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Remember he's talking about the C8 top, not the removeable hardtop on earlier Corvettes. Those DO in fact weigh about 60 pounds .I can't imagine the new C8 removable top weighs more than 15-16 pounds or so watching the GM reps moving it around at the shows, and placing it in & out of the rear trunk. Looked pretty light to me.
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Spoke with a Corvette Concierge. She said standard top is 16lbs with the carbon fiber top being 2lbs less. She said it is easily removed by one person.
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Alll three top options are in the 15-16 lb range. In one video someone made the observation that a drawback to a high wing spoiler is that you have to lean over it to put the top in or take it out.
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14 lbs - Carbon Fiber Top
15.5 lbs - Body Color Painted Top
17 lbs - Transparent Top
Originally posted by jagamajajaran: All C8 Targa Tops are Not Created Equal (Weights)
15.5 lbs - Body Color Painted Top
17 lbs - Transparent Top
Originally posted by jagamajajaran: All C8 Targa Tops are Not Created Equal (Weights)
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I lifted one easily at the local C8 event yesterday morning. 16lbs sounds about right. It should be no problem lifting it over the trunk w or w/o spoiler to drop into trunk. It is actually quite small in length, so easy to handle. Only issue might be driver height/reach to lift the roof over the rear end.
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I lifted one easily at the local C8 event yesterday morning. 16lbs sounds about right. It should be no problem lifting it over the trunk w or w/o spoiler to drop into trunk. It is actually quite small in length, so easy to handle. Only issue might be driver height/reach to lift the roof over the rear end.