Chevy's Second 2027 Corvette Price Hike Pushes the ZR1 Past $200,000
Every 2027 Corvette now costs $800 to $3,500 more, and three formerly free paint colors, Torch Red among them, are now a $500 option.
Chevrolet has raised the price of every 2027 Corvette for the second time this fall. The new MSRPs add $800 to a base Stingray and $3,300 to a ZR1X, and they push the ZR1's starting price past $200,000 once destination is included.
The change lands days after Chevrolet published a full trim-by-trim price list on Nov. 4, which we broke down in our guide to every 2027 Corvette trim and price. Those figures are now out of date. Chevrolet has not issued a release on the new pricing or explained the increase.
What each 2027 Corvette costs now
According to CorvetteBlogger, which cites dealer Rick Conti, the new prices took effect Nov. 9. They are now live on Chevrolet's consumer site. Starting prices for the entry trim of each model, with the $2,495 destination charge:
- Stingray 1LT: $74,595 (up $800)
- Grand Sport 1LT: $89,895 (up $1,100)
- Grand Sport X 1LT: $113,795 (up $1,300)
- Z06 1LZ: $122,695 (up $1,000)
- ZR1 1LZ: $200,195 (up $2,700)
- ZR1X 1LZ: $230,995 (up $3,300)
Coupes and convertibles rise by the same amount, but higher trims went up slightly more. The Stingray 2LT and 3LT gained $900 each, and the ZR1X 3LZ gained $3,500. That makes the ZR1X 3LZ convertible the most expensive configuration at $252,195, up from $248,695.
The Z06, ZR1, and ZR1X also carry a federal gas guzzler tax that is not in those numbers. GM Authority puts it at $2,600 for the Z06 and ZR1X and $3,000 for the ZR1. Chevrolet's own site folds the tax in and leaves destination out, which is why it lists the ZR1 from $200,700.
Torch Red is no longer free
Paint is the other change. Torch Red, Blade Silver Metallic, and Pitch Gray Metallic were no-cost colors. Each now costs $500, according to CorvetteBlogger and GM Authority. Only Black and Arctic White remain free, so eight of the ten 2027 colors carry a charge.
Those are not niche choices. CorvetteBlogger, citing production data from the VetteTracker app, says Pitch Gray is the fourth most popular 2027 color so far and Torch Red is fifth.
How far Corvette prices have climbed
The 2027 Corvette was already a lot more expensive before this fall. The April price list raised the ZR1 by $12,700 and the ZR1X by $17,800 over 2026, according to CorvetteBlogger. A $300 increase on every configuration followed in early October.
The ZR1 has moved the most. In his video, Conti says its MSRP has risen by $25,000 since it launched for the 2025 model year, and the ZR1X's by $21,400.
At the other end of the range, the Stingray 1LT now costs $2,100 more than a 2026 Stingray did at $72,495. That is a 2.9% increase, well short of the biggest jumps in our scorecard of 2027 price increases.
The new prices also shift the gaps inside the lineup. The hybrid Grand Sport X still undercuts the Z06, but by $8,900 instead of $9,200. Chevrolet hasn't announced any equipment changes alongside the new prices for a lineup that won three TopGear.com US Car Awards in October.
Chevrolet also hasn't said whether orders placed before Nov. 9 keep the old pricing, or whether option prices beyond paint have changed. We'll update this story if it does.
