C8 Grand Sport X (721hp)
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Roscobbc
Moderator
Is it just me? - but does anyone else wonder what GM are all about with their somewhat illogical product marketing over the last few years.
They seem to keep re-naming/re-inventing/re-hashing names, (Grand Sport for example) and effectively eroding customer understanding of the product identity.
Is the term 'X' the 'new' name for 4 wheel drive (because its got the ERay front drive assembly)? Surely the car is effectively being made a hotted-up ERay with the new, bigger more powerful engine.
Don't quite understand the need to give it a new name and 'fudging' its product identity. Seems that its effectively an ERay 'X' or ERay Grand Sport?.
Perhaps the ERay 'concept' hasn't resounded that well with customers?. Maybe GM are simply trying to compete with the current marketing trend to 'place' products out in themarketplace with minimally different distinguishing features........to the average 'punter' all looking and effectively the same?
They seem to keep re-naming/re-inventing/re-hashing names, (Grand Sport for example) and effectively eroding customer understanding of the product identity.
Is the term 'X' the 'new' name for 4 wheel drive (because its got the ERay front drive assembly)? Surely the car is effectively being made a hotted-up ERay with the new, bigger more powerful engine.
Don't quite understand the need to give it a new name and 'fudging' its product identity. Seems that its effectively an ERay 'X' or ERay Grand Sport?.
Perhaps the ERay 'concept' hasn't resounded that well with customers?. Maybe GM are simply trying to compete with the current marketing trend to 'place' products out in themarketplace with minimally different distinguishing features........to the average 'punter' all looking and effectively the same?
CaptainK
Administrator
I'm still waiting for the "budget" version with a "powerful enough for me" (350-400hp?) V8 in it, but more critically a wonderful MANUAL gearbox 
. I don't need supreme firepower down where I live as you'll never be able to use it, but I want involvement of the manual gearbox. Yes, I suspect it'll never happen, but hey, one can dream.
. I don't need supreme firepower down where I live as you'll never be able to use it, but I want involvement of the manual gearbox. Yes, I suspect it'll never happen, but hey, one can dream.
teamzr1
Supporting vendor
GM screwed up using the E-Ray name as most people did not tie that in as a Corvette so a marketing
failure and all of last year sold less than about 12,000 of them
On the other hand the Grand Sport name has a long history with buyers and last month alone sold about 2,600 GS
and 35 percent of Corvettes being made are GS
Being ZR1 nameplate known for decades as top performance model GM had to come up with a way
to market the X as those including with the E-Ray functions
2,652 Total Grand Sports
– 1454 Coupes
– 1198 Convertibles
Grand Sport Coupe Trim Levels
– 1LT 251
– 2LT 557
– 3LT 646
Grand Sport Convertible Trim Levels
– 1LT 50
– 2LT 471
– 3LT 677
Z52 Sport Performance Package
– Coupes: 620
– Convertibles: 503
Z52 Track Performance Package
– Coupes: 35
– Convertibles: 17
Grand Sport Launch Edition Interior:
– Coupes: 137
– Convertibles: 141
Top Exterior Colors (Grand Sport)
– (GTR) Admiral Blue: 837
– (G8G) Arctic White: 504
– (GBA) Black: 318
– (GEC) Pitch Gray: 278
– (GKZ) Torch Red: 190
– (GPH) Red Mist: 184
– (GKA) Blade Silver: 1812
– (G26) Sebring Orange: 78
– (GBK) Competition Yellow: 63
– (G47) Roswell Green: 50
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failure and all of last year sold less than about 12,000 of them
On the other hand the Grand Sport name has a long history with buyers and last month alone sold about 2,600 GS
and 35 percent of Corvettes being made are GS
Being ZR1 nameplate known for decades as top performance model GM had to come up with a way
to market the X as those including with the E-Ray functions
2,652 Total Grand Sports
– 1454 Coupes
– 1198 Convertibles
Grand Sport Coupe Trim Levels
– 1LT 251
– 2LT 557
– 3LT 646
Grand Sport Convertible Trim Levels
– 1LT 50
– 2LT 471
– 3LT 677
Z52 Sport Performance Package
– Coupes: 620
– Convertibles: 503
Z52 Track Performance Package
– Coupes: 35
– Convertibles: 17
Grand Sport Launch Edition Interior:
– Coupes: 137
– Convertibles: 141
Top Exterior Colors (Grand Sport)
– (GTR) Admiral Blue: 837
– (G8G) Arctic White: 504
– (GBA) Black: 318
– (GEC) Pitch Gray: 278
– (GKZ) Torch Red: 190
– (GPH) Red Mist: 184
– (GKA) Blade Silver: 1812
– (G26) Sebring Orange: 78
– (GBK) Competition Yellow: 63
– (G47) Roswell Green: 50
.
teamzr1
Supporting vendor
If wanting to know what each C8 model sticker is
Select Performance on this GM website
Select the model Corvette you want to build and see the pricing for each
Includes the 2027 ZO6, ZR1 and Grand Sports
https://www.chevrolet.com/shopping/configurator?radius=100&zipCode=75201
Select "Performance" tab at top of that page
Select Performance on this GM website
Select the model Corvette you want to build and see the pricing for each
Includes the 2027 ZO6, ZR1 and Grand Sports
https://www.chevrolet.com/shopping/configurator?radius=100&zipCode=75201
Select "Performance" tab at top of that page