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The 2019 Corvette

The C7 bowed out with the 755-hp, 212-mph ZR1. Its final 21-month model year produced 34,822 cars, including 2,953 ZR1s. The last front-engine Corvette sold for $2.7 million as the mid-engine era arrived.

2019 ZR1 Corvette hood assemblyThe 2019 Corvette ZR1 features a unique two-piece, carbon fiber hood assembly,. The actual hood opens around a carbon fiber assembly which covers the intake manifold and superchargers on the LT5 engine.
The 2019 Corvette ZR1 in Sebring Orange shown with the low wing (top) and the option high wing (bottom.)The 2019 Corvette ZR1 in Sebring Orange shown with the low wing (top) and the option high wing (bottom.)
Introducing the 2019 Corvette Drivers Series — special-edition Grand Sport models designed in collaboration with the Corvette Racing team.
2019 Corvette ZR1The 2019 Corvette ZR1
The 2019 Corvette ZR1 is the first ZR1 edition to include an optional 8-speed automatic.

A manual 2019 ZR1 is worth about $60,000 more than an automatic one: Classic.com’s benchmarks in October 2026 were $160,593 for an automatic coupe and $220,516 for a manual, against a $119,995 window sticker, because only about 900 of the 2,953 were built with the seven-speed — the first ZR1 ever offered with an automatic, and most buyers took it. And the 2019 model year, at 34,822 cars and 21 months, is the only C7 year in which Bowling Green built every one of the generation’s four models at once — the last 2019 ZR1s were finished in June, the convertibles stopped taking orders on June 10, and the coupes on July 18, the day the mid-engine car was shown.

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Special & Limited Edition Models

The ZR1, the Grand Sport (with the Drivers Series), the Z06 (with the Hertz cars) and the C7.R have their own sections below; the Indy 500 pace car is here until its tag has company. Also here: the Yenko/SC Stage II, the Callaway SC757 and AeroWagen, the Hennessey and Lingenfelter cars, and the 2019 tuner cars.

Paul Deutschman's carbon fiber hatch swaps onto any C7 coupe, Stingray, Grand Sport or Z06, adding roughly a pound and room for three golf bags while keeping factory latches.
A hardened SC757 with 757 hp and 777 lb-ft, Callaway's 25th Anniversary Edition fixes the C7 Z06's cooling woes and adds carbon aero. Standard equipment, the Champion Package and the Competition options list.
Hand-built in Connecticut and California to honor 25 years of Callaway GT racing, the Champion pairs a 757-hp SC757 package with a huge rear wing and track suspension. Equipment, performance and warranty details.
Four Corvette Racing drivers each designed a Grand Sport color and graphics package for 2019. The exterior colors, stripes, interior details and pricing for the Milner, Gavin, Magnussen and Garcia editions.
For the 16th time a Corvette led the Indy 500 field, this time a Long Beach Red Grand Sport joined by 33 Stingray festival cars. Equipment and performance of the 2019 pace car.
The fastest Corvette ever built led the field at the 2018 Indy 500. Equipment, performance figures and the strobe-equipped Indy graphics package on the 2019 ZR1 pace car, plus the 14 Corvettes that paced before it.
Ordered through select Chevy dealers, SVE's Yenko/SC Stage II turns a Grand Sport Z07 into a 1,000-hp, 875 lb-ft supercharged monster. Engine build, options, pricing, warranty terms and the 25-car production cap.
The No. 4 C7.R Corvette Race Car at Sunset in Daytona Beach, Florida
Pratt & Miller pulled C7.R frames straight off the Z06 line in Bowling Green. Doug Fehan and Tadge Juechter explain the cascade engineering that links the road car and the racer.
2019 Corvette ZR1 in Sebring, Orange
Only the fourth Corvette ever to wear the ZR1 badge, the 2019 car brought 755 hp, a 52 percent larger supercharger and a High Wing worth 950 pounds of downforce. Engine, transmissions, aero packages and the ZTK option.
The first supercharged Z06 brought 650 hp and 650 lb-ft, an eight-speed automatic and, thanks to a 20 percent stiffer aluminum frame, a convertible for the first time since 1963.

2019 Corvette ZR1

Revealed in Dubai on November 12, 2017 and as a convertible in Los Angeles on November 28, the fourth ZR1 was the last word on the front-engine Corvette: the LT5, a 6.2-liter small-block with a 2.65-liter Eaton supercharger (52 percent larger than the Z06’s) and GM’s first port-plus-direct injection, making 755 horsepower at 6,300 rpm and 715 lb-ft at 4,400 under a carbon-fiber halo hood cut around the intercooler, with four more radiators (thirteen heat exchangers), a new fascia, a front underwing, carbon-ceramic Brembos, Magnetic Ride and the Z06’s wide body on 19 x 10.5 and 20 x 12-inch wheels; 212 mph with the standard low wing, and with the $2,995 ZTK Track Performance Package the two-way-adjustable high wing, splitter end caps, Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires and stiffer tuning for about 950 pounds of downforce, 2.85 seconds to 60, 10.6 in the quarter and a 2:37.25 production-car record at Virginia International Raceway in February 2018. It was the first ZR1 with an automatic (the eight-speed; about 2,050 cars) and, unlike the C4 and C6 ZR1s, offered as a convertible; $119,995 and $123,995 including destination, $10,000 for the 3ZR group (2,761), $6,995 for the Sebring Orange Design Package (758, with orange calipers, stripes, belts and stitching and bronze trim). VIN 001 brought $925,000 for charity at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale on January 23, 2018, the car paced the 2018 Indianapolis 500 with Victor Oladipo, and Mark Reuss crashed a pace car at Belle Isle a week later. Bowling Green built 2,441 coupes and 512 convertibles from January 2018 to June 2019, 2,077 with ZTK and 841 in Sebring Orange, on their own 800001 VIN series with a 9 for the engine. In 2026 manual ZTK coupes sold at auction for $200,000 to $340,000 against a $220,516 benchmark, automatics for $125,000 to $260,000 against $160,593.

MORE: THE 2019 ZR1 GUIDE

Sebring Orange Tintcoat highlights the carbon-fiber vented hood, splitter and rocker extensions on this 2019 ZR1 coupe. The LT5 uses dual direct and port injection, with ZTK aero and a rear differential cooler.
Showing only 774 miles, this black ZR1 coupe pairs the 755-horsepower LT5 and eight-speed automatic with a vented carbon hood, rear wing, Cup 2 tires on Carbon Flash wheels and carbon-ceramic brakes with yellow calipers.
With roughly 7,000 miles and a seven-speed manual, this Arctic White ZR1 coupe offers a more hands-on take on the supercharged LT5. Carbon aero, the ZTK package and 3ZR equipment are all included.
Four C7 trims barely share a wheel size, and the rear wells are already packed. Factory specs by trim, how offset and backspacing bite on widebody cars, cast vs flow-formed vs forged, and the install steps that prevent vibration.
Arctic White 2019 ZR1 coupe with roughly 11,000 miles, an eight-speed automatic, and both the ZTK Track Performance and 3ZR Premium Equipment packages, listed on Bring a Trailer.
Bought new and driven only 1,600 miles, this black-on-black 2019 ZR1 coupe pairs the 755-hp LT5 with a seven-speed manual, ZTK package and 3ZR group, offered on Bring a Trailer.

2019 Corvette Grand Sport

The Grand Sport’s third and last year was its best after 2017: 9,496 coupes and 1,745 convertibles, 11,241 cars and 32 percent of 2019, at $66,590 and $70,590 delivered, the Z06’s chassis under the 460-hp LT1, 2,739 with the close-ratio manual, 1,350 with Z07 (shared with the Z06) and most of the 3,163 J57 cars, 2,178 with the Heritage Package hash marks (1,072 carbon fiber, 869 Torch Red). Its edition was the Drivers Series, revealed at the Rolex 24 in January 2019 and designed with Corvette Racing’s four drivers: the Tommy Milner Edition in Elkhart Lake Blue with silver stripes and red-stripe black wheels (PDT, 21 built), the Oliver Gavin Edition in Shadow Gray with a Torch Red center stripe and Adrenaline Red interior (PDO, 35), the Jan Magnussen Edition in Arctic White with Crystal Red stripes and gray hash marks (PDJ, 25) and the Antonio Garcia Edition in Corvette Racing Yellow with a Jake stinger (PDA, 14), all with red hash marks and red belts on 1LT, 2LT or 3LT cars at no mechanical change, 95 in all. A Long Beach Red Grand Sport with Blade Silver stripes paced the Indianapolis 500 on May 26, 2019 with Dale Earnhardt Jr. driving, the last front-engine Corvette to do so. Arctic White (2,155), Black (1,659) and Torch Red (1,507) led the colors; gloss-black wheels went on 6,035. In 2026 2019 Grand Sports asked $56,850 to $89,988 at dealers.

MORE: THE DRIVERS SERIES STORY

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2019 Corvette Z06

The C7 Z06’s fifth and last year, and its second as the second-fastest Corvette: 5,965 coupes and 972 convertibles, 6,937 cars and 20 percent of 2019, at $80,590 and $84,590 delivered, with the 650-hp LT4, the 2017 cooling revisions, the seven-speed or the eight-speed, Z07 ($7,995) or the ceramic brakes alone, 2,232 as 3LZ, 3,109 2LZ and 1,596 1LZ. Its edition was for Hertz: 100 Corvette Racing Yellow Z06 coupes with dual black stripes, black wheels, yellow calipers, the eight-speed, Competition Sport seats, Hertz badging and a numbered centennial plaque, announced on August 15, 2018 for the company’s 100th anniversary and rented at fourteen airports from Atlanta to San Francisco, the most powerful car Hertz had ever rented; the fleet was sold off in the spring of 2020, at $57,000 to $64,000 with 12,000 to 34,000 miles. Black (1,446), Arctic White (1,265) and Torch Red (812) led the Z06’s colors, Sebring Orange went on 655, and black wheels on 3,892. The last C7 of all was a black 2019 Z06 coupe, sold at Barrett-Jackson Northeast on June 28, 2019 for $2.7 million for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation and built on November 15, 2019. In 2026 2019 Z06s traded against a $76,129 benchmark, low-mileage manuals at $103,000 to $110,000.

MORE: THE C7 Z06 STORY

Barely driven since leaving Bowling Green, this Arctic White 2019 Z06 convertible shows 84 miles. A black soft top, Brembo brakes, Magnetic Ride Control and a Kalahari 2LZ interior accompany the 650-horsepower LT4.

2019 Corvette C7.R

Corvette Racing kept the C7.R for one more season while Pratt & Miller built the mid-engine C8.R, with the same lineups: Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen in the No. 3 with Mike Rockenfeller for the long races, Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner in the No. 4 with Marcel Fässler. It was the car’s first season without a win. The No. 3 was third at Sebring, second at Long Beach and Mid-Ohio and third in the GTLM drivers’ points, the No. 4 third at Long Beach; at Daytona they finished sixth and eighth in the rain-shortened Rolex 24. Le Mans, the team’s 20th consecutive appearance, was hard: the No. 64 retired after Fässler’s heavy crash in the Porsche Curves near the six-hour mark, and the No. 63 ran in contention for twenty hours before a spin and a late repair left it ninth. The last race was Petit Le Mans on October 12, 2019, where the No. 3 finished fourth. In six seasons from 2014 the C7.R won 16 races including the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 2016, 2017 and 2018 IMSA GTLM drivers’ and team championships and the 2016 and 2017 manufacturers’ titles; its Drivers Series Grand Sports and the Z06 C7.R Edition carry its drivers’ names on the road. The C8.R raced at Daytona in January 2020.

MORE: THE C7.R’S LAST SEASON

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Twelve colors: Arctic White (6,789), Black (6,164), Torch Red (4,848), Sebring Orange Tintcoat (2,980, $995; 841 ZR1s), Shadow Gray Metallic (2,519, new), Long Beach Red Metallic Tintcoat (2,397, $995), Elkhart Lake Blue Metallic (2,166, new), Blade Silver (1,844), Ceramic Matrix Gray Metallic (1,581), Watkins Glen Gray Metallic (1,415), Corvette Racing Yellow Tintcoat (1,291, $995; 100 of them Hertz cars) and Admiral Blue Metallic (828). Interiors Jet Black (22,938), Adrenaline Red (6,201), Gray (2,573), Kalahari (2,108), the ZR1’s black-and-orange suede (758) and Spice Red (244); tops Black (4,661), Kalahari (285), Gray (222), Spice Red (145) and Blue (108).

FAQs

How many 2019 Corvettes were built?

Chevrolet built 34,822 2019 Corvettes at Bowling Green between January 29, 2018 and November 15, 2019, the C7’s longest model year and its last: 11,499 Stingray coupes (1,728 with Z51), 2,192 Stingray convertibles (324), 9,496 Grand Sport coupes, 1,745 Grand Sport convertibles, 5,965 Z06 coupes, 972 Z06 convertibles, 2,441 ZR1 coupes and 512 ZR1 convertibles. 2,077 ZR1s had the ZTK package and 758 the Sebring Orange Design Package; 95 Grand Sports were Drivers Series cars and 100 Z06s went to Hertz; 27,017 cars had the eight-speed and 30,760 stayed in the United States. GM’s sheet reconciles in every table but the export one, which is fifteen short.

How much did the 2019 Corvette cost when new?

Base prices were unchanged from 2018 but the destination charge rose $100 to $1,095: $56,590 for the Stingray coupe and $60,590 for the convertible ($61,590 and $65,590 with the $5,000 Z51 package), $66,590 and $70,590 for the Grand Sport, $80,590 and $84,590 for the Z06, and $119,995 and $123,995 for the ZR1 coupe and convertible, all delivered. On the ZR1 the 3ZR group was $10,000, the ZTK Track Performance Package $2,995 and the Sebring Orange Design Package $6,995; Z07 was $7,995, the Heritage Package $795, the eight-speed $1,725, 3LT $9,745 and 3LZ $8,945.

What was the 2019 Corvette ZR1?

The fastest and most powerful front-engine Corvette: a 6.2-liter LT5 V-8 with a 2.65-liter supercharger and both port and direct injection, 755 horsepower and 715 lb-ft, through a seven-speed manual or, for the first time in a ZR1, an eight-speed automatic, under a carbon-fiber halo hood on the Z06’s wide body with thirteen heat exchangers, a front underwing, carbon-ceramic brakes and a standard low wing for 212 mph. The $2,995 ZTK Track Performance Package added the adjustable high wing, Cup 2 tires and stiffer Magnetic Ride tuning for about 950 pounds of downforce, 2.85 seconds to 60 and a 2:37.25 at Virginia International Raceway. Revealed in Dubai on November 12, 2017 at $119,995 (convertible $123,995), it paced the 2018 Indianapolis 500 and was built from January 2018 to June 2019: 2,441 coupes and 512 convertibles, 2,077 with ZTK, 2,761 as 3ZR, about 900 with the manual. In 2026 manual ZTK coupes sold at auction for $200,000 to $340,000 and automatics for $125,000 to $260,000.

What were the 2019 Corvette Drivers Series and the Hertz Z06?

The Drivers Series, revealed at the Rolex 24 in January 2019, was four color-and-graphics packages for the Grand Sport designed with Corvette Racing’s drivers: the Tommy Milner Edition in Elkhart Lake Blue with silver stripes (21 built), the Oliver Gavin Edition in Shadow Gray with a Torch Red center stripe (35), the Jan Magnussen Edition in Arctic White with Crystal Red stripes (25) and the Antonio Garcia Edition in Corvette Racing Yellow with a Jake stinger (14), all with red hash marks and red seat belts, on 1LT, 2LT or 3LT cars with no mechanical changes — 95 in all. The Hertz 100th Anniversary Edition was 100 Corvette Racing Yellow 2019 Z06 coupes with black stripes, black wheels, yellow calipers, Competition Sport seats and a centennial plaque, rented at fourteen airports from August 2018 and sold off in 2020.

Did the 2019 Corvette pace the Indianapolis 500?

Yes: a Long Beach Red 2019 Corvette Grand Sport coupe with Blade Silver stripes, the eight-speed, carbon-ceramic brakes, Magnetic Ride, the carbon ground effects, Competition Sport seats and the PDR paced the 103rd Indianapolis 500 on May 26, 2019, driven by Dale Earnhardt Jr., the 16th Corvette pace car and the 30th Chevrolet; Simon Pagenaud won, and 33 Stingray festival cars matched it. It was the last front-engine Corvette to pace the race. Chevrolet built no replica.

When did the C7 Corvette end, and what was the last one?

Chevrolet revealed the mid-engine 2020 Stingray on July 18, 2019 and took the last C7 coupe orders that day (convertible orders had closed on June 10); the last 2019 ZR1s were built in June. The final C7, a black 2019 Z06 coupe, was auctioned by Barrett-Jackson at its Northeast sale on June 28, 2019 for $2.7 million, paid by collector Dan Snyder with the proceeds to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, and came off the Bowling Green line on November 15, 2019 at about 3:10 pm behind an Arctic White Stingray coupe bought for the National Corvette Museum. The first 2019 ZR1 had gone to Rick Hendrick at Scottsdale in January 2018 for $925,000.

How much is a 2019 Corvette worth today?

In October 2026 Classic.com’s ZR1 benchmarks were $160,593 for an automatic coupe, $220,516 for a manual coupe and $176,346 / $227,507 for the convertibles, with manual ZTK coupes selling at auction for $200,000 to $340,000 and automatics for $125,000 to $260,000 over the previous year; 2019 Z06s against a $76,129 benchmark, low-mileage manuals at $103,000 to $110,000, dealers asking $63,950 to $132,900; Grand Sports $56,850 to $89,988 and Stingrays $37,999 to $59,800 at dealers. Auction figures are hammer prices before the buyer’s premium.