vitaliyd7

What I don't understand is why people would buy a Grand Sport over a Z06, when the prices are pretty much the same and the Z06 being a mutch better and refined sports car???? Makes no sense to me especially when you can fined a new Z06 for around $67000 or less.

WICKEDFRC

Perhaps.....

Same price; but one of them is known to overheat.

Does the GS?

omar510

http://www.chapmansellschevys.com/VehicleDetails/new-2017-Chevrolet-Corvette-Grand_Sport_Coupe_1LT-Philadelphia-PA/2804262793

Still a bit cheaper...

Gary '09 C6

...depends upon optional equipment, of course, but why pay close to the same money for the less powerful engine ?

jdog0411

A new Z06 for $67,000? Or less?

OLD_GOAT

Oh please, enough with the overheating stuff. A lot of us have never overheated.

Wicked, does your C7Z overheat?

JDMUSCLE

Show me the 67k or less for a new Z06 please..

motomanvette

Looks like the dealers are selling off the remainder of 16'Zs at a real hefty discount, probably because of the 17' "upgrades". Thus putting it inline with a comparably equipped GS. Lot's of people here say, "I don't need the extra 190hp", but they probably haven't driven a Z. It's the huge amount of extra TORQUE down low that would make the car much more fun to drive at any speed. And with the manual transmission, the extra long gearing makes it much more fun also, not having to shift so much. The Z51 and GS gearing are WAY too short IMHO.

Monkey D. Luffy

trunks333

That price at Chapman is with all incentives. It's all bull. My friend went, they wouldn't sell it less than 2k below MSRP.

Greg00Coupe

I assume you track your car????? That's the only few reports I am aware of that a Z might overheat. I track mine and even at 90 + weather have not had any issues.

Where are you tracking yours to get an overheating problem? I want to avoid that track I guess.

Initially I was concerned with the heating issue, you read about it. Got mine a year ago and my only track days were in the cool of fall here in Ohio. This year it has been hot as can be. I have hammered my car in the heat and watched the gauges carefully. NO PROBLEMS!!!

So unless you have hands on experience maybe at some southern track that has temperatures greater then the 95 degrees I experienced this year at Mid Ohio and Pittsburgh International.......... I really don't understand your post?

Dabigsnake

So with over 413,000 views and approaching 5000 posts, some people still want to hang on to "mine doesn't overheat, so there is no problem," Give it up, did GM reengineer the cooling because they don't overheat? Damn you guys will not be baffled with the facts, will you...bet ya'll are voting for Kellary!!!

punky

Mine does NOT overheat. Never, period. Not a problem, only seems to be an issue for the haters.

motomanvette

Do you have a Z? And if you do, does it overheat? And as a Trumpster, you're goin' down, big time. Have you accepted that?

thirtythird

Given a small delta between a Z and a GS why would someone go with a GS??? Makes no sense to me. Of course, all else being equal. Seems logical to me.

I'm looking to get into something next year and probably a GS, but it too would have to be discounted as I don't find it a value over a Stingray based on how I intend to use it (cruiser). I do like the look of the GS better and would pay a bit more for that over a Stingray but that much. I will go with whatever is being discounted more at the time I am going to buy I guess.

MSG C5

The difference is that the Z06s are already a model year old compared to the new 2017 Grand Sport. Comparing a fully equipped 2017 3LT Grand Sport to a 1LZ 2016 Z06 will pinch the numbers, however the primary supply vs. demand rule applies. A specific-order 2017 Grand Sport vs. a stale dealer lot 2016 Z06 that has failed to move for whatever reason. The dealer has to move old Z06 inventory before they can bring in new Z06 inventory.

davepl

Being a track-only and only-for-some- issue, for most buyers the GS just means you're waxing 150 less horsepower.

gurneyeagle

I'll chime in.


First of all, it's personal choice so everyone's opinion should be respected.


I will probably go for a GS mainly because the drivetrain is less complex. Not a big fan of FI and the GS engine HP/Torque is more than adequate for this track day novice. I fully appreciate the desire for the most you can get, but it's not for me.


I think it's great the choices are out there as it just means more Corvettes on the street.

TKOGTO

Enough with the overheating stuff??? Just because a lot of you have not overheated, it's not an issue? Then why does the even the chief engineer acknowledge it? "Here is what Tadge had to say about the changes to the 2017 Corvette Z06:
“We’ve suspended production of the Z06 for a few months as we launch the Grand Sport, and we’re going to bring it back this fall with some upgrades. We’ve redesigned the top of the supercharger for better flow through the intercooler for better cooling on the track for days like this and we’re adding additional cooling content for the car.”
In addition to the new supercharger cover design, the 2017 Z06 may be getting a new hood with larger vents to increase airflow to the engine. How you could forget the early reviews and tests that showed the overheating issue was a real problem.

Drive it on the street and you're good to go. Drive on the track and many overheat it while many do not. But don't be clueless enough not to recognize GM's not doing this without good reason.

dar02081961

This is funny to me. A new car is a new car if the body style is the same generation.

The real difference is 190 hp, a few minor annual updates and a serial number that reflects 2017 rather than 2016. Anything else is purely imagined.