Chevrolet has released European pricing details on its newly updated 2015 Corvette Stingray. Now available with General Motors’ new eight-speed automatic transmission, the car is priced from $92,425 (€74,500) in Germany.
The European-spec Corvette Stingray comes standard with the optional Z51 package, which adds performance-oriented gear ratios, retuned suspension, larger slotted brake rotors, a dry sump lubrication system, a limited-slip differential and model specific wheels and tires.
The base price of a 2015 C7 Corvette equipped with a Z51 package in the United States is $59,000, reflecting a $33,425 price premium in Germany. That’s a good chunk more, but at least it’s less than in the UK, where Jeremy Clarkson’s test car touted a $108,959 price on the window sticker.
Despite their penchant for diesel four-cylinders, Europeans still receive GM’s 6.2-liter LT1 V8 in the Corvette, putting out the same 465 horsepower and 465 lb-ft of torque as it does in its homeland.
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That’s a really big premium over the American one, why is that? Also how does the price compare to the 911 Audi R8, Jaguar F-type, BMW M4, etc?
With the strength of the dollar, that markup must be from tariffs and taxes.
Here in Spain the base price of the Z51 Vette is 79.900 Euro; 99.500 USD
What we have always considered the prices of imported cars as a “theft”
We are paying twice the price for the same car here than in their home country.
And for this reason; nobody here wants an American car
It’s a real shame
Regards from Spain
The 8-speed auto is unfortunately not available in Europe yet, we have to wait for MY2016 🙁