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C7 CORVETTE - 2018
The 2018 Corvette
Corvette’s 65th-anniversary year produced just 9,686 cars amid a paint-shop shutdown, including 650 Carbon 65 Editions. The 755-hp 2019 ZR1 debuted, while the No. 3 C7.R retained its GTLM drivers’ and team titles without a race win.
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The Basics
Model & Gen: 2018 Corvette (C7)
Body Type: Stingray coupe and convertible (Z51 optional; 19/20-inch wheels now standard); Grand Sport coupe and convertible (Z07 or J57 optional; Heritage Package); Z06 coupe and convertible (Z07 or J57 optional); the Carbon 65 Edition (Z30) on the Grand Sport 3LT and Z06 3LZ
VIN: Stingray and Grand Sport 1G1YA2D7?J5100001 – about 106884 (one series); Z06 1G1YN2D6?J5600001 – about 602802 (year code J; 7 = LT1, 6 = LT4; Carbon 65 cars numbered 1–650 on the dash plaque within those series)
Original Price: $56,490.00 Stingray coupe; $60,490.00 convertible; $61,490.00 and $65,490.00 with Z51; $66,490.00 Grand Sport coupe; $70,490.00 Grand Sport convertible; $80,490.00 Z06 coupe; $84,490.00 Z06 convertible (all including the $995 destination charge; $45 over 2017); Carbon 65 Edition $15,000.00 on a 3LT/3LZ ($91,235.00 Grand Sport coupe to $108,435.00 Z06 convertible)
Colors: 11 (Arctic White, Black, Torch Red, Watkins Glen Gray Metallic, Ceramic Matrix Gray Metallic (new; every Carbon 65), Admiral Blue Metallic, Long Beach Red Metallic Tintcoat ($995), Blade Silver, Corvette Racing Yellow Tintcoat ($995), Black Rose Metallic ($495), Sebring Orange Tintcoat (new late in the year, $995; 85 cars)); Sterling Blue dropped; interiors in Jet Black (leather or the new suede-wrapped 198), Gray (now on the Z06), Adrenaline Red, Kalahari and Spice Red; Dark Gray, Twilight Blue and the design packages dropped
Engine: 376 ci (6.2 L) LT1, 455 hp / 460 with NPP (Stingray; 460 standard on the Grand Sport); 376 ci supercharged LT4, 650 hp (Z06)
Transmission: Tremec TR6070 seven-speed manual with Active Rev Matching standard (2,123 cars: MEP 467, MEL 873 on Z51 and Grand Sport, MEK 783 on the Z06); Hydra-Matic 8L90 eight-speed paddle-shift automatic $1,725 (M5U; 7,563 cars, 78 percent)
Units Produced: 9,686 (3,068 Stingray coupes, 716 with Z51; 735 Stingray convertibles, 198 with Z51; 2,569 Grand Sport coupes; 512 Grand Sport convertibles; 2,353 Z06 coupes; 449 Z06 convertibles), the lowest since 1959 in a model year cut to June 5, 2017 – January 28, 2018; 650 Carbon 65 Editions (297 Grand Sports, 353 Z06s); 823 cars with Z07
The Overview
The 2018 Corvette was a short model year with a long shadow. Bowling Green built 2018s from June 5, 2017, stopped for three months while the new paint shop was finished, and ended the run on January 28, 2018 to start the 2019 ZR1 the next day, so only 9,686 cars carry the J in their VINs, the fewest since 1959: 3,068 Stingray coupes and 735 convertibles (913 with Z51), 2,569 Grand Sport coupes and 512 convertibles, 2,353 Z06 coupes and 449 convertibles.
The news for the 65th anniversary was the Carbon 65 Edition (RPO Z30, $15,000 on a Grand Sport 3LT or Z06 3LZ): Ceramic Matrix Gray, a new color, with visible-carbon ground effects, hood section, rear spoiler and quarter ducts, black machined-groove wheels (Cup-style on the Grand Sport, Blade on the Z06), blue calipers, fender stripes and door graphics, a blue top on the convertibles, a Jet Black suede-wrapped interior with blue stitching, a carbon-rimmed wheel and Competition Sport seats, and a numbered plaque.
Chevrolet built 650, 297 Grand Sports (262 coupes, 35 convertibles) and 353 Z06s (281 and 72), 162 with Z07 and 158 with the manual; 213 were exported.
Prices rose $45 ($56,490 Stingray coupe, $66,490 Grand Sport, $80,490 Z06, all delivered), and the changes were small but real: the Z51’s 19 and 20-inch wheels became standard on every Stingray, five new wheel designs arrived (the Torque and Motorsport patterns, yellow-stripe wheels for the Z06), the Performance Data Recorder gained Cosworth channels for wheel speeds, suspension travel, yaw and air temperatures, the rear camera was sharpened, HD radio became standard, Gray interiors came to the Z06, a Spice Red top and interior and the suede-wrapped Jet Black 198 interior with blue stitching arrived, and the design packages, the Collector Edition, Sterling Blue, Dark Gray, Twilight Blue and the engine-build program went away. Arctic White led again (1,966), Ceramic Matrix Gray was fifth (1,099) on the strength of the Carbon 65s, Sebring Orange arrived late with the ZR1 (85), and 78 percent of buyers took the eight-speed.
Chevrolet revealed the 2019 ZR1 in Dubai on November 12, 2017, in the middle of the 2018 run: a 755-hp, 715-lb-ft LT5 with a 2.65-liter supercharger, 212 mph, $119,995, the ZTK package and its high wing, a ZR1 convertible, and the Indianapolis 500 pace car on May 27, 2018 with Victor Oladipo driving.
Corvette Racing’s No. 3 of Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen won the IMSA GTLM drivers’ and team championships for the second year running at Petit Le Mans on October 13, 2018 on eight podiums in eleven races and no wins (Ford took the manufacturers’ title); the No. 4 of Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner won at Long Beach, Gavin’s 50th with the team; at Le Mans the No. 63 finished fourth and the No. 64 retired with overheating. By then the mid-engine C8 had been photographed from every angle, and the 2019 model year would be the C7’s last.
The 2018 Corvette Story
As has been customary with many of the milestone anniversaries of the brand, the 2018 Corvette was celebrated with a special edition that marked the 65th anniversary of America’s sports car — in the shortest model year since the C7 began: 9,686 cars, built from June 5, 2017 to January 28, 2018 around a three-month shutdown for the Bowling Green paint shop. Although rumors of a mid-engine Corvette were already becoming the dominant topic whenever the brand was mentioned, Chevrolet maintained its focus on the C7 Stingray platform with the introduction of the Carbon 65 Edition Corvette. The car, which was offered to consumers as either a Grand Sport 3LT or Z06 3LZ model, was specially designed to celebrate the history and heritage of Corvette since its introduction in 1953.
The Carbon 65 Edition Corvette
The Carbon 65 Edition Corvette blends visible carbon-fiber exterior elements - most notably, a new carbon-fiber rear spoiler and quarter ducts - with a new Ceramic Matrix Gray exterior color. On convertible models, the Ceramic Matrix Gray exterior was paired with a blue top. Each of the Carbon 65 Edition Corvettes received unique fender stripes and door graphics, special black wheels with special center caps and machined grooves paired with summer-only tires, blue brake calipers, visible carbon-fiber ground effects, visible carbon fiber on a section of the hood and roof (on coupe models) or tonneau inserts (on convertible models). All variants of the Carbon 65 received new, visible carbon-fiber spoilers, special carbon flash badges and outside mirrors, and Carbon 65 Edition sill plates.
One of the few visual differentiatiors between the Grand Sport and Z06 models (aside from the badging on the cars) was the type of wheels included with each model. All 2018 Carbon 65 Grand Sport models were paired with a Cup-Style wheel while its Z06 counterpart received Blade Style Wheels.
Moving to the car's interior, each Carbon 65 Corvette received a Jet-Black suede-wrapped cockpit with special blue stitching, a carbon-fiber steering wheel rim and gloss carbon-fiber interior trim elements along with Competition Sport seats.
“Corvette is one of the most storied names in Chevrolet and sports car history, with a heritage few can match,” said Paul Edwards, U.S. vice president Chevrolet Marketing. “The new Carbon 65 Edition honors that legacy, while offering customers another unique, special-edition model that personalizes the ownership experience.”
A limited global run of 650 Carbon 65 Corvettes was built — 297 Grand Sports (262 coupes, 35 convertibles) and 353 Z06s (281 coupes, 72 convertibles), 162 of them with Z07, 158 with the manual. Of the 650, 213 were exported: 127 to Europe, 49 to Canada, 17 to the Middle East, 12 to Mexico and 8 to Japan.
The Carbon 65 Edition was RPO Z30, $15,000 on a Grand Sport 3LT or Z06 3LZ: with the $995 destination charge a Carbon 65 Grand Sport coupe came to $91,235 and the Z06 convertible to $108,435, the dearest Corvette of the year until the ZR1.
The 2018 Corvette Stingray Coupe, Convertible and Grand Sport Models
Although the big announcement for 2018 was the introduction of the Carbon 65 Edition Corvette, the engineers at Corvette were still looking at ways to refine and improve upon the base model coupe, convertible and Grand Sport models. Most of the options offered in earlier iterations of the C7 Stingray were carried forward once more for the 2018 model year.
Structurally, the 2018 Corvette Stingray was composed of lightweight materials, which included an aluminum frame, a carbon fiber hood and removable roof panel, composite fenders, doors and rear quarter panels. Additionally, carbon-nano composite underbody panels were installed to help the car achieve an optimal 50/50 front-to-rear balance.
All variants of the Corvette (including the Z06 - more below) were offered in three different trim packages - 1LT, 2LT and 3LT (or 1LZ, 2LZ and 3LZ for the Z06). While each of these packages included specific equipment and upgrade components, the offerings were largely the same as in years past.
The 1LT was essentially a base package that offered standard equipment including:
6.2L V8 Engine (455hp & 460lb-ft torque); Rear Wheel Drive; Dual Exhaust w/3-Inch Polished Exhaust Tips; Z51-style five-split-spoke aluminum wheels, 19 x 8.5 in front and 20 x 10 in rear (new as standard); Carbon-fiber removable roof panel; High-Intensity Discharge Headlamps (HID); Chevrolet MyLink 8-Inch Touchscreen w/BOSE 9-Speaker Audio System; GT Bucket Seats w/Mulan leather seating surfaces; Driver Information Center w/reconfigurable 8-inch color display; Dual-Zone automatic climate control; Power tilt/telescope steering wheel; Keyless Ignition and Locks; Body-Color Removable Carbon Fiber Roof Panel; Drive Mode Selector (w/five modes); Bluetooth, OnStar & OnStar 4G LTE w/built-in WiFi; 4-Wheel Ventilated Brakes (w/ABS & panic brake assist).
The 2LT Package included all of the offerings of the 1LT package plus these additional items:
Heated & ventilated seats; Power Seats (w/power bolsters & lumbar support); 2LT Seat Trim, console, armrests & instrument panel trim; Heads-up display; Curb view front camera; BOSE 10 speaker audio system; Heated, power outside mirrors; Memory package for 8-way seats & steering wheel; Universal Home Remote; Frameless inside mirror; Theft Deterrent System.
The 3LT Package (the highest available package for the Corvette Coupe, Convertible and Grand Sport platforms) included all of the equipment in the 1LT and 2LT packages plus these additional items:
Upgraded MyLink Touchscreen Display w/NAVigation, Apple CarPlay & Android Auto; Performance Data Recorder; Perforated Napa Leather Seats; Custom Leather-Wrapped Interior Package (w/leather-wrapped upper instrument panel, door trim, and console storage cover); Sueded Microfiber-Wrapped Upper Interior Package (w/headliners, visors, trim above windshield, rear window, A-pillar trim & area around quarter window).
While these packages already offered consumers an incredible amount of infotainment and performance-enhancing technology to augment the driver experience, Chevrolet did offer a few additional performance-inspired refinements for the 2018 model. Most of these refinements were really enhancements to equipment packages already included in the various trim levels, they nonetheless provided consumers with new options to consider that would separate their 2018 model from earlier seventh-generation Stingrays.
Outwardly, the 2018 Corvette Stingray now featured standard 19-inch front and 20-inch rear wheels. These wheels were derived from the optional wheels that were previously included with the Z51 package. They replaced the standard 18-inch front/19-inch rear wheels previously included on earlier base model Corvette coupes, convertibles and Grand Sports. With them came five new wheel designs, including the “Torque” and “Motorsport” patterns. Magnetic Ride Control (FE2, $1,795) remained a stand-alone option on the Stingray, now without the wheel and spoiler change that had come with it.
A number of refinements were also made to the technology built into the cars. These included:
An HD Digital Radio was now standard equipment; The rear-view camera was improved upon, providing a better image when driving in reverse; The optional Performance Data Recorder (with Cosworth Toolbox) added four additional data channels: one that tracked individual wheel speeds, one that tracked individual suspension displacements, one that measured lateral yaw rates while the car was in motion and one that measured both the intake and ambient air temperatures; The Heads-Up Display received enhanced graphics and data for even better real-time driver data.
The most visible changes came in the color choices. Ceramic Matrix Gray (G9F) replaced Sterling Blue, Sebring Orange arrived late in the year with the ZR1 (85 cars), and inside Brownstone, Dark Gray and Twilight Blue and the three design packages were gone, Gray came to the Z06, and the Collector Edition’s Tension Blue went with it. A Spice-Red convertible top was offered and a Spice-Red interior was offered on all 3LT and 3LZ trim packages. A Jet Black suede-wrapped interior was offered and included a carbon rim steering wheel and gloss carbon fiber interior trim elements. A new interior color stitching package was also offered which included either red, yellow or blue stitching on surfaces of the interior (on 3LT and 3LZ cars).
The 2018 Z06 Corvette Coupe and Convertible
Much like its less-powerful counterparts, the 2018 Corvette Z06 Coupe and Convertible returned featuring most of the same technologies and optional offerings as had been available when purchasing earlier models of the Z06 Corvette. Like the C7 Z06s before it, the 2018 model carried the supercharged 6.2-liter LT4, SAE-certified at 650 horsepower and 650 lb-ft of torque — still the most powerful production Corvette until the 2019 ZR1 arrived a year later. 2,353 coupes and 449 convertibles were built, 823 with Z07, 305 more with the carbon-ceramic brakes alone.
The car boasted other features that set it apart from the standard coupe and convertible models. For starters, the car featured standard Michelin Pilot Super Sport P285/30ZR19 front tires. These tires were 1.5 inches wider than those found on the base Stingray models. The rear wheels received 335/25ZR20 tires that were two inches wider. Additionally, the car featured a unique, purpose-driven exterior that featured a number of components designed to reduce lift and accommodate the cooling requirements for the engine and braking systems.
Once more, the 2018 Corvette Z06 featured a five-position Drive Mode Selector that tailored 12 vehicle attributes to fit the driver's specific operating environment. It also featured standard Magnetic Ride Control and Performance Traction Management. The available Z07 package added adjustable front and rear aero components for unprecedented aerodynamic downforce, Michelin Sport Cup 2 Tires for enhanced grip, and Brembo carbon ceramic-matrix brake rotors that offered improved braking performance while contributing to greater handling through reduced unsprung weight.
Like the Coupe, Convertible and Grand Sport models, the 2018 Z06 Corvette did receive a few refinements for this model year, including:
Two new wheel choices: a black Z06 wheel with a yellow stripe (Q9C, 79 cars) and the Pearl Nickel Blade design (Q8U, 44); A Gray Interior was offered; Spice Red convertible top; Spice Red interior offered on 3LT and 3LZ trims; Jet Black sueded-wrapped interior includes carbon rim steering wheel and gloss carbon fiber interior trim; New interior color stitching packages (red/yellow/new blue) offered on 3LT and 3LZ trims; HD digital radio standard; Available Performance Data Recorder/Cosworth Toolbox offers four additional data channels: individual wheel speeds, individual suspension displacements, yaw rate and intake and ambient air temperatures; Improved rear-view camera image; Enhanced Head-Up Display rotation setting.
The Return of the King
By the end of 2017 the internet was full of two new Corvettes — a seventh-generation ZR1 and a mid-engine car that was, at that point, more theory than substance. Still, there was considerable buzz throughout 2017 that a new super-car edition of the C7 Corvette Stingray was under development. As images of test-mules began surfacing across the internet, it became clear that Chevrolet was at work on something big - something powerful. Most agreed Chevrolet was building another ZR1, and that it would be the seventh generation’s swan song.
On November 12, 2017, Chevrolet unveiled the ZR1 in Dubai as a 2019 model. The car boasted a powerful LT5 6.2L V-8 supercharged engine which dramatically advanced the supercharging technologies first introduced in the 2009 sixth-generation Corvette ZR1 and continued with the 2015 seventh-generation Z06 Corvette. The engine, which was officially rated with an SAE-certified 755 horsepower (563 kW) and 715 lb-ft of torque (969Nm), established an entirely new benchmark in Chevrolet performance. The Dubai car wore the Sebring Orange Design Package: Sebring Orange Tintcoat paint with orange brake calipers, orange rocker and splitter accent stripes, orange seat belts, orange interior stitching and unique, bronze aluminum interior trim.
The ZR1 went on sale in the spring of 2018 at $119,995 for the coupe and $123,995 for the convertible including destination, ZTK $2,995; it paced the 2018 Indianapolis 500 on May 27, 2018, and 2019 production began the day after the 2018 run ended. That is the next page’s story.
Only 9,686 2018 Corvettes exist — fewer than any model year since 1959’s 9,670 — not because nobody wanted them but because Bowling Green stopped building them on January 28, 2018, less than eight months after it started, with three of those months lost to the new paint shop, to begin the 2019 ZR1 the next morning. The 650 Carbon 65 Editions are 6.7 percent of the year; 353 of them are Z06s, 72 of those convertibles, and 158 of the 650 have the seven-speed manual. The rarest ordinary 2018 is a Sebring Orange Stingray convertible: two were built.
DID YOU KNOW
Special & Limited Edition Models
The Carbon 65 Edition, the Grand Sport, the Z06 and the C7.R have their own sections below; the 2018 Indy 500 pace car (a 2019 ZR1) is here until its tag has company. Also here: the Heritage Package, the Callaway SC757 and AeroWagen, the Yenko/SC, and the 2018 tuner cars.
2018 Corvette Carbon 65 Edition
Announced on April 10, 2017 and shown at the NCM Bash that month, the Carbon 65 Edition marked the Corvette’s 65th anniversary the way the C7.R Edition had marked the race car: RPO Z30, $15,000 on a Grand Sport 3LT or Z06 3LZ, in Ceramic Matrix Gray, a color new for 2018, with visible carbon fiber for the ground effects, the hood section, the rear spoiler and the quarter ducts (and the tonneau inserts on convertibles), black machined-groove wheels — Cup-style on the Grand Sport, Blade on the Z06 — with Carbon 65 center caps, blue calipers, fender stripes, door graphics and Carbon Flash badges and mirrors, a blue top on the convertibles, and inside a Jet Black suede-wrapped cabin with blue stitching, a carbon-fiber-rimmed steering wheel, gloss carbon trim, Competition Sport seats, Carbon 65 sill plates and a numbered plaque; Z07 or the carbon-ceramic brakes alone were optional. Chevrolet built 650: 297 Grand Sports (262 coupes, 35 convertibles) and 353 Z06s (281 and 72), 162 with Z07, 43 with J57 and 158 with the seven-speed, and 213 went abroad (127 to Europe, 49 to Canada, 17 to the Middle East, 12 to Mexico, 8 to Japan). Delivered, a Grand Sport coupe was $91,235 and a Z06 convertible $108,435. In 2026 they sold at auction for $71,500 to $110,000 against Classic.com’s $116,260 benchmark.
MORE: THE CARBON 65 STORY
2018 Corvette Grand Sport
The Grand Sport’s second year changed little and sold 3,081 cars, 2,569 coupes and 512 convertibles, 32 percent of the short year, at $66,490 and $70,490 delivered: the Z06’s wide body, 19 x 10 and 20 x 12-inch Cup wheels, six-piston Brembos, Magnetic Ride, electronic limited-slip differential, dry sump and coolers under the 460-hp LT1 with the performance exhaust, 3,428 pounds. New for 2018 were the carbon-ceramic brakes without Z07 (J57, $7,495, on the Grand Sport for the first time), the satin-black center stripe (DUR) and stinger, the Heritage Package at $795 (760 cars, 382 of them with Torch Red hash marks), and the Carbon 65 Edition, which 297 Grand Sport buyers took with its own black Cup-style wheel (Q90). 873 had the close-ratio manual, 1,282 the gloss-black wheels, 727 chrome; Arctic White (566) and Watkins Glen Gray (400) led, Ceramic Matrix Gray (458) carried by the Carbon 65s. In the fifth VIN position the 2018 cars confirm V for a 1LT manual and Y for a 2LT automatic. In 2026 ordinary 2018 Grand Sports sold at auction for $48,250 to $61,000, and a 900-mile Yenko/SC Stage I for $105,000.
MORE: THE C7 GRAND SPORT STORY
2018 Corvette Z06
The Z06’s fourth year was its last as the top Corvette: 2,353 coupes and 449 convertibles, 2,802 cars and 29 percent of 2018, at $80,490 and $84,490 ($45 up), with the 650-hp LT4 and the cooling revisions of 2017, the seven-speed (783) or the eight-speed (2,019), most of the year’s 823 Z07s and 305 cars with the carbon-ceramic brakes alone, 1,239 as 3LZ, 1,002 2LZ and 561 1LZ. New were Gray interiors, the yellow-stripe black wheel (Q9C, 79), the Pearl Nickel Blade wheel on any Z06 (Q8U, 44) and the Carbon 65 Edition, which 353 Z06 buyers took — 281 coupes and 72 convertibles, 110 with Z07 — with its black machined Blade wheel (Q7Y); the engine-build program (PBC) was dropped. Black (517), Arctic White (512) and Ceramic Matrix Gray (485) led the Z06’s colors, Spectra Gray the wheels (1,102). The 2019 ZR1, revealed in Dubai on November 12, 2017 with 755 horsepower, took the crown before the 2018 run ended. In 2026 2018 Z06s sold at auction for $66,500 to $88,000 against a $76,619 C7 Z06 benchmark, the manuals at the top; Carbon 65 Z06s for $75,000 and $110,000.
MORE: THE 2018 Z06 GUIDE
2018 Corvette C7.R
Corvette Racing’s 20th season was a championship without a victory. The No. 3 C7.R of Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen, with Mike Rockenfeller in the endurance rounds, never won a race but finished on the podium eight times in eleven starts — third at the Rolex 24 and at Mid-Ohio among them — and clinched the IMSA GTLM drivers’ title for the second straight year at Road Atlanta on October 13, 2018 with an eighth-place finish, the pair’s third title together after 2013 and 2017, while Corvette Racing and Pratt & Miller took the team championship, the program’s 13th; Ford won the manufacturers’ title on five wins. The No. 4 of Oliver Gavin and Tommy Milner won the Long Beach street race in April, Gavin’s 50th victory with the team since 2002, and finished second at Petit Le Mans. Le Mans was a long day: the No. 63 (Garcia, Magnussen, Rockenfeller) ran clean to fifth on the road and was classified fourth after the No. 67 Ford’s drive-time penalty, and the No. 64 (Gavin, Milner, Fässler) lost laps to a suspension fault and an engine-floor repair and retired overheating on Sunday morning. The 2019 season would be the C7.R’s last; the mid-engine C8.R was already being built.
Price & Options
Core Features & Factory Options
Prices rose $45 for 2018, announced on April 10, 2017: $55,495 for the Stingray coupe, $59,495 for the convertible, $65,495 and $69,495 for the Grand Sport, $79,495 and $83,495 for the Z06, before the unchanged $995 destination charge, so $56,490.00, $60,490.00, $66,490.00, $70,490.00, $80,490.00 and $84,490.00 delivered, with Z51 still $5,000.00 ($61,490.00 and $65,490.00) and Z07 $7,995.00 on either the Grand Sport or the Z06.
The Carbon 65 Edition was RPO Z30, $15,000.00 on a 3LT Grand Sport or 3LZ Z06, so $91,235.00 for the Grand Sport coupe, $95,235.00 for the convertible, $104,435.00 for the Z06 coupe and $108,435.00 for the Z06 convertible delivered (the site’s guide prints $81,490 to $99,490, which leaves out the required equipment groups).
The Heritage Package was $795.00 (760 cars), the equipment groups 2LT $4,455.00 (2,688), 3LT $9,745.00 (1,758), 2LZ $3,565.00 (1,002) and 3LZ $8,945.00 (1,239), the eight-speed $1,725.00 (7,563), carbon-ceramic brakes alone $7,495.00 (305, now on a Grand Sport too), FE2 or FE4 Magnetic Ride $1,795.00 (158 and 358), the PDR with navigation $1,795.00 (6,125), Competition Sport seats $1,995.00 (1,567), the new suede-wrapped Jet Black interior $1,595.00 (798), contrast stitching $395.00 (680 blue, 258 red, 104 yellow), red belts $395.00 (780), the visible-weave hood $1,995.00 (1,122), ground effects $2,995.00 (829) or $3,995.00 visible (1,276), roofs $995.00 to $2,995.00, the new Torque chrome wheel $2,495.00 (70), calipers $595.00, the stinger $500.00, full-length stripes $950.00, the Grand Sport center stripes $995.00, premium paints $495.00 to $995.00, museum delivery $990.00 (88) and a chosen VIN $5,000.00 (2). The engine-build program (PBC) and the Collector Edition were gone.
GM’s sheet for 2018 reconciles in every table, with six body columns. The Stingray took 39 percent of the year (3,068 coupes, 735 convertibles; 913 with Z51, 158 with FE2), the Grand Sport 32 (2,569 and 512; 760 with the Heritage Package) and the Z06 29 (2,353 and 449); 823 cars had Z07 and 305 the ceramic brakes alone; 7,563 had the automatic, 467 Stingrays, 873 Z51/Grand Sports and 783 Z06s the manual; 8,429 had the performance exhaust, 6,125 the PDR, 4,789 red calipers, 4,845 chrome badges against 4,841 Carbon Flash, 3,831 the battery maintainer, 1,677 the sueded wheel and seats, 780 red belts.
Grand Sport wheels: gloss black 1,282, chrome 727, Pearl Nickel 372, Carbon 65 black 297, red-stripe 268, machined 135; Z06 wheels Spectra Gray 1,102, black 541, Carbon 65 Blade 353, Pearl Nickel 326, red-stripe 223, chrome 134, yellow-stripe 79, Pearl Nickel Blade 44; Stingray wheels black 1,235, standard silver 1,043, chrome 988, red-stripe 185, machined 121, black Motorsport 84, Torque chrome 70, polished Motorsport 36, yellow-stripe 32, Torque silver 9. Coupe roofs: 6,133 painted carbon, 919 visible carbon, 672 transparent, 266 dual; tops Black 1,358, Blue 140, Kalahari 96, Gray 58, Spice Red 44. Interiors: 6,393 Jet Black (798 suede-wrapped), 1,906 Adrenaline Red, 700 Gray, 606 Kalahari, 81 Spice Red. 8,624 cars stayed in the United States, 587 went to Canada, 343 to Europe, 66 to the Middle East, 57 to Mexico and 9 to Japan; 88 were delivered at the museum.
The site’s options post carries the same counts and prices for the rows it has (it prints the hood stinger at $995; GM’s list says $500) and is cut at 49,000 characters after the Q6U wheel; the site’s guide gives the Carbon 65 exports as 150 (they sum to 213).
MORE: PRICING, OPTIONS & COLORS / RPO CODES
| CODE | DESCRIPTION | QUANTITY | RETAIL PRICE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1YW07 | Base Corvette Grand Sport Coupe, 1LT (Z06 wide body, 19 x 10 / 20 x 12-in wheels, Brembo six-piston brakes, Magnetic Ride, eLSD, dry sump, NPP, 460-hp LT1); price includes destination | 2,569 | $66,490.00 |
| 1YW67 | Base Corvette Grand Sport Convertible, 1LT; price includes destination | 512 | $70,490.00 |
| 1YX07 | Base Corvette Stingray Coupe with the Z51 Performance Package, 1LT; price includes destination | 716 | $61,490.00 |
| 1YX67 | Base Corvette Stingray Convertible with the Z51 Performance Package, 1LT; price includes destination | 198 | $65,490.00 |
| 1YY07 | Base Corvette Stingray Coupe, 1LT (455-hp LT1, seven-speed manual, 19/20-in Z51-style wheels now standard, HD radio); price includes the $995 destination charge | 3,068 | $56,490.00 |
| 1YY67 | Base Corvette Stingray Convertible, 1LT; price includes destination | 735 | $60,490.00 |
| 1YZ07 | Base Corvette Z06 Coupe, 1LZ (650-hp supercharged LT4); price includes destination | 2,353 | $80,490.00 |
| 1YZ67 | Base Corvette Z06 Convertible, 1LZ; price includes destination | 449 | $84,490.00 |
| 198 | Jet Black suede-wrapped interior with gloss carbon-fiber trim and carbon-rim steering wheel (3LT/3LZ; new) | 798 | $1,595.00 |
| 00T | Convertible top, Blue (Carbon 65 convertibles) | 140 | – |
| 1LT | Stingray and Grand Sport equipment group (standard) | 2,438 | – |
| 1LZ | Z06 equipment group (standard, with head-up display) | 561 | – |
| 21T | Convertible top, Kalahari | 96 | – |
| 2LT | Equipment group: power lumbar and bolsters, heated and ventilated seats, Bose 10-speaker, memory, auto-dimming mirrors, head-up display, front curb-view camera, color instrument-panel brow (new), cargo shade and net, theft deterrent | 2,688 | $4,455.00 |
| 2LZ | Z06 equipment group (as 2LT) | 1,002 | $3,565.00 |
| 36S | Yellow contrast stitching (Jet Black 195 with FAY, or 198) | 104 | $395.00 |
| 37S | Blue contrast stitching (new; every Carbon 65) | 680 | $395.00 |
| 37T | Convertible top, Gray | 58 | – |
| 38S | Red contrast stitching | 258 | $395.00 |
| 3F9 | Red seat belts | 780 | $395.00 |
| 3LT | Equipment group: 2LT plus custom leather-wrapped interior, Nappa leather, navigation with the Performance Data Recorder, sueded upper trim | 1,758 | $9,745.00 |
| 3LZ | Z06 equipment group (as 3LT) | 1,239 | $8,945.00 |
| 41T | Convertible top, Black | 1,358 | – |
| 80T | Convertible top, Spice Red (new) | 44 | – |
| AE4 | Competition Sport bucket seats ($2,495 with sueded inserts; included with Z30) | 1,567 | $1,995.00 |
| AQ9 | GT bucket seats (standard) | 8,119 | – |
| B92 | Carbon-fiber hood with visible-weave center section | 1,122 | $1,995.00 |
| BV4 | Personalized console plaque | 94 | $200.00 |
| C2M | Dual roof package: visible carbon-fiber and transparent panels | 84 | $2,995.00 |
| C2Q | Dual roof package: body-color carbon-fiber and transparent panels | 182 | $1,995.00 |
| C2Z | Removable visible carbon-fiber roof panel (coupes) | 919 | $1,995.00 |
| CC3 | Removable transparent roof panel (coupes) | 672 | $995.00 |
| CFA | Removable body-color carbon-fiber roof panel (standard, coupes) | 6,133 | – |
| CFV | Visible carbon-fiber ground effects (Grand Sport and Z06; included with Z30) | 1,276 | $3,995.00 |
| CFZ | Carbon Flash-painted carbon-fiber ground effects (Grand Sport and Z06) | 829 | $2,995.00 |
| D30 | Color combination override | 25 | $590.00 |
| DNE | Grand Sport center stripe, Carbon Flash (with Z15) | 82 | $995.00 |
| DTH | Full-length dual stripes, Carbon Flash | 114 | $950.00 |
| DTN | Full-length dual stripes, Cyber Gray | 17 | $950.00 |
| DTP | Full-length dual stripes, Blade Silver | 43 | $950.00 |
| DTQ | Full-length dual stripes, Inferno Orange | 8 | $950.00 |
| DTR | Full-length dual stripes, Crystal Red | 30 | $950.00 |
| DTW | Hood stinger stripe, Carbon Flash | 461 | $500.00 |
| DUO | Full-length dual stripes, Satin Black (new) | 44 | $950.00 |
| DUP | Full-length tri-color stripes, red/white/blue | 10 | $950.00 |
| DUR | Grand Sport center stripe, Satin Black (new, with Z15) | 3 | $995.00 |
| DVQ | Hood stinger stripe with Jake skull | 85 | $500.00 |
| DWA | Full-length dual stripes, Yellow | 6 | $950.00 |
| DXM | Hood stinger stripe, Shark Gray | 14 | $500.00 |
| DXP | Grand Sport center stripe, Torch Red (with Z15) | 27 | $995.00 |
| DXT | Grand Sport center stripe, Gray (with Z15) | 7 | $995.00 |
| DXU | Grand Sport center stripe, Blue (with Z15) | 26 | $995.00 |
| DXX | Grand Sport center stripe, White (with Z15) | 114 | $995.00 |
| DYV | Hood stinger stripe, Satin Black (new) | 163 | $500.00 |
| E57 | Carbon-fiber tonneau inserts (convertibles) | 156 | $995.00 |
| EF7 | Delivered in the United States (Canada 587, Europe 343, Middle East 66, Mexico 57, Japan 9) | 8,624 | – |
| EFX | Shark Gray exterior vents | 90 | $595.00 |
| EFY | Body-color exterior vents | 272 | $995.00 |
| ERI | Battery protection package | 3,831 | $100.00 |
| EYK | Chrome badge package | 4,845 | $100.00 |
| EYT | Carbon Flash badge package (standard on Z06 and the Carbon 65) | 4,841 | $100.00 |
| FAY | Carbon-fiber interior trim | 1,259 | $995.00 |
| FE1 | Standard Stingray suspension | 2,731 | – |
| FE2 | Magnetic Selective Ride Control on a Stingray without Z51 (no longer changes wheels or spoiler) | 158 | $1,795.00 |
| FE3 | Z51 suspension (without Magnetic Ride) | 556 | – |
| FE4 | Magnetic Selective Ride Control with Performance Traction Management (Z51) | 358 | $1,795.00 |
| FE6 | Z06-type suspension with Magnetic Ride (standard on the Grand Sport and Z06) | 5,060 | – |
| FE7 | Z07 suspension (with Z07) | 823 | – |
| G1E | Long Beach Red Metallic Tintcoat paint | 599 | $995.00 |
| G26 | Sebring Orange Tintcoat paint (new) | 85 | $995.00 |
| GC6 | Corvette Racing Yellow Tintcoat paint | 399 | $995.00 |
| GGA | Black Rose Metallic paint | 219 | $495.00 |
| J57 | Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes without Z07 (Z06, and new on the Grand Sport) | 305 | $7,495.00 |
| J6A | Black-painted calipers (standard with Z51 and on the Grand Sport) | 1,636 | $595.00 |
| J6B | Blue-painted calipers (Carbon 65 only) | 650 | – |
| J6D | Dark Gray calipers (standard Stingray) | 2,146 | $595.00 |
| J6E | Yellow-painted calipers | 465 | $595.00 |
| J6F | Red-painted calipers | 4,789 | $595.00 |
| LT1 | 376 ci (6.2 L) direct-injected V-8, 455 hp / 460 lb-ft (Stingray), 460 hp / 465 lb-ft with NPP (standard on the Grand Sport) | 6,884 | – |
| LT4 | 376 ci (6.2 L) supercharged V-8, 650 hp / 650 lb-ft (Z06) | 2,802 | – |
| M5U | Hydra-Matic 8L90 eight-speed paddle-shift automatic with remote start | 7,563 | $1,725.00 |
| MEK | Tremec TR6070 seven-speed manual for the LT4 (Z06) | 783 | – |
| MEL | Tremec TR6070 seven-speed manual, close ratios (Z51 and Grand Sport) | 873 | – |
| MEP | Tremec TR6070 seven-speed manual with Active Rev Matching (Stingray without Z51) | 467 | – |
| N26 | Sueded-microfiber steering wheel, seat inserts, shift knob and boot | 1,677 | $695.00 |
| NPP | Dual-mode performance exhaust (included with Z51; standard on the Grand Sport and Z06; 2,633 Stingrays) | 8,429 | $1,195.00 |
| PIN | Customer-selectable VIN sequence number | 2 | $5,000.00 |
| Q6A | 19 x 10 / 20 x 12-in Pearl Nickel wheels (standard Z06) | 326 | – |
| Q6B | 19/20-in chrome Z06 wheels | 134 | $1,995.00 |
| Q6J | 19/20-in Spectra Gray machined-groove Z06 wheels | 1,102 | $595.00 |
| Q6U | 19/20-in black Z06 wheels | 541 | $495.00 |
| Q7E | 19/20-in chrome wheels (Stingray) | 988 | $1,995.00 |
| Q7S | 19/20-in Z51-style silver-painted wheels (now standard on the Stingray) | 1,043 | – |
| Q7T | 19/20-in black-painted wheels (Stingray) | 1,235 | $495.00 |
| Q7Y | 19/20-in black machined-groove Blade wheels (Carbon 65 Z06s only) | 353 | – |
| Q8K | 19/20-in machine-faced Grand Sport wheels | 135 | $1,495.00 |
| Q8U | 19/20-in Pearl Nickel Blade Z06 wheels (now on any Z06) | 44 | – |
| Q8W | 19 x 10 / 20 x 12-in Pearl Nickel Grand Sport Cup wheels (standard Grand Sport) | 372 | – |
| Q8X | 19/20-in gloss-black Grand Sport wheels | 1,282 | $495.00 |
| Q8Z | 19/20-in chrome Grand Sport wheels | 727 | $1,995.00 |
| Q90 | 19/20-in black machined-groove Grand Sport Cup wheels (Carbon 65 Grand Sports only) | 297 | – |
| Q9B | 19/20-in black Z06 wheels with red stripe | 223 | – |
| Q9C | 19/20-in black Z06 wheels with yellow stripe (new) | 79 | – |
| QCC | 19/20-in black machine-faced wheels (Stingray) | 121 | $1,495.00 |
| R2Q | 19/20-in chrome Torque wheels (new) | 70 | $2,495.00 |
| R86 | 19/20-in polished Motorsport wheels (now on any Stingray) | 36 | $1,995.00 |
| R87 | 19/20-in satin-black wheels with red stripe (Stingray) | 185 | – |
| R8C | National Corvette Museum delivery (with the CFX plaque) | 88 | $990.00 |
| RNM | 19/20-in silver-painted Torque wheels (new) | 9 | – |
| RNN | 19/20-in black-painted Motorsport wheels (Stingray; new) | 84 | – |
| RNP | 19/20-in black wheels with yellow stripe (Stingray; new) | 32 | – |
| RUR | 19/20-in black Grand Sport wheels with red stripe | 268 | – |
| TTV | Carbon Flash-painted spoiler and mirrors | 1,885 | $100.00 |
| TU7 | Two-tone GT seats, Nappa leather or sueded | 398 | $395.00 |
| UQT | Performance Data Recorder with navigation (IO6); Cosworth Toolbox now logs wheel speeds, suspension displacement, yaw rate and air temperatures | 6,125 | $1,795.00 |
| VK3 | Front license plate bracket | 6,034 | $15.00 |
| Z07 | Z07 Performance Package (Grand Sport and Z06): Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes, Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 ZP tires, FE7 suspension, adjustable aero and carbon-fiber aero package (162 of them Carbon 65s) | 823 | $7,995.00 |
| Z15 | Grand Sport Heritage Package: fender hash marks (Torch Red 382, carbon fiber 296, Fusion Gray 42, yellow 31, orange 5, green 4) with matching interior trim | 760 | $795.00 |
| Z30 | Carbon 65 Edition (Grand Sport 3LT or Z06 3LZ): Ceramic Matrix Gray, visible-carbon ground effects, hood section, rear spoiler and quarter ducts (tonneau inserts on convertibles), black machined-groove wheels (Q90 Cup-style on the Grand Sport, Q7Y Blade on the Z06), blue calipers (J6B), fender stripes and door graphics, Carbon Flash badges and mirrors, blue top, Jet Black suede-wrapped interior with blue stitching, carbon-rim wheel, Competition Sport seats, Carbon 65 sill plates, numbered plaque; 297 Grand Sports (262/35), 353 Z06s (281/72); 162 with Z07, 158 manual; 213 exported | 650 | $15,000.00 |
| Z51 | Z51 Performance Package (Stingray): eLSD, dry sump, FE3 suspension, slotted-rotor brakes, close ratios, coolers, aero package, NPP exhaust | 913 | $5,000.00 |
| CODE | EXTERIOR | STINGRAY CPE | STINGRAY CONV. | GS CPE | GS CONV. | Z06 CPE | Z06 CONV. | TOTAL | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G8G | Arctic White | 772 | 116 | 462 | 104 | 432 | 80 | 1,966 | 20.3% |
| GBA | Black | 515 | 143 | 327 | 73 | 439 | 78 | 1,575 | 16.3% |
| GKZ | Torch Red | 494 | 147 | 315 | 78 | 280 | 41 | 1,355 | 14.0% |
| G7Q | Watkins Glen Gray Metallic | 357 | 28 | 344 | 56 | 298 | 32 | 1,115 | 11.5% |
| G9F | Ceramic Matrix Gray Metallic (new; Carbon 65) | 136 | 20 | 402 | 56 | 393 | 92 | 1,099 | 11.3% |
| GTR | Admiral Blue Metallic | 193 | 40 | 281 | 30 | 130 | 29 | 703 | 7.3% |
| G1E | Long Beach Red Metallic Tintcoat ($995) | 184 | 65 | 158 | 47 | 104 | 41 | 599 | 6.2% |
| GAN | Blade Silver Metallic | 233 | 85 | 112 | 21 | 99 | 21 | 571 | 5.9% |
| GC6 | Corvette Racing Yellow Tintcoat ($995) | 100 | 72 | 81 | 16 | 110 | 20 | 399 | 4.1% |
| GGA | Black Rose Metallic ($495) | 75 | 17 | 53 | 25 | 37 | 12 | 219 | 2.3% |
| G26 | Sebring Orange Tintcoat (new; $995) | 9 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 31 | 3 | 85 | 0.9% |
Specifications & Performance
Engine & Transmission
The powertrains carried over. The Stingray’s LT1 made 455 hp (VIN 7; 460 with the NPP exhaust bundled into Z51), the Grand Sport’s 460 hp and 465 lb-ft with the exhaust, dry sump and coolers standard, and the Z06’s supercharged LT4 (VIN 6) 650 hp and 650 lb-ft, all through the Tremec TR6070 seven-speed with Active Rev Matching (MEP, MEL on Z51 and Grand Sport, MEK on the Z06) or the Hydra-Matic 8L90 eight-speed automatic ($1,725; 4.56 to 0.65), on a 3.42:1 axle with the manual and 2.41:1 (2.73:1 Z51 and Grand Sport) with the automatic, with an electronic limited-slip differential on Z51, Grand Sport and Z06. EPA ratings were 16/25 and 15/25 for the Stingray (the site’s post; earlier C7s were rated 17/29) and 15/22 and 13/23 for the Z06. Chevrolet’s figures were unchanged: 3.8 seconds and 12.0 at 119 for a Z51 Stingray, 3.6 and 11.8 at 118 for a Z07 Grand Sport automatic, 2.95 and 10.95 at 127 for a Z07 Z06 automatic. The one chassis change was on the Stingray, which inherited the Z51’s 19 x 8.5 and 20 x 10-inch wheels on P245/35ZR19 and P285/30ZR20 Michelin Pilot Super Sport ZPs as standard, with the 18 and 19-inch wheels and tires dropped; the Grand Sport and Z06 kept 19 x 10 and 20 x 12 on 285/30 and 335/25, Pilot Sport Cup 2 with Z07.
Brakes: four-piston Brembos with 12.6 and 13.3-inch rotors on the Stingray (13.6 slotted fronts with Z51), the six-piston front and four-piston rear Z06 set on the Grand Sport and Z06 (GM quotes 14.6 and 13.4 inches for the Z06), and 15.5 and 15.3-inch carbon-ceramic rotors with Z07 or, new on the Grand Sport, with J57 alone. Suspension FE1, FE2 (Magnetic Ride, now without the wheel and spoiler change), FE3 and FE4 on the Stingray, FE6 with Magnetic Ride and Performance Traction Management on the Grand Sport and Z06, FE7 with Z07. GM quoted 3,298 and 3,362 pounds for the Stingray coupe and convertible, 3,428 and 3,487 for the Grand Sport, 3,524 and 3,582 for the Z06; 176.9 inches long (177.9 with the Z07 aero), 73.9 wide for the Stingray and 77.4 for the wide-body cars, 48.6 high on the 106.7-inch wheelbase, 50/50 weight distribution, 18.5-gallon tank, 15 cubic feet of cargo in the coupe and 10 in the convertible. The Carbon 65 Edition adds nothing mechanical: the Z30 content is paint, carbon, wheels, calipers, interior and plaque on a Grand Sport 3LT or Z06 3LZ, with Z07 or J57 optional (162 and 43 of the 650).
MORE: FULL SPECIFICATIONS / ENGINE
| SPEC | 2018 CORVETTE |
|---|---|
| Engine, LT1 (Stingray, Grand Sport) | 376 ci (6.2 L) Gen V small-block V-8, VIN 7: 4.06 x 3.62 in, 11.5:1, direct injection; 455 hp @ 6,000 rpm, 460 lb-ft @ 4,600 rpm, 460 / 465 with NPP (standard on the Grand Sport, with dry sump); 6,600-rpm redline; Tonawanda; 6,884 cars |
| Engine, LT4 (Z06) | 376 ci (6.2 L) supercharged Gen V small-block V-8, VIN 6: 10.0:1, Eaton 1.7-liter supercharger, direct injection, titanium intake valves, dry sump; 650 hp @ 6,400 rpm, 650 lb-ft @ 3,600 rpm; 6,500-rpm redline; 2,802 cars |
| Transmission | Tremec TR6070 seven-speed manual with Active Rev Matching: 2.66–0.42 (MEP; 467) or 2.97–0.48 (MEL, Z51 and Grand Sport; 873; MEK, Z06; 783); Hydra-Matic 8L90 eight-speed automatic with paddles, 4.56–0.65 (M5U, $1,725.00; 7,563) |
| Axle ratio | 3.42:1 manual; 2.41:1 automatic (2.73:1 Z51 and Grand Sport); electronic limited-slip differential with Z51 and on every Grand Sport and Z06 |
| Frame and body | Hydroformed aluminum frame; Stingray body, or the wide body (2.2 in wider in front, 3.15 in at the rear) on the Grand Sport and Z06; carbon-fiber hood and roof panel, composite panels; visible carbon on the Carbon 65 |
| Suspension | Double wishbones, transverse composite springs; Stingray FE1, FE2 (Magnetic Ride), Z51 FE3 or FE4; Grand Sport and Z06 FE6 with Magnetic Ride and Performance Traction Management standard, FE7 with Z07 |
| Brakes | Stingray: four-piston Brembo, 12.6 / 13.3-in rotors, 13.6-in slotted fronts with Z51; Grand Sport and Z06: six-piston front / four-piston rear Brembo, 14.6 / 13.4 in; carbon-ceramic 15.5 / 15.3-in with Z07 or J57 (J57 new on the Grand Sport) |
| Wheels and tires | Stingray 19 x 8.5 / 20 x 10 in on P245/35ZR19 and P285/30ZR20 Michelin Pilot Super Sport ZP (now standard; 18/19 dropped); Grand Sport and Z06 19 x 10 / 20 x 12 in on P285/30ZR19 and P335/25ZR20, Pilot Sport Cup 2 ZP with Z07 |
| Wheelbase | 106.7 in |
| Overall length | 176.9 in (177.9 with the Z07 aero); width 73.9 in Stingray, 77.4 in Grand Sport and Z06; height 48.6 in; track 63.0 / 61.7 in |
| Curb weight | 3,298 / 3,362 lb Stingray coupe / convertible; 3,428 / 3,487 lb Grand Sport; 3,524 / 3,582 lb Z06 (GM) |
| Fuel economy | EPA Stingray 16/25 manual, 15/25 automatic; Z06 15/22 manual, 13/23 automatic (the site’s post) |
| 0–60 mph | Stingray Z51 3.8 sec; Grand Sport Z07 automatic 3.6 sec; Z06 Z07 automatic 2.95 sec (GM) |
| Quarter mile | Stingray 12.0 sec @ 119 mph; Grand Sport Z07 automatic 11.8 @ 118; Z06 Z07 automatic 10.95 @ 127 (GM) |
| Lateral acceleration | Stingray Z51 1.03 g; Grand Sport 1.05 g, 1.2 g with Z07; Z06 Z07 1.2 g (GM) |
| Braking 60–0 | Stingray 107 ft; Grand Sport under 100 ft; Z06 Z07 99.6 ft (GM) |
| Production | 9,686 (3,068 + 735 Stingray, 2,569 + 512 Grand Sport, 2,353 + 449 Z06; 650 Carbon 65; 823 Z07); June 5, 2017 – January 28, 2018 |
| Assembly | Bowling Green, Kentucky (new paint shop completed during a three-month 2017 shutdown); LT1 from Tonawanda, LT4 from the Performance Build Center at Bowling Green and Tonawanda |
Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN)
9,686 (3,068 Stingray coupes, 716 with Z51; 735 Stingray convertibles, 198 with Z51; 2,569 Grand Sport coupes; 512 Grand Sport convertibles; 2,353 Z06 coupes; 449 Z06 convertibles), the lowest since 1959 in a model year cut to June 5, 2017 – January 28, 2018; 650 Carbon 65 Editions (297 Grand Sports, 353 Z06s); 823 cars with Z07 Cars, Stingray and Grand Sport 1G1YA2D7?J5100001 TO about 106884 (one series); Z06 1G1YN2D6?J5600001 TO about 602802 (year code J; 7 = LT1, 6 = LT4; Carbon 65 cars numbered 1TO650 on the dash plaque within those series)
The site’s 2018 VIN post is a placeholder, so this section is built from GM’s scheme and documented cars. The year code moved to J, the eighth character is 7 for the LT1 (Stingray and Grand Sport) and 6 for the LT4, the sixth 2 or 3 for coupe or convertible, the seventh D, the eleventh 5 for Bowling Green. In the fifth position the Stingray kept A–M (1LT, 2LT, 3LT, then Z51 1LT–3LT, in manual/automatic pairs) and the Z06 N–U (1LZ–3LZ); the Grand Sport’s letters follow the same pattern after them, and 2018 adds a documented 1LT manual to the 2017 evidence: 1G1YV2D75J5100213, a Watkins Glen Gray Grand Sport coupe with the seven-speed, reads V, and 1G1YY2D75J5106133, a 2LT automatic, reads Y, which with 2017’s Collector Edition 3LT automatic (1) gives V/W for 1LT, X/Y for 2LT and Z/1 for 3LT — three of the six letters now seen on real cars, the table itself still unverified. Stingrays and Grand Sports share the 100001 series (6,884 cars, to about 106884), Z06s run from 600001 (2,802 cars, to about 602802); the Carbon 65 Editions are numbered 1 to 650 on the dash plaque but were not announced with a VIN series of their own, and two buyers chose their own sequence number under RPO PIN.
The VIN plate is on the left windshield pillar and repeated on the door certification label and the console service parts label, which carries the RPOs: Z30 with 3LT or 3LZ, G9F, 198, 37S, J6B, CFV, B92, C2Z (coupes) or E57 (convertibles), AE4, Q90 or Q7Y and EYT on a Carbon 65, plus Z07, FE7 and J57 with the package or J57 alone; Z15 and a hash-mark code (75A Torch Red, 97A carbon fiber, 90A Fusion Gray, 59A yellow, 62A orange, 55A green) with the Heritage Package, DUR to DXX with a center stripe; Z51 or FE2 on a Stingray; J57 on a Grand Sport or Z06 with the ceramic brakes but not Z07. Paint codes are G8G Arctic White, GBA Black, GKZ Torch Red, G7Q Watkins Glen Gray, G9F Ceramic Matrix Gray, GTR Admiral Blue, G1E Long Beach Red, GAN Blade Silver, GC6 Corvette Racing Yellow, GGA Black Rose and G26 Sebring Orange; interior codes 191–198 Jet Black (198 the suede-wrapped package), 141–146 Gray, 701–706 Adrenaline Red, 755 Spice Red and 343–346 Kalahari; tops 41T Black, 00T Blue, 21T Kalahari, 37T Gray and 80T Spice Red. Build dates on the label run from June 2017 to January 2018, with the gap of the three-month paint-shop shutdown.
MORE: VIN DECODER / PRODUCTION
| POSITION | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 1G1 (First through Third) | Country, maker, make: 1 = built in the USA, G = General Motors, 1 = Chevrolet |
| Y (Fourth) | Car line: Y = Corvette |
| A–U, V–1 or 9 (Fifth) | Trim and transmission, manual/automatic pairs: A/B = Stingray 1LT, C/D = 2LT, E/F = 3LT; G/H, J/K, L/M = Z51 1LT/2LT/3LT; N/P, R/S, T/U = Z06 1LZ/2LZ/3LZ; the Grand Sport’s letters follow (documented: V on a 1LT manual, Y on a 2LT automatic, 1 on a 2017 3LT automatic — V/W, X/Y, Z/1 by the pattern); 9 = export |
| 2 or 3 (Sixth) | Body: 2 = coupe (3,068 Stingray + 2,569 Grand Sport + 2,353 Z06), 3 = convertible (735 + 512 + 449) |
| D (Seventh) | Restraint system: D = RPO AJ7, active belts with frontal and seat-mounted side airbags |
| 7 or 6 (Eighth) | Engine: 7 = 376 ci LT1, 455 / 460 hp (Stingray, Grand Sport); 6 = 376 ci supercharged LT4, 650 hp (Z06) |
| x (Ninth) | Check digit, calculated from the other sixteen characters |
| J (Tenth) | Model year: J = 2018 (built June 5, 2017 – January 28, 2018) |
| 5 (Eleventh) | Assembly plant: 5 = Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| 100001– / 600001– (Twelfth through Seventeenth) | Production sequence: Stingrays and Grand Sports share one series from 100001 (6,884 cars), Z06s run from 600001 (2,802); the 650 Carbon 65 Editions sit within those series and carry their number (1–650) on the dash plaque; pilots on 000001 and 500001; two PIN cars |
Pictures, Videos, Wallpapers & Galleries
Eleven colors: Arctic White (1,966), Black (1,575), Torch Red (1,355), Watkins Glen Gray Metallic (1,115), Ceramic Matrix Gray Metallic (1,099, new; every Carbon 65), Admiral Blue Metallic (703), Long Beach Red Metallic Tintcoat (599, $995), Blade Silver (571), Corvette Racing Yellow Tintcoat (399, $995), Black Rose Metallic (219, $495) and Sebring Orange Tintcoat (85, new, $995). Interiors Jet Black (6,393; 798 of them the suede-wrapped 198), Adrenaline Red (1,906), Gray (700), Kalahari (606) and Spice Red (81); tops Black (1,358), Blue (140), Kalahari (96), Gray (58) and Spice Red (44).
Market & Buying Guide
For Sale & What They Bring
The 2018 market is the 2017 market with fewer cars and one real collectible. The Carbon 65 Edition is the only 2018 with a premium: Classic.com’s benchmark for it is about $116,000, nearly double the C7 Z06 benchmark of about $76,600, and in the year to October 2026 Carbon 65s sold at auction for $71,500 (a 6,000-mile Grand Sport at Mecum Indianapolis), $75,000 (a 22,000-mile Z06 on Bring a Trailer) and $110,000 (a 3,000-mile Z06 at Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach), with dealers asking $87,900 to $145,000 and a 1,000-mile manual at the top. Ordinary 2018 Grand Sports sold from $48,250 (a 71,000-mile 2LT manual) to $61,000 (a 5,000-mile 2LT automatic), most dealers asking $52,000 to $67,000; 2018 Z06s brought $66,500 to $88,000, the manuals at the top and a 25,000-mile 1LZ automatic bid to $54,501 without selling; and Stingrays $41,500 to $50,600, with a 46,000-mile 3LT bid to $35,000 unsold. The 2018 carries no mechanical premium over a 2017 — the Z06’s cooling fix came in 2017 — and sells on condition and spec; the scarcity of the year is real but the market has not priced it.
Classic.com results, October 2025 to October 2026. 2018 Carbon 65 Edition (benchmark $116,260): Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach sold a 3,000-mile Z06 automatic for $110,000 in April; Bring a Trailer a 22,000-mile Z06 automatic for $75,000 in July; Mecum Indianapolis a 6,000-mile Grand Sport automatic for $71,500 in May; an 8,000-mile Grand Sport automatic was listed on Bring a Trailer for October 28, 2026 and an 11,000-mile convertible at Barrett-Jackson’s Montpellier sale for November 5; dealers asked $87,900 (a 6,000-mile Grand Sport) to $145,000 (a 1,000-mile manual). 2018 Grand Sport: Cars & Bids sold a 5,000-mile 2LT automatic for $61,000 and a 71,000-mile 2LT manual for $48,250 in June, and bid a 59,000-mile 2LT automatic to $38,500 unsold in October; Bring a Trailer bid a 6,000-mile 3LT automatic to $61,500 unsold in August and sold a 900-mile 2018 Yenko/SC Stage I manual for $105,000 in November 2025; AutoHunter bid an 18,000-mile 2LT automatic to $49,000 unsold in January; dealers asked $45,995 to $67,488. 2018 Z06 (C7 Z06 benchmark $76,619): Bring a Trailer sold a 23,000-mile 1LZ manual for $88,000 in September, a 22,000-mile manual for $84,500 in August, a 20,000-mile 3LZ automatic for $77,500 in January and a 20,000-mile 2LZ manual for $66,500 in March, and bid a 25,000-mile 1LZ automatic to $54,501 unsold in August; dealers asked $58,549 to $124,900. 2018 Stingray: Mecum sold a 38,000-mile 1LT manual for $50,600 at Indianapolis in May and a 12,000-mile 1LT automatic for $47,300 at Kissimmee in January, and bid the same 38,000-mile manual to $37,000 at Houston in April; Bring a Trailer sold an 11,000-mile 1LT automatic for $41,500 in March; Cars & Bids bid a 46,000-mile 3LT automatic to $35,000 and GAA Greensboro a 3LT automatic to $49,000 without selling; dealers asked $25,995 to $59,800. Auction figures are hammer prices; add the buyer’s premium when comparing with asking prices.
Verifying a Carbon 65: the car is Ceramic Matrix Gray (G9F) with a 3LT Grand Sport or 3LZ Z06 label, Z30 on the service parts label with 198, 37S, J6B, CFV, B92 and Q90 (Grand Sport Cup-style) or Q7Y (Z06 Blade) wheels, blue calipers, the fender stripes and door graphics, Carbon 65 sill plates and center caps, the carbon-rimmed wheel, blue-stitched Competition Sport seats, a blue top on a convertible, and the numbered plaque; the VIN is in the normal 100001 (Grand Sport) or 600001 (Z06) series with a 7 or 6 in the eighth position. A Ceramic Matrix Gray Z06 3LZ with the carbon ground effects and black wheels but no plaque, no blue calipers and no Z30 on the label is an ordinary 2018 (393 Z06 coupes and 92 convertibles were built in the color). A Grand Sport with J57 but not Z07 is a 2018-on combination. The Stingray’s 19/20-inch wheels are standard, so a 2018 Stingray on 18/19s has been changed. Every 2018 carries a J in the tenth position; the 2019 ZR1 and the Hertz 100th Anniversary Z06s are 2019 cars (K).
Inspection: the 8L90 on all three (shudder and harsh low-speed shifts, improved by fluid and software), dry-sump and cooler plumbing on tracked Grand Sports and Z06s, Magnetic Ride dampers that leak, the 20 x 12 rear wheels on potholed cars, Cup 2 tires on Z07 cars that age out, carbon-ceramic rotors measured not looked at, the clutch on manuals, the carbon roof’s seals and the convertible top, the PDR and MyLink; on a Carbon 65 the visible-carbon pieces for chips and clear-coat crazing and the Ceramic Matrix Gray for repaint, since the color is hard to match; check recall and TSB history by VIN. A Carbon 65 Z06 coupe with the seven-speed (85 built) is the 2018 to collect; a Carbon 65 Grand Sport the one to drive; and a 2LT Grand Sport automatic around $55,000 the sensible 2018, which is to say the sensible 2017 with a J in the VIN.
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How many 2018 Corvettes were built?
Only 9,686, the fewest since 1959, because the model year ran from June 5, 2017 to January 28, 2018 with a three-month shutdown for Bowling Green’s new paint shop and the 2019 ZR1 waiting to start: 3,068 Stingray coupes (716 with Z51), 735 Stingray convertibles (198), 2,569 Grand Sport coupes, 512 Grand Sport convertibles, 2,353 Z06 coupes and 449 Z06 convertibles. 650 were Carbon 65 Editions (297 Grand Sports, 353 Z06s), 760 Grand Sports had the Heritage Package, 823 cars had Z07, 7,563 had the eight-speed and 8,624 stayed in the United States. GM’s sheet reconciles in every table.
How much did the 2018 Corvette cost when new?
Forty-five dollars more than 2017: $56,490 for the Stingray coupe and $60,490 for the convertible ($61,490 and $65,490 with the $5,000 Z51 package), $66,490 and $70,490 for the Grand Sport, $80,490 and $84,490 for the Z06, all including the $995 destination charge. The Carbon 65 Edition was RPO Z30, $15,000 on a 3LT Grand Sport or 3LZ Z06, so $91,235 to $108,435 delivered; Z07 was $7,995, the Heritage Package $795, the eight-speed $1,725, 3LT $9,745, 3LZ $8,945 and the PDR with navigation $1,795.
What was the 2018 Corvette Carbon 65 Edition?
The 65th-anniversary car: a Grand Sport 3LT or Z06 3LZ in Ceramic Matrix Gray with visible-carbon ground effects, hood section, rear spoiler and quarter ducts (tonneau inserts on convertibles), black machined-groove wheels, blue calipers, fender stripes and door graphics, Carbon Flash badges, a blue top on convertibles, a Jet Black suede-wrapped interior with blue stitching, a carbon-rimmed steering wheel, Competition Sport seats, Carbon 65 sill plates and a numbered plaque, RPO Z30 at $15,000, with Z07 or the ceramic brakes optional. Chevrolet built 650: 297 Grand Sports (262 coupes, 35 convertibles) and 353 Z06s (281 and 72), 162 with Z07 and 158 with the manual, 213 of them exported. In 2026 they sold at auction for $71,500 to $110,000 against a Classic.com benchmark of about $116,000.
What was new on the 2018 Corvette?
The Carbon 65 Edition and Ceramic Matrix Gray; the Z51’s 19 and 20-inch wheels standard on the Stingray and five new wheel designs (Torque, Motorsport and yellow-stripe patterns); HD radio standard; a sharper rear camera; Cosworth channels in the Performance Data Recorder; a head-up display rotation setting; Gray interiors on the Z06, a Spice Red top and interior, the suede-wrapped Jet Black interior with a carbon-rimmed wheel and blue contrast stitching; the ceramic brakes alone on a Grand Sport; the satin-black center stripe and stinger; Sebring Orange late in the year; and prices up $45. Gone were Sterling Blue, Dark Gray, Twilight Blue, the three design packages, the Collector Edition, the 18/19-inch wheels and the engine-build program.
Why was the 2018 Corvette model year so short?
Bowling Green started the 2018s on June 5, 2017, closed for about three months while the new paint shop was completed, and ended 2018 production on January 28, 2018 so that the 2019 model year, and with it the 2019 ZR1 revealed in Dubai the previous November, could begin the next day. The result was 9,686 cars in roughly five months of building, the lowest total of the C7 and of any year since 1959.
Did the 2018 Corvette pace the Indianapolis 500?
Chevrolet paced the 102nd Indianapolis 500 on May 27, 2018 with the new 2019 Corvette ZR1 — 755 horsepower, the ZTK package and its high wing, the eight-speed and carbon-ceramic brakes, Indy graphics and strobes — driven by Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo, the 15th Corvette pace car and the 29th Chevrolet; Will Power won. GM’s Mark Reuss crashed a sister ZR1 pace car on the pace laps of the Detroit Grand Prix the following week. No 2018-model Corvette paced the race, and there was no replica.
How much is a 2018 Corvette worth today?
In the year to October 2026 Carbon 65 Editions sold at auction for $71,500 to $110,000 against Classic.com’s $116,260 benchmark, with dealers asking up to $145,000; ordinary 2018 Grand Sports brought $48,250 to $61,000 with dealers at $52,000 to $67,000; Z06s $66,500 to $88,000 against a C7 Z06 benchmark of about $76,600; and Stingrays $41,500 to $50,600. The short year has not put a premium on the ordinary cars. Auction figures are hammer prices before the buyer’s premium.
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