The 2017 Corvette Grand Sport is widely praised as a best-of-both-worlds performance car, blending the naturally aspirated 460-hp LT1 V8 from the Stingray with the wide-body styling, suspension, and braking hardware of the Z06. Reviewers describe it as incredibly capable, offering immense cornering grip (and a more approachable, track-focused experience than the 650-hp Z06
For over six decades the Chevrolet Corvette has attracted driving enthusiasts and automotive admirers alike with its power, performance and style, all at a price that, with some effort, can turn a dream into a reality. The 2017 Corvette coupe and convertible remain all those things and more. Reborn and reinvigorated three years ago for its seventh generation, the Corvette proudly waves the flag as Americas premium sports car. That it can compete with Porsches and Aston Martins itself is impressive. More so is the price at which it does. Top-line Z06 performance models supercharge that manifesto with 650 horsepower, while the new Grand Sport highlights even sharper handling than the standard Stingray.
Spend even a brief amount of time in the 2017 Corvette Stingray and you might think this performance car costs $100,000 or more. Thankfully, this powerful coupe and convertible is far less. The C7 Corvettes 6-figure looks are backed by numbers befitting such a car 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds or less, 50-50 weight balance, and 455 horsepower standard. We are smitten by the new Grand Sport model, which combines many of the Z06s hardware bits with the naturally aspirated V8 of the Stingray. It puts down power in an incredible way and stays planted amid the hardest cornering.
The 7th-generation Corvette Stingray is strikingly fresh yet familiar a long hood, low roof and glassed rear hatch, but all characteristics have been blessed and enhanced with modern flair. Z06 and the new Grand Sport models are slightly longer and have a wider track and body than the standard Stingray.
Yes, the supercharged Z06s 650 horsepower is exhilarating, but the new Grand Sport is captivating in its own right. Impeccably balanced and offering grip for days, the 2017 Corvette GS brings serious track cred at a price that splits the difference between the standard Stingray and the Z06.