Matt Farah of The Smoking Tire Podcast and a contributor to Road & Track has recently had the opportunity to test drive the 2027 Corvette Grand Sport. It’s one of the best reviews yet for enthusiasts as Matt directly addresses some key points in the emerging Grand Sport vs Z06 debate.

The test drive happened in Idaho and the terrain allows him to explore a new theory: “You find good roads near damns,” and so he took the new 2027 Corvette Grand Sport on a damn tour for an upcoming Road & Track article. With the embargo ending on July 28th, he was free to discuss his driving impressions of the Grand Sport and more on his podcast.

His review covers the new engine which he calls great and “sounds angrier…It is a big, beefy fing V8.” He praises the Corvette’s aluminum structure which he said felt more rigid than a Ferrari 849 Tessa Spider which he has just driven immediately before the Grand Sport. He calls the interior as having one of the most user friendly interfaces and describes how CarPlay just connects instantly, every time.

Matt also points out that it’s worth upgrading to the Center Quad Exhaust which adds $1,995. He says, “If you want a Corvette that sounds like America — a muscle‑car thing — this, with the center exhaust, sounds more exotic than most Corvettes.“

There’s a lot more on the Grand Sport and C8s in general so give it a watch. The Corvette Grand Sport segment starts at 20:00 but leading into that, they discuss Flock cameras and the recent controversy where an automotive reviewer from TheDrive got surrounded by cops during a test drive.

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The Smoking Tire Podcast / YouTube

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