Bridging the gap between the wild Z06 and the regular Stingray by offering just about everything except the supercharger from the former on the latter, the Corvette Grand Sport goes on sale this summer.

On Friday, Chevy announced pricing for the Grand Sport series with the coupe starting at $66,445, and the convertible from $70,445, including a destination charge.

We’ll remind you that a plain vanilla Corvette Stingray Coupe will cost you $56,395, but it can quickly swell over $70,000 once you add up equipment packages like the 3LT trim and Z51 Performance, so the GS sounds like a good deal in the Corvette planet, even without factoring in that these special editions usually hold higher prices than fully-packed base models in the used car market.

Made for track enthusiasts in mind, Chevy’s engineers adapted the chassis tuning, upgraded cooling systems, and performance technologies of the Corvette Z06 onto the Grand Sport. Among other standard features are the magnetic ride control, specific stabilizer bars and unique springs, Brembo braking system and electronic limited-slip differential, with the GS riding on Michelin Pilot Super Sport summer tires size 285/30ZR19 (front) and 335/25ZR20 (rear).

There’s an optionally available Z07 package that adds carbon ceramic-matrix brakes and more aggressive Michelin Pilot Sport 2 Cup tires, with which the GS can stop from 60mph (96km/h) in less than 100 feet (30 meters).

The Grand Sport borrows the Z06’s looks on the outside with wider fenders and rear quarter panels to accommodate a wider track, front fender inserts and the same style grille. Both the Coupe and Convertible can be had with the same exterior and interior colors as the regular Stingray, including three new finishes for 2017, Watkins Glen Gray Metallic, Black Rose Metallic and Sterling Blue Metallic. As an option, there’s a Heritage package with hash-mark fender graphics in six colors, with the same detail carried onto the interior’s brushed aluminum trim.

Later in the year, Chevy will offer a limited number of Grand Sport Collector Edition models – like the one pictured here – with Tension Blue hash-mark graphics, satin black full-length stripes, black wheels, a unique Tension Blue full leather and suede-wrapped interior, plus a 3D representation of an original Grand Sport racer embossed in the headrests that’s also found on an instrument panel plaque that carries a unique build sequence number.

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