Is the 2027 Chevrolet Corvette Still a Performance Bargain?

What Car Shoppers Need to Know

• Chevrolet announced pricing for the 2027 Corvette lineup, including the new Grand Sport and Grand Sport X.
• Prices start at $73,495 for a base Stingray and run to $227,395 for the line-topping ZR1X (all prices include destination).
• Price increases range from $1,000 on a base Stingray to almost $18,000 on a ZR1X.

Fresh off gaining a revamped interior and 1,250-horsepower ZR1X trim for 2026, the Corvette gets an all-new base engine and revived Grand Sport versions (including an all-wheel drive Grand Sport X) for 2027. Chevrolet has now confirmed pricing for the 2027 Corvette lineup, and all versions are more expensive for 2027.

The Corvette has long had a reputation for being a bonafide sports-car bargain, offering world-class performance numbers at prices far below those of comparable rivals from any other foreign or domestic automaker. With the significant price bumps on the upper end of the Corvette line this year, is that still the case? In a word, yes.

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2027 Corvette Grand Sport Pricing

The new Grand Sport is checking in at $88,495 to start — $15,000 more than an entry-level Stingray. Though $15,000 isn’t an insignificant amount of money, it’s a reasonable premium for the Grand Sport’s added features, which include a wide body and wide wheel track borrowed from the Z06 and standard Magnetic Ride Control. As with previous-generation Grand Sports, the new one hits an attractive middle ground between a base Corvette and the higher-performance Z06 version. The rest of the Corvette line sees price increases, too, ranging from $1,000 on a base Stingray to almost $18,000 on a ZR1X.

Corvette Pricing Increases for 2027

Chevrolet will begin accepting orders for most 2027 Corvettes April 16. Orders for the new Grand Sport X version will open this summer. The previous Corvette E-Ray is discontinued for 2027 as a stand-alone variant, though its hybrid AWD components live on in the Grand Sport X. Corvette pricing for 2027 is as follows, as is the price change from 2026:

Grand Sports can be optioned up for higher performance. A Grand Sport Performance Package ($3,500) includes Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires and high-performance brakes from the Z06 trim; a Grand Sport X Performance Package ($500) includes the Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires. For buyers who want further enhanced track capability, Chevrolet also lists a Grand Sport with a Z52 Track Performance Package for $109,190 — $20,695 more than a base Grand Sport. The Track Performance Package includes Z06-style carbon-fiber body components, unique chassis tuning, quad center exit exhaust system, carbon ceramic brakes and Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2R tires.

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Is the Corvette Still a Performance Bargain?

The Porsche 911 is perhaps the most appropriate Corvette rival across the lineup, but with a 2026 starting price of around $138,000, it’s notably spendier than most Corvettes. Looking at the top end of the Corvette roster, the ZR1X’s $227,395 price tag still puts it comfortably below the 911’s flagship Turbo S trim, which starts at $272,650.

Like the ZR1X, the Turbo S comes standard with AWD, but it has a 701-hp, hybridized twin-turbo six-cylinder. The ZR1X packs a twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V-8 engine paired with an electric motor for a total output of 1,250 hp, and according to Chevy, it’s capable of a jaw-dropping 1.89-second 0-60 mph sprint, a 8.99-second quarter mile and a top speed of 233 mph when properly equipped (all on a closed course, of course). The fastest current-production 911s can get close to a 2.0-second 0-60 run and can achieve 200 mph on summer tires, but they are not quite in the same league as raw performance numbers go. The naturally aspirated 2026 911 GT3 boasts a 502-hp six-cylinder and plenty of track-focused equipment, but it’s about $10,000 more than a ZR1X, too.

The math is mostly the same with the 2026 McLaren GTS and Artura mid-engine supercars. The GTS starts around the same price as a ZR1X, but it has “only” 626 hp and 0-60 times of around 3 seconds, while the plug-in hybrid Artura’s starting price is at least $30,000 more than the ZR1X’s. 

Ford’s forthcoming Mustang Dark Horse SC is slated to be the king of the regular-production Mustang lineup, but all its versions start at more than six figures. And even with its top-dog muscle car status, the Dark Horse SC can’t match the mid-engine exotic feel of the Corvette and isn’t likely to top the 0-60 speeds and quarter-mile times of even the base Corvette trim.

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