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The 2021 Chevy Corvette C8 Stingray is one of the blisteringly fast and furious favorites here at West Chevy of Knoxville, as it displays all-American spirit, the most amazing supercar technology in existence, and world-class thrills at a reasonable price. Once again receiving another award to put in its very own virtual trophy chest, the 2021 Corvette has enjoyed recognition as the best premium sports car in the recent inMoment eNVY Awards. These are given to 2021 model-year vehicles, with winning vehicles delivering on buyer expectations concerning 5 key car qualities.
Comfort, performance, quality, safety, and ownership cost are the qualities that the winning vehicles are judged on, determined thanks to new vehicle buyers’ sources of independent feedback collected during the inMoment New Vehicle Customer Study. Here the valuable opinions of 290,000 domestic and 50,000 Canadian responses were looked at that were collected from buyers and 325 different types of vehicles. After these criteria were evaluated, the 2021 Corvette was able to claim the win as Best Premium Sports car in the Premium Vehicle Segment.
Other proud winners included the 2021 GMC Yukon in the Best Large SUV category, as well as the Chevy Silverado 3500HD as the Best Full-Size Heavy Duty Pickup in the Mass Market Vehicle Segment. The exhilarating and very modern power source for the 2021 Corvette is derived from the naturally-aspirated 6.2-Liter V8 LT2 gas engine, which is rated at 495 horsepower and 470 lb-ft of torque. This fantastic and always over-achieving car is exclusively produced at the Bowling Green Assembly Plant, boasting 1 million square feet of capable and high-tech manufacturing space on 212 acres.
They heartily celebrated their 30th anniversary of production in June of 2011, and over 50,000 eager tourists visit here annually to check out “how it’s made”. This stealth and fire-breathing machine boasts performance that rivals that of exotic cars, a comfort level that is good enough to drive on the daily, and an exhaust note that is thrilling even when it’s not opened at full throttle. By placing the engine behind the seats, Chevy has massively upped the performance level needed to truly land in the desired ranks of the high-performing and standalone supercar.
Also snagging a Car and Driver 10Best award and making their editor’s choice list, the all-out guts and glory of the Z51 Performance Package sets in to make the ‘Vette amazingly track-capable. The 2021 model had seen the addition of wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, new options for digital gauge display, and a Buckle-to-Drive safety feature that prevents the standard automatic transmission from shifting out of park until the seat belt is safely buckled up. The new Corvette’s interior remains as a two-seat layout, but the cabin is moved up closer to the nose of the car to accommodate the engine, and the roof is removable to offer up the opportunity to fully enjoy an ideal day along with a side helping of G-force.
