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Tuesday, September 7, 2021

2022 Corvette Stingray Hits Home Run With Hypersonic Gray Hue


There are a few notable changes for the American favorite Corvette Stingray in its third model year! The new Hypersonic Gray Metallic paint option is sure to turn heads. A few awesome images of the convertible ‘Vette showed off the Z51 Package and 5-open-spoke Carbon Flash-painted aluminum wheels with a machined edge. The rear has attractive touches of carbon flash, and the brake calipers are visible In red. 

This stylish new Hypersonic Gray Metallic exterior hue is offered as one of three new exterior paint options arriving with the 2022 model year. Not quite as loud and attention-seeking as some other colors, this tint draws admiration as it accentuates the front and side’s sightlines. You can also choose from other creative colors such as Amplify Orange Tintcoat and Caffeine Metallic, with all three new colors seeing their debut at the National Corvette Museum’s 2021 bash event. 


The three brand-new colors replace Sebring Orange, Shadow Gray, and Zeus Bronze, and the 2022 Corvette Stingray IMSA GTLM Championship Edition is also on deck to commemorate the Corvette C8.R’s show-stealing performance during the 202 IMSA WeatherTech race series. Just 1,000 of these amazing models will be built, and it combines the Accelerate Yellow or Hypersonic Gray exterior paint with Carbon Flash colored rear spoiler and mirror caps. 

Speaking of the groundbreaking and highly-celebrated C8, it was rated the best Premium Sporty Car during the 2021 J.D. Power U.S. Initial Quality Study, beating out rivals Porsche 718 and Lexus LC. This study surveys owners of 100 new vehicles on the number of problems that they experience during their first 3 months of ownership. With a lifeline that stretches back to the 1950s, the Corvette is a true icon of performance-car culture, and earth-shaking performance and amazingly precise handling make the Corvette a track day dominator when equipped with the state-of-the-art Z51 package.

The Car And Driver staff noted that the 2LT version adds several great features including a head-up display, a wireless smartphone charging pad, heated and ventilated seats, a heated steering wheel, a 14-speaker Bose stereo system, and blind-spot monitoring. The 6.2-liter V8 cranks out 490 horsepower and 470 lb-ft of torque, and the addition of the Z51 option adds more aggressive and track-tuned brakes, summer tires, and an electronic limited-slip rear differential. Drive testing recorded a zero-to-60 mph time of 2.8 seconds, and the quarter-mile in 11.2 seconds with a top speed of 122 mph. 


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