For 2017, the Corvette team has bridged the gap so there's now a middle ground on the way up the C7 performance hierarchy. The 2017 Corvette Grand Sport combines the track grip, and wide body ...

Similar to the C7 Z06, the Corvette C7 Grand Sport could also be equipped with a Z07 package. This high-performance option added ceramic-matrix brakes and Michelin Pilot Sport 2 Cup tires.

Some of the biggest sales for a real Grand Sport were for $3.5 and $5.5 million a few years back, but tracking down a real one versus a standard Corvette with some stickers on it can be hard.

It’s worth noting that Corvette C6 Grand Sport units equipped with a six-speed manual transmission received additional upgrades over their automatic counterparts, such as specially tuned gear ...

As such, no one was surprised to see the 460-hp Grand Sport lose to the 670-hp Z06 from a distance: 10.76s at 124 mph versus 12.6 at 114 mph. But wait, there is more – including a second skirmish.

When stock, the 378-cubic-inch (6.2-liter) V8 of his C7 Corvette Grand Sport pumps out 460 horsepower (466 metric horsepower) and 465 pound-feet (630 Newton meters) of torque.

There are four main trims in the C7 Corvette lineup which include the base Stingray, Grand Sport, Z06, and ZR1. The base Stingray first went on sale as a 2014 model with a naturally aspirated LT1 ...