Kingspoke

I absolutely love the 427! It is a pleasure to drive & the most exciting car I've owned. I seldom have the top up, but when I do, it is surprisingly quiet.

I have sat in (but not driven) many C7 Stingrays, & though I like the upgraded interior & seats, I could not consider trading for a Stingray.

As stated before you have to go with the Corvette that you're passionate about. I feel I would miss the power & road feel of the 427 as well as I prefer the wide body & wider tires. The 427 is my DD & a very easy vette to drive in traffic, on the curves, or open road.

I will seriously consider going to a Z06 vert when they become available, but it will be hard to give up the 427! Styling aside, 650 trq/ 650hp, while more than I need, will be difficult to resist.

Buy what you like!

Supersonic 427

I have had both:



The 427 Convertible was a great Corvette! My problem was that I bit off more than I could chew financially with it! The C7 Corvette is only a 1LT with a 7 speed manual and NPP exhaust as it's only option. It rides and drives better, gets great gas mileage, low end power is about the same and is an overall better car! The 427 Vette still had 10 year old technology the C7 is now!

Supersonic 427

Exactly!

Robert L Brown

Agree, the 427 is a great Corvette, in any industry there will always be something new and different, with todays technology cars are getting better all the time, Congrats on your ride!

RedC7AZ

In the earlier post the guy said he traded in 427 for $55k. It doesn't get any more factual than that. Perhaps you are having a hard time accepting the facts.

Kingspoke

Thankyou! You are right, in regard to the cars vastly improving! As much as I love the muscle cars, the 427 exemplifies the best of everything they offer plus better technology, power, performance, etc.

I see the 427 as a brash roadster & the C7 as a more sophisticated evolution with more precise handling & technology. Whether you enjoy the "fly by the seat of your pants" or the refined "fly by wire", either is a good choice.

c6chaz

june 6th took delivery of my 2014 c7 ! traded a 2013 427 conv , with 1350 miles, what a difference in have driven and owned, both c7 hands down?

wrh3

I prefer analog to digital......at least with Corvettes, the C7 still has not done it for me and the C6 Z06 was love at first sight. I have a GS now but am thinking about a 427..........

Yetiman

If you follow the auctions at all you know that big engine + convertible = collectable.

Kingspoke

Me too! Analogue is so much more classy & easy to look at.

Another aspect I love about the 427 is the beautiful exposed carbon fiber underside of the hood!

thedofuss

GM made 2,552 427 'verts in 2013 and there are bunch of them still around....from bigvette 427. BV, i hope so, theyre only a year old!

CORVETTEZL1001

The C7 is better in every way. The C7 gets 10 times the attention the C6 427 does.

red2012

Do you make this stuff up as you go along?

3 Z06ZR1

If you can buy a 427 loaded for 55k it is the better deal than a total base C7. Which will fall in price faster from this point.
Remember GM is building one car fast in big numbers for a Corvette the other well no! Wrong place to get a real opinion in on C7 vs 427
in a C7 forum. Need to compare C7 vert not coupe.

3 Z06ZR1

Compared to 30,XXX. C7 and counting quickly. Then another
250,000 before they are done compared the 2,500 427's The 427
would be a seriously better Value!