Now you can also (re)enjoy the racing success of the Chevrolet Corvette C8 on public roads.

Chevrolet is unveiling a special edition Corvette Stingray, though you’ll have to take a deep breath to pronounce the name right away. This is the Corvette Stingray IMSA GTLM Championship Edition, which honors the Corvette C8.R GTE car.

The Chevrolet Corvette C8.R has been participating in the US IMSA championship since 2020. With the number three in yellow and four in gray, these impressive displays are often found at the front of the GTLM class. That is the American entry of the European GTE Championship in the World Endurance Championship.

The competitors woke up

Chevrolet caused a huge shock in IMSA with the C8.R, because they won all the awards at once. The American car manufacturer took the name among constructors, drivers and teams. Manufacturers such as Porsche, Ferrari and BMW suddenly had another major force as a competitor. Corvette Racing won six races that year and started from the pole position seven times. In terms of speed in the race, the C8.R was also doing well. Corvette Racing recorded the fastest race six times. The fact that the team won the constructors’ title was good news for Chevrolet. It was the thirteenth time that they won the GT championship, the first time since 2001.

Corvette C8 Stingray special edition

To honor the success of that first season, Chevrolet is launching a special edition Corvette C8 Stingray. The Corvette Stingray IMSA GTLM Championship Edition – exhale – is based on the 3LT trim of the C8 Stingray, along with the so-called ‘Z51 Performance Package’. You get bigger brakes, a front splitter, better tires, a sports exhaust and a better cooling system.

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Each special edition has the exterior characteristics of a racing car. Chevrolet makes it harder for people who can’t choose. The manufacturer offers it in two versions, as well as in the IMSA championship. Customers can choose a Yellow Acceleration Number. 3, or Hypersonic Gray No. 4.

The fun doesn’t stop there, because you can also add options to an already great Corvette. For an extra charge you can get a full carbon fiber rear wing, but yellow brake discs, black tri-spoke wheels, mirrors in ‘Carbon Flash’ and mudguards are also options.

Same color

Inside we see colors that we see on the outside of both cars. The interior is decked out in Strike Yellow and Sky Cool Gray upholstery. The Corvette Stingray IMSA GTLM Championship Edition comes standard with GT2 seats, but you can also upgrade them to Racing Sports seats.

These beautiful special edition supercars have been created to honor the first season of the mid-engined Corvette C8.R. Only 1,000 examples of this mouth-watering version of the Corvette Stingray will be produced in left-hand drive markets. Starting prices for the Corvette Stingray IMSA GTLM Championship Edition package are $6,595.

The fastest Corvette ever

The Corvette C8 Stingray is the fastest Corvette ever made. The entry-level model, the Stingray, has 495 hp and 637 nm. They launch the car to 100 km / h within three seconds. That’s more than a second faster than the previous Corvette, the C7 Stingray.

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The 6.2-litre V8 is ‘mid-mounted’ in the C8 Stingray. A first for the Corvette, which also caused quite a stir. “We had reached the limits of performance with the old concept, so a new plan was needed,” explained Mark Reuss, president of General Motors. According to him, the C8 Stingray still looks recognizable, but “drives better than any Corvette before”. Want to know what our experience with the Corvette C8 is? Then take a drive with Autovisie editor Dries van den Elzen in the video below.