2010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Road Test Video

By Edmunds Video Productions | Published November 10, 2009

3:7 min

The 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Full Test Video takes a look at the latest member of the Corvette family, a blend of regular Vette and Z06 DNA.

By Edmunds Video Productions | Published November 10, 2009

3:7 min

Behind the bright yellow paint and those flashy chrome wheels is the fourth member of the Corvette family: the 2010 Grand Sport.

Think of the Grand Sport as a bridge between the regular Vette and Z06. This has the same V8 from the Vette and its convertible body styles.

The Z06 DNA is the dry sump oil system, bigger brakes, front splitter and spoiler, hood scoop and the side brake ducts. It's got the Z06's wider fenders too, but they're fiberglass, not carbon fiber.

The Grand Sport does have some unique bits. These wheels and these side gills.

But there's nothing particularly unique about the way the Grand Sport performed at the Inside Line track. Side by side with the regular Vette, you'd be hard pressed to tell them apart.

Zero to 60 disappears in 4.4 seconds and the quarter-mile comes up in 12.4 seconds at 115 mph. That's virtually identical to the last Vette Inside Line tested. Though, it can still do this.
Handling numbers were also excellent with a 68.8-mph slalom run and a 0.96g trip around the skidpad.

But these numbers hide a car with steering that's numb on-center and unnatural in quick transitions. It doesn't instill the confidence on the slalom course or on a mountain road as other cars that duplicate its performance numbers.

We will say that the Grand Sport is a lot more predictable than the often scary Z06. The horsepower and grip are better matched in the Grand Sport. So it's slower, but you can actually drive the thing.
Our test car came with a whopping 13,790 bucks worth of optional extras. Almost half of that went to the 4LT package, which gets you among other things an upgraded interior that just doesn't upgrade it enough to warrant the extra cost.

Unless you couldn't tell, Inside Line has mixed feelings about the Corvette Grand Sport. It can still be a performance bargain, but not when it brushes 70 grand with options. But it does seem like the best Corvette you can get short of the mighty ZR1.