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New 2010 Corvette Grand Sport |
The Grand Sport title is one of the most storied monikers in Corvette history and GM has just brung it back. Chevrolet just introduced the 2010 Corvette Grand Sport at the 12th annual C5/C6 Corvette Birthday Bash, held at the National Corvette Museum, in Bowling Green, Ky. The Grand Sport features a new racetrack-bred suspension for handling and wider front and rear fenders for a more muscular look. The Grand Sport is offered in a both a coupe and convertible version to satisfy all the sport car enthusiast's needs. You can go with either a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission. I suggest taking the six-speed so you can get more out of your Chevrolet Corvette.
Just like the other Vettes, the Grand Sport will be sporting the LS3 6.2L engine that is rated 430 horsepower (321 kW)* and 424 lb.-ft. of torque (575 Nm)* with the standard exhaust system. Definitely enough horsepower for any kind of car enthusiast in the Nation.
Other new stock modifications include wider wheels and tires; revised shock, stabilizer bar and spring specifications and specific gearing. The equipment enables cornering capability of 1.0 g, as well as a 0.2-second improvement in 0-60 acceleration vs. standard LS3-powered models.
Here's a complete rundown of the Grand Sport Corvette for an easier read up:
* Wider front and rear fenders � including specific front fenders with integrated Grand Sport badges
* Z06-style front splitter and tall rear spoiler
* Functional brake ducts and extra cooling
* Unique 18-inch front and 19-inch wheels; painted finish standard and chrome finish optional
* Large 275/35ZR18 tires in front and 325/30ZR19 tires in the rear
* Z06-size brakes, including 14-inch (355 mm) front rotors with six-piston calipers and 13.4-inch (340 mm) rear rotors with four-piston calipers
* Specific manual transmission gear ratios
* Specific rear axle ratio on automatic-equipped modles
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