[VIDEO] Did Chevy Just PERFECT the Corvette Formula With the New 2027 Stingray?

Tommy from TFLNow poses a question that would’ve sounded absurd a decade ago: Should you buy a Porsche… or just “settle” for a newly revised Corvette Stingray?

After walking around the 2027 Stingray, now powered by Chevrolet’s brand new 6.7 liter LS6 V8, he makes a compelling case that “settling” might actually mean upgrading.

The eighth generation Corvette has already spent seven model years in the spotlight, debuting in 2020 and immediately becoming a smash hit. Chevy hasn’t let it stagnate. The lineup has expanded with the Z06, ZR1, and Grand Sport, and even the base Stingray keeps evolving. The biggest change for 2027 sits behind the driver: an all new sixth generation small block V8.

The outgoing LT2 is gone. In its place is the LS6 — not the C5 Z06 engine, but a completely new design sharing fewer than 30 part numbers with its predecessor. Displacement jumps to 6.7 liters, thanks to a longer stroke and classic 4.4 inch bore spacing. Output climbs to 535 horsepower and 520 lb ft of torque, making it the most torque rich naturally aspirated V8 on the market.

Compression rises to a shocking 13:1, and Chevy adds a dual injection system — direct plus port injection — giving the LS6 a deeper, chunkier exhaust note and a more muscular low end torque band. Tommy notes that one of the biggest complaints about the LT2 was its quietness, a sentiment shared by this writer. The LS6 fixes that. “The new Vette got the lumpy idle,” he says. “It’s got the bark up top.”

With the LS6, the Stingray now hits 0–60 in 2.7 seconds and reaches 200 mph. That’s supercar territory at a starting price around $73,000. The test car Tommy reviews — a 3LT with Z51 package — lands in the low $90s, still far below the six figure price of a comparably quick Porsche 911.

Chevy also continues refining the cabin. The controversial “wall of buttons” from early C8s is gone, replaced by a cleaner climate stack. A new 12.67 inch screen anchors the dash, and the digital cluster offers multiple layouts. Mode selection moves to a toggle, and the Stingray retains real buttons for cruise control and other functions — a welcome choice in an era of touch everything interiors.

There are now two wireless chargers, though Tommy jokes that the second one hides under a “little hat” that isn’t exactly elegant. Still, the customization options remain unmatched: clear roof, carbon roof, stitched headliner, contrasting stitching, yellow belts, red seats, mismatched seats — “whatever you want, you can get in a Corvette.”

As if all that weren’t enough, the Stingray still offers impressive practicality for a mid engine car: over 9 cubic feet in the rear trunk and 3.12 cubic feet up front. Tommy notes that the LS6’s higher compression means more heat in the rear compartment, but the tradeoff is seeing that gorgeous V8 through the rear glass.

Chevy also now offers a center mounted exhaust for $2,000, giving the base Stingray a Z06 style look.

All wheel drive — available on the Grand Sport X and ZR1X — isn’t offered on the Stingray. If you want front motor assistance, you’ll have to move upmarket.

Tommy can’t share driving impressions yet — those arrive September 3 — but he does fire up the LS6. The idle alone tells the story: deeper, louder, more Corvette like than the LT2 ever was.

Chevy flew him to Georgia to see the car, and after spending time with it, he suggests the Stingray may have reached a new level of refinement and performance. The question he started with — Porsche or Corvette? — suddenly doesn’t sound so crazy.

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TFL Now / YouTube

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