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New 2024 Corvette Paint Colors Under Heavy Constraint

The 2024 Corvette drops in as the fifth model for the eighth-gen sports car, offering a few updates and changes compared to the preceding 2023 model year, including the debut of the Corvette C8 E-Ray. Notably, the 2024 Corvette also introduces several new exterior paint options. That said, GM Authority has learned that each of these new paint options will be under heavy constraint at production start.

According to GM Authority sources, all three of the new paint options offered for the 2024 Corvette will be under constraint when new units start rolling off the line next month, including 2024 Corvette Stingray models and 2024 Corvette Z06 models.

The three new paint options introduced for the 2024 Corvette include Riptide Blue Metallic (paint code GJV), Cacti Green (paint code GVR), and Sea Wolf Gray Tricoat (paint code GXA). No units will be painted in Cacti Green, while very few units will be painted in Riptide Blue Metallic and Sea Wolf Gray Tricoat. The three new paint options introduced for the 2024 model year replace three exterior paint options offered previously for the 2023 model year, specifically Caffeine Metallic (paint code G48), Elkhart Lake Blue Metallic (paint code GS7), and White Pearl Metallic Tricoat (paint code G1W).

It’s unclear at this time how long the constraint will last and if the constraint will be lifted once production of 2024 Corvette E-Ray begins October 23rd. Production of the 2024 Corvette Stingray and 2024 Corvette Z06 begins September 11th, as GM Authority covered previously. All C8 Corvette variants are produced at the GM Bowling Green plant in Kentucky.

The destination freight charge for the 2024 Corvette is now more expensive than that of the 2023 Corvette, with the DFC now up $200 to $1,595 for the 2024 model year.

As a reminder, the 2024 Corvette Stingray features the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 LT2 gasoline engine, while the 2024 Corvette Z06 features the naturally aspirated 5.5L V8 LT6 gasoline engine. The 2024 Corvette E-Ray combines the 6.2L V8 LT2 gasoline engine with a front-mounted electric motor, making it the first hybrid-powered, all-wheel-drive Corvette ever offered from the factory.

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  1. 100 years ago, Henry Ford famously said “You can get any color, as long as it’s black “.

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    1. On Constraint ???…When Will It Ever End???

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      1. Bean counter are doing this they’re not car guys

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    2. Everyone wants us to EURO-fy … Look at parking lots everywhere…white…grey/silver…black…you want choice..well there are your choices…you want colors..well we have some but they are not available…white ..grey/silver or black..or maybe red..we’ll get right on it.

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    3. So buyers we have 3 new colors for 2024 that you can’t have?
      Nice.

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  2. Can’t believe they discontinued White Pearl metallic.

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  3. Don’t ya love it. GM says we have these new shades of gray and then they say Oh we didn’t order any of it. Really, you didn’t order enough paint? Well, get off your *$$ and go down to the true value and get some more!!! Was like that when I ordered my Suburban, no blue, no red, now pearl white, and no purple (which I never would have ordered in the first place). Half the colors were on constraint. Then, what’s the point of “ordering” your car from the dealer? Idiots running the company!!

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  4. They discontinued the best color, two years ago, Shadow Grey Metallic. It was 10 times better than Hypersonic Grey. It made the car really look classy.

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    1. I ended up with Dark Shadow Gray Metallic after 3 of my color choices were Not Available. Not the color I would have chose BUT, didn’t want black, battle ship gray, or plain jane white. How do you run out of paint – especially when there are 50 shades of gray!!

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  5. It seems that GM ITSELF IS UNDER CONSTRAINT The talent running this company is not up to the requirements…except for their overpaid salaries at the top!
    Possibly” manufacturing” some shortages to keep the laws of supply and demand in game to support their pricing and profit?!

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    1. Agreed. This has every indication of a manufacturED shortage to justify higher prices. People, we all need to refrain from buying new vehicles unless absolutely necessary. Keep your current car going for another few years. Starving the beast is the only thing that will return sanity to the market.

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  6. Mary, when are you going to fire your Supply Chain and QC VP’s. You have serious problems!

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  7. ???? Red Mist or Black will order this week

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    1. I have a C8 RED MIST Z51 ON ORDER since Jan 23…NOW!! bumped up to a 24 C8 at a heluva lot more $$$.
      I think this whole orchestrated system is exactly that!! LAW OF SUPPLY DEMAND & GREED…ESPECIALLY TO THE LOYAL VETTE BUYERS!

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  8. Why would GM introduce 3 new colors and then say they’re not available? Didn’t someone ,check with the paint supplier and ask if they could provide the paint?

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  9. GM needs new leadership now before it’s too late!

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  10. GM used to be in charge of its own destiny but no more. They just seem to flutter in the wind.

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  11. GM keeps coming up with new colors and doing away with the good ones. Case in point, Tungsten Gray Metallic was their best gray hue ever. Discontinued, replaced with the wildly popular purple tinted Dark Ash Metallic? Who wants a purple shaded truck??

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  12. Just another tactic to enable dealers to do “market adjustments” and over charge buyers way more than MSRP.
    Salesman telling customers “you know how rare that butt ugly green paint color is”?
    Apparently so rare it’s a $50k markup!
    Pass. Now you’re into 911 turbo money and getting close to Hura an money.

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    1. It’s been a while since I’ve seen a green Corvette.

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      1. Not long enough….

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    2. Just suggestion GM personnel that picks colors for new corvette needs to step out of their cubicle get some air and attend a car show to see what awesome colors are being painted on cars..

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  13. Here we go again. The 2024 model didn’t even start production and there are constraints. I have consistently said in many comments that GM does not have a sold strategic business plan or operations plan. It was easy to blame the lockdowns and Covid. It’s evident GM didn’t learn anything from the supply chain issues during that period. The 2024 Corvette production plan with production and supply chain contingencies/alternative suppliers should be completed and in place. No excuses!

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  14. Just put my order in for the 2024 C8 Z51.
    Everything was accepted with the exception of the rear Corvette script in Edge Red, second choice Bright Red, but no that is under constraint. Only black at this time.
    Are you kidding me!!!
    Come on GM, keep on coming out with New models, colors, options…

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    1. Good for you TM you’ll enjoy it

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  15. To me metallic paints accent the body lines so nice on the C8. 1990 Polo Green would be beautiful. Guess I’m getting old, don’t really care for the non metallic paints I keep seeing now.

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  16. I can’t imagine when the ZR1 opens up how many constraints GM will post!!

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  17. What ever happened to Zeus Bronze?

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    1. I loved DSOM (Daytona Orange ) ON MY 2015 C7 My 3rd C7 Every time I find a color I like and would order again they change it..I now have a C8 Z51 on order…Red Mist…but think I will see this until way after the UAW strike?

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  18. One day… maybe we’ll see this news : no paint, your car comes on primer ! Why no paint, all the money went to shareholders profit.

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    1. They may just paint them all white. GM will then supply you with a link to a detail shop so that you can get a wrap in any color you want OR they will have it wrapped for you for another $50K, of course.

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    2. We’re more likely to see a day when paint comes with a subscription service… giving us an additional opportunity to pay indefinitely for a finite option that used to be considered standard.

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  19. What makes u think they will have primer.

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    1. Good one , funny hahaha

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      1. I have been a GM owner for over 30 years. At least one of every model except a C8 corvette not including trucks and suvs.
        But now ?

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  20. Keep wondering why they don’t bring back Lime Rock Green. One year only color in 2014. Blade Silver was another favorite of mine. Anyone seen Cacti in person? Not too sure about that one.

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  21. There are 77 ships off the coast full of torch red. 14.7 million gallons of it what seems to be the problem? Think they would try to change that color. They did it once for one year I believe to victory red. Haven’t seen anything else since. Jokers running the company. I ordered a new truck I had a choice of black or white for the first three months of production.

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    1. And where does GM get it’s paint from?

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      1. China.

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  22. It’s not General Motors, the supply chain is screwup because of this feckless liberal administration! If you can’t get the goods how can you sell them! The pandemic is over so what is there excuse? I went through similar issues when I ordered my 2022 Torch Red Coupe! However, thankfully I got my Corvette the way I ordered it! Without a doubt it’s the finest car I’ve ever owned! Well worth the wait!!!

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  23. The supply chain is about to get worse again. I know most don’t look at the news except for headlines but the Panama Canal is backed up again. Seems they are blaming it on a drought they use to fill the locks up with. Seems to me that makes no sense since its going from one ccean to another. Why are they using ocean water….. Oh well get ready for more delays until we start manufacturing more things in the US>

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  24. Can’t the paint room manager at Bowling Green call DuPont and ask them to send 100 gallons of Cacti Gren?

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    1. The paint is on the Boat from China sitting off shore of Long Beach waiting to be allowed to come in.

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  25. I’m going to say that the cacti green will suddenly become unrestricted when they have that “prize winning” photo of the first green ev to roll off the line in Oct

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  26. I have an order pending an allocation for a ZL1 Camaro in Rip Tide Blue Metallic. Whoever is in charge of paint colors better get off their duff and make this happen. Do you still have problems with why there are low sales? Making new car customer happy is the way to make profits. Make them mad, then they will take their money elsewhere and it will be more difficult to win them back. GM needs to clean house and that means at the top too. Let’s get some true car guys to run GM. Enough is enough. It just make good business sense.

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  27. I know the color is important to people but there are still some really good looking colors out there. It’s really about the car. The C8 is such an amazing car no matter what color it is. There must be something else that you could be happy with. Don’t pass up the chance to own one because of it.

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    1. I agree the C8 is a great car. That said, GM just announced they are offering 14 bold exterior color to choose from then they need to be able to deliver those 14 colors. One week after you announce the 2024 available colors you announce you have a constraint on 3 paint colors and therefore you can only choose from 11 demonstrates the strategic incompetence at GM. The vehicle production for 2024 Corvette doesn’t start until next month and they are announcing constraints. Why should a customer who just configured a Corvette with a 100K+ price tag finds out one week after they announced the colors the color he configured is not available and he needs to choose another color. That customer just lost confidence in GM. One last point, customer satisfaction is what makes companies successful period. If you consistenlty deliver a product or a service that a customer wants and on time, you will have a customer for life.

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    2. If I am going to spend thou$ands on a vehicle/C8 Vette..I want it to be the color OFFERED…NO COMPROMISES!

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  28. Unfortunately the ones on constraint aren’t being offered. Hope something works out. I’ve never seen an ugly one.

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  29. I have bought new GM’s since 1972. I am a Used auto Dealer & have bought & sold over 30 new GM vehicles (personal vehicles) but went to Chrysler/Ram since 2018 & very satisfied with price & more so quality/performance. Was considering new C8, but wanted Pearl white. Not available anymore, imagine that.

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  30. If they can’t have you the color you want! Have it wrapped! Them should credit you for the color cost ! That is my belief!

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  31. The Sea Wolf gray is horrible , its just like every other manufactures gray. It’s not even close to the actual color on the visualizer for you to see, BUT! what’s shown is awesome!!

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