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Originally Posted by slythetove
Good question. In a general sense first let me say the C7 Grand Sport is amazing. C7 is the best corvette so far (owned a C5 Z06). It's a phenomenal car.
Important to note both the Grand Sport and my 1LE are my only car - daily drivers. I put 6600 miles on my GS in 6 months and I work from home 80%, so I definitely drove it.
So, why did I get rid of it?
Short version:
As a street car the 1LE is a lot less money for nearly the same performance, the same amount of fun, and a bit more comfort.
Long version:
It's too much race car for the street for the price (for me). If you have unlimited money go for it. I try to balance my spend with the return I'm getting. I felt like I was paying a lot of money for a car that was absolutely worth it, but not worth it given the way I was using it.
The GS is absolutely worth the money if you use it for a racecar or have a 2nd car and get to only drive it on fun roads. The 1LE is more comfortable on the street and nearly the same in terms of performance on the fun roads.
You can't safely approach the limits on the road with the GS so with the 1LE I still can't safely approach the limit, but it costs a LOT less for just as much fun!
I never tracked the GS and will probably not track the 1LE. I just love the connected feeling of the way the cars drive. The 1LE is just that much tighter than the SS and so very close to the GS that on the street you can't even get to the limit to find the difference.
I will also tell you that the GS gets a massive amount of attention. Sometimes you don't want that - you will ALWAYS be seen.
Hope that helps!
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Thanks so much for this detailed and interesting comparison!
I was at the exact same decision point: Go C7 GS (even thought about a Z51...) or 1LE and eventually decided 1LE - mainly because of budget constraints.
Your input is also encouraging to me, since I use the vehicle 90% on the streets as a DD and maybe 10% on "fun roads".
I therefore require comfort and also the option to take my two kids in the rear seats (something which isn't part of the C7 at all).
BtW: What differences are there between the GS and the Z51? I never got into the details of the "real world" differences in ride between both. Only seen the differences in Specs on paper...