Road Show Blog Covers 2020 Chevy Corvette Stingray Convertible's Fall Arrival

When the most awesome and spellbinding combination of raw power and dazzling appearances makes its way proudly into the current landscape of automobiles, a convertible version is going to no doubt be heavily sought after. During the end of July, there were a few teasers on Facebook regarding a C8 convertible's arrival, and at the time, it was said that the story would continue this fall. Assembly plant manager Kai Spande mentioned recently in a video taken during the National Corvette Museum's annual bash event that the convertible is set to arrive “in the October time frame”.

The presentation centered around the construction of the mid-engined Corvette prototypes, and had an involved question and answer session. This is the point where the convertible is mentioned, although various specifics are not lain out. This video captured the Stingray convertible with camo covering up what appears to be a folding hardtop roof and other design elements at the rear of the car above the engine bay. Still images taken from the video show the absence of the engine cover to show various new bodywork elements and vents, but the car looks pretty much the same.

The drop-top Stingray will most likely brandish an identical 6.2-liter LT2 V8 that makes 490 horsepower, the same as the C8 Corvette coupe. There will still probably be the optional Z51 package available as well, which boosts the horsepower up by 5 and adds Michelin PS4 performance tires, performance suspension, adjustable threaded spring seats, and larger brake rotors with Z51 graphics. You'll also receive enhanced cooling systems, and electronic limited-slip differential with a specific axle ratio, front brake cooling inlets, and a unique rear spoiler and front splitter.

The taillights and exhaust layout are the same as on the coupe, and a recently leaked document indicates that the C8 convertible weighs 102 pounds more than a coupe minus the Z51 package. If the C8 convertible coupe does debut in October as indicated, then all of us here at Chuck Hutton Chevy of Memphis would expect to see the convertible version roll onto lots for sale during early 2020. Having it available by spring would be ideal timing to have the first round of buyers be able to enjoy the thrill of the wind on their face at high speeds, which the C8 is no stranger to: the 3-second mark has been the hovering point for the 0-60 mph ignition time. Other videos are floating around that show it executing a blisteringly-surreal 194 mph top speed, which means that this bargain-priced track contender can hang haughtily with the meanest and most finely-chiseled on the globe!