The following production numbers for the 1988 Corvette came from the Bowling Green Corvette Assembly plant in 1988.
| Available Options | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RPO | Description | Price | Production |
| 1YY07 | Base Coupe | $29,489 | 15,382 |
| 1YY67 | Base Convertible | $34,820 | 7,407 |
| 24S | Removable Roof Panel, blue tint (CC3) | $615 | 8,332 |
| 64S | Removable Roof Panel, bronze tint (CC3) | $615 | 3,337 |
| AC1 | Power Passenger Seat | $240 | 18,779 |
| AC3 | Power Driver Seat | $240 | 22,084 |
| AQ9 | Leather Sport Seats Canadian European Export Japanese Export |
$1,025 | 12,724 1,305 108 59 |
| AR9 | Base Leather Seats | $400 | 9,043 |
| B2K | Callaway Twin Turbo | $25,895 | 124 |
| B4P | Radiator Boost Fan | $75 | 19,035 |
| C2L | Dual Removable Roof Panels | $915 | 5,091 |
| C49 | Rear Defogger | NA | 14,648 |
| C68 | Electronic Air Conditioning | $150 | 19,372 |
| CC3 | See-thru Plastic Top | NA | 11,669 |
| DL8 | Twin Remote Heated Mirrors (convert.) | $35 | 6,582 |
| D74 | Illuminated Driver Vanity Mirror | $58 | 14,249 |
| FG3 | Delco Bilstein Shock Absorbers | $189 | 18,437 |
| G92 | Performance Axle Ratio, 3.07:1 | $22 | 4,497 |
| KC4 | Engine Oil Cooler | $110 | 18,877 |
| MD8 | Automatic Transmission | $0.00 | 18,507 |
| MH5 | Manual Transmission | $0.00 | 2,637 |
| MK2 | Manual Transmission | $0.00 | 1,645 |
| MM4 | 4-spd, Manual Trans. | $0.00 | 4,282 |
| NN5 | California Emission Requirements | $99 | 3,882 |
| UL5 | Radio Delete | $-297 | 179 |
| UU8 | Delco Bose Stereo System | $773 | 20,304 |
| V01 | Heavy Duty Radiator | $40 | 19,271 |
| Z01 | 35th Anniversary Package (coupe) | $4,795 | 2,050 |
| Z51 | Performance Handling Pkg. (coupe) | $1,295 | 1,309 |
| Z52 | Sport Handling Pkg. (coupe) | $970 | 16,017 |
| Z6A | Rear Window/Side Mirror Defoggers (coupe) | $165 | 14,648 |
| Other Production Options | |
|---|---|
| RPO | Description |
| AX4 | European Belt System |
| DD9 | Electric Outside Rear View Mirrors |
| K05 | Engine Block Heater |
| K34 | Electric Speed Control w/ Resume |
| L98 | Engine, 5.7L V8, TPI |
| MX0 | Auto. Transmission w/ Overdrive |
| NM5 | Canadian Export Emission Reg. |
| NM8 | Export Emission System |
| QZD | P255/50VR16, Steel Belt Radial Tires |
| T84 | Right Rule of Road Headlamps |
| T85 | Left Rule of Road Headlamps |
| T89 | Tail/Stop Lamp Assembly, European |
| U18 | Export Speedometer |
| UJ6 | Low Tire Pressure Warning System |
| UK1 | Japanese Radio Frequency |
| UL2 | European Radio Frequency |
| UM6 | Electric Tuned Stereo w/ Cassette |
| V70 | Front Tow Hook - Export |
| VD1 | European Modifications |
| VE1 | Japanese Modifications |
| Z49 | Canadian Base Equipment Group |
| Production: Coupes: 15,382 Convertibles: 7,407 Total: 22,789 | |
| Exterior/Interior Color Options | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPO | Exterior | Interior | Soft Top | Coupe | Convertible | Total |
| 13U | Silver Metallic | BK-G-R-S | BK-W | NA | NA | 385 |
| 20U | Medium Blue Metallic (Nassau Blue Metallic) | B-BK | BK-W | 777 | 371 | 1,148 |
| 28U | Dark Blue Metallic | BK-S | BK-S-W | 1,123 | 552 | 1,675 |
| 35U | Yellow | BK-S | BK-W | 317 | 261 | 578 |
| 40U / 10U | White | B-BK-G-R-S | B-S-W | 2,110 | 1,510 | 3,620 |
| 41U | Black | BK-G-R-S | BK-S-W | 1,994 | 1426 | 3,420 |
| 66U | Dark Orange (Pilot Vehicles Only) | NA | NA | 5 | NA | 5 |
| 74U | Dark Red Metallic | BK-S | BK-S-W | 2,084 | 794 | 2,878 |
| 81U | Bright Red | BK-GR-R-S | BK-S-W | 3,434 | 1,906 | 5,340 |
| 90U | Medium Smoke Gray Metallic | BK-G | BK-W | 467 | 177 | 644 |
| 96U | Charcoal Metallic (Dark Smoke Gray) | G-S | BK-S-W | 767 | 279 | 1,046 |
| 40U/41U | White/Black | W | NA | NA | NA | 2,050 |
| Interior Color Codes | ||
|---|---|---|
| RPO | Color | Production |
| 19C | BK/C | NA |
| 60C | S/C | NA |
| 113 | W/L | 2,050 (s) |
| 192 | BK/L | 3,747 (s) - 3,087 (b) |
| 212 | B/L | 919 (s) - 789 (b) |
| 602 | S/L | 1,757 (s) - 1,449 (b) |
| 732 | R/L | 2,913 (s) - 2,492 (b) |
| 902 | GR/L | 1,338 (s) - 1,226(b) |
| (b) - base seats, (s) - sports seats | ||
| Convertible Top Color Codes | ||
|---|---|---|
| RPO | Color | Production |
| NA | BK | 3,431 |
| NA | S | 1,165 |
| NA | W | 2,811 |
| Abbreviations: B=Blue, BK=Black, C=Cloth, G=Gray, L=Leather, R=Red, S=Saddle, W=White | ||
| Performance Review | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine | GM Spec. | RT | CD |
| Pub. Date | Feb. 1988 | Sep. 1988 | |
| Model | Z51 Coupe | Z51 Coupe | |
| Transmission | 4 spd. Man. + OD | 4 spd. Man. + OD | |
| 0-30 mph (sec) | NA | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 0-40 mph (sec) | NA | 2.8 | NA |
| 0-50 mph (sec) | NA | 4.3 | NA |
| 0-60 mph (sec) | NA | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| 0-70 mph (sec) | NA | 7.8 | NA |
| 0-80 mph (sec) | NA | 10.0 | NA |
| 0-90 mph (sec) | NA | 12.8 | NA |
| 0-100 mph (sec) | NA | 16.6 | 14.7 |
| 0-110 mph (sec) | NA | NA | NA |
| 0-120 mph (sec) | NA | NA | NA |
| 0-130 mph (sec) | NA | NA | NA |
| 1/4 Mile (sec/mph) | NA | 14.6 / 95.5 | 14.2 / 98.0 |
| Top Speed (mph) | NA | 158 (est) | 152 |
| Braking (ft.) | NA | 135 ft. (60 - 0 mph) | 172 ft. (70 - 0 mph) |
| Lateral Accel. (g) | NA | 0.89 | 0.89 |
| CD = Car & Driver, RT = Road & Track magazines | |||