Chevrolet will end production of the 2021 Corvette C8 this week before turning its attention to the 2022 model and confirmed that no less than 26,216 units were built for 2021. Almost half of them have been Convertibles.
Speaking during the National Corvette Museum’s recent 27th Anniversary celebrations, Corvette product manager Harlan Charles revealed that 42 per cent of buyers opted for a Convertible while 58 per cent went for the Coupe. That equates to (roughly) 11,010 Convertibles and 15,206 Coupes.
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The Corvette Convertible costs $7,500 more than an equivalent Coupe and sales figures reveal that buyers of the Convertible typically pay for a more premium trim level. In fact, 52 per cent opt for the flagship 3LT while 40 per cent go with the mid-range 2LT model, leaving the remaining 8 per cent with the base model. On the other hand, 47 per cent of Coupe buyers go for the 2LT while 33 per cent opt for the 3LT and 20 per cent select the entry-level 1LT.
Corvette Blogger states that sales of the Corvette Convertible haven’t been this strong since 1969 when 43 per cent of ‘Vettes sold were droptops.
One reason why the Convertible is proving so popular probably has to do with the fact that it drives just as well as the Coupe and retains the same spacious trunk while offering open-air motoring when so desired.
Very few updates have been made to the Corvette C8 for the 2022 model year, although it is now available with three new exterior colors dubbed Hypersonic Gray, Caffeine, and Amplify Orange Tintcoat. It is also available in IMSA GTLM Championship Edition guise.
