The 2027 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray breaks 200 mph for just $73,495
2026-06-30
The headline numbers say it all: the 2027 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray broke 200 mph during validated top-speed run1. That makes Stingray – the entry point into the Corvette lineup – the most-attainable 200-mph capable vehicle currently on sale, starting at $73,495^2.
It’s huge news for enthusiasts; That 200-mph top-speed mark has long proved a mythical barrier. Besting 200 requires a unique mix of high power and low drag, but even those conditions don’t guarantee a vehicle will crack 200 mph. It means few vehicles ever built are capable of besting this top-speed landmark, period, and exactly none of them on the new-vehicle market cost less than the Corvette Stingray.
For 2027, Stingray’s straight-line performance backs up the headline claim. Beyond the validated 200-mph top speed, it posts a 2.8-second 0-60 mph time, an 11.0-second quarter-mile, and a 124-mph trap speed — giving enthusiasts a fuller picture of what the entry point to the Corvette lineup can do.
In an interview with GM News, small block assistant chief engineer Mike Kociba explained that the bump in power provided by the new LS6 6.7L V8 proved critical to the 2027 Corvette Stingray edging past 200.
“That’s all power,” Kociba said. “The record really shows the strength of the LS6, an engine that we set out to create a unique place in the Corvette lineup.”
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By offering a bump in power, displacement, and torque over the outgoing 6.2-liter V8, the 6.7L LS6 itself offers some mouth-watering specs: 535 horsepower, 520 lb-ft of torque, and 13.0:1 compression. Even better, the LS6 returned small block back to its birthplace in Flint, Michigan.
But when the mighty LS6 is paired to the narrow-bodied Corvette Stingray, which produces less drag relative to its wide-bodied Z06 and ZR1 brethren, that bump in power is able to send the Stingray past the 200 mph mark.
That ultimate capability has always been a Corvette hallmark, Kociba said, as has the vehicle’s ease of use in daily life. As ever, the right small-block V8 is a critical ingredient to the mix.
“For the LS6, we’ve honored the historic principles of large-displacement small-block V8s, but not in a benign way, like ‘I’ve been there, seen that.’” Kociba said. “So you get that low-speed torque for when you’re canyon cruising and driving around town that makes the Corvette so drivable, yet we still have that high end power to do insane things: 200 miles per hour is quite a milestone.”
1Performed by a professional driver on a closed course. Do not attempt. 200 mph top speed achieved by 2027 Corvette Stingray 1LT without Z51 performance package.
2The MSRP excludes tax, title, license, dealer fees and optional equipment. Dealer sets final price.
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The headline numbers say it all: the 2027 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray broke 200 mph during a validated top-speed run1. That makes Stingray – the entry point into the Corvette lineup – the most-attainable 200-mph capable vehicle currently on sale, starting at $73,4952.
It’s huge news for enthusiasts. That 200-mph top-speed mark has long proved a mythical barrier. Besting 200 requires a unique mix of high power and low drag, but even those conditions don’t guarantee a vehicle will crack 200 mph. It means few vehicles ever built are capable of besting this top-speed landmark, period, and exactly none of them on the new-vehicle market cost less than the Corvette Stingray.
For 2027, Stingray’s straight-line performance backs up the headline claim. Beyond the validated 200-mph top speed, it posts a 2.8-second 0-60 mph time, an 11.0-second quarter-mile, and a 124-mph trap speed — giving enthusiasts a fuller picture of what the entry point to the Corvette lineup can do.
In an interview with GM News, small block assistant chief engineer Mike Kociba explained that the bump in power provided by the new LS6 6.7L V8 proved critical to the 2027 Corvette Stingray edging past 200.
“That’s all power,” Kociba said. “The record really shows the strength of the LS6, an engine that we set out to create a unique place in the Corvette lineup.”
By offering a bump in power, displacement, and torque over the outgoing 6.2-liter V8, the 6.7L LS6 itself offers some mouth-watering specs: 535 horsepower, 520 lb-ft of torque, and 13.0:1 compression. Even better, the LS6 returned small block back to its birthplace in Flint, Michigan.
But when the mighty LS6 is paired to the narrow-bodied Corvette Stingray, which produces less drag relative to its wide-bodied Z06 and ZR1 brethren, that bump in power is able to send the Stingray past the 200 mph mark.
That ultimate capability has always been a Corvette hallmark, Kociba said, as has the vehicle’s ease of use in daily life. As ever, the right small-block V8 is a critical ingredient to the mix.
“For the LS6, we’ve honored the historic principles of large-displacement small-block V8s, but not in a benign way, like ‘I’ve been there, seen that,” Kociba said. “So you get that low-speed torque for when you’re canyon cruising and driving around town that makes the Corvette so drivable, yet we still have that high end power to do insane things: 200 miles per hour is quite a milestone.”
1Performed by a professional driver on a closed course. Do not attempt. 200 mph top speed achieved by 2027 Corvette Stingray 1LT without Z51 performance package.
2The MSRP excludes tax, title, license, dealer fees and optional equipment. Dealer sets final price.
