The GT1 Champtionship Edition Corvette is available in two colors: 45U Velocity Yellow or 41U Black. The Velocity Yellow represents the No. 3 Corvette C6.R and the Black represents the No. 4 Corvette C6.R. Each color is available on the Corvette coupe, convertible and Z06 models. Production will be limited to 100 per model and color combination with a total of 600 produced.

Splitting the difference between the standard Vette and the Z06.

BY DAVE VANDERWERP

August 2009

Two seconds—that’s the most important figure to know when you’re considering the credentials of the new, 2010 Corvette Grand Sport. Those two ticks represent how much quicker the latest track-fortified Vette is around the hairy 2.9-mile road course at GM’s Milford proving grounds than was last year’s model with the Z51 handling package. That’s a huge gain, one that bites off more than half the Z06’s time advantage over the base Vette, and should convince skeptics that this is more than just a scheme to charge an additional four grand for the Corvette’s latest track pack.

First Test: 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport

Now here's a Corvette after Martha Stewart's heart. The domestic diva is forever transforming things found around the house into lovelier new things that sit around the house. In these rather tough times, the Corvette team has taken a page from her book, ripped it out, and headed to the garage. By scrounging up some of their best performance hardware, they've managed to cobble up a new car that just might be cool enough to warrant resurrection of the storied Grand Sport moniker.