For the final year of the current generation of Chevrolet Corvette, Chevy will build this: the 2013 Corvette 427 Convertible, the fastest topless Vette ever. It's a true challenge for the world's makers of toupee glue.

Borrowing the hand-built 427-cubic-inch -- or 7 liters for the metric obsessed -- 505-hp engine and six-speed manual transmission from the Corvette Z06, Chevy also put the convertible on a strict diet. Thanks to carbon fiber body panels in strategic places and other measures, the 427 convertible weighs 3,355 lbs., providing a better power-to-weight ratio than the droptop versions of the Porsche 911, Audi R8 and Ferrari California.

Chevy says that combo should let the 427 convertible hit 60 mph in 3.8 seconds, run a quarter-mile in 11.8 seconds and hit a top speed of 190 mph.

The Corvette will also offer a 60th anniversary package for 2013, a combination of special badges and interior bits to mark six decades as Chevy's top performance car -- and the last year before an all-new Corvette arrives.

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