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SaphalaKhavaran
08/20/09

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Can we get confirmation on the "hand built forged crank LS3" claim? This is the first I have heard about it.
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Ben Wojdyla
08/20/09

@SaphalaKhavaran: What more do you want. I stood in front of the engine display with GM powertrain engineers as they pointed at the crank and said "forged steel" and followed it up with "hand built next to the LS7 and LS9."
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b33g33
08/20/09

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Wow. Growing up in the 80's in a British post-colonial nation heavily under the Japanese automotive influence, I never really got American sports cars. If fact, every time I read those three words in a sentence, it was followed by raucous laughter by readers (and sometimes the writers). I lusted after the E30 M3's, The Escort Cosworths (American in name only) and the Lotus Esprits but nothing could have prepared me for lusting after a Corvette.

This may be the perfect sports car. Affordable (relatively), Very fast (sub 4 second 0-60 and 400 HP HAND BUILT Engine!). That $53 K B8 S4 that I just configured is looking very, very silly right now.
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jbownsabmw- Koopas Beware
08/20/09

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Now this is good news. My dad has been talking about a sports car for fun and the occasional track day. Perhaps I could talk him into this.
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dal20402
08/20/09

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Wow. Give me a dark gray one without the silly stripes and with plain silver wheels. It's the world's most discreet, reliable, serviceable, and affordable supercar. And, yes, anything that can do 0-60 in 3.9 and top out over 190 mph is a supercar.
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MushyHeirloom
08/20/09

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Wow! A better-built base 'Vette with some nearly-free cosmetic upgrades added on. This actually does look like a bargain.
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P161911 probably shoudn't have
08/20/09

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I hope they build a ton of them so in 10 years or so they will be down in the sub-$20k price range.
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Turbineguy - now with reheat!!
08/20/09

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This is the performance bargain of the...decade? Not too long ago 430hp was exotic territory, now it's the base Vette engine. The Z06 bodywork makes the car, IMHO. The Z06 is badass, but where can you use anywhere near its performance potential other than on a track? (legally & safely) I guess you could say the same for the LS3 car too. Tough to decide which looks better - coupe or convert.

They did mean forged steel vs cast iron crank, right?
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ChiefPontiaxe
08/20/09

@Turbineguy: Performance bargain of the decade goes to the Pontiac G8 GXP. Basically the same LS3 engine with 20HP less, for nearly $20,000 less
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dculberson
08/20/09

@ChiefPontiaxe: But ~1,000 pounds more to push around. The 'vette would stomp all over the G8 in acceleration, handling, and top speed.
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ChiefPontiaxe
08/20/09

@dculberson: True, but I can't say you get a $20,000 better value out of the 'Vette. It's all in the beholder I guess.
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Pessimippopotamus
08/20/09

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Hmmmmm. Was it too much for me to want the Grand Sport to be the "ACR" version of the Z06?
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Theimbellis
08/20/09

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Absolutely disgusting. Aren't all Corvettes look exactly the same, especially the latest generation that looks like a Ferrari? Damn Chevy copycats.
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asenna
08/20/09

@Theimbellis: You may need to visit your local eye doctor if you think a c6 looks like a Ferrari.
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Jeb_Hoge
08/20/09

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Dear GM, if you're reading this...WELL DONE.
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Mad_Science
08/20/09

@Jeb_Hoge: You need to put that in a tweet to get through.
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bmoreDLJ
08/20/09

@Jeb_Hoge: Agreed.
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Jeb_Hoge
08/21/09

@bmoreDLJ: You're right. I will.
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SerialThriller
08/21/09

@Jeb_Hoge: As a partial owner of GM, thank you for the compliment.
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Jeb_Hoge
08/21/09

@SerialThriller: Nice one.

And you know, I tweeted it and have seen it retweeted 4-5 times already. I'm oing my part to revitalize GM, me.
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Comrade Clockwork
08/20/09

In reply to 2010 Corvette Grand Sport: First Drive
Sounds perfect to me. Z06 is a lot more motor than most people driving these can manage, and I like the idea of adding pieces that add durability and usability opposed to fluffing marketing specs.

My only real gripe with the Vette (I won't mention the dreaded "I" word) is the company it puts you in. I find the stripes on this silver one a tad prickish, like a GT500 or GT3 RS. Can we get a delete option?

Nice ride though.
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Ben Wojdyla
08/20/09

@Comrade Clockwork: "

It really announces its presence when optioned with the telltale hash marks sprouting from the wheel wells. "

The stripes are optional. So, yes, you can get a "delete" package by not ordering them.
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FormerlyPreferredCustomer
08/20/09

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I've never seriously considered buying a Corvette before, and I still have a bad taste in my mouth from the G8 execution that makes me want to tell GM to go eat a bag of you-know-what instead of giving them 50K.

But.

This is a seriously tempting piece of machinery. Packaging all of this kit together without making you pay for the AL frame and big motor of the Z06 is sheer genius (though between this and the ZR1 it makes me wonder how many Z06s they are going to sell).

I'm not sure I want to buy new and enjoy the Demon Drop depreciation, but in a year or two? Maybe. Just maybe.

I can scrape one set of those stripes off, right?
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Elhigh
08/20/09

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As I've said, the 'Vette is the performance bargain of the century.

Ferrari: fekkin fast, fekkin fussy. To keep it alive you'll have to sell a kidney.

Lamborghini: there's a raging bull on the hood for a reason, boyo. Pay attention, or get gored.

Viper: fekkin fast, unrefekkinfined. If UPS drove sports cars, this would be it. What can brown do for you, indeed.

'Vette: fekkin fast, fekkin flexible. How many rides out there can roll up 300kph on the clock, then unload weird great-aunt Jean and her teacup collection? Not fekkin many. Any guy who's turned a wrench on an SBC will find himself in familiar territory - damned upscale territory, but he knows the street names and can find the major landmarks. All this, and you can afford it. Hell, I can afford it, and that's saying something.
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GV_Goat
08/20/09

@Elhigh: Frak yes!
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eggwich del fiero
08/20/09

@Elhigh: agreed.
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Scandinavian Flick
08/20/09

@Elhigh: Very well said. I can't argue a word of it.
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Elhigh
08/20/09

@GV_Goat: BSG nerd!
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GV_Goat
08/20/09

@Elhigh: busted.
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Dr. H. F. Danger
08/20/09

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Fix it.
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Ben Wojdyla
08/20/09

@Dr.Danger owns the city turkeys: This color combo was in the presentation packet but not available at the drive. It's probably for the best as you might have seen the latest Jalopnik dragoning pictures today.
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RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment
08/20/09

@Ben Wojdyla:

I like the "storm troopered" look.
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Scandinavian Flick
08/20/09

@RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment: Same. The above two are easily my favorite, but I have to give my nod to the classic blue/red. The article one is probably the most boring possible...
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RLJ676-LS3 Commuter Car - for the environment
08/20/09

@Scandinavian Flick:

True, the classis GS blue looks great as well. I just tend to have "murdered out" or "storm troopered" cars (at least my last 3 have been.)
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eggwich del fiero
08/20/09

@Ben Wojdyla: Wow, that white with black trim is a knockout.
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MOPAR-MAN
08/20/09

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Now THIS is the Corvette I have been waiting for!
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LoganSix
08/20/09

@MOPAR-MAN: I see conflict in your soul.
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