[1]Ladies and Gentleman, prices for the 2015 C7 Corvette have been announced – please lock your tray-tables in the upright position and prepare to spend a little bit more for the car you wanted to buy last year, but wanted to wait another year, just to see if they would come down in price.
[2]The Z51 C7 coupe for the 2015 model year will start at $58,000, while the non-Z51 coupe will start at a mere $53,000 – the Z51 C7 convertible will start at $63,000 and the non-Z51 convertible will start at $58,000. Yes, there are more options available for the 2015 model year and no, we don’t know the pricing information for the long-awaited Z06, but those are probably very soon to follow.
For 2015, the C7’s old six-speed automatic is replaced for the new eight-speed [3] unit that should shift a little bit faster, giving the car a more refined feel. The Performance Data Recorder [4] is also an option for the 2015 model year, as well as the RPO ZF1 [5], which is an appearance package that will make a non-Z51 ‘Vette appear to be a Z51 C7 – the ZF1 package will be $1,995 and the PDR option is available with the navigation option on 1LT and 2LT Corvettes, but is standard on all 3LT models.
[6]What’s interesting is the fact that the NPP exhaust will be offered with the Z51 package for 2015, not an extra $1,995 like it used to be on 2014 models – that’s a savings of $195 on a Z51 coupe or convertible over the outgoing 2014 models. For those that don’t want a 2015, check out your local Chevrolet dealer – word on the street is that they’re trying to get rid of 2014 ‘Vettes that weren’t spoken for, as well as some dealer-ordered cars.