CORVETTE COLORS
Jetstream Blue Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many
Jetstream Blue Metallic Tintcoat on the Chevrolet Corvette, 2008–2011: what the color is, the GM paint code in every year, how many were built and what share of the year that was, the interiors it came with, a picture gallery for each year, the chart of its run and the colors that came before and after it.
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The Basics
The Color: Bright metallic blue tintcoat, extra cost, 2008–2011
GM Codes: 85
Years Offered: 2008–2011 (4 model years)
Generations: C6 (2005–13)
Built: 6,645 with GM counts
Best Year: 2008, 3,728 cars (10.6% of the year)
Color Family: Blue (every blue Corvette color)
Also Called: Code 85, $750 then $850
Extra Cost: $750, $850 (a tintcoat or premium paint in those years)
Paint Codes: 2008–2011: WA512Q
Pictures: 4 picture posts on the site, one per model year
By Generation: C6
The Overview
Jetstream Blue Metallic Tintcoat was offered on the Corvette in 2008–2011: 4 model years across the C6 generation. GM’s color counts put 6,645 Jetstream Blue Corvettes on the road, 3,728 of them in 2008 alone.
Bright metallic blue tintcoat, extra cost, 2008–2011. Its share of a year’s production ran from 4 to 11 percent. It was an extra-cost paint ($750, $850). The interiors most often paired with it were Ebony. The chart below shows the run year by year; the generation sections carry every year’s code, count, share, interiors and picture.
This page has every year Jetstream Blue was offered with its GM code, how many were built, its share of the year and the interiors it came with, the site’s picture gallery for each year, a chart of the run, the related colors, and the FAQs. It is one of 77 color pages on CorvSport; the Blue Corvettes page lists every blue the factory ever sprayed, and Corvette Colors by Year has the full chart for each model year.
The Story of Jetstream Blue
Jetstream Blue Metallic Tintcoat was new for 2008 and sold 3,728 cars in its first year, the biggest blue of the C6 era, and it is the color of the 2009 ZR1 “Blue Devil” launch cars. It cost $750, then $850, and tailed off to 581 cars in 2011.
Supersonic Blue replaced it for 2011–13 at a lower price, and Laguna Blue carried the bright-blue slot on the C7.
The Jetstream Blue Cars to Know
2009 ZR1 launch cars (the Blue Devil); 2008 Jetstream Blue (3,728); 2008–10 Z06s.
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL BLUE CORVETTES
Jetstream Blue by Generation
Jetstream Blue across the 1 generation it was offered on: the years, the GM paint code each generation used, how many were built with GM’s counts, the biggest year and the interiors most often paired with it. Each generation has its own section below with every year.
MORE: THE C6 HUB
| GENERATION | YEARS | CODE(S) | BUILT | BEST YEAR | INTERIORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C6 Corvette | 2008–2011 | 85 | 6,645 | 2008 (3,728) | Ebony |
Jetstream Blue by Year: How Many Were Built
GM’s production counts for Jetstream Blue in every year it was offered. The peak was 2008 at 3,728 cars; the full table for each year, with codes, shares and interiors, is in the generation sections below.
Jetstream Blue on the C6 Corvette (2005–13)
Jetstream Blue on the C6 (2005–13): offered 2008–2011 as code 85. 6,645 cars by GM’s count, the best year 2008 with 3,728. Every year links to its research page (the full color chart, options and prices for that year) and to the site’s picture post for the color.
MORE: THE C6 HUB / THE 2008 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C6 COLOR POSTS / ALL C6 COLORS
| YEAR | CODE | BUILT | SHARE | INTERIORS | PICTURES | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 85 | 3,728 | 10.6%, #4 of 8 | Ebony, Light Cashmere, Light Titanium | Pictures | Coupe 2,067; Convertible 655; Z06 1,006; new that year, $750.00 |
| 2009 | 85 | 1,367 | 8.1%, #7 of 10 | Ebony, Light Cashmere, Light Titanium | Pictures | Coupe 650; Convertible 191; Z06 295; ZR1 231; $750.00 |
| 2010 | 85 | 969 | 7.9%, #6 of 8 | Ebony, Cashmere, Titanium | Pictures | Coupe & GS coupe 552; Convertible & GS convertible 211; Z06 & ZR1 206; $850.00 |
| 2011 | 85 | 581 | 4.3%, #10 of 10 | Ebony, Cashmere, Titanium, two-tones | Pictures | Coupe 98; GS coupe 252; Convertible 33; GS convertible 109; Z06 28; ZR1 61; $850.00 |
Colors Related to Jetstream Blue
The colors that came before and after Jetstream Blue, the ones it is confused with and the ones that shared its slot on the chart. Each has its own page or a line on its family page.
MORE: EVERY BLUE CORVETTE COLOR / ALL CORVETTE COLORS / COLORS BY YEAR
| COLOR | YEARS | BUILT | FAMILY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supersonic Blue | 2011–2013 | 2,612 | Blue | See the Supersonic Blue page |
| Laguna Blue | 1966, 2014–2016 | 11,935 | Blue | See the Laguna Blue page |
| LeMans Blue | 1968–1969, 2004–2007, 2009 | 22,694 | Blue | See the LeMans Blue page |
| Rapid Blue | 2020–2025 | 13,185 | Blue | On the Blue Corvettes page |
Jetstream Blue Paint Codes: GM, WA, PPG and DuPont
The codes a body shop or a judge needs for Jetstream Blue: the GM order code on the trim tag or service parts label, GM’s WA formula number and the PPG / Ditzler and DuPont mixing codes where they are documented. Where a code is blank the sources did not list one; the notes say where a source disagreed.
MORE: THE RPO CODES LIBRARY / THE VIN DECODER
| YEARS | GM CODE | WA | PPG / DITZLER | DUPONT | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–2011 | 85U | WA512Q | — | — | Medium blue metallic tintcoat; extra-cost. GM sales name 'Bluestream Tintcoat Metallic'. |
Blue Corvette Wallpapers
Desktop and phone wallpapers of blue Corvettes from the site’s wallpaper collections.
Blue Corvette Wallpapers — the color collection
All Corvette Wallpapers — by generation and by color
FAQs
What years was the Corvette offered in Jetstream Blue?
2008–2011: 4 model years on the C6. Jetstream Blue Metallic Tintcoat was new for 2008 and sold 3,728 cars in its first year, the biggest blue of the C6 era, and it is the color of the 2009 ZR1 “Blue Devil” launch cars.
What is the GM paint code for Jetstream Blue?
Code 85. The paint-shop codes are 2008–2011: WA512Q.
How many Jetstream Blue Corvettes were built?
6,645 by GM’s counts (3,728 in 2008, the biggest year).
Which Corvette models and editions came in Jetstream Blue?
2009 ZR1 launch cars (the Blue Devil); 2008 Jetstream Blue (3,728); 2008–10 Z06s. In its years it was available on every body style and model unless the year’s note says otherwise; the year tables above say which.
Is Jetstream Blue a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Bright metallic blue tintcoat, extra cost, 2008–2011. It was an extra-cost paint in some years ($750, $850), which is what the tintcoat or tri-coat label means: a base coat under a tinted clear and a clear, deeper to look at and harder to touch up.
What was the most popular year for Jetstream Blue?
2008, with 3,728 cars, 10.6% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Jetstream Blue?
Supersonic Blue, Laguna Blue, LeMans Blue, Rapid Blue. The Blue Corvettes page has every blue the factory offered, with the years and counts side by side.
Where can I see pictures of Jetstream Blue Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Jetstream Blue was offered — real cars photographed in the real color — linked from the year tables above and in the picture grids on this page; the Blue Corvettes page and the wallpaper collection have more.
How does the Jetstream Blue page fit with the rest of the Corvette colors research?
Every model year has a research page with the full color chart (codes, counts, interiors and soft tops), the Colors by Year page indexes them, every color with three or more years has a page like this one, and the twelve family pages (Red, Blue, Black, White, Silver, Yellow, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Gold, Brown) list every shade ever offered.
