The Corvette is something of a bargain compared to similar performance cars, but this only offsets the depreciation it will suffer. Expect to lose around a third of the car’s new price in two years. Keeping that V8 engine fuelled will be expensive too – the Corvette averages just 22mpg. Service intervals are 10,000 miles, but finding a qualified garage could prove tricky.

Insurance will also be expensive as the Corvette Roadster is a real rarity on UK roads and could be problematic to repair if damaged.

As a high performance sports convertible the Corvette Roadster is a high-emission car. It emits 317g/km of CO2 and returns just 21mpg.

The Corvette’s V8 engine is very strong and unstressed, while the gearboxes are trouble-free too. Build quality appears much higher than previous Corvette’s, but some of the interior plastics look and feel cheap compared to rivals.