New Corvette Z06 available to order in the UK
Well, if you can't get a GT3 allocation...
Good news for Corvette fans in the UK: the Z06 is now available to order through a trio of dealerships here, with right-hand drive, from £180k. In fact that counts as good news for anyone who loves great cars, really; the PH review of the 670hp, 5.5-litre Z06 (the most powerful nat-asp engine on sale today) praised the grip, sound and performance. And it’s a mid-engined V8 that revs beyond 8,000rpm. Imagine turning up to a track day of Porsches, McLarens and AMGs in this.
For the moment, there aren’t many details, but there is enough to be encouraged by. A press release from PSM&W Communications in Germany states that ‘the legendary Corvette Z06 is officially available in the UK, bringing its track-inspired performance to Britain.’ The chosen dealerships are Lumen Automotive in Shrewsbury plus Arnold Clark’s outlets in Glasgow and Altrincham. Decent coverage for just three sites, though suffice it to say those who want a RHD Z06 might have to put some effort in.
Lumen’s website suggests the price is from £179,791, though nothing further is available from them beyond an ‘Enquire Now’ form. Certainly that money would pitch the Corvette against cars like the AMG GT R Pro (launched just yesterday at £176,605) and new 911 GT3, which is £157,300 - although the Weissach package is another £20k. So the same sort of ballpark. While the press release mentions the same 8,600rpm redline as the USDM car, it suggests that UK Z06s will have 637bhp, or 645hp metric, or a little way off the 670hp it launched with. Which is almost certainly to do with emissions. Still plenty to be working with.
Other than that, little else has been shared; we don’t know if cars will come pre-specced, or if options will be available. There’s no word on when any right-hand drive cars might arrive, either, which of course has been a bugbear from the very beginning of the C8’s life. But all signs point to the Z06 coming here at some point in the not-too-distant future, and that sounds like great news. ‘Stay tuned – more exciting news is just around the bend’, concludes the press release. You just try and stop us.
In the UK, they quote ‘on the road’ prices including tax. There could also be spec differences, with stuff coming standard on UK cars that are cost options in the USA, because Chevrolet want to pitch the Z06 at a different point in the market.
You have to wait for detailed spec sheets for your countries version and compare like for like. Pricers are usually a lot closer than headline figures might suggest.
Even a standard C8 is double the price in Europe. Can anyone tell why?
If I'll ever consider a C8 it will be a US import. Plenty of companies doing that. I'm not going to fatten the distributors on my money.
In the UK, they quote ‘on the road’ prices including tax. There could also be spec differences, with stuff coming standard on UK cars that are cost options in the USA, because Chevrolet want to pitch the Z06 at a different point in the market.
You have to wait for detailed spec sheets for your countries version and compare like for like. Pricers are usually a lot closer than headline figures might suggest.
The same doubled price was in case of BMW M3 F80 which cost half price in US when I checked at that time.
I think the US market is more disputed so producers give up margins. But they compensate by selling "rich" gullible Europeans for double price.
Even so I was checking Ford Bronco and Mustang prices, they are much closer to the US ones. How does Ford manages to do so? I think it's maybe that GM goes through an exclusive Europe importer that uses his position to gouge prices.
The same doubled price was in case of BMW M3 F80 which cost half price in US when I checked at that time.
I think the US market is more disputed so producers give up margins. But they compensate by selling "rich" gullible Europeans for double price.
And by tax, I don’t just mean VAT. There are all manner of charges that make up the UK’s ‘on the road price’, which are basically amount to a tax.
Also, there is no such thing as an American ‘on the road price’, that applies across the whole country. You have to do it state by state, like you’d have to examine country by country in the EU.
Yes in some European countries there are eco taxes(FR, NL ), as in France where for those the price even doubles for a Civic Type R for example. But I was not referring to those.
Yes in some European countries there are eco taxes(FR, NL ), as in France where for those the price even doubles for a Civic Type R for example. But I was not referring to those.
Ok let's say you pay 50% on top but still is not the 100% price difference.
Ian Allen closing but have pricelist live still: https://www.ianallanvirginiawater.co.uk/dist/pdf/Z...
Or less than the price of a 4-pot AMG GT or zero-spec base 911.
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