Yellow Chevrolet Corvette from a low front three-quarter on a palm-lined Beverly Hills street

Engine Behind You

Yellow Chevrolet Corvette

America spent sixty years putting the Corvette engine in front. The C8 put it behind the seats, and everything changed.

Rental in Los Angeles · from $349

The cheapest mid-engined car anybody sells, and it is not close.

For eight generations the Corvette had its engine in the nose. The C8 moved it behind the seats, which turned a fast American coupe into something that corners like the European cars costing three times as much. Ours is in yellow, which is the colour the shape was drawn for.

Specification

Horsepower
490
0–60 mph
2.9s
Top speed
194mph
Seats
2

6.2L V8 · RWD

Yellow Chevrolet Corvette in profile, showing the mid-engine proportions
01From the side the cabin sits far forward and the deck behind it is all engine. Nothing about the proportions is borrowed from the cars that came before.

Moving the engine backwards does two things. It puts the weight over the driven wheels, so the car leaves a corner instead of scrabbling out of it, and it moves the driver forward until you are sitting almost over the front axle — which is why the first mile in a C8 feels like sitting in something much more expensive.

What it does not do is make it difficult. There is a boot at each end, the suspension has a setting that survives Los Angeles road surfaces, and the roof panel comes out if the day turns into that kind of day.

Eight generations with the engine in front.
The ninth put it behind the seats.

Side intake behind the door of the yellow Chevrolet Corvette
Wheel and brake of the yellow Chevrolet Corvette

02The intake behind the door is feeding the thing that moved, and behind the spokes is what stops it.

Yellow Chevrolet Corvette on a canyon road above Los Angeles at dusk
03The canyon road at dusk, which is the drive the C8 was rearranged for.

The particulars

Queries

Where can I rent a Chevrolet Corvette in Los Angeles?
Nizo Luxury rents the Chevrolet Corvette in Los Angeles — +1 (424) 303-6496. It is $349 a day; we bring it to your hotel or your home, or you collect it at no charge from our office on Robertson Boulevard.
How much does it cost to rent a Chevrolet Corvette in Los Angeles?
The yellow Corvette is $349 a day. Five days is priced as a block rather than as five separate days, and twenty-one as another; the quote takes whichever combination is cheaper for your dates, and neither has to be asked for. Delivery to our Beverly Hills partner hotels is complimentary.
What is different about the C8?
The engine sits behind the seats rather than in front of them, which is the first time a Corvette has been built that way. It corners like the European mid-engined cars and costs a fraction of what they do.
Does the roof come off?
On this one, yes — the panel above the seats lifts out and stows in the rear boot. There is a second boot in the nose for luggage.
Can I see the dates before I call?
Yes — the diary on this page is the live fleet calendar. If a date is open there, it is open.

The diary

When you can have it

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Reserve

The engine is behind you. So is the argument.

Tell us the dates and we confirm the car straight away — delivered hand-detailed to the address and the hour you name.

Check dates & reserve or call +1 (424) 303-6496

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The terms, before you commit

Refundable deposit
$750
A hold, not a charge, and released 5–7 business days after a clean return, longer only if there is damage to price.
Protection plan
$100 a day
Priced off the deposit rather than the rate. Your own qualifying full-coverage policy takes this line out of the quote entirely.
Driver, 21–24
$50 a day
Twenty-one is the floor, with a licence held two years. The higher band applies at or above a $1,500 deposit; this car is below it.
Shortest booking
24 hours
No maximum. Delivery is complimentary at our Robertson Boulevard lot and our four Beverly Hills partner hotels; LAX is $150 both ways with the car in the airport parking structure or $300 both ways to the terminal, half that for one direction.

Where keeping it longer actually costs less:

LengthTotalPer day
5 days$1,374$275
7 days$2,072$296
21 days$3,149$150

Renting the Chevrolet Corvette: the short answers

Can I book the Chevrolet Corvette with a driver?
Yes. A chauffeur is from $100 an hour on a two-hour minimum, added to the car at its day rate — $749 for a four-hour evening in this car. No security deposit is taken on a chauffeured booking. The same car can be driven to the event and yours with the keys the morning after; the chauffeur service page has the runs and the hours.
What do I need to rent the Chevrolet Corvette, and can international guests book?
A driver of 21 or over with a licence held at least two years — between 21 and 24 a young-driver fee of $50 a day applies on this car, and under 21 is considered case by case. A major credit card in the primary renter's name for the refundable hold, and cover for the car: your own full-coverage policy if it extends to a rental, or our Protection plan arranged with the booking. International guests rent on a passport and a home-country licence; no International Driving Permit is needed. The hold is released 5–7 business days after a clean return, longer only if there is damage to price. If the age floor or the cover is the thing in the way, the same car goes out with a driver instead — that booking asks neither of you.
How far ahead should I book the Chevrolet Corvette, and can I change the dates?
There is no notice period: the calendar on this page shows the days it is free, and once a booking is paid a car that is free can be on its way to you in about an hour — same day included. Moving the dates is free, as often as you need, outside the last day before the start; a change inside it keeps one day's rate. What comes back if you cancel is set out in our terms and conditions.
Can the Chevrolet Corvette be delivered to my hotel, my home or LAX?
Yes. Delivery is complimentary to the Beverly Wilshire, the Four Seasons at Doheny, L’Ermitage and the Maybourne, and collection from our Robertson Boulevard office costs nothing. LAX is $150 both ways with the car in the airport parking structure or $300 both ways to the terminal, half that for one direction. Any other address is priced by distance from the office, $75 one way inside 10 miles, and itemised on the quote before you pay.
How many miles are included, and can I take the Chevrolet Corvette out of California?
Every car carries its own daily mileage allowance, and yours arrives in writing with the booking confirmation, together with the per-mile rate for anything over it. The car may leave the state — Las Vegas, Arizona, up the coast — as long as you tell us the plan in advance and keep the allowance in mind; it comes home to Los Angeles, since there is no one-way drop in another city.
What does a weekend in the Chevrolet Corvette cost, and can I rent it by the hour?
$698 for two days and $1,047 for three, before the Protection plan, tax and any delivery — there is no separate weekend rate, and one day is the minimum on a Saturday too. The day is the shortest self-drive booking; by the hour, the car goes out with a driver, from $100 an hour on a two-hour minimum.

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