If anything, General Motors’ Chevrolet brand will have one of the most comprehensive displays at this year’s edition of the Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas.
We’ve already given you a sample of the tuned Sonic hatchbacks, Cruze sedans and Camaro Coupe and Convertible concepts that are heading down to the strip, and now it’s time to show you a pair of Corvette concept cars.
The first ‘Vette study is the Carlisle Blue Grand Sport named after its new blue hue. The concept also gets pearl-white racing stripes while it rolls on a bespoke set of silver alloy wheels and features a number of performance and styling enhancements.
The second concept is the Corvette Z06 Ron Fellows Hall of Fame Tribute edition, which of course celebrates the induction of Corvette racing driver Ron Fellow into the National Corvette Museum’s Hall of Fame. The Z06 was upgraded with numerous original accessories and features custom graphics.
Corvette Carlisle Blue Grand Sport Concept
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
Corvette Z06 Ron Fellows ‘Hall of Fame’ Tribute
Ron Fellows has a long, distinguished racing career, including driving on the championship Corvette Racing C5.R and C6.R teams. That resume helped earn him an induction to the National Corvette Museum’s Hall of Fame in 2011. This Torch Red show car honors Fellows’ service behind the wheel, using accessories offered from Chevrolet matched with custom graphics. It’s a fitting salute to one of the fastest men ever to drive a Corvette.
Vehicle highlights
- Z06 Performance Package (Z07)
- Magnetic Selective Ride Control
- CFZ carbon fiber package with splitter and rocker moldings
- Carbon fiber raised hood
- Black headlamp housings and mirrors
- Red brake calipers
- Ebony interior with red stitching
- Suede-trimmed steering wheel, shift knob, parking brake handle and armrests with red stitching (from the 2012 Centennial package)
- Centennial-model seats
- Genuine Corvette Accessory Racing Pedal Package
- Racing-style graphics that honor racing wins, National Corvette Museum Hall of Fame, Spring Mountain Driving School and Mosport.
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