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2008 Corvette Pricing, Factory Options, & Colors

FOR SALE: A 2008 Corvette Z06 Coupe
FOR SALE: A 2008 Corvette Z06 Coupe

2008 Corvette Factory Options

RPO No. DESCRIPTION QUANTITY
RETAIL PRICE
1YY07 Base Corvette Coupe 19,796 $45,995
1YY67 Base Corvette Convertible 7,283 $54,335
1YY07 Indy 500 Pace Convertible (Z4Z) 234 $59,090
1YY67 Indy 500 Pace Convertible (Z4Z) 266 $68,160
1YY87 Z06 Corvette 7,226 $71,000
1YY87 427 Limited Edition Z06 (Z44) 505 $84,195
2LT Equipment Group – Coupe 3,089 $1,495
2LZ Equipment Group – Z06 4,929 $3,045
3LT Equipment Group – Coupe 9,201 $4,505
3LT Equipment Group – Convertible 5,879 $5,100
3LZ Equipment Group – Z06 1,460 $6,545
4LT Equipment Group – Convertible 528 $8,600
4LT Equipment Group – Coupe 834 $8,005
C2L Dual Removable Roof Panels (coupe) 2,773 $1,400
CC3 Removable Roof Panel, transparent (coupe) 3,251 $750
D30 Non-recommended color/trim/top combo 189 $590
F55 Magnetic Selective Ride Control 4,666 $1,995
GU2 Rear Axle 2.73 Ratio (w/auto trans) 8,839 $395
MX0 Six-Speed Paddle Auto Trans (coupe/convertible) 19,136 $1,250
NPP Dual Mode Exhaust System (coupe/convertible) 13,454 $1,195
Q44 Competition Gray Aluminum Wheels (Z06) 395 $395
Q76 Chrome Aluminum Wheels (Z06) 5,101 $1,995
Q9V Chrome Forged Aluminum Wheels (coupe/convertible) 2,932 $1,850
QG7 Polished Forged Aluminum Wheels (coupe/convertible) 5,412 $1,295
QL9 Polished Aluminum Wheels (Z06) 970 $1,495
QX1 Competition Gray Aluminum Wheels (coupe/convertible) 1,781 $395
QX3 Original Design Chrome Wheels (coupe/convertible) 9,626 $1,850
R8C Corvette Museum Delivery 954 $490
U3U AM/FM, CD, Navigation, Bose 16,807 $1,750
Z51 Performance Package (coupe/convertible) 10,706 $1,695
45U Velocity Yellow exterior paint 3,264 $750
83U Atomic Orange exterior paint 2,246 $300
85U Jetstream Blue exterior paint 3,728 $750
Crystal Red exterior paint 5,420 $750
**6 Modified Two-Tone Seats (2LT&3LT) 5,807 $695

2008 Corvette Packages

RPO Description Contains Production Price
2LZ Equipment Group Z06 Includes side impact air bags, power telescopic steering, heated seats, memory package, steering wheel audio controls and six CD sound system 4,929 (13.96%) $3,045
3LT Equipment Group Coupe Includes 2LT items + head up display 9,201 (26.06%) $4,505
3LT Equipment Group Convertible Includes 2LT items + head up display 5,879 (16.65%) $5,100
3LZ Equipment Group Z06 Includes 2LZ items + leather wrapped interior and bias pattern console trim 1,460 (4.13%) $6,545
4LT Equipment Group Convertible Includes 2LT and 3LT items + crossed flags headrest embroidery 528 (1.50%) $8,600
4LT Equipment Group Coupe Includes 2LT and 3LT items + crossed flags headrest embroidery 834 (2.36%) $8,005

Base Corvette Coupe (1YY07)

  • The base price of the 2008 Chevy Corvette Coupe without any optional equipment.
  • Included a 430 Horsepower, LS3 engine, a six-speed manual transmission, stereo CD with XM radio and an auxillary MP3 jack, OnStar, leather seats, power driver seat, active handling, traction control, dual-zone A/C, keyless access/start, foglamps, tilt steering, cruise control, frontal air bags, body-color removable roof panels, a power hatch release with power pull down, and tire pressure monitor.

Base Corvette Convertible (1YY67)

  • The base price of the 2008 Chevy Corvette Conv. without any optional equipment.
  • Included a 430 Horsepower, LS3 engine, a six-speed manual transmission, stereo CD with XM radio and an auxillary MP3 jack, OnStar, leather seats, power driver seat, active handling, traction control, dual-zone A/C, keyless access/start, foglamps, tilt steering, cruise control, power trunk release, side airbags, sport seats, power passenger seat, cargo net, a manual soft top, and tire pressure monitor.

Indy 500 Pace Coupe (Z4Z) (1YY07)

  • The base price of the 2008 Chevy Corvette Coupe without any optional equipment.
  • Included a 430 Horsepower, LS3 engine, a six-speed manual transmission, stereo CD with XM radio and an auxillary MP3 jack, OnStar, leather seats, power driver seat, active handling, traction control, dual-zone A/C, keyless access/start, foglamps, tilt steering, cruise control, frontal air bags, body-color removable roof panels, a power hatch release with power pull down, and tire pressure monitor.

Indy 500 Pace Convertible (Z4Z) (1YY67)

  • The base price of the 2008 Indy Pace Car Conv. without optional equipment.
  • Included a 430 Horsepower, LS3 engine, a six-speed manual transmission, stereo CD with XM radio and an auxillary MP3 jack, OnStar, leather seats, power driver seat, active handling, traction control, dual-zone A/C, keyless access/start, foglamps, tilt steering, cruise control, power trunk release, side airbags, sport seats, power passenger seat, cargo net, a manual soft top, and tire pressure monitor.

Z06 Corvette (1YY87)

  • The base price of the 2008 Chevy Corvette Z06 Coupe without any optional equipment.
  • Included a 505 Horsepower, LS7 engine, a six-speed manual transmission, stereo CD with XM radio and an auxiliary MP3 jack, OnStar, leather seats, power driver seat, active handling, traction control, dual-zone A/C, keyless access/start, foglamps, tilt steering, cruise control, frontal air bags and tire pressure monitor.

427 Limited Edition Z06 (Z44) (1YY87)

  • The base price of the 2008 427 Limited Edition Z06 Coupe without optional equip.

Equipment Group – Coupe (2LT)

  • Optional equipment group upgrade (bundled options) for the 2008 Corvette coupe.
  • Included seat-mounted side impact airbags, sport seats, 6-way power passenger seat, cargo net, and a luggage shade.

Equipment Group – Z06 (2LZ)

  • Optional equipment group upgrade (bundled options) for the 2008 Z06 coupe.
  • Included seat-mounted side impact air bags, power-telescopic steering, heated seats, cargo net, luggage shade, memory package, steering-wheel audio controls, US9 6-CD radio, enhanced acoustics, and universal home-remote transmitter.

Equipment Group – Coupe (3LT)

  • Optional equipment group upgrade (bundled options) for the 2008 Corvette coupe.
  • Included 2LT equipment package plus a heads-up display, power-telescopic steering column, memory package, heated seats, US9 6-CD, enhanced acoustics, and universal home remote transmitter.

Equipment Group – Convertible (3LT)

  • Optional equipment group upgrade (bundled options) for the 2008 convertible.
  • Included 2LT equipment package plus a heads-up display, power-telescopic steering column, memory package, heated seats, US9 6-CD, enhanced acoustics, universal home remote transmitter.and power convertible top.

Equipment Group – Z06 (3LZ)

  • Optional equipment group upgrade (bundled options) for the 2008 Z06 coupe.
  • Combined uplevel group features with leather wrapped instrument panel, door panels, and console. The console trim featured unique bias-graphic pattern.

Equipment Group – Convertible (4LT)

  • Optional equipment group upgrade (bundled options) for the 2008 convertible.
  • Combined uplevel group features with leather wrapped instrument panel, door panels, and console. The console trim featured unique bias-graphic pattern.
  • Also included crossed-flag embroidery on the headrests.
  • Available with all models in Linen, Sienna and Ebony.

Equipment Group – Coupe (4LT)

  • Optional equipment group upgrade (bundled options) for the 2008 Corvette coupe.
  • Included uplevel equipment plus leather-wrapped interior and bias pattern console trim.
  • Also included crossed-flag embroidery on the headrests.
  • Available with all models in Linen, Sienna and Ebony.

Dual Removable Roof Panels (coupe) (2CL)

  • Two removable roof panels – color matched and transparent.
  • Although the Corvette coupe came equipped with the painted roof, this option allowed consumers to purchase both the fiberglass and the lexan roof tops. Both tops came fully equipped with all weatherstripping and hardware to properly fit/secure them to the car.

Removable Roof Panel, transparent (coupe) (CC3)

  • Optional transparent removable roof panel.
  • All Corvette coupes came equipped with a color matched roof panel. Consumers who wished to purchase the transparent panel in place of the color matched (painted fiberglass) roof panel could do so for an additional cost.
  • The transparent roof panel was made out Lexan and included all the same weatherstripping, mouldings, latches and hardware as the color matched, fiberglass top.

Non-recommended color/trim/top combo (D30)

  • Optional customer defined color combinations.
  • This option allowed consumers to select custom color combinations for the interior/exterior/convertible top for their Corvette other than those pre-determined by Chevrolet.

Magnetic Selective Ride Control (F55)

  • Adjustable magnetic suspension for varying drive conditions.
  • Was available with the coupe and convertible models. It was not available or Corvettes equipped with the Z51 performance option or on Z06 Corvettes.
  • Larger cross-drilled brake rotors were included with Magnetic Selective Ride Control (F55).

Rear Axle 2.73 Ratio (w/auto trans) (GU2)

  • Optional, higher-ratio rear axle gearing available on all Corvette models.
  • Replaced the 2.56 ratio which came standard on the base Corvette model when also equipped with RPO MX0 6-speed, paddle-shift, automatic transmission.
  • The 2.73 rear axle ratio came standard on Corvette equipped with the Z51 package.

Six-Speed Paddle Auto Trans (coupe/convertible) (MX0)

  • Optional automatic transmission with paddle shifters.
  • The paddle shifter feature enabled drivers to “manually” control the transmission’s shifting while operating the car.
  • Replaced the factory standard MN6 6-speed manual transmission.
  • When so equipped, the 2008 Corvette’s fuel economy was an estimated 17 MPG city, 27 MPG highway, and a combined 21 MPG.

Dual Mode Exhaust System (coupe/convertible) (NPP)

  • A hydraulically controlled adjustable exhaust system.
  • Dual Mode Exhaust utilizes a hydraulically controlled valve which opens at specific RPM to convert factory exhaust configuration to straight-back exhaust, allowing freer-flow (less restriction) of exhaust gases.
  • Dual Mode exhaust utilizes 2.5″ pipes in the exhaust system.
  • Power rating when dual mode exhaust system is installed (SAE): 436 hp and 580 ft lb of torque.

Competition Gray Aluminum Wheels (Z06) (Q44)

  • Painted finish on 10-spoke aluminum factory wheels.
  • The Z06 wheels featured a specific 10-spoke design.
  • The wheels were the same diameter as the base coupe and convertible models, but wider at 18×9.5 inch (front) and 19×12 inch (rear).
  • Z06 included extended mobility (run-flat) Goodyear Eagle F1 supercar tires, P275/35ZR18 front and P325/30ZR19 rear.

Chrome Aluminum Wheels (Z06) (Q76)

  • Chrome plated version of the Z06 factory wheels.
  • The wheels were the same diameter as the base coupe and convertible models, but wider at 18×9.5 inch (front) and 19×12 inch (rear).
  • Z06 included extended mobility (run-flat) Goodyear Eagle F1 supercar tires, P275/35ZR18 front and P325/30ZR19 rear.

Chrome Forged Aluminum Wheels (coupe/convertible) (Q9V)

  • Chrome plated variant of the forged aluminum wheels.
  • Wheel size was 18×8.5 inches in the front, 19×10 inches in the rear. Tire size was P245/40ZR-18 in the front; P285/35ZR-19 in the rear. Standard tires were Goodyear Eagle F1 EMT.

Polished Forged Aluminum Wheels (coupe/convertible) (QG7)

  • Polished finish on 5-spoke aluminum factory wheels.
  • Wheel size was 18×8.5 inches in the front, 19×10 inches in the rear. Tire size was P245/40ZR-18 in the front; P285/35ZR-19 in the rear. Standard tires were Goodyear Eagle F1 EMT.

Polished Aluminum Wheels (Z06) (QL9)

  • Polished finish on 10-spoke aluminum factory wheels.
  • The Z06 wheels featured a specific 10-spoke design.
  • The wheels were the same diameter as the base coupe and convertible models, but wider at 18×9.5 inch (front) and 19×12 inch (rear).
  • Z06 included extended mobility (run-flat) Goodyear Eagle F1 supercar tires, P275/35ZR18 front and P325/30ZR19 rear.

Competition Gray Aluminum Wheels (coupe/convertible) (QX1)

  • Painted finish on 5-spoke aluminum factory wheels.
  • Wheel size was 18×8.5 inches in the front, 19×10 inches in the rear. Tire size was P245/40ZR-18 in the front; P285/35ZR-19 in the rear. Standard tires were Goodyear Eagle F1 EMT.
  • Orig. Design Chrome Wheels (coupe/convertible) (QX3) Chrome dipped finish on 5-spoke aluminum factory wheels.
  • Wheel size was 18×8.5 inches in the front, 19×10 inches in the rear. Tire size was P245/40ZR-18 in the front; P285/35ZR-19 in the rear. Standard tires were Goodyear Eagle F1 EMT.

Corvette Museum Delivery (R8C)

  • New Corvette owners could opt to pick up their car at the National Corvette Museum.
  • When selected, the Corvette is diverted from the ordering dealer and delivered to the Museum.
  • Once the new Corvette arrives at the Museum, the new owner journeys to Bowling Green where they enjoy the VIP treatment for a full day with private tours of the Assembly Plant and the Museum.
  • The NCM Xperience is a similar activity for those who already have their Corvette but want to enjoy the unique VIP treatment.

AM/FM, CD, Navigation, Bose (U3U)

  • Upgraded stereo system package that included DVD and navigation.
  • XM satellite radio was included in all but base (US8) sound systems.
  • XM’s antenna was mounted in the exterior rear view mirrors.

Performance Package (coupe/convertible) (Z51)

  • Optional upgrade performance package.
  • The Z51 performance package included specific springs, shocks and stabilizer bars, larger cross-drilled brake rotors, engine oil, transmission, and power steering fluid coolers, Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar EMT tires, and specific 6-speed manual transmissions.
  • This option was also available with an automatic transmission.

Velocity Yellow exterior paint (45U)

  • Upgraded paint option with an extra tint coat.
  • The Velocity Yellow exterior paint option cost an additional $750.00.
  • Multi-coat paint; Excludes: (J004) Standard Paint Type (black), (J005) Standard Paint Type (gloss) and (83U) Atomic Orange

Atomic Orange exterior paint (83U)

  • Upgraded paint option with an extra tint coat.
  • The Atomic Orange exterior paint option cost an additional $300.00.
  • Metallic paint; Excludes: (J004) Standard Paint Type (black), (J005) Standard Paint Type (gloss), (45U) Velocity Yellow, (85U) Jetstream Blue and (89U) Crystal Red.

Jetstream Blue exterior paint (85U)

  • The Jetstream Blue exterior paint option cost an additional $750.00.
  • Metallic paint; Excludes: (J004) Standard Paint Type (black), (J005) Standard Paint Type (gloss), (83U) Atomic Orange and (89U) Crystal Red.

Crystal Red exterior paint (89U)

  • The Crystal Red exterior paint option cost an additional $750.00.
  • Metallic paint; Excludes: (J004) Standard Paint Type (black), (J005) Standard Paint Type (gloss), (83U) Atomic Orange and (85U) Jetstream Blue.

Modified Two-Tone Seats (2LT&3LT) (**6)

  • Two-tone leather seats color combinations available in 2LT & 3LT packages.

Notes

  • 500 RPO ZHZ Corvettes were built for Hertz Fun Club rental. All were velocity yellow with black stripes and seven spoke chrome wheels.
  • OnStar, XM radio, and auto-dimming rearview mirrors with campus were standard. All radios except navigation had an MP3 audio jack.
  • A new key fob was introduced that featured a hide-away door lock key.

For more 2004 Corvette, see our 2004 Corvette Research Hub and 2004 Corvette Model Guide