OK, hear us out: There’s a mid-engine sports car with world-class 0-to-60 mph time, and it’s brown.
No, “CHiPs “isn’t on TV (not even the remake). Jimmy Carter isn’t in the White House (he’s on a roof, hammering nails in, at 96 years old). Bill Withers’ “Lovely Day” isn’t the song of the summer (though, please, reconsider that one). But there’s a mid-engine sports car with a world-class 0-to-60 mph time (of 2.9 seconds), and it’s brown. And you’re going to love it.
Chevrolet used the 2021 edition of the National Corvette Museum Bash to debut three new Corvette Stingray colors for the 2022 model year.
There’s Amplify Orange, a glossy tangerine with just a hint more red in it than last year’s Sebring Orange Tintcoat.
There’s Hypersonic Gray, which just makes you feel for the team responsible for naming colors at GM. I mean, we get it. Americans love their grayscale cars, and it’s someone’s job to make everything associated with the ‘Vette sound pulse-pounding. But … guys … it’s gray. Ain’t foolin’ anyone.
And then there’s this. “Caffeine.” Just look at it. It’s sublime, isn’t it? Weird. We can’t explain why it works any better than you can, but it does. Caffeine replaces the lighter Zeus Bronze Metallic shade of the 2021 model year, which must have failed because it didn’t commit as hard as this glorious bar of 194 mph chocolate.
Orders for the 2022 Corvette will begin in July. Orders for the 2021 model have been halted, as Chevy has struggled with shortages from several parts suppliers. So, if you wanted that Zeus Bronze Metallic, you’re going to have to caffeinate your game instead.
