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C8 Corvette High Wing Spoiler Developed By ACS Composite

The C8 Corvette was previously available with an optional High Wing Spoiler – a rather large rear wing that gives the mid-engine sports car a more performance-focused appearance. The High Wing Spoiler was recently dropped from the C8 Corvette order books, however, with General Motors citing “overwhelming customer demand that exceeded forecast,” as its reasoning for doing so.

C8 Corvette owners will be happy to hear that there is still a way to get a similar spoiler for their car, however. Aftermarket carbon parts company ACS Composite recently released its replica High Wing Spoiler for the C8 Corvette, which appears very similar to the factory spoiler that was previously offered by GM.

According to ACS Composite, this aftermarket rear wing “funnels airflow down putting pressure on the rear end and tires,”  to give the vehicle some extra downforce and grip when on a road course. The aftermarket wing mounts to the existing OEM holes, so no drilling will be required for installation unless the C8 Corvette in question was delivered with no spoiler at all. ACS Composite also offers the wing in several C8 Corvette factory colors including Carbon Flash Black, Gloss Black, Torch Red, Arctic White, and Shadow Grey Metallic.

The ACS Composite High Wing Spoiler will cost C8 Corvette owners $1,199 before taxes and shipping. As for the factory GM High Wing Spoiler, the automaker says it is “actively working with the supplier to resume production and increase capacity of the high wing spoiler as a result of their operations being down due to COVID-19.”

C8 Corvette with regular low wing

The High Wing Spoiler isn’t the only option to be dropped from the C8 Corvette order books. Earlier this year, GM was forced to nix the $4,850 exposed carbon aerodynamics package after it proved to be more popular than GM thought. The supplier GM hired to manufacture the kits could not meet the unexpectedly high demand and it’s not clear when or if the aero kit will return to the options list.

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  1. The high wing spoiler definitely adds to the good looks. However, I doubt with it this Chevy will be able to achieve the 2.8s, 0-60mph factory spec.

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    1. Oops! I am guessing that only one reader and I are the only ones to know that big rear wings raise drag…

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  2. How is it that the people working on the Corvette are making the wrong decisions? I mean the Corvette has been around long enough so you would think that the design team would know that options like the high wing and ground aero would prove to be very popular options. Afterall the C8 is a super exotic and buyers want super cool options. It’s a no brainer. And let’s talk about colours. Corvette really messed up. Zeus Bronze and the new yellow are horrid. I’m glad Long Beach Red is discontinued. And I’m excited that Blade Silver will be replaced by a new race inspired silver.

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  3. Form and function, does the high rear wing spoiler add to the overall performance of the C8 Corvette especially as it takes away aerodynamics and lowers the top speed as it’s like the air extractors found on cars like the Camaro and Firebird of yesteryear that did nothing as they were just plastic add-ons with no performance function because they were non-functional.

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    1. I think you make a good point. Surely there should be some data (or engineering predictions) available to guide buyers re the performance (speed & down-force) impacts, especially as it was a factory option.

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