Becoming a Corvette Owner Is Uneqivocally an Unmatched Experience!!!
With the introduction of the Corvette Engine Build Experience, no other performance car affords owners as many opportunities to be personally involved with their car as the Corvette. Only Corvette owners can watch their car travel down the assembly line, take delivery at the National Corvette Museum, and learn what their Corvette is capable of on the track. Peachy Deegan has seen this in person although she has not watched her car do this, yet.
“There are very few car enthusiasts in the world who can say their car is capable of 205 miles an hour,” said Jim Campbell, U.S. vice president, Chevrolet Marketing. “There are even fewer who can say they helped build their own engine, watched their car be built from the ground up, and took delivery across the street from the factory.”
ZR1 Driving School
Every customer who orders a ZR1 receives a complimentary attendance at one of two official Corvette ZR1 Driving Schools: Ron Fellows Performance Driving School at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch in Pahrump, Nev., or Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving in Chandler, Ariz.
Each school offers a two-day course designed to teach new owners how to fully enjoy the performance of the ZR1 in a safe, closed-course environment. Heel/toe shifting, threshold braking, and cornering are only some of the dynamic driving skills ZR1 owners will learn at the schools.
The Corvette ZR1 driving schools are also open to the public, with prices starting at $2,995.
Museum Delivery
Available as a dealer option, the Museum Delivery program allows customers to take delivery of their Corvette at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky. Museum schedulers notify the customer when their car will be completed and help the customer pick their delivery date. On arrival, customers receive a private tour of the GM Bowling Green Assembly Plant, home of the Corvette, and the National Corvette Museum. The owner then takes delivery of their new Corvette from the museum showroom, where their own car is on display. The delivery process includes a personalized demonstration of their Corvette’s features, broadcast around the world via live webcam 24 hours a day.
The Museum Delivery option is $490.
Buyers Tour
The Corvette Buyers Tour is a unique opportunity for customers to watch their Corvette being built at the GM Bowling Green Assembly Plant. The museum uses the customer’s order number to track the status of their Corvette, and then contacts the customer to let them know the scheduled build date of their car. The customer and one guest are then treated to a guided tour of the Bowling Green Assembly Plant, often following their actual Corvette through the build process from the start of body assembly to the end of the line. This tour includes the chance to witness areas of the plant not included on the general Plant tour.
The Corvette Buyers Tour is $400 and is coordinated through the National Corvette Museum.
Corvette Photo Album
Whether they take delivery of their Corvette at the National Corvette Museum, take the buyers tour or simply take delivery of their car at the dealership, all Corvette customers have the opportunity to purchase a photo album that documents the build of their car. The leather-bound album includes more than 20 pages of text and photos devoted to capturing the customer’s Corvette build process, as well as a letter of authenticity from the National Corvette Museum.
The Corvette photo album is $500 and is coordinated through the National Corvette Museum.
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About Chevrolet
Chevrolet is a global automotive brand, with annual sales of about 3.5 million vehicles in more than 130 countries. Chevrolet provides consumers with fuel-efficient, safe and reliable vehicles that deliver high quality, expressive design, spirited performance and value. In the U.S., the Chevrolet portfolio includes: iconic performance cars, such as Corvette and Camaro; dependable, long lasting pickups and SUVs, such as Silverado and Suburban; and award-winning passenger cars and crossovers, such as Malibu, Equinox and Traverse. Chevrolet also offers “gas-friendly to gas-free" solutions including the Cruze Eco and Volt, both arriving in late 2010. Cruze Eco will offer up to 40 mpg highway while the Chevrolet Volt will offer up to 40 miles of electric, gas-free driving and an additional 300 miles of extended range (based on GM testing; official EPA estimates not yet available). Most new Chevrolet models offer OnStar safety, security, and convenience technologies including OnStar Hands-Free Calling, Automatic Crash Response, and Stolen Vehicle Slowdown. More information regarding Chevrolet models, fuel solutions, and OnStar availability can be found at www.chevrolet.com.
Bowling Green, Kentucky is home to both the GM Bowling Green Assembly Plant, the only place in the world Chevrolet Corvettes have been manufactured since 1981.
About the National Corvette Museum:
The National Corvette Museum was established in 1994 as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit foundation with a mission of celebrating the invention of the Corvette and preserving its past, present and future. The 115,000 sq. ft. facility is a popular destination in Bowling Green, Kentucky, with an ever-changing collection of historic Corvettes, interactive displays, rotating exhibits, a café, conference center and store. More information can be found at www.corvettemuseum.org.
