Look, let's be real. You're not reading this article because you can afford a Corvette. And that's fine, because neither can I. It doesn't hinder our shared intrigue in the classic American sports car. Corvette is both an iconic name and automotive body in pop culture.
With a racing pedigree from Le Mans, Daytona, and Sebring, the brand and its V8 power is now officially on local roads for the very first time. Arriving via the highly anticipated Corvette Stingray unveiled yesterday, Singapore now joins the legacy.
0 to 100 is not a catchphrase here when it is capable of achieving the acceleration in just under three seconds. The 495 horsepower propels it to an impressive top speed of 312km/h, while the Z51 Performance Package comes as a standard. That's track-tuned suspension, performance exhausts, larger brakes, Michelin Pilot Sport 4S ZP summer tires; amongst other peak performance designs.
There's even an industry-first Performance Data Recorder onboard that records both circuit and point-to-point road courses in advanced driving analysis. Yet, practical daily driving features like a front suspension lift for ground clearance and integrated front curb view cameras.
On the outside, its canopy-forward stance and sleek coupe profile are inspired not only by Formula One, but F-22 and F-35 fighter jets (of course it is). The aerodynamic experience continues to the driver-centric cockpit; an ergonomic layout ensuring absolute control. And the exterior tints, sick.
Now, if we just have north of SGD580,000 to spare.
The Corvette flagship showroom is located at 1 Commonwealth Lane, Singapore 149544
