The 2020 Corvette Convertible made its official debut during a special event at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida early last month, where it was shown alongside the new mid-engine Corvette C8.R race car as well.
That event wasn’t very heavily attended, though, with Chevrolet only inviting select customers, dealers and members of the automotive press. The automaker also rolled out a Rapid Blue 2020 Corvette Convertible at this year’s 2019 SEMA Show, giving attendees that may not have been present at the Florida event a chance to see the hardtop convertible up close. Chevy also demonstrated the car’s hardtop folding back while driving the car out on stage.
Many folks at Chevrolet’s SEMA event were eager to capture the Corvette Convertible, despite it having already been shown, as there were no shortage of cell phones and cameras being pointed at the car. This is unsurprising, given the mid-engine Corvette is still relatively new and many still haven’t had the chance to see one in person.
Setting the Corvette Convertible apart from the coupe is the new two-piece foldable hardtop roof, which is a first for the brand, with a soft-top configuration having been offered on all previous Corvette Convertible models. The foldable hardtop makes for a quieter, safer cabin and can be activated at speeds of up to 30 mph, fully retracting in just 16 seconds. There’s also a power-adjustable rear window that helps control air circulation in the cabin when driving with the top down.
Storage space doesn’t suffer with the top down, either, as the car can still hold a bag of golf clubs in the trunk with the roof retracted. Like the coupe, an airline carry-on suitcase and a laptop bag can still fit in the frontal trunk cavity, too.
Like the hardtop, the 2020 Corvette Convertible features the same naturally aspirated 6.2-liter LT2 V8 engine, which is rated at 495 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque when equipped with the optional performance exhaust system. The same eight-speed dual-clutch transmission also feeds power to the rear wheels.
While production of the standard Corvette C8 is set to begin at General Motors’ Bowling Green Assembly plant in early January, the 2020 Corvette Convertible won’t begin to roll off the assembly line until late Q1 2020.
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when did smurf blue become trendy? anyone know how this started?
trump orange looks marginally better.
The Grabber Blue color for the Mustang isn’t too far off from this color also.
People like raw fish wrapped in seaweed and Tofu….i don’t so, I don’t buy it. It’s kinda how things work.
Take these pics with a potato?
C8 convertible, cool. Pale blue, not cool. Will be the least picked color in history. What, exactly, say’s rapid?? Say’s more like Easter bunny that’s meant to be eaten and not DRIVEN. LAME…..
I like that the C8 uses a folding hard top, but I dislike the black paint on the top and buttresses. I think it compromises the lines of the car. Hopefully Chevrolet will offer a delete option for the black paint.
They are copying Porsche’S Miami Blue: I have a Targa GTS in that color and like me, most everyone loves it. I think it will be more popular on the C8 than people here think.
And……You’re going to buy a C8 in the Easter egg blue because you have a Porsche GTS in that color? Shows Porche ignorance as a “Miami blue is far more teal/aqua, not pastel. I know, I live there. Pastels went out in the ’50’s- ’60’s. Do you own a Corvette and if so, what color? Just wondering as opinions are like @$$holes, everybody has one, myself included, and I don’t see that as a Corvette color, except on an original, numbers matching C1. IMHO, lol…
I had 2 C7s, both Yellow, as well as a Silver 82 & 96. And no, I would probably buy a C8 convertible in Red but since they are not offering a manual it may not pass my excitement test and be too boring. By the way, ignorant people do not retire at 50 and live on the beach. I never said the colors were exact and was referring to the Smurf comment above…I see the Spark has a new color called Oasis Blue, which is in the same family of Smurf Blue to me. The more colors the better and anything is better than Black, White and even Silver.
Not trying to be argumentative, just curious. Why 2 C7’s in yellow? Yellow is an awesome color. What was the difference? Why “had”? Sorry, I’m not picking up what your throwing down regarding retirement and living on the beach regarding pastel blue. To support what I said, what color is the blue of the Miami Dolphins?? Not pastel blue. I agree that “smurf” blue is not actually the C8 color. Also agreed is that the more colors the better for people to choose from but the most popular colors will still be Red, Black, White, and yes, Silver. Sorry… BTW, my ’82 was Black with custom body mods and I got a lot of compliments back in the ’80’s and my White ’90 was even complimented on by a little old lady, lol…Maybe it’s the C5 Z06 wheels….Hope you enjoy what you got, regardless of color, I do.
I lost the first one in Hurricane Matthew in 4′ of salt water in my garage…luckily I live on the 8th floor. So I replaced it with the identical build I had ordered. I like drop-tops and the turbulence in the cockpit was just too unbearable at times so I sold it and bought the Targa GTS. I was called ignorant, which I am not, and that is why I said what I said. But I am really looking forward to the C8, a lot more than Porsche forum members albeit many more than I thought are giving credit where credit is due, all based by the way on not driving it!