The 2023 Corvette Stingray will introduce a handful of changes and updates over the preceding 2022 Corvette Stingray, arriving as the fourth model year for the mid-engine C8. Now, GM Authority has learned that the 2023 Corvette Stingray will not offer the 5-trident-spoke Black-painted aluminum wheels option.
The 5-trident-spoke Black-painted aluminum wheels for the Corvette Stingray are tagged with RPO code 5DF, and are offered as an LPO-level option, which means they are installed by the dealer, rather than at the factory when the vehicle is initially produced.
Pricing for the 5-trident-spoke Black-painted aluminum wheels is set at $2,995, with availability including all trim levels for to the 2022 Corvette Stingray. However, these wheels will no longer be offered with the introduction of the 2023 Corvette Stingray.
Although the 5-trident-spoke Black-painted aluminum wheels are going away for the 2023 model year, the upcoming Vette will also introduce three new wheel options, including (relevant RPO codes listed in parentheses):
- 20-spoke bright machined-face forged aluminum wheels (Q99)
- 20-spoke Carbon Flash-painted forged aluminum wheels with Red stripe (Q9A)
- 20-spoke Gloss Black forged aluminum wheels (Q9I)
Note that pictures of these three new wheel options are currently unavailable.
As before, the 2023 Corvette Stingray will be equipped with the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 LT2 gasoline engine, which is rated at 490 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque. Engine output is routed to the rear wheels through the M1L eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
In addition to the Stingray model, the 2023 Corvette will also be available as the go-faster Z06 model, which is equipped with the naturally aspirated 5.5L V8 LT6 gasoline engine, rated at 670 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque.
All 2023 Corvette models will ride on the Y2 platform, and will be produced at the GM Bowling Green plant in Kentucky.
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most wheel ,as i remember, were a $1000 add on. not 2995. i liked the trident, been trying to find a set as take offs. which might explain as they are done at the dealer, why i have not found any. although i did not want black wheels, i imagine they hide the brake dust better.
i have some new low dust brake pads waiting to be installed.
Those wheels were $3,000 for Stingray as they were an accessory and not an optional wheel package. So they were delivered to the dealer and then you had to mount your tires on them or buy a new set. They only came standard on the C8.R Edition.
WHEN will the online configuration tool be up on the Chevrolet website.
Here’s my trident wheel story: I have a 2022 Stingray Z51. Since I live in the Northeast, I wanted all-season tires rather than the summer-specific ones that are required if you order the Z51 package. Some say the summer spec tires are “hockey pucks” below 50 degrees. This worried me, so before my car was delivered, I ordered a new set of the Corvette gloss black trident wheels and a set of the Michelin Pilot Sport 4s all-seasons that come on the base Stingray. But I wasn’t done. I also ordered a set of matching gloss black lug nuts and wheel locks, since I didn’t think the black wheels would look good with the silver lug nuts that come with the optional carbon-flash wheels I ordered with the car. Then I ordered TMPS monitors and nuts. I topped it all off with gloss black/Corvette logo valve caps. Whew! The great thing was my dealer swapped out the wheels/tires and calibrated the TPMS prior to delivery of my car at no charge. (Thanks Mohawk Chevrolet!) The wheels look absolutely great! If you know somebody who would like to buy an essentially brand new set of carbon flash wheels with the summer-spec Michelins, let me know!