2014 C7 Corvette Stingray Shipping Has Officially Started

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Chevrolet today began shipping the all-new 2014 Corvette Stingray Coupe to dealers.

“It’s an amazing sight to see the transporters filled with Stingrays heading to customers in all corners of the country,” said Dave Tatman, plant manager of General Motors’ Bowling Green Assembly plant. “The pride at Bowling Green is overwhelming and it shows in the tremendous quality and attention to detail going into each one of these new Corvettes.”

Bowling Green Assembly has produced approximately 1,000 Corvette Stingrays for customer deliveries. Most of these vehicles are expected to be delivered to dealers within the next few weeks. To make shipping faster, deliveries are being prioritized for logistics efficiency and may be shipped out of build sequence, which is normal for any new vehicle launch.

The Bowling Green facility underwent a $131-million upgrade to support production of the Corvette Stingray, including approximately $52 million for a new body shop to manufacture the car’s all-new aluminum frame in-house for the first time.

The lightweight aluminum frame is the foundation for the most powerful standard Corvette ever, with an SAE-certified 455 horsepower (339 kW) and 460 lb-ft of torque (624 Nm) – and 460 horsepower (343 kW) and 465 lb-ft (630 Nm) with the available performance exhaust system. It is also the most capable standard Corvette ever, with Z51-equipped models able to sprint from 0 to 60 in 3.8 seconds, run the quarter-mile in 12 seconds at 119 mph, achieve 1.03g in cornering grip and stop from 60 mph in 107 feet.

Complementing its performance capability with efficiency, the Corvette Stingray delivers the best fuel economy of any sports car on the market – an EPA-estimated 17 mpg in city driving and 29 mpg on the highway. No other car offers more than 455 horsepower and greater than 29 mpg on the highway.

The 2014 Corvette Stingray is the seventh generation of the sports car, which has been built exclusively at the Bowling Green plant since June 1981.

Pricing for the 2014 Corvette Stingray Coupe starts at $51,995 including destination. The Convertible is priced at $56,995 including destination. Production of the Stingray Convertible will begin by the end of this year.

http://corvettemuseum.blogspot.com/2013/09/chevrolet-begins-shipping-2014-corvette.html

[Nate GM]

General Motors Co. said Wednesday that it has started shipping its seventh-generation 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray coupe to dealers across the country.

The Detroit-based automaker said about 1,000 new Corvettes have been built at its Bowling Green Assembly Plant in Kentucky and should be delivered to dealers within the next few weeks.

“It’s an amazing sight to see the transporters filled with Stingrays heading to customers in all corners of the country,” Dave Tatman, plant manager of GM’s Bowling Green Assembly Plant said in a statement. “The pride at Bowling Green is overwhelming and it shows in the tremendous quality and attention to detail going into each one of these new Corvettes.”

The 2014 Corvette Stingray coupe begins at $51,995 and a convertible, starting at $56,995, will begin production at Bowling Green assembly by year’s end, GM said.



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[2cnd chance]

A sea of C7's from another angle.

[asptroopa1]

I have to admit.....it sure looks good to see different pics of these beautiful cars being shipped. I wish I was one of the first....cause Chevrolet sure hasn't made sure the ones so far are very clean......love to see some at their new homes!

[asptroopa1]

Some more great pictures - 10 of them- for everyone to look at.....just trying to give you your fix...till you get to hug her

https://plus.google.com/photos/104141664400556036641/albums/5925408791837199361?banner=pwa

[asptroopa1]

A cool video........I'm trying guys/gals

[laborsmith]

Enjoyed the find. Wonder why nine were shipped to the Museum because there are only eight bays. Also, wonder how long before some of them are on the Museum web cameras?

Laborsmith

[erasedgod]

Awesome. Congratulations to the soon-to-be owners.

[DucMan]

All the pictures up to this point have been cool to see, and seeing it in person was awesome. But short of having one in my hands, this is really exciting seeing cars that were built for customers instead of test mules. I know it may sound strange but they 'look' different.
Congratulations to all soon to be owners, I will be giving you a thumbs up when I see you cruzin.