Posted on 08/06/2025 6:16:28 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The iconic American sports car, Corvette, has made its official debut in Singapore, following a glitzy launch event held at Ion Orchard on July 28.
More famously known as the Chevrolet Corvette, the event also marked the introduction of Corvette as a standalone brand in its own right. The brand will be represented by Alpine Motors, which was previously the distributor of Opel cars in Singapore, and it marks the first time that the Corvette is available for sale here through official channels in right-hand-drive form.
The latest iteration of one of America's most famous sports cars is dubbed the Corvette Stingray, and it features an aggressive-looking design that is said to be inspired by fighter jets and Formula 1 cars. The eighth-generation model also features a mid-engine layout for the first time, a departure from the front-engine design of its predecessors.
Corvette Stingray engine
The latest Corvette Stingray is powered by a 6.2-litre naturally-aspirated V8 engine that produces 495hp and 630Nm of torque. PHOTO: AsiaOne/Ben Chia The engine itself is a 6.2-litre naturally-aspirated V8 that produces 495hp and 630Nm of torque, allowing it to go from 0 to 100km/h in a blistering 2.9 seconds, and reach a top speed of 312km/h.
Corvette Stingray interior
The Corvettes that are being sold in Singapore will also come with what the company calls the Z51 Performance Package, which includes track-tuned suspension, adaptive dampers, performance exhausts, larger brakes, a limited-slip differential, and high performance tyres.
Corvette Stingray
Alpine Motors will be showcasing the car at Ion Orchard until August 3, but it has also opened a new showroom for the brand at 1 Commonwealth Lane. Pricing starts from $648,000 without COE, which puts it roughly in the same price bracket as the Porsche 911, but Alpine says that it will only import a limited number of Corvette Stingrays for Singapore.
Too many speed limits in Singapore and restrictions on driving. You can open up a car after Johor Bahru in Malaysia. They have a very effective road system. Singapore doesn’t or didn’t have such car restrictions years ago. You can easily import a new car.
So damn ugly
The Sux 6000: “I’d buy that for a dollar!”
What’s the difference between a Corvette owner and a porcupine?
>That’s harsh dude!
I never looked at the interior but a buddy of mine designed the seats.
“The new “Corvettes” aren’t really corvettes anymore. They look like a Maserati, Bugatti, Ferrari, etc. Just another mid engine anonymous look alike car.”
“Jealous, any?”
During a summer break 50+ years ago, I had a job shuffling cars from a used card lot to another couple of lots for painting or nechanical work, etc. So… the boss says move that Stingray over to the paint shop and I got into the Corvette, I’m all excited a Corvette... I can’t believe it! I get in there, I look at the pedals and I look at the interior and being a Chevy Biscayne owner I recognized everything and I said to myself, “this is just a f****** Chevy. What’s the big deal?” It was a POS.
BUT... There was a 2001 I spent some time with and it was pretty cool.
TexasGator, I’m a live long sport-bike guy with a crush on only two cars: XKE’s and Corvettes. When I look at these new ones, I still see the Corvette DNA. In my opinion, the designers and engineers did a great job melding the traditional with the new. The base model of the new mid-engine Corvette out performs all sorts of exotica as well as its predecessor Corvettes.
Singapore has amazing underground highways. My taxi driver took me from cruise terminal to airport using the underground well lighted ultra modern underground highway, bypassing city traffic.
That’s not a new Vette that’s a C5.
I’m more of a truck guy, and the only sports car whose look I like are Porsches.
But I am an engineer. The mid engine is just a better design than rear or front engine for something that goes fast and you want to turn fast.
Form follows function, so mid engine is what a real sports car looks like.
It’s a trade mark for Detroit after 1970 they made the outside the same.
“It’s a trade mark for Detroit after 1970 they made the outside the same.”
What is “It’s”?
What is reference to Detroit? Corvettes are made in KY.
What is “outside the same” referring to?
“But I am an engineer. The mid engine is just a better design than rear or front engine for something that goes fast and you want to turn fast.”
Amazing to me is that the Mustang GTD with less horsepower is close to the ZR1 in track performance.
What’s the weight?
“What’s the weight?” 600# heavier than the ZR1.
I was looking at track times of these and other supercars based on your post.
They are all “close”, I agree, at least on paper. Most would come down to the driver. And there are definitely diminishing returns. A McLaren super car isn’t much better than either of these, on paper.
I did Skip Barber and a couple of other faux wanna-be racing schools just to do it.
A lot of the advantages of mid engine are they are markedly more forgiving when something goes wrong. I spun a rear engine Porsche more times than I care to admit in my first day.
Made me appreciate tooling along in my pickup.
“They are all “close”, I agree, at least on paper.”
On paper the GTD is not even close to the ZR1.
Heavier by hundreds of pounds
Less hp by 200
Front engine / rear drive
But less than 2 seconds slower at Nürburgring.
By “close” I’m just talking about times, not specs.
Of course, 2 second in a race is forever, so maybe not close, you’re right.
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