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The Grand Sport moniker is a nod to the original Grand Sport model produced in 1963. A total of 1,000 GS Corvettes were produced, 810 coupes and 190 convertibles. The 1996 GS came with the high-performance LT4 V8 engine, producing 330 hp (246 kW) and 340 lb⋅ft (461 N⋅m) of torque. The Grand Sport came only in Admiral Blue with a white ...
General Motors has produced two different engines called LT4: 1996–1997 LT4 – GM Generation II Small-Block 2015-(current) LT4 - GM Generation V Small-Block – Used in the Z06 Corvette & Cadillac CTS-V & Camaro ZL1 for years 2017–2019.
The 1982 L83 was again the only Corvette engine, producing 200 hp (149 kW) and 285 lb⋅ft (386 N⋅m) of torque from 9.0:1 compression. Since GM did not assign a 1983 model year to production Corvettes, there was no L83 for 1983. [22] This was also the only engine on the 1984 Corvette, at 205 hp (153 kW) and 290 lb⋅ft (393 N⋅m) of torque.
[57] 1996 was the final year of C4 production, and featured special models and options, including the Grand Sport and Collector Edition, OBD II (On-Board Diagnostics), run-flat tires, and the LT4 engine. The 330 hp (246 kW; 335 PS) LT4 V8 was available only with a manual transmission, while all 300 hp (224 kW; 304 PS) LT1 Corvettes used ...
The top-of-the-line model produced 283 hp (211 kW; 287 PS), giving it a 1:1 cubic inch to horsepower ratio; [18] this lowered the Corvette's 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) to 7.2 seconds. [ 27 ] General Motors would produce more powerful and larger displacement iterations of the small-block, until stringent emission regulations in the late 1960s ...
A unique intake manifold that used the 48 mm (1.9 in) twin-bore throttle body from the 5.7L TPI Corvette engine was used on the engine's top end. [9] The turbocharged 4.3 L (262 cu in) was last used in the GMC Typhoon in the 1993 model year. The engine produced 280 hp (209 kW) at 4400 rpm and 360 lb⋅ft (488 N⋅m) of torque at 3600 rpm.
The 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has been revealed. Its LT7 twin-turbo V-8 makes 1,064 hp and 838 lb-ft. Top speed is at least 215 mph. It goes on sale next year.
This model of Corvette is particularly derided for its poor performance. Edmunds.com named this model the 3rd worst Corvette of all time, [87] Time magazine listed it as one of the 50 worst cars of all time, and it is included in Automotive Atrocities! The Cars We Love to Hate by Eric Peters. Dan Neil wrote of the 1980 small block Corvette ...