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Corvette Carlisle Blue Grand Sport Concept
This Corvette celebrates 30 years of "Corvettes at Carlisle," one of the largest annual Corvette events in North America. It introduces a new Carlisle Blue exterior, new Silver-painted Torque 2 wheels and Pearl White full-length racing stripes. The Carlisle Grand Sport also showcases all-out performance with a dual-mode exhaust and Magnetic Selective Ride Control. Corvette was born to race, and that performance DNA runs through every inch of this unique Grand Sport.
Vehicle highlights
LS3 6.2L with dry sump oil system – hand-built at GM's Performance Build Center
Six-speed manual transmission
Magnetic Selective Ride Control
Gray six-piston brake calipers (2012 option)
Goodyear® F1 Supercar Gen 2 tires
Dual-mode exhaust system
New Carlisle Blue Metallic exterior
Cyber Gray headlamps (2012 option)
Genuine Corvette Accessory Torque 2 silver-painted wheels in 18x10-inch (front) and 19x12-inch (rear)
Genuine Corvette Accessory Carbon Fiber Ground Effects – front splitter and rockers
Genuine Corvette Accessory full-width rear spoiler
Genuine Corvette Accessory GRAND SPORT hood blanket
Genuine Corvette Accessory Pearl White full-length stripe kit
4LT trim level with Ebony/Titanium leather color interior and blue stitching
New-for-2012 Bose® Premium Audio with nine speakers, USB port and audio jack with iPod® integration on the touch screen
Genuine Corvette Accessory GRAND SPORT Ebony floor mats
Genuine Corvette Accessory GRAND SPORT console lid
Genuine Corvette Accessory Racing Pedal Package
I kind of went berserk when I saw this. I have a couple of other G8s on my photostream, and I've noted that this piece of australian engineering has long been a dream car of mine. But to date I've only ever photographed base G8 sedans or GTs. The GXP(with its 415hp LS3 V8 sourced from the Corvette) was a car I thought I might never get a chance to see, much less photograph. I had a point-when production of the G8 ended last year, less than 2000 had been built. The thing is practically an exotic.
Low and behold, here I am leaving a seafood restaurant in Boston with family when I spot this gem just sitting in the mall parking lot all by its lonesome!
If you're lucky enough to live in the Middle East, England or Australia/New zealand, you can still buy this car as either a Chevy CSV CR8, a Vauxhall VXR8, or a Holden HSV Clubsport R8. If you're like me and you're just a hapless Holden lover stuck in the US or Canada...take a good look. They aren't coming back.
Built for Flickr LUGNuts 4-year anniversary, to the theme 'Anything Under the Sun' - this open top Corvette is the perfect way to blow away the remainder of your hair.
Based on the C6 Coupe, the Convertible shares the fundamental chassis and design, but reinforces the sill area to maintain bending rigidity. The C6 is the six generation of a long running series of open top sports cars from the GM Chevrolet division, commencing in 1953. This latest C6 version was first released in 2005, with an expected C7 replacement in 2013. The Corvette is the longest running series production sportscar from the USA.
The current Corvette is powered by the LS3 V8 engine of 6.2 litres capacity, with outputs of 436 hp (325 kW).
Camaro SS Z28 SWAP LT1 to LS3 done by SeriousHP
Engine Built 408ci Heads Cam
Engine Programming Tuning 528 Rwhp
Rogers LS3/5a, Audio Research SP6a Preamp, Gas Son of Ampzilla, Luxman PD121 turntable with Audocraft AC3000 arm. Nakamichi 430 tuner and 600 II cassette deck. I am working on a Rek O Kut turntable and a pair of Dynaco MKIV amps this winter as my next upgrades.