900, the new Corvette represents a big technical departure over its predecessor, as it sports a mid-ship layout. It does the 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) in under 3 seconds, aided by the 6.2-liter LT2 V8 which churns out 495 HP (502 PS / 369 kW) and 470 lb-ft (637 Nm) of torque with the optional Z51 package.
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