2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Long-Term Road Test

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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Long-Term Road Test

As we've discussed, Chevy made the bad (totally reasonable based on sales numbers) decision to discontinue the best color available on 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: Lime Rock Green.

So, is it, as I postulated, rare enough to be a collector's edition? With its Lime Rock Green paint and Kalahari leather interior, our Corvette is one of...

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expensivehobby

I'd like to see that Laguna blue/Adreneline red combo. My much older brother ordered from the factory a '66 Trophy blue/Light blue vette which remains burned in my brain as the car which made me care about cars. Okay, the '59 red TR3 he had before helped a little too.

csubowtie

I wonder how much those numbers would differ if people went back to ordering their cars vs. buying off the lot. I assume the biggest factor in the boringness of car color is dealers ordering non-offensive colors, e.g. red Corvettes and gray/beige everything else. I don't suppose those numbers could be broken down into how many of each color were ordered that way vs. dealer stock?

bankerdanny

I would bet that the Corvette has a much higher percentage of ordered cars vs dealer stock purchases than just about any other car GM makes.

Mr_Shiftright

Usually rare color combinations decrease value. Just try and sell a purple Porsche Carrera.

guy1974

Unusual color combinations can actually sell well since they are rare and some second hand buyers of special cars, like the Corvette, want it. Jack Baruth (R&T and theTruthaboutcars.com) had a lime green Audi S5 which was unique but sold easily privately.

quadricycle

So much focus on the color combinations... I'd buy a Corvette for the engine and handling, not because I can get it in Laguna Blue. That being said, I'd have it in grey. MMMmmmm.

desmolicious

Should have got it as a convertible for it to be a collector's edition.

bassracerx

good riddance that green is FUGLY

speednet

I'm always amazed at the number of people who choose a red interior with a blue car. "Superman colors". The author dissing "McDonald's colors" of yellow and red, but then going on to say that Superman colors are a "guilty pleasure" is odd. Am I missing some hidden sarcasm, or is Mike really saying that's a good combo?

wingerrr

LRG over red, is that Christmas?