GM Japan has launched a limited run of the new Chevrolet Corvette Grand
Sport in that signature shade of blue, complete with a wide white stripe
running up from the hood intake and over the hood, and those tell-tale red
hash-marks on the front fenders.
Carbon-fiber aero elements also come standard, and
the wheels feature red rims to match the stripes above, while the interior is
all done up in jet black leather and suede and torso-hugging bucket seats. Only
five examples of the Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sports Admiral Blue Heritage will
be offered in Japan, each priced at 12,800,000 yen.
That works out to more than US$ 115,000 at current
exchange rates, or nearly twice the price of a base Corvette Grand Sport in its
natural habitat on the other side of the Pacific. But it's only 700,000 yen more than the "standard" Grand Sport that went on sale in
Japan back in November.
While we haven't seen the same as a “special
edition,” per se, back home, you can spec one out just the same – and we
suspect many have. Don't be surprised to see this unique treatment pop up in
other markets, though.
