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Corvette Buyer's Guides

If you've ever considered purchasing a Corvette for the first time or you are changing things up and buying a different Corvette than you already own, our buyers guides are here to help you navigate the ins and outs of finding, buying and owning a Corvette

The Ultimate In-Depth Corvette Buyer’s Guides

Our team of Corvette experts have researched and shared all the practical information you could ever want on buying and owning a Corvette. Our in-depth model reports deliver the latest values, known problem areas, driving impressions, things to look for and more — everything you need to know to find the car that’s right for you. Warning: may lead to difficult conversations with your family...

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The design and prototyping of the Corvette C8 was perhaps the longest that Chevrolet had ever worked on a project. This would make sense as they were almost literally reinventing the wheel over nine and a half years, as well as making their first ever mid-engined car. Every little detail...
Dubbed the “World’s greatest collector car auction,” Barrett-Jackson has been getting some heat from Mecum in recent years, going toe-to-toe with each other to determine who is the best venue for our beloved Corvette. As you may recall, Barrett-Jackson is notorious for their no-reserve auctions–that’s right, every single collector car...
When I initially set out to find some deals on the sixth-generation Corvette, I thought it would be difficult to find a decent sampling in the $20,000 and under category. Much to my surprise, there were 115 examples with clean titles nationwide on Autotrader. I started working the budget down...
The market for the eighth-generation Corvette has been an interesting one to follow, with pricing trends and tactics we’ve never seen in the Corvette world before. It was a perfect storm as supply chain shortages hit during Covid while discretionary spending increased due to “free” money being pumped into the...
Once again, while beginning my research for this C5 edition of CorvSport’s Bargain Hunting series, I was surprised to find so many cheap fifth-generation Corvettes for sale. I initially set my Autotrader search parameters at $12,000, and 47 units surfaced. Filter out salvage/rebuilt and other branded titles, and that number...
As the last front-engine Corvette ever made and the last with a manual, the staying power of the C7 Corvette has been remarkable. But there are still deals out there! Sure, the miles may be higher, and/or the history may have some dings, but there are good-looking examples out there...
The LS7 in the sixth-generation Z06 gave enthusiasts the last naturally aspirated engine for the iconic performance variant, and those seven liters of greatness helped the C6 Z06 rip off quarter-mile runs in the 11-second range. Car and Driver was so impressed after the 2007 Z06 hit their benchmark Lightning...
Welcome to CorvSport’s Curated Video Series, where we summarize videos in an easy-to-read format to fit your busy lifestyle. In today’s timeless video, enthusiast and YouTuber TheCorvetteBen used his experience to develop a list of rules for any enthusiast looking to buy their first third-generation Corvette. I’ll tell you from...
Welcome back, faithful CorvSport readers, to another installment of our CorvSport Curates series. If you missed our episode for the highest-rated tires for the C7 Corvette, you can see the full feature here. We all know how essential the proper tires are for our vehicles, especially high-horsepower rides that require...
If you’ve ever driven your Corvette on tires that are nearing the end of their life or ones that are sub-par quality, your brain will instinctively send signals to your right foot that you may want to tread carefully and not try to extract the most performance from your C7...
There’s no denying that the eighth-generation Corvette was a revolutionary step forward for the brand, with its mid-engine design and variants reaching power and performance levels we never imagined were possible. Did we enthusiasts ever think there would be a Corvette with 4-digit horsepower that would destroy track records around...