2017 쉐보레 콜벳 그랜드 스포츠(2017 CORVETTE GRAND SPORT) 멋진 사진들입니다.
2016 제네바 모터쇼를 통해 데뷔했네요.
유럽에서 그나마 인정받는 모델이 아닌가 싶어요.
가성비에서 높은 가치를 보여주고 있죠.
쉐보레가 2016 제네바 모터쇼에 콜벳 그랜드 스포츠(Corvette Grand Sport)를 공개했다. 콜벳 그랜드 스포츠는 1963년 처음 등장한 콜벳의 고성능 버전. 초기 모델은 모터스포츠 참가를 위해 5대만 생산되었다.
7세대 콜벳 기반의 신형 그랜드 스포츠는 수퍼차저 엔진을 장착한 최강 Z51과 달리 드라이섬프 방식 LT1 6.2리터 V8 자연흡기 엔진을 장착했다. 최고출력 460마력을 내고 7단 수동 혹은 8단 자동변속기와 짝을 이룬다. 수동기어의 경우 회전수 보정 기능을 갖췄고 자동변속기는 그랜드 스포츠 전용 세팅이다.
2015 르망 레이스에서 클래스 우승을 차지한 콜벳 C7.R GTE Pro 레이싱카와 같은 경량 아키텍처를 기반으로 제작되었다. 에어로파츠는 트랙에 어울리도록 설계했으며 미쉐린 퍼포먼스 타이어를 끼웠다.
알칸타라와 카본 파이버 강화 플라스틱(CFRP)으로 꾸민 실내는 스포츠카 분우기가 또렸하다. 센터페시아에는 다양한 정보를 한 눈에 확인할 수 있는 대형 스크린이 붙었고 레이싱용 버킷 시트를 장착해 트랙 주행에 대비했다.
옵션인 Z07 패키지엔 카본 세라믹 브레이크, 미쉐린 PS 컵2 타이어, 카본파이버 에어로 파츠 등이 포함된다. 쉐보레 신형 콜벳 그랜드 스포츠는 쿠페와 컨버터블 모델로 출시되며, 오는 9월부터 미국 시장에서 우선 판매된다.
GENEVA – With Corvette Racing in its DNA, the all-new 2017 Corvette Grand Sport is a pure expression of the car’s motorsports-bred pedigree. It was introduced today at the Geneva International Motor Show.
Like the 2015 Le Mans-winning Corvette C7.R GTE Pro race car, the new Grand Sport combines a lightweight architecture, a track-honed aerodynamics package, Michelin tires and a naturally aspirated engine.
The 2017 Corvette Grand Sport offers an estimated 1.05g in cornering capability – and up to 1.2g with the available Z07 package.
Heritage-inspired design cues and exclusive features acknowledge the historic Grand Sport legacy, established in 1963 to take on the world’s best sports cars. Only five were built before a corporate decision suspending direct motorsports involvement ended the project.
“Racing has been part of Corvette’s essence for more than 50 years and that track experience has helped us build better, more capable cars,” said Mark Reuss, executive vice president of Global Product Development and Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. “The global acclaim for the seventh-generation Corvette validates that direct link and the 2017 Grand Sport takes its track-bred technology to a new, exciting threshold.”
The Corvette Grand Sport coupe and convertible go on sale this summer in the U.S. and in the fall in Europe.
No holding back
Engineers adapted the chassis tuning, upgraded cooling systems, and performance technologies of the Corvette Z06 to give the new Grand Sport capability commensurate with its racing-derived history.
“We didn’t hold back with the new Grand Sport,” said Tadge Juechter, Corvette chief engineer. “For the first time, buyers can equip the Grand Sport with a Z07 performance package – which adds carbon-ceramic brakes, Michelin Sport Cup 2 summer tires, and carbon-fiber aero package that delivers true downforce.”
The result is a potent track car. In fact, the Grand Sport with the Z07 package is less than one second off the track record for the previous-generation Corvette ZR1 on the road course at GM’s Milford Proving Ground.
Content highlights for Grand Sport include:
Michelin Pilot Super Sport summer tires: 285/30ZR19 (front) and 335/25ZR20 (rear)
Specific Grand Sport wheel design: 19x10 inches (front) and 20x12 inches (rear)
Brembo brake system with (355 mm) 14-inch rotors and six-piston calipers in front and (340 mm) 13.4 inch rotors and four-piston calipers in the rear
Standard magnetic ride control, specific stabilizer bars and unique springs
Standard electronic limited-slip differential
LT1 V8 engine rated at (343 kW) 460 hp, with dry-sump oiling system and active exhaust
Seven-speed manual transmission with active rev match and available eight-speed paddle-shift automatic with specific performance calibration
Available Z07 package adds carbon ceramic-matrix brakes and Michelin Pilot Sport 2 Cup tires.
In addition to track-focused aero elements, the Grand Sport also features specific front fender inserts, a Z06-style grille and wider rear fenders – a distinctive design package that gives the car a track-ready attitude.
Grand Sport models are offered with the Stingray’s full exterior and interior color palette. An available Heritage package includes hash-mark fender graphics in six colors, with the hash-mark detail carried onto the interior’s brushed aluminum trim. Full-length stripes are also offered.
“The choices are almost endless,” said Harlan Charles, Corvette product marketing manager. “The packages take personalization to an unprecedented level, enabling customers to create their own Corvette Grand Sport statement like no other.”
Grand Sport Collector Edition
The Grand Sport Collector Edition features an exclusive Watkins Glen Gray Metallic exterior with Tension Blue hash-mark graphics, satin black full-length stripes, black wheels and a unique Tension Blue full leather and suede-wrapped interior.
The Tension Blue color is a bold, modern take on the hue historically associated with the Grand Sport. Inside, a three-dimensional representation of an original Grand Sport race car is embossed in the headrests and that shape is also used on an instrument panel plaque that carries a unique build sequence number.
The Collector Edition will be offered later in the model year in the U.S. and Europe.
