First Look at Chevy’s Very Expensive New C8 Corvette Rear Hatch Strut Braces

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First Look at Chevy's Very Expensive New C8 Corvette Rear Hatch Strut Braces

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Chevy has just unveiled a new accessory for C8 Corvette coupes, but make sure you’re sitting down when you read the price!

Available for the first time through GM are a pair of rear hatch strut braces, part number 85599584, which are basically an expensive way to spice up the engine bay area of Stingray, Z06, and E-Ray coupes.

This accessory, however, will set you back a whopping $1,995, though Chevy is currently offering a discounted price of $1,516.20 through November 10.

First Look at Chevy's Very Expensive New C8 Corvette Rear Hatch Strut Braces


The decorative, uniquely designed Chevrolet Accessories Rear Hatch Strut Braces will add a “show-quality, distinctive appearance” to the engine compartment, Chevy promises, noting that the aluminum investment-cast strut mounts have been engineered specifically for C8 coupes.

The braces, which have a one-piece design featuring the Crossed Flags logo, include the necessary installation hardware and are available only in Edge Red to match the other available emblems, brake calipers, and engine cover also offered by Chevy.

First Look at Chevy's Very Expensive New C8 Corvette Rear Hatch Strut Braces


On the other hand, if you’re not all that concerned with having official Chevrolet Accessories products, a much less expensive alternative is available through our friends at C8RallyDriver, who were the first to offer such brackets.

C8RallyDriver offers its professionally designed and engineered RaceLite Hatch Support Brackets for only $375 per set. They are offered in three anodized finishes – red, blue, or black – or you can go full custom and order any factory paint color including Edge Red.


UPDATE

This photo from Chevrolet Performance also shows a new option for 2025. These are the new “Engine Bay Closeout Graphics” which are dealer installed: LPO VUP. They are offered in just this one design as confirmed with Chevy. I haven’t seen them show up yet on Chevrolet Accessories and do not yet have a price for them, so stay tuned.

Engine Bay closeout graphics


Source:
Chevrolet Accessories via thedrive.com

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  3. Bwa-ah-ah-ah-ah!!!!!! It’s no wonder GM can’t deliver cars the American public wants; when their engineers are devoting time to developing options such as these.

  5. Buy a $100k car and cheap out on the dress up goodies? Where did I leave that J C Whitney catalog??

  6. I second Bob in FL’s comment.

    The ones from C8RallyDriver look so much better and actually weigh less. The least GM could do is paint the emblem and offer other colors.

    The GM parts do remind me of Czinger’s approach to designing parts that are both stronger and lighter.

  7. These should be able to be 3D printed in large quantities for <$500. It's stuff like this that is completely baffling as to why GM is offering it. 2 Grand I would pay in a heartbeat for an option that allows me to change infotainment backgrounds, fonts, colors, etc–and interior ambient lighting. That is stuff that I will use on a daily basis and adds to my quality of experience in a direct and tangible way.

    2 grand hatch strut braces is something that will only be seen at a cars & coffee. In other words, it appeals to the tired and worn-out demographic that Corvette traditionally has been aligned with, but not to the demographic of younger buyers that the C8 is appealing to.

    GM is still catering to the 70+ crowd with offerings like this, indicating yet again that they are completely out of touch with their consumer audience. Meanwhile, adaptive cruise, ambient lighting, android auto, etc–all are conspicuously missing or badly implemented.

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