calipers with their white “Corvette” lettering. Grand Sport coupes had P315/35ZR17 tires on 11-inch wheels tucked into their flared rear fenders, while the convertibles came with P285/40ZR17 rear tires on 9 ½-inch wheels in non-flared rear fenders. Embroidered “Grand Sport”

Only 1,000 Grand Sport Corvettes were produced in 1996...

seats, in either black or red, set the Grand Sport interior apart from standard Corvettes.
     To uphold the performance image, the Grand Sports were powered exclusively by the 330-horsepower LT4 engine, which also mandated the six-speed manual transmission. The Z51 Performance Suspension was a Grand Sport option, yet most came with the F45