Chevrolet Corvette Red Flame Series – Look at What You're Missing, America!

The Chevrolet Corvette has been available in Japan for the past four years. The first cars were sold there in May 2021. The brand has been trying to keep the Japanese interested by offering them various special editions.

And here is one of them: the Chevy Corvette Red Flame. The American automaker will keep it as exclusive as possible. Only 40 such examples will see the light of day, with 20 rolling out as Coupes and the other 20 being Convertibles. Half of each will be finished in Red Mist Metallic Tint Coat, with the other half going for Carbon Flash Metallic.

Those in Red Mist Metallic Tint Coat will sport standard, full-length dual racing stripes and will ride on five-spoke wheels in Carbon Flash with brake calipers in Edge Red. Meanwhile, the Carbon Flash Metallic lot will get the 20-spoke aluminum wheels with red stripes, and a cabin in Adrenaline Red Dip.

It will be either a red exterior over a beige interior or a black exterior over a red interior, with the theme keeping up with the Red Flame concept. GT2 bucket seats with perforated Nappa leather inserts are part of the plan for the Red Flame Series.

No matter the color, the carbon fiber trim is standard, while the Stealth interior trim comes for extra money.

The sports car is powered by the mid-mounted naturally aspirated 6.2-liter V8 engine. Chevrolet installed a transparent panel in the engine compartment, so owners get to see it more often than not, when opening and closing the roof.

"The moment you see it, you feel the urge to drive," Chevrolet Japan claims, trying to convince customers to hurry up. "Experience its heartbeat," they challenge those who might be interested in buying an exclusive model.

The photos uploaded to the Japanese version of the website show cars with the North American spec. The Japanese-spec cars will feature right-hand drive.

First customers will get their cars starting in September. Those who go for the Coupe in either Red Mist Metallic Tint Coat or Carbon Flash Metallic will have to pay 17,400,000 yen, which translates to $108,262. Those who would rather drive the Convertible versions should prepare 18,900,000 yen, the equivalent of $117,595.

Regardless of the variant, it is still more expensive than the most expensive Corvette in America. That would be the Z06, which starts at $112,700. The range-topping Corvette goes for the 5.5-liter V8 engine with a flat-plane crankshaft, pumping out 670 horsepower.

The 6.2-liter LT2 V8 with 495 horsepower that the Red Flame comes with also powers the Stingray. But the Stingray starts at almost half the price of the Red Flame. That would be $68.300.