[VIDEO] Is the Base 1LT Corvette Stingray an Amazing Deal or Too Basic?

By
Keith Cornett
-
6
17537

[VIDEO] Is the Base 1LT Corvette Stingray an Amazing Deal or Too Basic?


When the C8 Corvette was first revealed in California, the automotive world was set afire when GM’s Mark Reuss told us the price would start at $59K for the new sports car. Since that moment, there have been four model years that have been completed with model year #5 kicking off this week. We’ve also seen the Stingray joined in the line-up by the track-focused 2023 Corvette Z06 which starts at $108,100, and the new 2024 Corvette E-Ray whose MSRP begins at $102,900.

Most of us figured correctly that the original price point of the base Stingray was set to “snap necks” due to its low MSRP when compared with similarly equipped sports cars. Like clockwork, we’ve watched as that base price has steadily gone up each year with the starting MSRP now at $66,300 without the mandatory $1,595 destination fee.

But is the car in its base form still an amazing value, or would buyers be missing out on the technology, safety items, and interior appointments that are available in the 2LT and 3LT trim packages?

Base 2024 Stingray with Optional Wheels


The Fast Lane Car (TFL) was out at the E-Ray Ride and Drive event in Colorado last week and one of the Corvettes on display inside the airplane hanger was a 1LT Stingray in the new Cacti Green. According to the TFL host in the video, this is a base model with the only add-on for this 2024 Corvette being the new Sterling Silver 5 Split-Spoke wheels which actually come at a hefty price of $1,995. Ignoring those wheels, the host then offers a walkaround the car, pointing out some of the base feature attributes, and asking if it’s a car that can be enjoyed in its base form.

For those looking to break into the C8 model and who are busy saving their pennies, the question is a good one and we are glad to revisit the base Stingray model during this time when all we hear about are the huge market adjustments on the Z06 these days.


Source:
The Fast Lane Car

Related:
A Few More Surprises from the 2024 Corvette Order Guide
[VIDEO] Have We Reached the Market Bottom for the C8 Corvette Stingray Prices?
2023 Corvette Production Update from the NCM Bash

Subscribe Now:

 



-

RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR

6 COMMENTS

  2. For me the 1LT is just about perfect if you add Z51. My C5 was like that and it was perfect with a manual transmission.

  3. I’d have to agree, being a 1LT owner myself. In my opinion the benefits offered by the higher trim levels, while nice, don’t enhance the experience of driving this car enough for me to spend the money for the higher trim level. Besides the 1LT is lighter, less gizmos to fiddle with, and it’s just a hell of a sports car in its basic trim. Just returned from a 1.5K+ trip in the car and I have no complaints about anything missing that I wish I had. But then I’m kind of a “less is more” kind of guy.

  4. Agreed. 1LT with Z51 is my package. Everything else is added weight and maintenance costs. Can’t be happier!

  6. Chevrolet had a great idea in the mid-engine C8, but the people in charge of the project ended up with a very compromised sports car.

    You simply can’t build a truly impressive sports car that can compete with European brands when your biggest concerns are a golf bag trunk, panels made out of legos and wheels that look like they were taken off the shelf at a K-mart closing sale.

Comments are closed.