The current Chevrolet Corvette has been around almost unchanged since 2020, and alongside each model year’s new color options, 2026 is likely to bring us a mid-cycle facelift to America’s sports car. Announcing two new shades for the 2026 Corvette, the automaker seems to have also confirmed a rumored interior update that jettisons the single row of stacked HVAC controls in favor of a more conventional layout. More obviously, the 2026 Corvette, Corvette Z06, and Corvette ZR1 will get two new colors, which were officially confirmed on the brand’s Facebook page.
Some Cool Cosmetic Changes For 2026
The first, most attention-grabbing option is an extraterrestrial shade called Roswell Green Metallic, which seems to rival chrome in its light-catching luster. For those who are a bit less intense, Blade Silver Metallic imitates its namesake with crisp, clean lines and a liquid, almost mercurial gloss finish. Either color looks brilliant on the twin-turbocharged, flat-plane-crank ZR1 chosen to showcase them, with the former ideal for stealing longing gazes from onlookers and the latter perfect for letting the car’s potent performance speak for itself.
However, peer a little closer at the image at the top, which is a zoomed-in crop from the Blade Silver Corvette. The dash top is just barely visible in the photo, and there looks to be a new contour just to the left of the passenger-side airbag cover. That contour doesn’t exist on the current Corvette thanks to the vertical buttress that separates the driver and passenger with the stacked HVAC buttons. Alongside the previously seen leaked parts diagram, that seems to confirm that Chevrolet will give the Corvette’s cabin a slight nip-tuck for 2026.
The Zora Trim May Still Yet Be On The Way
2025 is the year of the ZR1 and 2026 will be the year of the facelift, so it seems likely that Chevrolet will retain the long-rumored, as-yet-unconfirmed flagship Zora trim for 2027. That model will likely bundle the Corvette ZR1’s 1,064-horsepower, 828-pound-foot “Gemini” twin-turbo V8 with the E-Ray’s front axle electric motor, which adds 160 hp and 122 lb-ft to the standard Stingray’s grunt. Total output for the Zora could be as high as 1,224 hp and 950 lb-ft if it uses the same electric motor as the E-Ray, although Chevrolet could go really nuts and add a bigger unit and even more power. Heck, the automaker could even make it a plug-in hybrid for maximum performance and flexibility.
But that’s all just vile gossip at this point. Chevrolet hasn’t even admitted the Zora – named for one of the Corvette’s most influential engineers of the 1950s through the 1970s – exists. If it does, we almost surely won’t learn about it for a few months at least. Until then, we just need to count down the days and count up the clues for the 2026 Corvette’s facelift and interior changes. The company dropped its first breadcrumb here, and we’ll be sure to keep our eyes peeled for others.
Source: Corvette brand, via Facebook
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