Corvette Z06 Coupe

Make
Chevrolet
Segment
Coupe

The 2015 Corvette Z06 will debut at the Detroit Motor Show next month, and fans of the high-performance car better hope it impresses. Otherwise, there won't be another one. Ever. Speaking with Digital Trends about the new Z06, Corvette chief engineeer Tadge Jeuchter said: "If we don't get sales back up, there won't be a next one." In 2012, Chevy shifted around 13,000 units of the C6 Corvette and out-sold the 911 in 2013 even though production was halted for six months.

Yet, historically, the Vette is in a sales slump. At its sales peak in 1979, Chevy produced around 53,000 Corvettes. The last range-topping Vette was the C6 ZR1, which GM denied for production twice before signing off on the third attempt. The General won't have needed that much convincing with the all-new Z06, but if sales don't improve, it could be the last.