Is Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport a Track Beast?

[creativeend]

I have been following Corvettes for many years. Looking back at a 2003/04 Corvette and your looking at the same numbers. Given what tires you go with you may even pull a second faster. Now you got the Z06 where it's is rated at 0-60 in 3.9 What I don't understand is Corvette makes every modification possible for the C6 models. They seem to be coming out with Corvettes that are all seconds apart from each other with stock motors and cost 30 to 60,000 less Corvette ZR-1. Today the real power isn

[Buttnut105]

Wow the Edmunds video comments are as stupid as ever. Saying you morons don't know what the hell you're talking about is a huge understatement.

[bcbluecheese]

lol 20 people got a GTR lol

[atvmxriderttr125]

Don't wanna sound like a dick but chevy sucks nd my dream is to run over a zr1 corvette

[Silver6533]

Can't wait for the C7!! :D

[Brendon00000]

nevermind the price on my last comment I now priced it to $53,000 im stunned

[Brendon00000]

I never liked the base model for the price, my favorite was the Z06 until I found out the 2010 grand sport was a base with Z06 styling amd more fpr only $65,000

including tax and shipping, I want ine so bad, even though im a import guy this is my favorite supercar

[joe0121]

Leonard302 The issue with dropped valves was actually needle bearings in the titanium rocker arm assembly and was fixed in 2007 y using a different vendor. It is also covered under the Warranty.

[ilovecats748]

whats funny is that the corvette can reach 60 in first gear....

[leonardo302]

I have been thinking about a ZO6 for a year or so now. GM has had an issue with dropped valves in the LS7 so im not pulling the trigger yet. I do like the removable top and wide body of the grand sport. This car performs well. I think in the long run it may be a better car.

[sisich]

dude that guy is totally shifting at like 4,000 rpm....weak! no wonder its 4.4sec!

[dragonamt]

@762SLR762 I totally agree, the "buy American" crap is just that, crap. GM needs to think internationally, their newer models are definitely competitive in quality but unlike Ford which I think is more respected in the UK than it is in the US even, GM does nothing for marketing. Pontiac and Saturn sold shitloads of cars, the companies bigest failure is bad buisness not so much bad products (although they have made some crap cars in the past, they are putting out good cars atm)

[CorvetteRacingFan]

@762SLR762

I don't agree with the lack of a RHD option at all but I don't think they are having a problem selling them as is.

[hothotji]

looks cockeyed at 00:37

[bynddrvn5]

Damn get those crappy tires off this car, this car needs some real track tires. That said, awesome car - deal of the century.

[Thatfly23]

grand sport.. amazingg my dad jus gotta 2010 black on chrome really fast car but does the grand sport compete with vipers lambos ferraris ext like the zo6 and which is better z06 or grand sport

[CorvetteRacingFan]

@Thatfly23

Even though the Z06 performs better, the grand sport can still compete to with most of the cars that you listed. There is a lot of talk about the GS being better than a Z06 because it is not that much worse but costs about 20k less. It is very likely a better car dollar for dollar even though the Z06 can outperform it.

[Marc99GT]

I would like to see the actually 0-60 numbers with launch control

[jmudez1]

this is not a zr1ppl. where is the window in the hood? the zr1 badge?

[MexicanBeans15]

Duh either they have a ZR1 that was put together right or their drivers suck ass cuz there is other videos of the ZR1 doing way better then these shit drivers

[jmudez1]

@MexicanBeans15 this is not a zr1

[technicmastermind]

i agree!

[mocasvaldo]

CORVETTE IS HARDCORE PORN !!!

[anorexicladybug]

@mocasvaldo corvette can eat shit they suck and are overestimated my father has owned dozens if cars and corvettes are shit my dad just bought a viper venom 550 hp hennessy and he raced a zr1 drag track and dyno and our viper won corvettes suck

[praetorian2150]

lol 12.4 1/4, it has way more potential then that

[dante01010]

very nice car , sadly it's too expensive here in Brazil

[944911928]

how did they get 0-60 in 4.4 when GM did it in 3.95? wow edmunds bad drivers really bad

[ariel0594]

@944911928 they suck at everything

[FueledByTyeler]

@944911928 yeah, they get porsche gt2's and zr1's in like 3.8... they're both 3.3-3.4 second cars

[1vdn992]

@944911928 Well Edmunds just proved GM is a Liar.

[zr1vetteman09]

@1vdn992 Gm used pro, edmunds has none, they are office dudes and they used launch control, listen to the perfect hold at 4000 rpms( thats what launch control does, ive used it in this car)



[Sjamsucks]

@944911928 I doubt they could do a 3.9 in the grandsport, those are zo6 numbers.

[69BlueL88]

@Sjamsucks well, motor trend got 4.3 0-60 out of a '05 ls2 convertible. maybe edmunds had a bad day? just proposing.

[WildKyote22]

@944911928 All I have to say is Ron Fellows vs. edmunds drivers...... Ron Fellows FTW (3.95)

[TheArfdog]

@944911928 WHo cares dumbass?

[Ganbala]

have the same performance like c5 z06 is nice because the price is the best

[740iz06]

launch control!

[Flabernat]

$50k for a car that will beat an Audi R8,BMW M3 M6, Porsche 911, Dodge SRT10,...etc AND get's over 28mpg highway.

Track Beast??.... YES

[AnimepimpYT]

there having financial troubles, your right so to stop selling cars would totally fix that.

[rjm12251980]

GREAT CAR FOR THE MONEY

[rjm12251980]

yes yes yes I think it is !

[Ridgebackdown]

Restored a '59. No doubt this thing drives better, guess who the crowd gathers around when I park.......

[Sungho1217]

Is Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport a Track Beast?

no.

[theapeman1989]

ahh yes,posting lap times quicker than porsche turbos on sebring,i think it is.

[audigiovanni]

omg what i hate about corvette, as well as porsche, is that they look the same as 25 years ago, particularly the end of the car !!!! So boring !!!! Dare designing something new god damn it !!!! Beautiful but enough is enough :((((((((((

[oflipasha]

what area is that?

[Kep0v]

whats the difference between gs and zr1

[oreilly335]

Well the Grand Sport has only a 430 hp Ls3 v8.And a top speed of 190 mph.

The ZR1 on the other hand,has a 638 hp supercharged 6.2 L v8.With a top speed of 205 mph..Those are the main differences.The others would be the zr1 has better braking,handling,etc..

Thats the differences between the two..

[NigguhJason]

"weebp08" ROFL? Everyone Ignore this guy. Hes clearly the retard here. Hes calling a M3 Coupe a soccer mom car. Clearly hes a dip shit. If he thinks a coupe can be a soccer mom car. Shut the fuck up retard. I clearly made my point that the M3 is the better deal yet you come here and call it a soccer mom car. You have no idea what's a soccer mom car. You're just jealous. You hate to much. In the beginning all I stated was the M3 was a better deal. Then you diss the M3. Little dick fuck.

[saudim46]

I never drove a vette before and this one either, so can't comment on how well it handles, yet, just by straight line performance, surely this is a beast; American beast...

[BlackTransAmdude]

This Vette is nice

[GerryK61]

All this video test prove's is the 2010 Grand Sport produce's no better track times than a regular 2010 Vette. And for any sucker that wants to pay 16K more for a body package. Its your stupid choice.

Hence the saying more money than brains.

[MrCodPiece]

Couple problems with all that, first of all the grand sport package starts a little under $6k more than a base Corvette. Honestly do some of you not understand what an options are? The Grand Sport does NOT start at 70k, its ~$56k

2nd it comes with bigger breaks, dry sump oil system, and wider tires, and the aforementioned different final drive ratio. Now I'm not saying its the 2nd coming, but it's sure as shit not just a body package

[MrCodPiece]

the "aforementioned" drive ratio which I forgot to mention...Its slightly lower or taller(i forget which). Basically its simply a replacement for the Z51 package, with the addition of the dry sump. I really don't see what all the bitching is about...

[AnimepimpYT]

i agree with you sir.

[luisvuofh]

your so right the gs from the c4 was a better gs then this trash i think 405 horses

[slvrbllt]

436 hp and it blows the doors of the c4 gs.

[ph00ny1]

wait a min. Are you saying wider track and better brakes are not worth it? just because half of the folks can't properly drive the damn car doesn't mean it's not worth it. Much better than the old Z51 package if you ask me

[yipleyap]

look at the size of those rear tires!

[Apoth3cary]

Uhh, there is a very noticeable throwback to the old vettes.....the way the hood curves is classic, and the rear is a corvette distinct design

[maserati199]

I would still have something like a Porsche Boxter, or Merc. SLK

[matslou]

why pay more for when you can get cheap corvette and beat the snob car

[blunts4dayzzz]

thank god for corvettes haha

[hanscholo]

This one isnt supercharged, WTF?. The CTS-V is still the best american sports car. By far

[jamesjdm]

how do you figure? the vette will beat the CTS-V on the track anyday of the week and so will the Viper ARC, corvette Z-51, ZR-1 and the Ford GT...sorry but the CTS-V is NOT A SPORTS CAR at all and will not handle as well as the sports cars I mentioned and is not as fast as them.

[OGMASSA]

The ctsv is a sports sedan. It has four doors plus high performance which makes it just as cool as those cars you listed. And zr1 rocks everything.

[n9athan]

the cts-v has the same track time as a standard srt-10 viper thats still amazing

[OGMASSA]

Its between the base corvette and the ZO6 why does it need a supercharger? They werent trying to kill the ring with this one just trying to put out a nice vette. And they did a great job.

[SpeedSwordCarbon]

Since GM Become Government Motors

and if i had to pick i would pick

the 2010 Shelby GT 500

[jamesjdm]

then you pick a more expensive and slower car...simple as that

[SpeedSwordCarbon]

I don't pick a car for the Speed Stupid

i pick for the looks .

i love how the Shelby GT 500 Looks

i don't drive over the speed limit

so i don't care about how fast car goes

[linkdarkshadow]

Not too shabby for a neanderthal leaf spring suspension set up, not bad at all.

[gangstawanksta022]

the suspension doesnt really mean anything in straightline tests. watch it actually going around the track to really see is leaf spring suspension is bad. it didnt work out in the shelbygt500 but it could work on this

[linkdarkshadow]

...I was talking about that you know. I meant the slalom and the G skid pad performance numbers. They are actually pretty good.

[AnimepimpYT]

id drive one.

[AnimepimpYT]

its faster than 4.4 they might be bad at driving, or im guessing that track they use has low traction.

[thebirdman0]

68.8 slalom?  i like

[ads13131]

thats pretty nice, didnt know chevy was gonna make it again, does anyone know what engine it has + horsepower??

[PreppyDan]

LS3 436HP

[ads13131]

nice, i like it.

[pens71malkin]

they need to get one with the heritage package

[coolerdude44]

similar track numbers to the cts-v, which is cheaper, more comfortable, and better equipped... that's where my money would be.

[PAC3HTK]

The CTS-V is not cheaper than a corvette GS, not even close really, look it up.

[coolerdude44]

what? with the same sort of specification as a cts-v, the gs costs 70,000.

[ph00ny1]

you should do some research on the going price for cts-v.

[PAC3HTK]

I'm not sure what you guys are looking at this comes directly from Cadillac and Chevrolet Web Site, Corvette GS base price 54,770, CTS-V base price, 62,020, thats just base price. However a Fully loaded GS 69,725 with all options save the 1,200 automatic Transmission. CTS-V fully loaded, 69,130, so in that case the GS is only slightly more expensive. But overall I think this proves my point.

[ph00ny1]

Fully loaded CTS-V is going for less than 62k if you look hard enough.

[datrucolombianballer]

Motortrend doesnt use rollout they would state it

[lovecars890]

The skipad and acceleration was a little bit off comapre to other test i have seen ex. 0-60 in 4.1 sec and 1.02 G in the skidpad..but still I think that this car is not a track day beast but is a good sports car and is pretty comfortable for every day driving (for the a sport car) and the MPG is great!

[ZxMJKxZ]

it could be a matter of doing roll out vs no roll out..

[nokia3591]

Motortrend got to 60 in 3.9 with this typical edmunds

[vivalarey619]

that was with launch control

[AnimepimpYT]

depends on wear on the tires, the surface they test on and their testing procedures.

[FerrariandBMW]

"Is Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport a Track Beast?"

Nope. =D

[igotwhips]

@FerrariandBMW - relative to thecompetition and price I think this $60,000 corvette is hard to beat. The GTR will cost as much as a Z06 so I wouldn't consider that in the same class. But I'd spend my personal money on a M3 sedan at this price. Practical and still a track beast. But it will not hang with a proper sportscar like this vette.

[AnimepimpYT]

on a course with hard breaking the BMW gets brake fade problems, a simple upgrade there would improve the car. and call me crazy but i like the torque of the LS3 over the M3

[WALL45tech]

I just farted and it smells like Play-Doh.

[adogg619]

I farted too.

[NigguhJason]

"DONNYBOYY28" I did back up my statement...

[marcomariaz26]

I've seen the C6 'vette go 0-60 in 4.2, along with the 12.4 1/4mi, so obviously traction was an issue for them on this particular testing track/day. In any event, I like how it maintains a low 12 second 1/4mi versus an STi, which does 0-60 in 4.7, but dies in the 1/4mi, with only a 13.3 time...

[DONNYBOYY28]

so you think just cause one vette did a 4.2 to 60 that there all gunna do that? I love when you guys quote numbers...

[Precocious030]

okay guys.. this is edmunds. are we comparing edmunds times to edmunds times here? because they are always slow.

MT posted 3.9 for the GS and car & driver posted 4.0, which is certainly what it is capable of.

but the M3 and GS cater to two different people. personally, i would take the GS, simply because i prefer the car. but that's not to take anything away from the M3.

i don't think this is a case where one car is better than the other.. this is a case of personal preference

[venomviper32]

have you ever thought maybe there is a reason edmunds is constantly about .3 of a second off? THEY DONT USE ROLLOUT!

[deviladvent]

Corvette ,mustang and Viper. the best of all

[rufoolish]

your retarded.

or you dont know jack about good cars.

[3dkiller]

stop smoking crack

[NigguhJason]

Proof: Straight times are really close to each other, and the the M3 slalom speed is better.

The M3 will absolutely perform better than the Grand Sport on a track, and for about the same price with better luxury.

[xsilvermercuryx]

plus the brand

[DONNYBOYY28]

im not to sure about that....back up your statement

[weebp08]

Evrybody just ignore this guy -- he is just trying to justify to himself why he bought a soccer mom car. I pointed out the M3s continuous losses in Car & Driver's Lightning Lap -- a magazine that continuously rates BMWs highly -- but N/J is not persuaded by facts. I recommend that all the objective types on these boards not waste your keystrokes.

[NigguhJason]

In the last video of the Grand Sport they said the car shoots up to 70K with options.

In theory you can get a M3 E92 for about the same price.

Grand Sport: 4.4, 0-60

E92 M3: 4.5, 0-60

Grand Sport: 12.4@115.1mph, 1/4

E92 M3: 12.6@ 113.7mph, 1/4

Grand Sport: 68.8mph, Slalom

E92 M3 71.4mph, Slalom

If you look at these numbers. You can tell the M3 is the better deal. You can tell the M3 will perform better on a track with corners.

[Meli083]

Well, I wouldn't say it would perform better. I'd actually have to say that they would be even.

Plus that 0-60 of the M3 is probably the best time it's gotten. It wouldn't be consistently pulling those times while the vette does.

But I agree, the M3 does seem like the better deal at 70k.

You can get a z06 for the same price and really pull some great numbers.

[sspope]

Wrong, the M3 would be consistently pulling those times because of its superior traction control. And it's not just about numbers of grip in the corners, it's about feel. The M3 simply feels better on a track. Plus it's cheaper.

[mak450]

its not cheaper, maybe it is if you have more money than brains and option it out with $30k in options you don't need, but anyone with sense can get one for just over 50k with all the good parts. You'd be lucky to get seats in an M3 for that price. ..

[mak450]

far as tracks go, I'd rather have a Grand Sport for a few reasons; the "feel" was improved in 08, and the Corvette unlike the M3 isn't a car known for break fade and cooling issues. Though i hear the latter is an issue more common on the more mundane 3 series variants.

[jamesjdm]

and you've drien both the M3 and this new vette have you to be able to actually say which one feels better on a track? no, oh well then please by all means STFU fanboy.

[n9athan]

what feel? i would stop trusting peoples review about the "feel" of cars because everyone has their own preferences and if you haven't driven both the m3 and the grand sport you wouldn't know which one "feels" better and even if you did thats purely your opinion, example: some people like the raw feel of the no traction control tall gear 6 speed manual acr while others would prefer the technologically controlled gtr

[assoleoomac]

batchen

[305pride]

the corvette will always be my first love

[TheEnVious17]

agreed but i still love the mustang more

[assoleoomac]

like how the mustang is to slow

[AnimepimpYT]

mustang is a great car but id have my corvetti

[lilunits]

i think its a great car!