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It’s a bittersweet day for Corvette fans. On the one hand, a tidal wave of professional Grand Sport content dropped this morning via MotorTrend and Car & Driver, but on the other, this marks the final such drop of the C8 generation… wait, what’s that? Oh yeah, we still have GSX reviews on the horizon, so there’s nothing bitter about it, this is one sweet day!
No lifting of a General Motors media embargo would be complete without rushing to the Savage Geese channel on YouTube where your all but guaranteed to find a beautifully shot, thoughtfully produced, and technically rich rundown of the latest member of the Corvette family.
![[VIDEO] The Savage Geese C8 Corvette Grand Sport Video is, Predictably, Excellent](https://www.corvetteblogger.com/images/content/2026/07/072326_6b.jpg)
Today, that member is, for our money, the most exciting ‘Vette ever to wear a Grand Sport badge. Underneath its signature patriotic livery and Z06-style wide haunches lies a brand new Small-Block V8; actually, that’s selling it short, it isn’t just a new example of Chevy’s legendary powerplant, it represents the first salvo for an all-new sixth-generation of the world’s greatest bent-eight. It now displaces a massive 6.7 liters and produces an American (cross-plane) naturally-aspirated record 535 horsepower to go along with more torque than any free-breathing V8 from any manufacturer in the history of internal combustion.
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The other headline is that this monster offers that killer body/motivator combo starting at under $90,000. If what few cars out there that can actually claim to be competition weren’t already sweating, this C8 just turned up the burner to ‘Power Boil,’ but enough of our rambling, the gents from SG are here to bring you their customary deep dive. Naturally, that includes driving impressions, lap times, discussions with Corvette Team members Andrew Abbott and Jordan Lee, and an expectedly thorough look at everything from E-Diff gearing to brakes, PTM, weight, suspension tuning, and the LS6 V8 itself along with a look at how the GS stacks up against the C8s that led up to this moment.
These days don’t come up very often, Corvette Nation, be sure to savor every minute!
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the worse C8 is very nice and each upgrade just keeps getting ‘Gooder & Gooder’ , i have 2 and i am waiting on the C9 ….. so get with it GM
You can’t beat Admiral Blue on the Grand Sport.
I can appreciate how all of the “lessons learned” culminate with the GS. I do not believe that RWD experienced drivers can truly eek peak performance out of AWD, and I very much doubt the engineer’s claim that the GSX will be a tad slower than the GS on lap times. I’m not even certain that had a 2024 ER been tracked with Cup2’s instead of PS4S–that the GS time would be faster.
I also disagree with their assessment about “approachability”. ER is IMHO still the gold standard for “most approachable”. Yes, you can get a GS for a bit less. They’re also talking about an as-tested price over 113k and with a 2LT up to 120k. That’s already deep into GSX territory. (HTC GSX starts at 119k). Which also happens to include CCB’s. Plus, handling wise, the PTM options truly open up a world of possibilities for AWD as well.
I’ll call it now. You will see Z07 lap times being crushed by the GSX. Not by a little. Like halving the difference between a ZR1 and a Z07. (Assuming they put Cup 2’s on it). I like SG and I think their take is mostly accurate. But when I see a GS drifting through the corners, all I can think is that an ER would just be dragging that rear end kicking and screaming through the turn; by hook or by crook.
Z06 may forever remain the “most special” C8 in the hearts of many. But I have a feeling that the GSX will eventually cement itself as the best overall car (besides the SR) for overall value, performance, accessibility, etc. I already firmly believe the ER carries that crown.
So the same horsepower as a Stingray but heavier. That seems odd. The Grand Sport should only be sold as a GSX.