2012 Chevrolet Corvette Carlisle Blue Grand Sport Concept
With the growing number of customized Camaros showing up at the 2011 SEMA Auto Show, it’s nice to see that Chevrolet hasn’t forgotten about their non-muscle sports car. The Corvette will be making its stand in Vegas with the Carlisle Blue Grand Sport Concept, created as a celebration of 30 years of “Corvettes at Carlisle,” one of the largest annual Corvette events in North America. Performance wasn’t forgotten either. Chevrolet also hooked up the celebratory model with a dual-mode exhaust and Magnetic Selective Ride Control to go with the standard 6.2 Liter 430-hp LS3 V8 engine.
The Carlisle Blue Grand Sport Concept is painted in a very cool Carlisle Blue exterior with exquisite Pearl White full-length racing stripes. This color combination is highlighted with Silver-painted Torque 2 wheels. The Corvette also benefited from carbon fiber front splitter and rockers, a full-width rear spoiler, and a Grand Sport style hood blanket. For the interior, Chevrolet has opted for Ebony/Titanium leather with blue stitching, a new Bose Premium Audio with nine speakers, a USB port and audio jack with iPod integration on the touch screen, and racing pedals.
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 18×10-inch (front) and 19×12-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
