Eighth generation · C8 "Stingray" · 2020–2026
2021Chevrolet Corvette
The first rear mid-engine production Corvette (2020), a landmark reinvention. Followed by the flat-plane LT6 Z06, the AWD E-Ray hybrid, and the twin-turbo 1,064-hp ZR1.
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The 2021 model year
Overview
The 2021 Chevrolet Corvette was the C8 model-year specification for the U.S. market. Its documented factory range comprised 6.2L LT2 V8 with 8-speed dual-clutch automatic.
Specifications
- Engines
- 6.2L LT2 V8
- Transmissions
- 8-speed dual-clutch automatic
- Body styles
- Coupe with removable roof panel, Retractable-hardtop convertible
Year over year
What changed
- The rear-mid-engine C8 used the LT2 V8 and a dual-clutch transmission.
Worth knowing
Notable
- This page records the U.S. 2021 factory powertrain and body-style range rather than borrowing a nearby model year's specification.
Living with it
Reliability & ownership notes
- For a 2021 Corvette, verify the VIN, installed powertrain and service history against the exact-year GM document; age, modifications and deferred maintenance are more useful evidence than generation-wide reputation.
- Check the NHTSA VIN lookup for unrepaired safety recalls before purchase or road use.
Maintenance & service parts
Keep your 2021 Corvette on the road
Start with the service interval, then match the engine or exact version you own. Order links appear only when a catalog-backed part number is available, and every listing still needs a fitment check.
Service desk
What this car needs & when
Use this as a service-planning checklist for 2021 Chevrolet Corvette. Start with the interval, confirm which engine or configuration you have, then use an exact ordering reference when one is verified.
- Service topics
- 10
- Scheduled topics
- 9
- Applicability stated
- 10
- Exact references
- 1
Before ordering Identify your engine, options and build date. Part numbers and sizes can change within one model year. Shopping links appear only for catalog-backed references; still verify the listing against your vehicle before ordering.
Engine oil and filterView intervals, applicability and sources
Engine oil and filter
Sourced interval available
Source: Chevrolet — 2021 Corvette Owner's Manual (searchable OEM-manual mirror) · Service and Maintenance — Additional Required Services, Normal and Severe tables and footnotes · checked
Engine air-cleaner filter — replaceView intervals, applicability and sources
Engine air-cleaner filter — replace
Sourced interval available
Vehicles with filter-life monitoring also replace when the vehicle message directs; inspect more frequently in dusty use.
Source: Chevrolet — 2021 Corvette Owner's Manual (searchable OEM-manual mirror) · Service and Maintenance — Additional Required Services, Normal and Severe tables and footnotes · checked
Passenger-compartment air filter — replaceView intervals, applicability and sources
Passenger-compartment air filter — replace
Sourced interval available
Source: Chevrolet — 2021 Corvette Owner's Manual (searchable OEM-manual mirror) · Service and Maintenance — Additional Required Services, Normal and Severe tables and footnotes · checked
Dual-clutch transmission external canister filter — replaceView intervals, applicability and sources
Dual-clutch transmission external canister filter — replace
Sourced interval available
Initial replacement at 7,500 miles, then every 22,500 miles.
Source: Chevrolet — 2021 Corvette Owner's Manual (searchable OEM-manual mirror) · Service and Maintenance — Additional Required Services, Normal and Severe tables and footnotes · checked
Dual-clutch transmission fluid — changeView intervals, applicability and sources
Dual-clutch transmission fluid — change
Sourced interval available
Source: Chevrolet — 2021 Corvette Owner's Manual (searchable OEM-manual mirror) · Service and Maintenance — Additional Required Services, Normal and Severe tables and footnotes · checked
Spark plugs — replace and inspect wires or bootsView intervals, applicability and sources
Spark plugs — replace and inspect wires or boots
Sourced interval available
Source: Chevrolet — 2021 Corvette Owner's Manual (searchable OEM-manual mirror) · Service and Maintenance — Additional Required Services, Normal and Severe tables and footnotes · checked
Engine cooling system — drain and fillView intervals, applicability and sources
Engine cooling system — drain and fill
Sourced interval available
Source: Chevrolet — 2021 Corvette Owner's Manual (searchable OEM-manual mirror) · Service and Maintenance — Additional Required Services, Normal and Severe tables and footnotes · checked
Accessory drive belts — inspectView intervals, applicability and sources
Accessory drive belts — inspect
Sourced interval available
Source: Chevrolet — 2021 Corvette Owner's Manual (searchable OEM-manual mirror) · Service and Maintenance — Additional Required Services, Normal and Severe tables and footnotes · checked
Brake fluid — replaceView intervals, applicability and sources
Brake fluid — replace
Sourced interval available
Source: Chevrolet — 2021 Corvette Owner's Manual (searchable OEM-manual mirror) · Service and Maintenance — Additional Required Services, Normal and Severe tables and footnotes · checked
Engine oil filter — catalog fitmentView intervals, applicability and sources
Engine oil filter — catalog fitment
Exact reference available
Manufacturer-catalog fitment only; use the engine-specific option below and verify the VIN before ordering.
Baldwin B7422 cataloged fitment
This manufacturer application record establishes replacement-filter fitment only; it does not alter Chevrolet's service interval.
Source: Parker/Baldwin Filters — 2025 Automotive Applications catalog · Chevrolet 2021 Corvette V8-376 6.2L, VIN 4 (LT2) application row — Lube — B7422 · checked
Verified ordering references
- Validated equivalentBaldwin B7422
Qty. 1 · Engine lubricating-oil filter · catalog-listed
Cataloged for the 2021 Corvette V8-376 6.2L, VIN 4 (LT2); verify the VIN and installed filter dimensions.
Catalog: Parker/Baldwin Filters — 2025 Automotive Applications catalog · Chevrolet 2021 Corvette V8-376 6.2L, VIN 4 (LT2) application row — Lube — B7422 · checked
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Sources
Other Eighth generation years
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Documented lineup
Find your exact 2021 Corvette
Start with a family, body style, or engine. Every card opens the facts and maintenance information for that factory version.
Exact factory pairings documentedHow this lineup was verified
These source-backed records identify published body, engine, and transmission combinations. Exact pairings do not by themselves assert that every factory option or special edition is represented.
Browse 2 documented records — use the filters above to narrow the list
Corvette Coupe with removable roof panel — 8-speed dual-clutch automatic
- Body
- Coupe with removable roof panel
- Engine
- 6.2L LT2 V8
- Gearbox
- 8-speed dual-clutch automatic
- Built
- Regular production
Corvette Retractable-hardtop convertible — 8-speed dual-clutch automatic
- Body
- Retractable-hardtop convertible
- Engine
- 6.2L LT2 V8
- Gearbox
- 8-speed dual-clutch automatic
- Built
- Regular production
No factory configuration matches those filters.