Once a race car, then a special edition, the Grand Sport has become the Corvette's top-selling trim. After a drive in the C7 version, we understand why.

The C7 Grand Sport is essentially Z06 lite, packing the Stingray engine but adding track-ready suspension, tires, and brakes. Read more and see photos at Car and Driver.

Like the Corvette C7.R GTE Pro race car that won the 2015 Le Mans, the 2017 Corvette Grand Sport combines a lightweight architecture, a track-honed aerodynamics package, Michelin tires and a ...

With that in mind, the C7 Grand Sport featured the C7 Z06’s wider body, ... Meanwhile, the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 LT1 was rated at 460 horsepower and 465 thanks to the active exhaust system.

The C7 Grand Sport slots between the Corvette Stingray Z51 and the track-focused Corvette Z06 by combining the base 6.2-liter LT1 V-8 with new bodywork to house the Z06's wider tires.

Over a route filled with dips, back-to-back sharp curves and mountainous switchbacks, this Corvette Grand Sport convertible was the embodiment of Italian gran turismo spider—the car pulled ...

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. Of course, it wasn't ...

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.

Compare the raw power of the Corvette C7 Grand Sport's V8 engine with the BMW M760E's advanced hybrid system. Which reigns supreme: American muscle or German luxury?

Back in November when I wrote the Illustrated Corvette Series No. 238 (Apr. ’17), the Corvette community was anxiously waiting the C7 ZR1’s grand debut at the D ...