2026 Chevrolet Corvette Pricing Will Shock Your Wallet
If you've been thinking about treating yourself to a new C8 Corvette, you'd better act sooner rather than later. According to information from CorvetteBlogger, every version of the mid-engine Corvette will be more expensive for 2026, and so will some performance upgrades. For example, the Z07 Ultimate Performance Package's asking price is reportedly going from $8,995 to $9,500, while the ZR1's ZTK Performance Package is more than doubling, rising from $1,500 to $4,395. Order code J57, for carbon-ceramic brakes, was $8,495 for 2025 but will now reportedly cost $9,000 for 2026. But first, you have to buy the car, and depending on which trim you go for, that will be between $1,800 and $7,100 more (this includes the updated delivery fee, which has risen by $100 across the board to $1,995).
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Without factoring in the destination charge, the base Corvette Stingray Coupe 1LT is $1,700 pricier at $70,000, while the 2LT starts at $77,100 and the 3LT starts at $81,750. Similar increases have affected the Stingray Convertible, with the three trims now costing $77,000, $84,100, and $88,750, respectively. Next in the range is the E-Ray hybrid, which has also gone up by $1,700 to start at $108,600 in 1LZ Coupe form, $114,100 in 2LZ guise, and $119,550 for the 3LZ. Convertible E-Rays now cost $115,600, $121,100, and $126,550, respectively.
Opt for the Z06, and you'll pay even more. $5,600 more, to be exact, with the cheapest 1LZ Coupe starting at $117,700. The 2LZ will now set buyers back $126,600, and the 3LZ $131,250. Convertible Z06s cost $124,700, $133,600, and $138,250, respectively. That's hefty, but if you didn't get one of the few 2025 ZR1s, you're in for a much bigger increase of $7,000 for 2026, with the Coupe 1LZ now breaching the $180k mark at $180,400. The next highest trim is the Coupe 3LZ at $191,400, just a little higher than the Convertible 1LZ at $190,400. The Convertible 3LZ now starts at a whopping $201,400.
All of this data is tough to take in at once, so we've compiled the pricing in a large table at the bottom of this article, this time with the destination charge added.The upcoming ZR1X, which adds the E-Ray's electric motor to the front axle of the regular ZR1, has not had its price uncovered yet, and we don't yet know what the Gas Guzzler Tax on the 2026 Z06 and ZR1 will be; a note on the 2026 price list reportedly reads "TBD upon completion of testing." But we do have access to some options pricing: Roswell Green Metallic paint will cost 500 bucks, and an illuminated Cross Flags badge is $495.
The updated pricing for the new model year is a bitter pill to swallow, but it's not without reason. For 2026, all C8 Corvettes will abandon the so-called Great Wall of Buttons for a cleaner, more contemporary cabin layout. Making such a substantial change takes more effort than just plastering a new screen on the dash, but if it never bothered you, a 2025 model will be just fine.
2026 Trim
Coupe
Convertible
Stingray 1LT
$71,995
$78,995
Stingray 2LT
$79,095
$86,095
Stingray 3LT
$83,745
$90,745
E-Ray 1LZ
$110,595
$117,595
E-Ray 2LZ
$116,095
$123,095
E-Ray 3LZ
$121,545
$128,545
Z06 1LZ
$119,695
$126,695
Z06 2LZ
$128,595
$135,595
Z06 3LZ
$133,245
$140,245
ZR1 1LZ
$182,395
$192,395
ZR1 3LZ
$193,395
$203,395
2026 Chevrolet Corvette Pricing Will Shock Your Wallet first appeared on Autoblog on Jul 2, 2025
This story was originally reported by Autoblog on Jul 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
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