Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

240000 C (Unlimited 2)

The **Chevrolet Corvette Stingray** is a two-door, two-seat sports car made by Chevrolet.

## Description

   The Corvette Stingray as it appears in the game is an example of the seventh generation (C7) of Corvettes. The name "Stingray" comes from the original Corvette Stingray from the early 1970s. It can be identified by the two stingray emblems located by the front fenders. The Corvette Stingray appears in Gear.Club: True Racing, Gear.Club: Unlimited, and Gear.Club: Unlimited 2.

### History

The Chevrolet Corvette, commonly known as the "Vette", is one of the most popular and oldest-running sports cars. The first generation began in 1953.

Development for the seventh generation began far earlier than it's release, in 2007. It was first going to be released in 2011 to compete with the fifth-generation Dodge Viper, but production was delayed another three years until 2014. The designers understood that the Corvette was disproportionately owned by people over 55, a pattern not shared by many other sports cars of the time, and in turn, wanted to make the vehicle more appealing to younger people. In 2020, the Corvette Stingray (C7) was succeeded by the Corvette Stingray (C8).

The Corvette Stingray uses a 6.2L V8 engine capable of generating 455-460 horsepower and a top speed of 180 mph. The Corvette has numerous technologies in the engine to improve performance and efficiency, including active fuel management, direct injection, and valve timing. Transmission choices are either a 7-speed manual or a 6 or 8-speed automatic.

## In-Game

In all three Gear.Club games, the Corvette Stingray is a B2 category car and can be found at the B2 category car dealership. It costs 220,000 credits in True Racing, 278,000 in Unlimited, and 240,000 in Unlimited 2.

### Performance

The Corvette Stingray is the second-best performing vehicle in the B2 class. It is a better track car than the Jaguar F-Type, and the Alfa Romeo 8C because the latter emphasizes luxury, not performance. It accelerates nicely and it's slight oversteering makes it a great drifter. It just barely falls short to the Mercedes C 63 S (In Unlimited 2, it also is bested by the Lotus Exige), which has more responsive steering.

On Rally races, the Corvette still beats out the other vehicles. Currently, and rather unfortunately, the B2 category does not have a solid rally car. The Corvette's rally performance can always be improved by taking it to the Rally Workshop.

### Customization

    The Corvette Stingray has a single full body kit available. The kit is intended to turn the Corvette into a grand tourer-styled vehicle. The mufflers, spoiler, and rims can also be modified to the player's liking.

As for special editions, the Corvette Stingray has two, but are only available in True Racing and Unlimited. The Corvette Stingray GT2 covers the standard model in black and yellow paint for touring racing. It can be paired with the grand tourer body kit. It is hidden in True Racing but is found at the B2 dealership in Unlimited for credits. The Corvette Stingray "Painterly) features abstract splashes of red, white, and black paint. It is only in True Racing, and is hidden.

In the Ace of the Road DLC Pack, a new paint for the Corvette is added, the "Painterly". In Gear.Club: Unlimited 2 - Tracks Edition, the racing version of the Corvette, the Chevrolet Corvette C7.R (referring to the seventh generation of the vehicle) is introduced.