By most accounts (including ours), the new eighth-generation Chevy Corvette is a revelation — but as with the last few generations of ‘Vette, the first version out of the blocks is just the beginning. For the mid-engined C8, Chevrolet allegedly has a whole arsenal of democratic speed in the works, with an array of increasingly powerful Corvettes planned to roll out over the next few years — culminating in a super-hybrid or all-electric version.
And now, a new report suggests we could see the first of those — the new Corvette Z06 — by July 2021, or even sooner.
That’s the word transmitted our way via Muscle Cars and Trucks, which caught word of it via the Mid-Engined Corvette Forum. According to the forum’s co-founder, an employee at Estero Bay Chevrolet in Florida named Marcus Viega announced in a post that “July 2021 we will be able to tell you more about this amazing car. Z06 is not a project anymore!”
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(We checked, and Estero Bay Chevrolet’s dealership page does indeed reveal an employee with that name among their ranks.)
If the employee’s report is valid, that would suggest that General Motors is planning to reveal the new Chevy Corvette Z06 by July at the latest — because, as MC&T pointed out and common sense also dictates, a dealership can’t talk about a vehicle that a manufacturer hasn’t formally unveiled yet.
If true, it would suggest Chevrolet could be fast-tracking the new Z06 — if not for production, at least enough to give us a taste of the car soon. Last March, The Detroit News reported that GM was delaying a whole host of updates and model revisions, such as the mid-life updates of the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra — as well as delaying “a future variant of the Chevrolet Corvette that was not slotted for 2020.”