The 2021 Corvette Stingray has arrived within the UK. And it is ace. It has a mid-engined 6.2-litre V8 making 495bhp which suggests it is good for 0-60mph in 2.9 seconds and a high velocity of 184mph.
And it prices? Nicely, it relies upon. It could possibly be as a lot as £130,000 as a result of in the meanwhile you will must get one through an importer resembling Clive Sutton to whom we’re very grateful for the check of this automobile.
The brand new C8 Corvette, although, right here goes up in opposition to Europe’s greatest. We have got a Porsche 911 Carrera, with a 3.0-litre turbocharged engine making 380bhp, hitting 0-62mph in 4.2 seconds and a high velocity of 182mph, at a price of £82,793. However these comparatively low energy and velocity stats have by no means held a 911 again earlier than. In actual fact, the 911 and Corvette are two of the few automobiles that would attempt to declare to be the best sports activities automobile of all time.
So which is it to be? Be part of us as we hit the circuit to search out out.
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