GRAND SPORT CONVERTIBLE:
SUN, SKY, THUNDER
Grand Sport echoes from the formative days of the 1960s when Corvette was cutting its teeth in brutal endurance races such as Les 24 Heures du Mans and the 12 Hours of Sebring. Those learnings applied, today's Grand Sport convertible offers an incredible combination of performance and efficiency with 0 to 60 mph in 3.95 seconds, 1g on the skidpad and 26 MPG highway(4), plus pure open-air exhilaration that only a convertible can offer.
INTERIOR
Corvette provides a premium driving environment with such options of rich leather coverings on the instrument panel upper, door panel uppers, console cover and sport seat surfaces with the available Custom Leather-Wrapper Interior Package on the 4LT trim level. This option also gives you the opportunity to personalize your Corvette with contrasting stitching in Red, Yellow, and Blue.
PERFORMANCE
The incredible performance is born from years of racing experience on the world's best-known tracks against the world's best sports cars. Features include:
- Wide-stance body with flared fenders
- Six-piston front brake calipers and four-piston rears engaging cross-drilled rotors
- Brake cooling ducts
- High rear spoiler
The available Magnetic Selective Ride Control, available on select models, stiffens suspension capability for twisty roads while providing a more compliant ride for city driving and freeways. Here's how it works. An electromagnetic coil resides inside each damper piston. When an electrical current is applied - variably controlled by a microprocessor - ferrous particles in the shock fluid instantly bond, making the fluid more flow resistant, effectively stiffening the shock's damping. Conversely, when the electromagnetic field is reduced, the fluid flows more freely, allowing easier suspension movement. There are two cockpit settings: "Tour" and "Sport." This option also includes larger, crossed-drilled brake rotors.
Putting power to pavement
For those who like to compete in club-sanctioned closed-course track events, launch control is standard with the short-throw six-speed manual gearbox. It modulates engine rpm to lay the power down more smoothly while providing consistent
The signature driver of Corvette Racing, Ron Fellows, walks us through what's unique about the Grand Sport coupe. Then he runs us on one fast ride around the desert road course at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch near Las Vegas.
THE CORVETTE EXPERIENCE
Individuality is a trademark of Corvette owners. You can make your Corvette even more of a personal statement with more than 50 available dealer-installed Genuine Corvette Accessories. All are designed to enhance the appearance or extend the functionality of your Corvette. To order your accessories visit your local dealer.
Want the ultimate way to take possession of your new Corvette? Now you can take delivery of your new Corvette right on the floor of the National Corvette Museum (NCM) in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The experience includes a NCM Delivery Team tour of the nearby Corvette Assembly Plant and a VIP tour of NCM. Museum delivery is available to order through any Chevy dealer for an additional cost.
SAFETY
Corvette is engineered for safety before, during and - thanks to OnStar - after a collision.
- Active Handling and 4-wheel antilock brakes help you stay on the road and in control to help avoid accidents in the first place.
- Standard run-flat tires enable safe function during and after loss of pressure for some distance at a moderate speed until the tire can be repaired.
- Standard high intensity discharge xenon headlamps shed 900 lumens of light onto the road for excellent visibility.
- Frontal and side-impact air bags(12) help protect you in the event of a collision.
PROTECTED & CONNECTED WITH ONSTAR
uses built-in sensors that can automatically alert an Advisor, who is immediately connected into your vehicle and can request emergency help be sent to your exact GPS location - even if you're unable to respond. Standard for the first six months.
ACCOLADES
SEE WHAT THE CRITICS HAVE TO SAY
2010 Editors Choice Award: Sports Car category
- Car and Driver magazine
"Best Resale Value: Top 10"
- - Kelley Blue Book
"Best Buy 2011"
- Consumers Digest
2010 Motorist Choice Award: "Fun to Drive" and "Sexy Styling"
- IntelliChoice
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