The all-new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has been selected because the 2020 North American Car of the Year by a 50-member jury of independent journalists. The Stingray was selected not just for its revolutionary mid-engine design, except for its level of refinement and impressive performance. The Corvette was previously honored with this award in 1998 for the introduction of the fifth generation and again in 2014 for the introduction of the seventh generation. Parks Chevrolet Charlotte executive chief engineer Tadge Juechter received the award this morning at a public ceremony held at the TCF Center in Detroit. “It’s humbling to be selected for this award by such a powerful jury of automotive journalists,” said Juechter. “Our team poured our hearts and souls into this vehicle, and to ascertain such an overwhelmingly positive reception makes it all worthwhile. We are sure our customers will love the new Corvette the maximum amount as these jurors and that we can’t wait to urge them behind the wheel.”After evaluating the sector of competitors, jurors vote individually by way of Deloitte to work out finalists and winners in each category. “
The 2020 Corvette represents a replacement era for the long-lasting brand,” said Lauren Fix, North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year president. “The excitement from consumers has been overwhelming. From a journalist’s perspective, this is often one among the best-built GM products that exemplifies what it means to be the North American Car of the Year.” Corvette production will begin in February 2020 at General Motors’ Bowling Green Assembly in Kentucky, with customer deliveries happening shortly thereafter. The 2019 Chevy Corvette Stingray is out there as a coupe, except for this review, I’ve got the convertible. This two-seat, rear-wheel-drive droptop packs a 6.2-liter naturally aspirated V8, with 455 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque. A seven-speed manual transmission comes standard, but this tester has the optional eight-speed automatic with steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters.
The automatic transmission is ok most of the time, though it wants to upshift a touch too quickly, and doesn’t usually downshift under braking. Even in spirited driving in Sport mode, the Corvette is lazy to downshift and probe the facility while accelerating out of a corner. Switching to trace mode doesn’t really mitigate the matter , but the paddle shifters are pretty satisfying to use. They’re no substitute for a correct manual transmission, in fact — and Chevy’s rev-matching, seven-speed stick may be a delight — but blipping the paddles on my very own means I can eke out all the facility this Chevrolet Charlotte has got to offer. If you are going to shop for a Corvette with the automated , promise me you’ll use the paddles. a strong value For my money, i can not imagine buying a Corvette Stingray without the Z51 performance pack, but I’d add it to the bottom 1LT trim, instead of the more option-rich 2LT tester seen here. I’ll also add the Magnetic Ride Control and Performance Data Recorder, also because the $1,995 Competition sport seats.
Optioning it this manner puts my 2019 Corvette Stingray Convertible at $72,775, including $1,095 for destination — a couple of thousand bucks but the $74,885 of my test car. In its base Stingray spec, the Corvette may be a tremendous performance value. The cars a Stingray Z51 competes with — the Jaguar F-Type R, Porsche 911, Mercedes-AMG GT et al. — all cost tens of thousands of dollars more. However, those costlier offerings also accompany tons more luxury and better tech inside — things that are glaringly absent from the Corvette. If power and poise are your only must-haves, it’s definitely tough to beat the ‘Vette. But if you are looking for a more well-rounded package, you’ll certainly get your money’s worth elsewhere. The Corvette uses Chevy’s older MyLink infotainment system, housed on an 8-inch touchscreen, with Apple CarPlay,
Android Auto and a 4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot inbuilt . MyLink isn’t quite nearly as good looking or easy to use because the company’s new Infotainment 3 software, and it isn’t as quick to reply to inputs, either. For an additional $1,795, you’ll get Chevy’s Performance Data Recorder. And if you propose on tracking your Corvette, it is a must-have little bit of tech. PDR can capture your lap times, and allow you to review and learn from the experience. Four different informational overlays can take your track data and tell you your speed, gear position, steering angle and throttle and brake pressure data.
