Update
This story was originally tagged with “RUMOR” in the title, and we have since confirmed these exterior color changes are happening for 2025.
The old saying of “what was given can always be taken away” will have a new meaning for prospective Corvette enthusiasts for the 2025 model year. While the Corvette Team members announced during the Michelin NCM Bash that three new colors were going to be added, they refused to answer with of the colors would be going away for 2025.
This news apparently comes from an email sent from MacMulkin Corvette who for the last two years has been the World’s Largest Corvette Dealer. Several members of the Corvette Forum confirmed they received it and have posted which of the 7 of the 14 exterior colors will be going away. It seems like a step backwards as we’ll be returning back to the days where there were 10 exterior choices instead of 12 when the C8 first launched in 2020.
Previously, the modus operandi for exterior color changes on America’s Favorite Sports Car was that two to three exterior colors would be replaced for two or three new colors, providing a different look for Corvettes each year. Ten colors were offered in 2019 and it grew to 12 with the introduction of the C8 Corvette in 2020. Exterior color choices were further expanded to 14 with the release of the 70th Anniversary Editions in 2023 which offered two exclusive colors.
Now, it appears that Chevy is hitting the reset button for 2025. We’ve already seen the new colors announced for 2025: Hysteria, Competition Yellow, and Sebring Metallic. These additions would normally necessitate the removal of three current colors, two of which were easy choices as the new yellow and orange replace an existing yellow and orange. While we expected that the third color to be officially built out would be Ceramic Matrix Gray which first appeared in 2018 on the Carbon 65 Anniversary Editions, the removal process didn’t stop there. Here’s the list of all seven colors going away:
• Amplify Orange
• Accelerate Yellow
• Silver Flare
• Hypersonic Gray
• Cacti
• Carbon Flash Metallic
• Ceramic Matrix Gray
While customers may not approve of the reduction of exterior color choices, dealers who are now finished with their customer lists with Stingrays and are ordering Dealer Stock Units for inventory tell us that that the reduction helps to simplify their choices.
We’re also not afraid to admit that the Corvette palate in 2024 contained many similar colors offered once the count hit 14. We had choices of two different blacks, four silver/grays, two blues, and two reds.
In an informal discussion with a high-ranking Corvette Team member at the Bash, she tells us that that color decisions are made at the corporate level. The Corvette Team offers their opinions, but they actually have very little sway in the eventual offerings.
We can’t think of any reasons why the colors would be cut back to 10, unless we see GM finally offer a couple of special colors that can only be ordered on the ZR1. We’re still trying to nail down the details of this rumor, so stay tuned!
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Don’t be surprised if more new 2025 colors are announced later this year.
Good bye Cacti which was number one on my yuk list, accellerate yellow was #2, ceramic matrix grey #3, and no sequence on the others other than being on the yuk list from day one. The only surprise was carbon flash Metallic, a likeable metallic black and a good option that created a easier to maintain black for us black car lovers.
Getting rid of Cacti is no surprise. They shouldn’t have gotten rid of Carbon Flash Metallic. It looks great and I totally agree with Don that it is easier to keep up than solid Gloss Black. I know that from experience of once owning a Black 89 Corvette that drove me insane with water spots, swirls and scratches while the Carbon Flash Metallic panels on my C7 don’t have those issues near as bad.
It’s truly disingenuous that Chevrolet Corporate makes decisions on the color palette. “Listening to the voice of the customer” clearly means that Harlan Charles and the Corvette Team members who make customer connections EVERY DAY with the owners and prospects alike are in the best position to make these decisions. Wake up GM! This the sort of out-of-touch decision-making that led you to the bring of bankruptcy just a few short years ago.
@ DON BJORKLAND – Amen brother. I was just about to post the same thing and in that order. Cacti seemed like one of those internal pranks where someone proposed it as a joke and the suit they were trying to make look like a fool took it all the way to the endzone.
Dang, I long for 1953 again when all Corvettes were white with red interiors. Then Earl Scheib painted one red and everybody said “wow!”.
Lets look at the percentages on these colors. I have Silver Flare and I think it is about 2% of those built. I bet a few of the others are less than 5% as well. If I’m managing the factory aand costs I might look for newer colors and or eliminate the slow sellers.
While we like variety, it seems clear to me why they are doing it. The first is that Stingrays are going to dealer stock that was already mentioned. But the elephant in the room is that it eases production ramp ups.
Keep in mind that they have to batch run these cars in a paint scheme. The fewer the colors the easier it is to pump out a variety of models. A drop of 4 paint codes does not seem like a lot, but that amounts to 28%. If they do not immediately offer the 3 new colors, that is a drop of 50%.
It shortens the wait time for customers and decreases production time. This is especially true if dealing with low demand colors. Once supply and demand regulate, we may see more colors.
I feel that Carbon Flash should stay and Black should go. This is a step in the right direction, but I don’t know that it does enough. Other than AY and AO, anyone bemoaning not getting one of these colors on their C8 in the future–needs their head examined.