2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Delivers Glorious-Sounding 1/4-Mile Run
The automotive/" target="_blank">2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport has now started reaching its owners, so its only normal to see the sportscar hitting the drag strip.The piece of footage at the bottom of the page allows us to see the naturally aspirated sportscar playing the quarter-mile game.Given the fact that the Vette gets to race against a heavily massaged S550 Mustang , the Chevy doesnt have any chance against the Blue Oval machine, so well have to focus on the Grand Sport part of the equation.Earlier today, we showed you another 2 017 Corvette Grand Sport adventure, namely a Motor Trend battle involving the Chevrolet and the automotive/" target="_blank">2016 cars/" target="_blank">Porsche 911 Carrera S.While we wont spoil the fun of the video by dropping the 1,320-feet numbers delivered by the Grand Sport, we can tell you the ET seen here beats that delivered in the MT comparison mentioned above.The difference should come from the prepped surface used in the stunt we have here - the Corvette Grand Sport sprint in question took place at the Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas.Keep in mind that the Grand Sport might packs the Z06-like wide body, but the main focus of this Corvette flavor has to do with overall balance The Grand Sport is much more than a set of straight line figures.For instance, this flavor of the Corvette makes it easier to handle at the limit compared to the Z06 monster.The 650 hp super-Corvette can easily become snappy when pushed to ten out of ten, while the Grand Sport delivers quite the opposite.
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Porsche 911 Carrera S Goes Head 2 Head With a Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
The 82nd episode of "Head 2 Head" is a special one involving the automotive/" target="_blank">2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport and the refreshed cars/" target="_blank">Porsche 911 Carrera S. Previous versions of both cars/" target="_blank">cars starred in the very first episode of H2H where the 911 prevailed as the winner, and now its time to find out if the Porsche can repeat its victory over the improved Vette.The Co rvette Grand Sport essentially combines the Stingrays naturally aspirated 460-hp V-8 with the Corvette Z06s handling bits, including the fancy magnetorheological shocks.Meanwhile, the big news with the 911 Carrera S is its new turbocharged six-cylinder.
