The arrival of the 2021 Corvette includes a number of tweaks and changes for Chevy’s mid-engine sports car, including new exterior colors and styling options, new interior colors, accessories, and more. The latest model-year changeover also brings with it several pricing changes. We previously covered the price increase for the popular Z51 Performance Package, and now, we’re here to cover a price bump for another popular option – the Front Suspension Lift feature.
Previously offered as an available option for 2020 model-year vehicles on 2LT and 3LT trim levels (not offered on 1LT) at $1,495, the new 2021 Corvette now offers the feature for $1,995, an increase of $500.
The Front Lift Suspension feature works to keep the front end of the Chevrolet Corvette C8 scrape-free by raising the nose two inches, keeping it above the pavement when navigating over speed bumps and steep driveways. The feature uses a two-stage hydraulic system to elevate the front bumper in less than three seconds, and can be activated by a button on the center console when traveling at speeds under 24 mph.
The system will then lower the nose back to normal operating height after pressing the button a second time. The system will also automatically lower the nose when traveling at speeds greater than 24 mph, or if the vehicle is turned off.
What’s more, the onboard GPS system will remember up to 1,000 individual locations where the Front Lift feature has been used, and will automatically raise the nose when returning to that location.
Check out our previous coverage on how to use the Corvette Front Lift feature for more information.
Indeed, the system is definitely useful in a sports car like the 2021 Corvette. However, the $500 price increase could be a bit irksome to those buyers who waited to order their new C8.
In May, it was reported that 2021 Corvette production had been pushed back to November, and that some 2020 model-year orders would be moved over to the 2021 model year following a flood of customer interest and numerous production delays. We’ll have a follow-up post on how this feature price increase could affect those customers waiting on a 2020 model-year order that was moved to the 2021 model year, so stay tuned.
The 2021 Corvette rolls on the mid-engine Y2 platform, and equips the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 LT2 engine for motivation. Production takes place at the GM Bowling Green Assembly plant in Kentucky.
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Greedy MoFo’s
Instead of giving all these updates about what has increased why don't you just say that the price of a C8 hasn't increased but all accessories have gone up. It's like saying the firmware hasn't gone up but the software has.
Firmware is a type of software.
One has to wonder whether consumers would feel the same if General Motors increased the base price of the C8 Corvette by 15-percent as that was a strong possibility; but it's a given that anything that involves small electric motors and has value will potentially cost more like the increase of price to the Z51 Stingray package.
This might be how GM is compensating with this years out of the ordinary increase in inflation. The starting price of the corvette is one of the most appealing aspects of the car, and is something most rather not change. COVID has another victim.
I understand It’s not chevy’s fault of COVID, but it’s not the customer’s fault either, so the price change for the front lift and the z51 packages should stay the same. Neither package is being changed so neither should the price!
It’s not chevys fault for COVID shut down but not the customers either. Under the circumstances I feel the prices should remain the same and they can focus on building the cars customers have ordered both 2020 and 2021. They can focus on upgrades and increases on the 2022 models.