Review: 427 hits all the right sweet spots

[Rob]

427 hits all the right sweet spots

Track-ready status and additional muscle makes this 60th Anniversary ’Vette one for the ages

By Andrew McCredie, Vancouver Sun October 11, 2012

Sigmund Freud died 14 years before the Corvette was unleashed on the world, so we’ll never know for certain what the father of psychoanalysis would have had to say about Chevy’s iconic two-seater.

We do, however, have the theories of dime-store shrinks who have speculated for decades that the desire to own and to drive a Corvette is to make up for, how shall we say it, a shortcoming of sorts.

Well, after driving this special 60th anniversary edition for a week around Metro Vancouver, I’ve got just two words for those 20th Century pop psychiatrists: Compensate This!

I can honestly say I haven’t had as much fun driving a car in years as I did in this convertible, and that includes many hours behind the leather steering wheels of high-end German and Italian sports cars on race tracks.

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[r50thc5]

I totally agree even though I have had mine only 2 todays. My 2009 was a good car but there is just no comparison to a 427. Enjoy yours as I will mine.

 

[Tuna]

We took a little road trip last Saturday to visit a winery we like and put a few more miles on the 427 vert. Stayed on the US and State highways on the way out so we drove through a few small towns along the way. The 427 showed an average MPG of 23.6 - that seems pretty good to me.

Picked up 3 cases of wine plus a couple of extra bottles of port, a set of wine glasses and some other stuff. It all fit in the trunk with the top down.

Drove home on the freeways and turn pikes where we cruised between 74 and 79 MPH. The 427 showed an average MPG of 26.6.

Almost 5 months old, just under 3K miles now and it's starting to break in. Next month, a little bit longer road trip to Bowling Green and north Alabama.

So far, so good and loving every mile in it.

 

[r50thc5]

Only 380 mi on the clock so far. At 240 did a very bumb thing and scraped a curb at my friends. Right front splitter has a 6-7 inch scrape. In 47 years of driving I have never hurt any of my cars. arg!. I will just replace
it. Dealer wants 750.00 just to sand and paint. I can get a new one for less than 600 from RPI. Will have a friend paint it.

 

[98pewter]

hands down best riding corvette or not corvette i have ever drien bar none..but in all fairness there's that zr1.mentioning no names but long as you are in a corvette you are riding somthing spiecal.