It has been just over one year since the 2020 Chevrolet C8 Corvette, the first-ever mid-engined Vette, made its debut. In that time it has garnered acclaim, praise, and proved so thoroughly excellent that we named it the 2020 MotorTrend Car of the Year. But what if none of the performance matters to you? What if you just want an exotic-looking mid-engine supercar to be seen in? Perhaps the Ferrari F8 Tributo and the Lamborghini Huracan Evo are exactly what you’d want, but they’re a little out of your price range. Well, fear not, the C8 Corvette can play that role, too, although it can do so a whole lot better with Sigala Designs’ decidedly unsubtle body kit.
The Sigala kit for the new Corvette is transformative, least not because the C8’s styling is fairly low-key from the factory. (If someone were to draw a mid-engine version of the previous-generation C7 Corvette, well, that’s what the C8 looks like.) A new vented hood, more aggressive front splitter, rocker-panel extensions, wheel arches, rear wing, assorted vents and slats, and a unique quad-outlet exhaust setup crank up the C8 Corvette’s visual wattage. Whether that eyeball electricity is good or bad depends on your point of view, but there’s no getting around the idea that the Sigala Vette will be noticed.
Is any of this stuff functional? Who knows. There are ducts, scoops, and vents all over the C8 now, but we can’t be sure any of it adds aerodynamic downforce or reduces the C8’s drag, as the Sigala website makes no claims to either improvement. That said, the entire getup gives the Corvette a passing resemblance to some sort of GT racing car, so there’s that.
While some of us here at MotorTrend don’t think this is the most tasteful way to mod your C8, there are others who are bound to love the look just because of that wow factor. For those who are interested, all this custom body work comes at a price. If you want the panels done in fiberglass, the entire kit will run you $14,995, and that’s before shipping and installation costs are applied.
If you want to go all-in and spec the panels in carbon fiber, it’s going to drain your wallet to the tune of $24,995. You can have the pieces a-la-carte if, for example, only the vented fenders interest you. The outlay becomes a lot cheaper at that point but is missing some of the “look at me!” ostentatiousness of the full body kit. Sigala is taking pre-orders now and says the kit will be ready in the fall of 2020.
