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2010 Corvette Grand Sport

Weekender Extraordinaire
Less-than-stellar around-town fuel economy is a small price to pay for such wicked performance, though, and whether you choose to drive it as your primary car or as a weekend toy, it'll reward you when Friday evening rolls around. Ample rear hatch space handles two people's worth of luggage with room for a few cases of wine to spare. Load it up, hit the hills for a relaxing drive to the weekend getaway, and enjoy the stares on the main drag once you're there.

If you're more inclined to play as hard as you work, the Grand Sport has you covered there, too. Load it on the trailer with a few spare sets of wheels and race tires, roll down to your nearest track, and you're ready to take on Porsche 911 owners fresh from the showroom floor. Of course, you could always drive it to the track on street tires and set a pace unachievable by anything in its price range, too--with the possible exception of the 2011 Shelby Mustang GT500, though that car is more about power and less about handling despite the major improvements for 2011.

The Verdict
Whether you're looking for a grand tourer with flair or a track-day toy with daily potential, the Grand Sport is a solid choice, though you'll have to watch out for options prices driving the MSRP up into Z06 territory.



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Comments (3)

  1. By geo ducko Posted: 6/11/2010 6:42am PDT

    bout time you got that article up. good review.
     
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  2. By  Robert Childress Posted: 6/17/2010 9:18am PDT

    The car of my young dreams is still the car of my dream. This Corvette still exude classic styling, strong lines that tell the world, I am a muscle car, drive me anyway you want to.
     
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  3. By ed Posted: 8/29/2010 8:27am PDT

    Thank you! A very insightful article! I have a C6 had a c5. I am goiing to get grant sport. It is funny you guys talk about people taking these cars to the track. Most Vette owners don't drive these cars in the rain. LOL. In a 3 o 4 years you be able to fine conv with less than ten thousand miles like new. Owners were going out putting all this suff on, so chevy decided to offer it for them. It was nice to hear about someone driving the thing on the highway, be driven. If I was going race. I get a c6 with 70k miles for less than 20k, and put a twin turbo on it etc. The base c6 is to much for the street. The c5 six speed man I had other drivers have no idea how fast these cars are. PS If you are racing on the street other people will report you on their cell phone!
     
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