Chevrolet Corvette Rental in Los Angeles

The most accessible supercar in LA — mid-engine C8 looks and exotic pace for a fraction of the money, with 495 hp behind the seats.

The mid-engine layout made the Corvette a legitimate supercar rival: the 6.2L V8 hits 60 mph in about 2.9 seconds on to 194 mph, while the low, wide stance turns heads on Rodeo as readily as any European badge at three times the money.

Four C8s sit in the fleet and they share a rate — blue, yellow and black coupes and a red convertible — so the decision is which car you want rather than what you are willing to spend. That is the Corvette's whole argument in Los Angeles: it is the cheapest way to arrive in something genuinely mid-engined, and on a city where the drive to dinner is part of the evening, the difference between a fast saloon and a car with the engine behind your shoulders is the entire point.