Lots of maths and a few economic indicators kicked off recently on the upcoming 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. The reason for the Texas Instruments parties is a clue that Harlan Charles, Corvette’s product marketing manager, gave on the super-coupe’s price. In an interview with Steve Garrett on the “Corvette Today Podcast,” Charles said, “Pricing will be announced soon… but we’re telling people, basically, if you’re used to the previous generation of Stingray-to-Z06s base to base [price], roughly, [the Z06 price] shouldn’t be something you wouldn’t expect. “

This line increased internet searches for MSRPs of the Corvette C7 from 2014 to 2019. In 2014, the C7 Stingray started at $ 51,995, the C7 Z06 followed with an MSRP of $ 78,995, a difference of 27 $ 000. In 2019, the Stingray costs $ 56,590, the Z06 $ 80,590, for a difference of $ 24,000. We know the 2022 Corvette C8 starts at $ 62,195, leaving us with a Z06 that could drop from $ 86,200 to $ 89,200.

These calculations assume that the current economic situation will remain static until it’s time to put some cash on the 2023 Z06, which would probably be the dumbest prediction anyone can make of what will happen. over the coming year. When the Mid-engined Corvette Forum added to the changes in the PCE base price index and the producer price index from 2015 to 2021 in the equations, the mark-ups increased to $ 30,900 and $ 33,800, respectively. That calculation would yield a 2023 Z06 that starts at around $ 96,000 in the high end.

Of course, everyone would love to hear a GM executive quote the Z06 award on stage in front of a crowded auditorium as the final segment of “The Price is Right,” declaring that it would come in at some $ 89,995 so that the crowd could go wild with chants of, “United States!” United States ! United States ! And yes, $ 89,995 is a nice round premium of $ 30,000 over the starting price of the 2020 Corvette C8. But let’s quickly recall that a standard entry-level 2022 Porsche 911 Carrera costs $ 101,200 before you have not paid the mandatory destination charge or painted it in a color other than white, black, red or yellow. Of course, we would like the new Z06 to cost less than $ 90,000. But based on specs alone, anything under $ 100,000 would be a ridiculous bargain.

Eventually we will know. Until then, the rest of the 38-minute podcast is worth listening to if you’re interested in the new Z06. Garrett and Charles go over all sorts of details, such as routing and tuning the exhaust gases which took two years, from parabolic reflectors to the tailpipes to get more sound in the cabin, the Z06 not needing the extra transmission fluid for track work like the Stingray, interiors with unique stitching patterns and even more red, details on the packaging, why there are rockets engraved in the parts castings from the engine, and how much faster engineers were able to roam the Milford Proving Grounds with the lighter carbon fiber wheels.

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