2021 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible Review: A Gamble, Or Not Really?

Auto123 reviews the 2021 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible.

The much-talked-about new C8 has been on our roads for a few months now, but our first contact with the most stylish of the Chevrolets was delayed by that little thing called the pandemic. Inventories of one of the most popular cars of the last year were limited and Chevrolet had to prioritize its customers. Tough luck for us.

My first contact with the new Corvette Stingray finally took place a few ago, as summer 2021 mad its last glorious stand. Couldn’t be more prefect for a spin in a convertible. The new and transformed edition of the quintessential American sports car awaited me on the lot at the GM West Island dealership in Montreal, parked right by a couple of 2022 Bolt EVs. As if the carmaker wanted to negate the environmental impact of this test drive of a good old V8-powered car. More likely, these were probably unfortunate Bolts affected by the global recall of the model.

Anyway, Chevrolet gave me four days to find out what the eighth Corvette in its history is made of. Needless to say, my expectations were high, although I was a little apprehensive. In particular, I was wondering if the C8 has what it takes to make me forget about the remarkable previous front-engine version. After all, while its front-engine architecture is less “exotic” than its successor’s central-engine format, the C7 Corvette is definitely one of the most accomplished sports cars of the 2010s.

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