For the first time UK buyers will be able to get a right-hand-drive version of the new Corvette Stingray, the star attraction at this week’s Detroit motor Show.
“There is no plan to build a right-hand-drive version in the short term,” the Corvette’s chief engineer, Tadge Juechter, told us. “In the long term it’s something we absolutely want – to make this a a lot more global car – but it won’t be for a couple of years.”
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We also asked Juechter about the possibility of a smaller-engined Corvette, possibly a V6: “It already is a smaller displacement engine, I think of it as a 3.1-litre V4 that has an extra four-cylinders when you need them,” he replied, referring to the new V8’s cylinder shutdown system.
“We actually looked at a V6 but it [turned out to be] a lot more expensive, and a Corvette has to make all the ideal noises.”
