2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport 3LT Collectors Edition

Description

This car honors history and makes history at the same time. Just as the original Grand Sport Corvettes did in 1963, it extends the current boundaries of performance for sports cars. And, this car does that while providing a level of luxury and safety that seemed impossible until now. But it is now. So, check out this Collectors Edition, #442 of only 935, and see if this is the Corvette you have been looking for.

Presented in Watkins Glen Gray Metallic, this car is gorgeous. It's trying to be somewhat understated and stealthy, but the shape of the new Corvettes, sculpted in the wind tunnel with fenders stretching out to cover massive tires, is intimidating no matter what color it is painted. Then there are those tell-tale, Tension Blue hash marks on the front fenders. They are a nod to the race cars of 1963 where they were a way to tell otherwise identical cars apart during the race. On this car, there is also a Grand Sport badge that appears on the air extractor vents just behind the front wheels. The rest of the look is lean, mean, fighting machine. It's sits low with ground effects that include an air dam that almost scrapes the ground in the front, intake and extractor vents to direct air in very precise ways, and a rear spoiler to keep the rear end planted at speed. You should really come on down and check this car out in person. It's hard to describe in words.

Open the door and any pretense of understatement goes out the window. The Tension Blue interior jumps right out at you. The leather seats with black centers trimmed in blue are comfortable and supportive. Have a seat and set the tilt and telescoping steering wheel to your perfect driving position. You will be surrounded by luxury and technology that makes relaxed touring or sporting around back roads at speed enjoyable. The gauges are back lit and clearly visible. Power everything is at your fingertips. Seats, windows, locks, cruise, Nav, and dual zone climate control. There is a plaque indicating that this car is Collectors Edition #442 just below the ventilation controls. There is a heads-up display, a back-up camera and a killer Bose sound system. The driver in you will appreciate the shifter for the 7-speed manual transmission that falls easily to hand and offers a level of engagement while stirring it around that many cars don't have these days. For pleasure cruising, you may want to remove the Targa roof to enjoy the open-air feeling and take in the scenery.

Under the hood you will find a direct injection, LT1 engine that pumps out 460 horsepower. Of-course there is some snug packaging with accessories and performance items vying for space, along with carefully crafted covers and ducts for precise airflow, so the Corvette scripted intake covers are all there is to tell the tale. The Grand Sport is a bit of a hybrid of the Z51 Stingray and the Z06. It has the Dry Sump engine of the Z51 along with the 7-speed trans with Active Rev Match, making it a very track-capable car, and the wide bodywork of the Z06 so that it can squeeze the maximum amount of rubber under the fenders and put all that power on the road. Those tires are mounted on special Grand Sport wheels and you can see the massive Brembo antilock brakes through them so you can be confident that you can haul this car back down from speed.

Awesome looking, awesome performing, comfortable and collectable. Come on down and make some history of your own with this car by adding your name to the title.