---
title: "The 194-MPH 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray Will Start at $59,995"
description: "For $5,000 extra, the Z51 Performance Package will help the C8 hit 60 mph in under three seconds—top speed does tumble to 184 mph, however."
date: "2019-08-15"
modified: "2019-08-15"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-tsui"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/29418/2020-chevrolet-corvette-c8-stingray-will-feature-194-mph-top-speed-starts-at-59995"
categories:
  - "Chevrolet News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Chevrolet"
  - "Corvette"
  - "Coupe"
  - "sports car"
---

# The 194-MPH 2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray Will Start at $59,995

Making good on the promise of delivering the new, mid-engined C8 Corvette Stingray [at under $60,000](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/29126/chevy-corvette-c8-price-kept-under-60000-thanks-to-new-platform-and-axing-manual>), Chevrolet has now announced official pricing for the latest generation of the American sports car. A base 1LT [2020 'Vette](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/29359/2020-chevrolet-corvette-c8-crashed-months-before-customer-deliveries-kick-off>) will start at $59,995 including destination; for reference, a base 2019 C7 Corvette is listed at $56,995.

Fork over $67,295 and a 2LT C8 can be had which throws in niceties like a heads-up display, wireless device charging, heated and ventilated seats, a heated steering wheel, audio by Bose, navigation, and a Performance Data Recorder. The luxurious 3LT trim will cost $71,945 and outfit the C8's interior with GT2 seats, carbon fiber trim, leather throughout the cabin, and a suede headliner.

Available on all trims is a [$5,000](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/29130/chevrolet-will-let-you-customize-your-2020-corvette-c8s-vin-for-just-5000>) Z51 Performance Package that includes an upgraded exhaust that adds five horsepower and five pound-feet of torque, performance suspension, an electronic limited-slip differential, a splitter up front, a spoiler in the back, bigger Brembo brakes, Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires, and "enhanced" cooling. The result? Zero to 60 in under three seconds, a full second faster than a base C7.

![message-editor%2F1565879186975-2020-chevrolet-corvette-stingray-045.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1565879186975-2020-chevrolet-corvette-stingray-045.jpg>)
**General Motors**

Even though Chevy said it [didn't test the C8's top speed](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/29098/mid-engined-2020-chevrolet-corvette-c8s-top-speed-hasnt-been-tested-yet-report>) before the car's reveal last month, the company now says the mid-engined Corvette will top out at 194 miles per hour—without the Z51 pack, that is. *[Road & Track](<https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a28708369/2020-chevrolet-c8-corvette-stingray-top-speed/>)* reported that Z51-equipped cars will get a lower top speed because of the extra drag-inducing downforce parts, and Chevy confirmed to *The Drive* via email that they'll *only* reach 184 mph.

A mid-engined sports car capable of 194 mph for under $60,000 is one hell of a performance bargain—in other words, what the Corvette has always strived to be. Hardly surprising, then, that [the first year of production is already nearly sold out.](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/29191/2020-chevrolet-corvette-c8-first-year-production-nearly-sold-out-according-to-gm-exec>)

## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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