The Engine Appearance and Lighting Package for the Chevy Corvette C8 Stingray will soon be constrained, GM Authority has learned.
The constraint will be the result of the supplier discontinuing carbon fiber operations effective January 31st. It is currently unclear if GM will move to a new supplier.
The Engine Appearance and Lighting Package (RPO code ZZ3) includes Carbon Fiber trim as well as lights in the engine bay of the Corvette C8 Stingray. It is offered only on the Coupe and not the Convertible, for obvious reasons and is available on all 2022 Chevy Corvette C8 Stingray trim levels (1LT, 2LT, 3LT) with a price of $995.
As a reminder, the 2022 Chevy Corvette C8 Stingray is motivated by the atmospheric 6.2L V8 LT2 gasoline engine. Output is rated at 490 horsepower at 6,450 rpm and 465 pound-feet of torque at 5,150 rpm. Opting for the optional performance exhaust raises the output to 495 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque. Output is sent exclusively to the rear wheels through an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission.
In late spring, the 2023 Chevy Corvette will arrive as the fourth model year of the latest eighth-generation Corvette C8, debuting the new go-faster 2023 Chevy Corvette Z06 and a few small updates for the 2023 Chevy Corvette Stingray, including a new Corvette 70th anniversary edition.
Without a doubt, the most exciting update arriving with the introduction of the 2023 Chevy Corvette is the debut of the new 2023 Chevy Corvette Z06. The heart of the new Z06 will be the naturally aspirated 5.5L V8 LT6 gasoline engine, offered as the highest-horsepower atmospheric V8 ever fitted to a production vehicle. With a low weight, flat-plane crankshaft, dual-overhead cams, and all-aluminum block, the LT6 produces 670 horsepower and 460 pound-feet pf torque, with redline set at a screaming 8,600 rpm. Output is routed rearwards through an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission and 5.56 final drive ratio, which is shorter than that of the Corvette C8 Stingray. It’s currently unclear whether the newfound constraint to the Engine Appearance and Lighting Package of the Stingray will transfer to the 2023 Corvette Z06.
As GM Authority was first to report, pricing for the 2023 Corvette Z06 will be released in March, and 2023 Corvette C8 production scheduled to begin on Monday, May 9th, 2022. Assembly will continue taking place at the GM Bowling Green plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the exclusive assembly facility of the Chevy Corvette since 1981.
That date may be far enough out that a looming strike by Corvette plant workers won’t delay those plans, because production of the Corvette C8 has been a tumultuous affair since the beginning. A nationwide labor strike in 2019 delayed the initial production start date for the eighth-generation sports car, followed by production delays resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and associated supply chain issues. Most recently, production was impacted by a tornado that damaged the facility and destroyed several vehicles. All that is rather unfortunate, since GM can’t build the Corvette C8 fast to enough to meet demand.
Sales of “America’s sports car” continue to obliterate the premium sports cars segment in the U.S., with Chevy’s new mid-engine Corvette outselling its rivals from all over the world on a combined basis.
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GM should continue to offer the lighting kit as a stand alone option. There are ample after market alternatives for the “appearance” kit.
I own a 2021 C8 that was ordered with no engine appearance package and for $150 I ordered 3 parts from GM parts source online to add the under hood factory LED lights. I like the clean factory look, and I cannot understand why under hood lights
are not installed on EVERY car, or at least an option. But $150, and at most 3 hours work, they got installed.
I resisted the overwhelming numbers of people promoting aftermarket battery operated LED lights , and even stick on lights!
The engine appearance package for $995 does not give you an engine cover or valve covers or anything on the engine at all. Just 2 side covers in the engine bay, that in my opinion are over priced , but available for $495 from plenty of places. So in the long run, glad I skipped the package. $150 for 1 harness and 2 LEDs was way easier and saved enough to make it worth it, and the factory lights look great.
The LEDs are sold as a left and a right, and the harness to connect it all , which goes into the cabin behind drivers seat.
Part Number Part Name Price
84740000 Harness $57.22 1
84238355 Cargo Lamp $28.04 1 Right
84238354 Cargo Lamp $28.04 1 Left
I enjoy working on my new corvette and keeping it factory clean.
For those of you used to tapping wires for adding accessories, on the C8 the factory harness is so sensitive to change, I recommend do not do it. I am still hunting for a fuseblock source for proper key-on only power to add accessories.
But I will not add an accessory to an existing circuit. You can read about this new wiring harness, it is more like a network.
If at all possible. Could you please provide a link to the “$495” Carbon Fiber Engine Bay Panel Covers. Thank you.
Just buy the convertible, like I did. And enjoy looking at the ever changing sky. Instead of looking at an engine under glass, time after time, which always looks the same. So why bother looking after the first time? To see if it is still there?
If you’re not a gear head – you wouldn’t understand. No disrespect intended.
Makes me feel sorry for gear heads. Probably the same ones who would spend a fortune on a Dyson vacuum, for example, because it looks high tech, when one for a third the price sucks more dirt than wallet cash. 😀
it is to show off the complexity of this beautiful machine and make people to want to own one too
The very reason I bought my first ever Corvette at age 68 a 2021 C8, was the engine being able to view thru the rear glass.
I also went the the engine appearance package and added the POWERLABS C8 CORVETTE ZZ3 ENGINE LED MANUAL CONTROL KIT, with the rear defroster disconnected.
I looked at installing my own kit even put one together and did a temp install but it looked to rice burner cheesy for me, I’m happy I went the way I did.
Well worth the $995 for me having my car delivered ready to go, compared to having to spend time looking for parts and putting everything together and installing like the kit mentioned above.
Convertible or not to convertible, that is a question. With the top off the hard top, cannot really tell the difference
from a convertible, with the high headrest and window going only half-way down on a convertible. But how cool is a hard top convertible and no rag top? VERY COOL. I show my car at car shows and talk to lots of up and coming owners and buyers of C8 and many want that glass, not for us, for everyone that walks up to that car when parked, everyone wants to look.
Hard Top Convertible HTC adds weight covers the engine closer and makes me wonder if it affects cooling. Probably not,
but I did want the extra room for fresh air, and that possible blower I might mount on top of the 6.2 V8 engine. If I do get to order a Z06, I have been considering a convertible version. Push button open top. Although I have to admit, the time it takes to remove the roof panel and stow it in the back by myself is maybe 1 minute, or 2. It is that quick and that easy to remove the roof on a C8.
Definitely convertible and skip the picture window over an engine you cannot see when driving anyway. Having done a cross country road trip of 17 states in 17 days from the National Corvette Museum to CA last July in our new C8 convertible, we could also have 2 trunks for luggage and souvenirs…. and STILL enjoy the open air experience of a TRUE sports car.
I hope this doesn’t effect the interior carbon fiber option or other CF options.
Why all the fuss about carbon fiber anyway. It just looks like hounds tooth fabric simply done in plastic. 🤪
IMO, The engine bay looks much better WITH the carbon fiber compared to without.
The sky looks much better than the engine. Especially if you order a car with an engine bay picture window but then feel the engine is not attractive enough without adding jewelry and bling lighting.
I received an update today from Corvette Concierge. My Target Production Week is 1/31/2022. So I should able to get the CF Engine Appearance Package and CF interior. Whew! As a last resort I would go with aftermarket parts as mentioned above.