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GM, GM<\/em><\/p>\n The mid-engine Corvette didn\u2019t forget about the Grand Sport.<\/p>\n Chevrolet\u2019s eighth-generation supercar has broken the mold since the sheets were taken off the 2020 model year Stingray. First \u2018Vette with the engine amidships. First electrified Corvette. First with all-wheel-drive. First 8,000-RPM, screaming, overhead-cam V-8 derived from the Z06 GT3.R race car. First $200,000-plus\u00a0ZR1X hypercar<\/a>\u00a0with over 1,000 horsepower, a sub-2.0-second 0-60 mph run with U.S. production record 233 mph top speed.<\/p>\n Good lord. But in all the ferment, the hot-selling Corvette C8 didn\u2019t forget its roots dating back to the early 1960s. Chevy introduced the Corvette Grand Sport model this week, the supercar\u2019s entry-level, performance model harking back to the five original, 1963 race cars based on the second-generation Corvette (C2) and campaigned by legendary names like Roger Penske and AJ Foyt. Penske gave a sneak peak of the new Grand Sport (next to the first C2 race car) at the 12 Hours of Sebring last weekend.<\/p>\n