C8 Z06 May Be Delayed Again

June 20, 2021 Off By Mike Vietro

Since the C8 was first announced in 2019, rumors immediately started flowing about the future C8’s variants that would be coming down the road.

The first performance/Track Ready variant that was expected to hit the market was the Z06. All the rumors suggested it would be announced along with the 2022 market year C8, and with vehicles arriving in the second half of 2022, but we may have to wait a bit longer for it.

According to GM Authority, the Z06 has been delayed until the 2023 model year. The report does not say whether this delay will push back the other variants, but that seems likely, as Chevy is very unlikely to want to announce two different high performance model options during the same model year; something GM has never done in its history.

The other variants we expect are the E-Ray (base C8 with all-wheel drive hybrid components), the Corvette ZR1 (a twin turbo Z06), and the Zora (a 1,000hp ZR1 with E-Ray’s all-wheel drive electric components)!

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