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.
“Of course, 2 second in a race is forever, so maybe not close, you’re right.”
In the same class:
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – In a classic battle of iconic American car brands, Dennis Olsen drove the Ford Multimatic Motorsports No. 65 Ford Mustang GT3 to the new model’s first global victory, besting Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports’ Alexander Sims in the No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R in the Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) class Sunday’s season-opening IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race.
Considered one of the world’s greatest endurance events, the 63rd running of the Rolex 24 absolutely lived up to its reputation with both Grand Touring classes of competition ultimately decided by less than two-seconds after 24 grueling, eventful hours on the Daytona International Speedway’s 3.56-mile, 12-turn combination of speedway high banks and traditional road course winds and turns.
https://www.imsa.com/news/2025/01/26/ford-mustang-gt3-claims-first-global-win-at-63rd-rolex-24/
Eh, you lose speed when you fly off the ground.
Looks cool, though.
UGLY and a lot of it with a lot of high failure rate of electronic devices.
“UGLY and a lot of it with a lot of high failure rate of electronic devices.”
I am not sure what you are referring to.
Ugly = not pretty to look at abuse of beautiful.
But what are you referring to?
what are you referring to?
Good example of style and beauty.
0-60 7.5 seconds. Top speed 125 mph
VERSUS
Less than 2 seconds. Top speed 233 mph
One was affordable by the average man, fun and easy to maintain. The other is ridiculously over engineered over priced hunk of high tech BS.
To be fair, if you adjust for inflation, the new base vette is not that bad of a value. Still out of reach for me. I am a poor schlub.
“One was affordable by the average man, fun and easy to maintain. “
I was a senior in HS in 1965.
I don’t remember anyone with a Corvette.
We would stop by the Ford dealer and look at Mustangs and one time a 289 Cobra.
We never stopped by the Chevy dealer.
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