03/31/2009, 2:05 PM
Corvette News
Corvette Grand Sport to return for 2010?

According to a Montana Chevrolet dealer, the bow-tie automaker will revive the Corvette Grand Sport label in both coupe and convertible forms for 2010. Even though sales of Corvettes are sluggish - just as they are throughout the market - GM has repeatedly reaffirmed its commitment to the Corvette brand.

Ken Fichtner of Fitchner Chevrolet in Billings, Montana, posted on CorvetteForum.com that Chevrolet will offer six models of the Corvette for 2010: the standard coupe and convertible, Z06, ZR1 and, new for 2010, the Grand Sport in both coupe and convertible variants.

Fichtner didn’t spill the beans on just what the Grand Sport will entail - and without any details, we won’t speculate too much for now on this new model, which is likely to slot below the Z06 but above the base models.

It has been a busy season for Corvettes, despite the overall trend away from buying new cars, let alone new, high performance cars. The 2009 Corvette Competition Sport and the GT1 Championship Edition made their appearances earlier this year.

We wouldn’t be surprised to see GM announce the new Corvette model at the New York International Auto Show next week.

DaleD wrote:
We'll get a "green" Vette. A nice 2.4L 4 cylinder that gets 40mpg. But it will look good doing it.

BrianCunningham wrote:
Hopefully it's not just stickers and paint

Sweet90 wrote:
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DaleD wrote:
We'll get a "green" Vette. A nice 2.4L 4 cylinder that gets 40mpg. But it will look good doing it.

God help us

Jim

I can remember anticipating the new GTO which turned into a 4 door grocery getter.

Sweet90 wrote:
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DaleD wrote:
We'll get a "green" Vette. A nice 2.4L 4 cylinder that gets 40mpg. But it will look good doing it.

God help us

Jim

Durango_Boy wrote:
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I can remember anticipating the new GTO which turned into a 4 door grocery getter.

Isn't the new GTO a coupe?

BillH wrote:
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Durango_Boy wrote:
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I can remember anticipating the new GTO which turned into a 4 door grocery getter.

Isn't the new GTO a coupe?

Might be, I took a look at the GTO when it came out and was disgusted. 2 or 4, it's still a Holden.

Matatk wrote:
My buddy just got the new G8 4 door w/a v8. Nice looking, he says it screams.

Matthew

wallyman424;
Well, it looks like what everybody's been pining for.

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/24/ch ... d-sport-returns-for-2010/

ZO6 body work, ZO6 brakes, dry sump LS3, diff cooler, rear mounted battery, "revised" suspension



NOW, you rich guys go buy some so GM doesnt go bankrupt! :lol:

AU N EGL;Guess what? they built BIWs and sent them to Calloway in Europe to build into GT4 cars [url]http://www.corvettemotorsport.com/gt4.htm[/url]

Things changed. Bean counters and Marketing ideas for sales. Oh well.

Slalom4me;
A compilation of features. Perhaps someone else can speak to whether the extra cooling is a result of air management or additional
coolers.

[indent]Wide body kit on steel frame w/ targa top
Z06 wheel widths
Z06-size brakes, (14" rotors w/ six-piston fr calipers & 13.4" w/ four-piston rr calipers)
Functional brake ducts and extra cooling
Distinct suspension tuning
- 1.0g target
- Better than previous Z51

Z52 - only avail for Manual Coupes
- Battery relocated to right rear qtr
- Dry sump on LS3
- 'Enhanced cooling'

Improved accel while still 436HP.
Hoping for 3.x 0-60 time. Saying 4.0 flat.
- wider tires
- better weight distribution

26 MPG highway





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Firevette;[B]PICS![/B]

Matatk wrote:
And the appeal to this would be?????

Steel frame is easier to fix

BrianCunningham wrote:
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Matatk wrote:
And the appeal to this would be?????

90% of the performance of a C6Z at lower cost

Steel frame is easier to fix

You can get it as a convertible.