Getting the new Corvette down under will not come cheap.

Unlike America, where the base Corvette comes in at about $60,000, the nearly identical vehicle (steering wheel on the right!) starts at $107,107 USD with the chart-topping Carbon Edition setting the Aussies back $140,349 USD.

But,hold on tight. We are not done yet.

If you thought the $1,000 destination charge on new American cars was pricey, take a gander at this:

Chevrolet charges a $14,774 USD bounty to recoup its costs in transporting a new Corvette from Bowling Green to the land of shrimp on the barbie.