sometimes that place lives up to its
stereotype Atlanta Motorsports Park
which is about 90 minutes north of the
city was sweltering this week the 2017
corvette grand sports temperature
display claim that was nearly 100
degrees outside and the humidity was
almost comical in the distance the
thunderclouds were stacking themselves
up threatening to saturate the track in
and Aaron we hurried to go down water
and put on helmets heading out for hot
laps on a day set to broil luckily the
grand sport is always in a hurry
it's also to cut to the chase absolutely
the court but you want if you have any
intention of visiting a place like a MP
on a regular basis the base stingray a
first lieutenant cook with no options is
plenty quick on the street but is
missing some critical components to
prevent Grannis engine or an expensive
trip through the gravel trap adding the
z51 package provides that piece of line
of performance will stage exhausted adds
a few horsepower sport your suspension
and available magnetic ride control
worked every penny of 1795 dollars a
rear differential cooler and electronic
limited-slip differential and most
importantly a dry sump oil system to
make sure the lp 16 dot 2 liter v8 is
properly lubricated under hygiene loads
z51 will circle the skidpad at around
1.03 grams bringing us closer to an
ideal dual-purpose Corvette
and then there's the zo6 yes it has a
fire-breathing supercharged v8 that
produces 650 horsepower 190 more than
that c-51 this is and i'm speaking from
experience a monumental amount of power
to get that power down to the ground and
make the zo6 stick Chevy ides things
like standard MRC brake cooling ducts
insignificant arrow tweaks even before
you get into the optional 07 package in
addition to being a rocket in a straight
line 206 with all the fixings will
circle the skidpad at 1.2 grams thanks
in part to the z7 packages Michelin
Pilot Sport cup two tires which are
essentially around Donuts full of dark
magic
there's not really anything magical
about how Chevy built the grand score it
starts with the wide body panels from
the zo6 but without the taller hood
since there's no intercooler to clear
the stingrays lt1 fits fine under there
with a standard dry-sump oiling system
like the z51 has mr seen the l star
standard stopping is provided by steel
two piece 14 got six inch front and 14
got four inch rear brake rotors gripped
by six piston front and four-piston rear
fixed calipers which match the standard
06 ember notably larger than the
the 5113 God 5-inch front and 13 dot 3
inch rear units some elements are unique
to the GS the springs and anti-roll bars
are to specifically for this model the
GS is version of the sea of seven
package doesn't include the career
center section or tall and caps from the
zo6 as the GS simply doesn't need much
downforce the grille design is unique as
our defender and surface to dress it up
you can select from an exterior colors
and several flavors of stripes using a
large number of possible combinations
the c6 grand sports fantastic kepala
wheel design makes a return to want to
be unfair call it apart being special or
06 life
go ahead then drive it this isn't merely
something for mental improvement to make
an already quick are imperceptibly
quicker it is a grander experience the
sweet nature of a naturally aspirated v8
with its delightful throttle response
and the determine focus of a track-day
car all in something you could daily
drive without zios having package the
grants portable corner at 1.05 grams a
subtle improvement over z51 sting rain
with it it'll match 06 @ 1.2 grams you
don't want just a subtle improvement to
spend the nearly eight thousand dollars
two options 07 package the pilot sport
cup 2 tires alone are worth it and the
brand new carbon ceramic matrix brakes
are icing
chevy says a GS will hit 60 miles per
hour and 3.6 seconds with this package
and come to a stop from that speed and
under 100 feet this squares with our
experience white-knuckling to do a low
grab handles as a very nice very quick
man named Oliver Gavin did his damnedest
to make the Grand Sport quit gripping
during a couple of memorable apps which
you can watch me alone am p is a track
with lots of elevation and nary a gentle
trends
in between sharp downhill segment and
the next uphill one we're talking about
situations in which the car is in full
compression and simultaneously pulling
close to max g-load oh and one corner
that features a two-foot David right at
the edge of an eight that we were
solemnly advice not to drop a wheel in
heaven
it must be said has won his class at
man's five times in the c5 rc6 dot R and
C 7 dot are scattered around it like he
was teaching a bear dingo it's possible
he was trying to break the car just to
see if he could the genius has limits
are like said bears huge paws it's easy
not to step on them and there's plenty
of guttural growling feedback from the
car if you approach them i heard a lot
of growling all of the cars chevy
brought four track driving word 07
equipped and all featured the standard
seven-speed manual an 8-speed auto which
is also excellent is an option i got to
dance with the bear after I and welded
my fingers from the grab handles of
Gavin's blue GS with the heat index so
high we were asked to pit after two hot
laps to preserve some unspecified
aspects of the car it was a nice cadence
several serious minutes hammering on the
GS and a short while to reflect on its
place in the Corvette pantheon the GS as
much more to do with it c6 and ce4
predecessors limited edition models with
some high performance weeks than the
original grand sport created by zora
artists on top of that car of which only
five were built was a highly modified
race special built to battle the Shelby
Cobra
the link is a nice bonus for Corvette
geeks but it'll be the performance that
hooks everyone else in track mode with
performance traction management set to a
moderate level the GS still had some
nannies around to keep drivers
unfamiliar with both the car and attract
from kissing the barrier backwards or
worse your control is reduced but still
present which made right foot
corrections hard but also made right
foot over corrections even harder the
PTM gave me enough rope to experience
hygiene mode in the welcome feedback
that comes in through those wide ultra
sticky Michelin's and GM's fantastic
electric-assist power steering rack
right ceiling with Gavin demonstrated
that with all the nannies off the car
can deal with massive abrupt control
inputs without getting unsettle the
limits are huge
the nice thing about all the electronics
is that an owner can work up to each of
the five PTM levels incremental to fully
unlock the genius is abilities stop
anywhere along the PTM ladder in the car
still Ryan this is a chassis demands
truly capable of handling way more than
460 horsepower but the lt1 didn't seem
to hold the GS back on this time
technical course this is a car that is
estimated to run the quarter in 11.8
seconds at 118 miles per hour in 07 form
with the auto so there's plenty of
student to warm the GS from one apex to
another or to feather to think through a
sweeper on top of the c7 balance the GS
ads reliable predictable grip and a
chassis that signals its needs and
desires clearly the corner leading onto
the back straight was as long as the day
was hot so it was the perfect place to
put the GS on edge and let it move
around a bit
I could feel each outside tire check and
individually as I steered event around
with my right foot few powerful cars
tell you everything you're listening for
but this one is a talker so yes it's
better than is the 51 which is pretty
damn good as it sits the GS starts at
66,000 445 dollars which is no small
hunk of change
it's a flat $5,000 increase over a
stingray z51 with no additional options
the z7 package adds an additional take a
breath here 7995 dollars which is
perhaps because neither those sticky
Michelin's nor the carbon ceramic brakes
are cheap
I bring up pricing because you may want
to know what the Grand Sport is like on
the street we spent a few hours on the
delightful whining Georgia roads near a
MP and the takeaway was that the road is
not the place to highlight the GSC of
seven subtler charms like a regular z51
a car in which have logged hundreds of
miles both commuting and exercising on
public roads it's fun comfortable and
surprisingly practical it's just that
from the driver's seat the GSC 07 is
very similar to a z51 on the road
particularly if the z51 has the optional
and Marcy to add that noticeable measure
of extra compliance you won't be
uncomfortable or dissatisfied in your GS
07 on the long road trip but you'll be
more satisfying for the extra cash
you've spent that excursion ends at a
highly technical road course if you like
the wide-body look but don't plan on
tracking your grand sport skip 207
package and be very happy with the MRC
and fantastic 06 aping looks if you have
a club track nearby and want a car with
near supercar performance that you'll
enjoy even as it's challenging you spend
for the grand sport with the 07 package
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