is it just me, or is this the best looking Vette since the 60's?

People seem to forget that a Corvette is the same size as a Porsche 911. It was hard for me to believe as well, but the general proportions of the corvette make it look much larger than it actually is

The Grand Sport is the one I'd have. The Z06 loses something for me with forced induction and the power levels getting toward "bonkers". But I love the handling side of it, and getting a great normally aspirated V8 in a sublime chassis with all the aero, suspension, and brakes is just awesome. If I can convince wifey to let me bring home a 'vette, this will be the one.

Simply the best reviewer on KZfaq, PERIOD!!

06:12? "Is this carbon fiber?" ... The answer is YES. That is one full piece of real carbon fiber.

Definitely the Corvette i would take. Also the sports car i would take around 65,000-85,000 dollar range.

this is the best handling vette

The GS is so dope

You can unhook the steering from drive modes. I run it in sport handling all the time. on the track and in tight parking lots, it is perfect. You can do the same thing with the exhaust. settings > engine sound management / steering> put the exhaust in track and the steering in sport.

Hoorahhh, Manual is still alive in the 'Vette, thanks GM.... Good Video BTW.....👍😀

What do you mean "gets SOME of the handling" of the Z06? It's literally a Z06 in all regards except for the N/A LT1 engine instead of the LT4. It gets the lower hood too, and less weight.

I totally agree, it's a awesome car and it looks very sexy.

I don't know our host's name, but his watch game in all these videos are on point.

Good review. Bought a new 2019 Corvette Grand Sport, with a MANUAL TRANSMISSION, and it’s a great car! Huge power, fantastic handling, and with the magnetic ride control, the car goes from track stiff to smooth ride in an instant. My wife even asks when we can go for drives in the Corvette Grand Sport, and that rarely happens with my NSX. Bought my Grand Sport instead of a Porsche Cayman GTS. Buy a Corvette , if at all possible, life is short.

I met Ed Welburn, the head designer of the C7 Corvette this past weekend and it was an honor! What a beautiful and powerful car designed for the masses! Enjoyed the video!

pretty sure you can adjust suspension and steering feel separately. and yes, that's really carbon fiber

A British youtuber? That doesn't hate on American cars for the sake hating on American cars? Wow.

Carfection should do a review about classic cars too like Lotus Esprit while waiting new cars to be released

Great review! Maybe I am a little strange but now that we have the mid engine C8 Corvette, I appreciate the C7 Grand Sport in a manual even more.

An honest and brilliantly presented review as usual, Alex & crew. Glad you waited until Chevy upped their game to test the 'Vette.

it's quicker than a Lexus lfa, Acura nsx and even a ferrari 458 Italia and it's way way way cheaper 🤔

Man I love this car so muchhhhh 😍 they look and sound so damn good

Guy's reviews are so enjoyable and spot on. Really good stuff!

actually the older vettes were just as good for their time

'Earlier Vettes weren't a match for Euro cars'? LOL. Every hear of the C4 ZR1, C5 Z06, and C6 Z06?

I have never seen a presenter better than Alex in my life, honestly.

Awesome car. Btw you can put it in track mode and set the steering to Sport. Best of both worlds!

ill probably only watch carfection videos with this guy or the irish guy in them

Your "first ever Corvette" lol, how is that possible? You've been in the business for years now

I bought one 2019 brand new for $60K, Best car for the money !

Good show

One minor note you can change the steering feel and exhaust manually but you half to be familiar with the car to know that.

Those orange paddles look like washing machine door-opener.

I'm thinking about upgrading from my C6 corvette to the C7 grandsport :)

damn that's two videos at my home track! wish you guys did a meet n greet while over near chicago filming these!

Best sound

2022, a C7 grand Sport still is high up there in the echelons of the world's finest , best and most capable high-performance cars ! also, since the drastic evolution from the 7th to the late model 8th generation of the Corvette with its all new architectural lay-out a C7 has become an even more valuable propsition and investment. many used C7 gen models now go for more used than when they were new already !

just clicked onto your website to watch the R8 video. You guys do an amazing job and the quality of the videos etc are brilliant. keep up the good work. Alex... you have the best job! That R8..... my god!!! yes please!!!

My dream car...

1/2 Muscle car 1/2 Supercar

Hey when you are in track mode try sport 1 then go into steering mode and adjust the weight. Do a little more home work before you rag on the car.

Enjoyable review, and the car is a beast.

you guys should also review the Gt350 and a manual F80 M3 Competition Package that's all I'm waiting for, please do it

The paddles on the top section of the steering wheel on a manual sets rev matching.

Alex Goy, you are the best! I love your vids.

I know I've busted your balls about this on Twitter but please, review the Z06!

dream car

I saw this car in the corvette museum in Kentucky,USA

I am a Shelby Mustang owner and this is the first Corvette I would consider buying and yes I am aware its less HP than the Z06. Only thing I don't like is the rear taillights in fact if they used the 68-71 taillights it might be the perfect sports car

I just dropped over $25k into a C5 Z06 to make it into a track monster. Corvettes are amazing base cars to make a great race car with. This grand sport is no exception. I will absolutely be buying a used one in a few years when the C8 is out to make it into a track car. Are Corvettes plasticy and wannabe Ferraris? Hell yeah. But for the price, it virtually can't be beat for what you can get from it for relatively little investment. P.S. This channel is one of the best on KZfaq. Thanks for these vids! The presenter is great too! Only channel I like more might be Evo.

C7 Z06 - the supercharger = win!

Since your on our Muscle Car's a Vette is nothing compared to the Charger HellCat with 707 Hp, but made in Canada for Dodge with a supercharged 6.4 L Hemi.

Love your videos

Carfection great review

What German cars are you talking about? Ones with two or three times the price tag?

Welp you have now one corvette GS in london... Archie Hamilton

6:42...He says that older Corvettes were no match for anything in germany?.....And this guy reviews cars for a living? Lets take a look, The last gen C6 was faster round a track and acceleration then a Carrera S when they were introduced, in there last years, The ZR1 was just as fast Porsches fastest car at the time, The GT2RS in bot track and acceleration, The C6 ZO6 wasted anything Porsche or Bmw or Mercedes had at the time, With exception to being slightly slower then a Turbo in acceleration, The C6 GrandSport was faster then a Carrera GTS round a track and in acceleration. The C5, The C5 ZO6 was just as fast as a 911 Turbo S round a track, Slightly slower in acceleration, C5 50th was faster then any 911 with exception to the Turbos n GT3, But all Carrera Versions as it was based, Chevrolet at the time never had anything for the 996 GT2, There was no C5 ZR1. The C4, The C4 ZR1 was faster then any 911 Turbo, S round a track, They were within less then a second between them, Chevrolet didnt have anything near the power levels or extremes of the 993 GT2 at the time, The GrandSport was faster then any Carrera in acceleration, And was just as fast as any carrera round a track. Cant bring up the C3 cause there are way too many variants, Same as the 964, I didnt bother to mention Bmw or Mercedes or Audi from germany simply because they are far behind Porsche and Chevrolet when it comes to laptimes, Acceleration as well, But not as bad, Specially during todays times.

Those paddles would get on my nerves

I guess if you haven't driven a Corvette before, the C7 GS is a great one to start with. Hopefully it defies all of the paradigms and cliche excuses most Europeans seem to tout about it.

You know it's real when the British guy says "Murrica'!!!" 😂😂😂

Beautiful animal... sat in one today--Waaaaaay too tight! 6'3 220lbs BTW

The Grand Sport is the All-American Grand Tourer. There. I said it.

What are the huge paddles for if the car is manual?

Anyone else can see the F12 inspiration in the front ?

C'mon already CHEVY, throw in a 427CID NATURALLY ASPIRATED OHV VERSION, UPDATED LS-7, 575+ ponies. It can be done. A standard 6.2Liter on a GRAND SPORT!

When will be the next video in the Charles Morgan's Classics will come up? Been a while to hear his stories

Cylinder deactivation is the only hang up.

2016 Toyota Prius track review!!!

c7 corvette grand sport or the porsche 991 gt3, take ur pick. I'd have the gt3 coz I love the sound of that flat 6 and my best mate would have the vette coz he just loves vettes.

6:33 What are you talking about? More preconceived notions which are completely wrong. Corvettes have been world class performers since the C4. Especially the C4 ZR1, C5 Z06, and C6 Z06. They were up there with the best of them when it comes to lap times and all-around performance.

Callaway 727 isn't to shabby but then again it's a tuner car.

The smell is the adhesives that hold many of its parts together. The adhesives save weight(Less (weight adding) screws and bolts)

After so long watching this channel, I still prefer to call it Xcar. Sounds more hardcore than Carfection...

I'm 35 seconds in and he's already wrong. The Grand sport has five more horsepower than the base stingray

It does not have a power steering pump! LOL! It is electric steering.

Is Track mode (steering) so heavy due huge front wheels? Its basically semi-slicks and car weights 1.4+kg.

A stick and paddles? AND PADDLES!? Where has this set up been all my life?

Puddle shifters on a manual, how does that work? Will it come in RHD?

Can you even buy these in the U.K.?

I wonder how Europe will take the news of the mid-engines corvette :p they'll have an absolute crisis!!! I say, bring it on, bow tie!

it has paddles and it's manual?

I would encourage you to take a C6 Z06 out on the track. Other than the interior I doubt you'll be disappointed. How can you beat a 7 Liter NA V8? Oh and the noise the car makes is equally EPIC! :D

This or the stingray, this or the stingray

okay why does it have paddle shifters if it's a manual. I saw you changing gears

Good frontend grip? Look at those extremely wide tires that are almost slicks and very sticky. Those front tires are wider than the rear tires of most sports cars. The car is like a Alfa C4, almost as wide as it is long.

How does a manual transmission car have shifting pedals, how do they work?

Hey Ben Rudolf, when did you quit Microsoft?

What does it have paddles when it's manual?

Chevy, make this a real CHAMPION install a new 427CID, ohv,naturally aspirated version V-8. make it a "DRIVER'S CAR". Then, watch the fun BEGIN. AWESOMENESS

some peoole call this a " supercar" calling this a supercar is like me putting a dollar bill up my ass and calling myself a bank.

why does it have paddles on a manual?

*$92,000 price as tested for a 2 seat Ticket getter? Fugetaboutit*

Why does it have paddels at the steering???

When is the 911 R video?

what are the pads on the steering for?

What are the paddles for? It's a manual

Do Corvettes sell well in Europe?

Corvette or Viper?

Looks like track mode is for people in above-average physical condition. Nice touch IMO. Most of today's cars are designed just for lazy people.

The biggest problem isn't the car or how good it is -- it's that eventually you're going to take it into a Chevy dealership for service and a minimum wage tool will abuse it. And your service writer will take for some extra money in the bargain. When Chevy recognizes they need to provide a different tier of service if they want to sell $100K cars....I'll come back to the question of: Can I spot every single place they've shaved a dime off in the interior? History comes back to haunt us all.