Is the C7 Corvette Grand Sport WORTH buying if you DON'T want a C8?
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- The New C8 mid-engine is the talk of the town with its style & performance. What happens though if you don't want a C8 but still want a Corvette. This 2019 C7 Corvette could be the answer. Underneath the hood is a 6.2L V8 that produces 460HP & is mated to a 6-speed manual or 8-speed automatic. The exterior of the Grand Sport has the wide body of the Z06 with unique wheels and side vents. On the inside you will find plenty of room including a ton of cargo space which is a rarity in a Corvette. Is the C7 Corvette Grand Sport WORTH buying if you DON'T want a C8?
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I honestly prefer the C7's looks over the C8's.
I feel the same way!
@Alpha Omega stop what?
same
I’m torn between a c7 gs and a c8
@@javiica62 watch savagegeese video on the c7 gs, i'd get the c7 gs in a heart beat. the c8 is a totally new start from scratch kind of thing while the c7 had years of development and refinement to fix any if all the issues that were in earlier models of the c7. im looking at a 19 gs right now used.
Absolutely, seeing as it comes with a manual.
That is a very good point!
@@RaitisRides unless a guy doesnt have a left foot or a right hand....lol
Raiti's Rides When you say ignorant things like that it makes me think you’re probably a sexist, homophobic, privileged white male!!! As a trans gender, trans race person I can tell you I’m highly oppressed in this incredibly backwards country!
Steve original joke right here
Less than 20% were manuals, and that started years ago.
C-7 Corvette definitely has a sweet spot in my heart. I'm with you good MANAGEABLE power. Most of the time you are going to be driving the car on CITY streets. You don't want to kill yourself or God forbid someone else. Thanks for sharing Joe.
What up Joe? ALL DARKENED OUT CORVETTE! My favorite generation! LET'S GO!!!
Hold on tight brother!
@@RaitisRides Yeet!
THAT'S THE CAR I WAS GONNA GET IF I DIDN'T GET MY ROUSH. LOVE THOSE GRAND SPORTS. SAME COLOR TOO
I never doubted your taste!👍🏻
Please don’t yell.
STFU
@@Jacobk66 His hearing is bad after blasting this at full volume. :D
I'm the 30th like!
To be honest Raiti, I would take the C7 over the C8 and its not over the performance but its looks, function and nostalgia. The black you have in this video is just angry looking. For the $$ you are definitely correct on this one.
I am right there with you Curtis!
Curtis Gallagher I COMPLETELY disagree. The C8, looks better (imo) is much faster and has a beautiful interior, much better than the old one. The interior is where you’ll be spending most of your time, so it better look nice, which it really does in the C8. On top of that it also has super car performance
That's actually a grey vette. My favorite!
I agree with you.
Kenneth Smith with me or him? lol
Ah yes one of my favorite cars of all time. I would absolutely get a Corvette C7 Grand sport in this exact color. love your content Joe!
My father owned a c7 and 08 corvette pace car and he loved both, such a great car and was blessed to own them
I totally agree! You are so very right!
I too have an 08 pace car, only 500 made.
It’s a beautiful piece of machinery
Looks wayyy better than a C8! Saw the C8 in person and was underwhelmed.
I know how you feel!
One love, Raiti! Love your content bro😎✌🏾
Im with you. I want to like the C8 but I find myself trying too hard. I keep waiting for it to grow on me, but it's not. It's close but it's missing something. Hopefully the C8 GS and Z06 make those tweeks.
The C7 Corvette has a Great look The Paint job on this is Perfect.
It took me a year to come around to the c8. I saw in person on its first stop after the reveal and I was like the porsche turbos gt3s and c7z/ zr1s in the parking lot look better than this! Interior was a different story. Now I feel the c8 looks better over base c7. At least the c7 (if I'm not mistaken for the c8) can be put into neutral without a $600 tool and taken apart some of the frunk if the battery is dead like in the c8!
Excellent video Joe! Your consistency to produce high quality and professional ride reviews is inspiring! I must also give a shout out to your camera man! He always does a great job! You both make a great team! Thank you for what you do!
Be blessed!
I really appreciate you taking the time to say that! It really means a lot to have your support!
She’s gorgeous Joe. Love the dark gray color with the black rims. Love this car. Thanks for bringing it to us!!! 👍
Hey Louis!
I watch Raiti's rides for the moments he expresses pure joy.
Thanks Ryan for letting me share the car passion with you!
@@RaitisRides My wife thanks you because it keeps me from buying a car for just one more day. :D
Thanks, Joe! Great video and review. Thank you for all the details and donut comments 😎
I got shivers from that exhaust note. 🥶
My dad has a Black 2015 Zo6 and i remember when he called me and had me meet him at a store after he purchased it. The first thing that came to my mind was " Batmobile " ! He's very close to getting the C8, but he's patient and the Zo6 is still turning heads when he brings it out ! That Grand Sport looks vicious ! 👍 ✌
That is a beautiful Vette! I love this channel because one day you go from a super duty truck to a Corvette and everything in between
Thanks for letting me bring you the variety! I really appreciate your support!
Love the Grand Sport. Probably more than the C8. Maybe there’s a C8 Grand Sport in the future. Thanks for sharing that beautiful Vette! 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸
C7 Grandsport is my favorite vet!! Got the aggressive looks with that Raw N/A v8!!Just cant beat that
No. The model which will be most sought after in years to come is the 7 litre (427) Z06 which I bought. No superchargers, no turbos, no gizmos....just pure American muscle.
I like the way that you think.
Great salesmanship!!! Your pure excitement while driving makes me want one😂
Love this review thank you for sharing
Of course Bryer! It is my pleasure!
This is like your 3rd video of the day. You really earned that GT350 man 🥴
Nice enthusiasm with your reviews
Rati, you crack me up - "it has a side oiler" haha
It’s is amazing how this division of GM can actually make a beautiful car that is detailed perfectly And mechanically sound . I know they are limited compared to others
I spent years in loaner cars , while all my Cadillacs broke down regularly. If they put just a touch of this craftsmanship .I would have been content
That Sound id Nice....Great work Joe...
Front engined & a stick. Last real Corvette.
AGREED!
I’m with you... the C8’s are nice...but LOVE that C7 GrandSport....never thought about one of those....might be my retirement car in 22 months and 23 days
Love your reviews,I had one and it was beautiful,I love vettes I just can't ignore the fact that GM is not backing there loyal customers,bending rims and engines blowing,cylinder deactivation,z06 over heating,its not fair to the crowd that loves and supports this vechicle,you either do wright by people or you dont....GODBLESS and take care sir.
Again well done Joe! Now that we have the C8 I appreciate the C7 Grand Sport with a manual even more.
Thank you so much for saying that and letting me share this one with you!
wouldnt be friday without a raitis ride review!
Thanks Avery for tuning in.
I purchased a 2019 Grand Sport with the 7-speed manual. My Cally license plate is: C7STICK. Just love it to death.
Great review!!!!
Joe that is a cool car, but I absolutely love my 2017 Z06 w 7 speed manual. Also have AR headers and upgraded Magnuson supercharger. 800hp. BEAST
From Mustang GT, now I'm leaning on getting a C7 :D Thanks to this channel lol
I love the way the C7 Z06 and GSs look. Great cars.
I am right there with you John!
Reading my mind Joe! All in for the C7 GS!
Lovin all the C7 Grand Sport comments, especially since I just bought a 2017 a month ago. I LOVE IT!!!
So my dream Vette was a Grand Sport and still is, however, I love my 1LT 2019 C7. I just got back from the mountains of N Ga, Tail of the Dragon and TN and it is my 4th sports car to take up there. It was by far the best car I have driven up there and I could only imagine how much better the GS would have been. Sadly I couldn't afford one when I got my Vette but I still got a Vette and that matters. I still plan on getting a C8 in a few years though.
Just a minor correction, the front bumper cameras are for parking, the Performance Data Recorder camera sits on top of the rear-view mirror, top of windshield.
I was waiting to see if someone was going to correct that!
Wooooooo!!! A beauty! I'd love to have one in the garage as a weekend sports car. C7 all day. The C8 does little for me besides statistics on paper
I am right there with you!
Thank you for reviewing this car Joe.. Joe please review an old school licoln town limo
In an effort to boost sales, GM goes back to front engine for the C9, then mid engine for the C10 again, then back to the front for the C11 and so on. Customers are seen burning corvettes in the street.
That almost sounds like a horror movie.
I like it how you review brand new cars, yet, you will do reviews like this and still ask the question that some of us ask..is this car still worth buying with newer models out. It's like you are reading our minds. I gave you a Thumbs Up right away just for that..
That Corvette is Sick nice video Joe
Thanks Evan! I am so glad that I could share it with you!
Cool car 👌🏿I love it 😍 great job for finding it😎
I am so glad that you like this one.
Only 2 zonks...outstanding! I have a C7 Z51 and would love a GS as well. Going to keep a lookout for one to add to my garage as they get traded in on new C8s.
Thanks man! That sounds like a great plan!
The GS is my favorite C7. I was very disappointed to find out the C8 will not offer a GS model. Of course the C8 Z06 is going to be equipped with that new flat plane crank V8, so it's without a doubt going to replace the C7 GS as my favorite Corvette. Can't wait until it's here, and you are able to review it.
Awesome upload Raiti. This is my former favorite Vette. Really like the 460HP Grand Sport. Z06 is it for me tho, I enjoy the C7's more than the C8 still 🤔 Maybe im stuck in my ways 😂❤️🌎 Much love from HTX
I know how you feel! Thanks for letting me share it with you!
That front grill kinda favors the new nissan Z that you reviewed. I love it
My favorite too,manual& convertible.c7 GS
Absolutely yes! Especially when it's a manual transmission 🤘🏻
I totally agree with you!
Bought a ‘17 GS from a Volvo dealer out of FL. Car had 1500 miles on it. Manual trans. 60k. Car is awesome.
Love it! Which has more power in your opinion, the Vette you just drove or the Challenger scat pack wide body?
Can't wait till get mine❤
NEW SUBSCRIBER QUESTION: does grandsport c7 include mcr? does it also include PDR? or are those separate set ups.
They need to make both, classic corvette with a front engine layout and a mid. Ferrari has both, corvette needs to be it's own brand.
KG that actually makes a lot of sense never thought of that
I do have a grand sport 19 3 LT and I love it that the racecar nice video 👍
Very nice! Thank you for letting me share it with you!
I have an 18 GS. I've never had a more attractive car in my life. When I bought it, it was parked right next to a black C8. Mine looks better. Waaaay better.
I agree with you!
I'd like to see you review a manual C7 grandsport one of these days. Great car.
His signature..onnn throttle yeahhh... LOLOL..I lovvve it..as the owner of 3 vettes..keep the vett content coming joe.
Yes love it.perfect color!
I am right there with you!
Wow! Excitement!!! Fireworks!!! Sirens!!! Steamroller!!! As berated Power!!! Eargasm!!! This video woke up Sam Kinison who is also screaming "Oh, Oh, Oh!!!
Hey Joe, atsa just like my car! And my plate is - “LAST C7”
I’ll tell you though, it hurts when I think - no more front-engine Corvettes 😥
Nice Review.
I am so glad that you like this Corvette!
I'm sure now is a great time to buy the C7... since most people won't want them compared to the C8. The C8 basically turned the corvette into an exotic supercar- a supercar at a pricepoint that the middle/upper-middle class can actually afford.
My humble opinion; front-engined corvettes are the only way to go. That Grand Sport is far sexier to me, than the C-8.
I'll take any make or model north American sports car to be perfectly honest, but the Corvette is just above everything else. Keep the reviews coming! Have a great weekend, Joe and Vic!
I totally agree with you Adam! Sounds great man!
C7 zr1 manual convertible is one of the best cars of the 21st century. Still love the back of this c7 way way better than the c8
I am not going to argue that.
It’s still an amazing machine which has dated relatively well even with the refresh zo6 c8.
Definitely worth it and it’s a corvette at a bargain as well
You are so right about that!
This car is perfect
I am so glad that you like this one.
Love the setup of this C7. Like you, I also don't care for the rear of the c8
Love the pop on my auto 2014 stingray
The lower cameras are for parking. The PDR camera is in the rear view mirror.
The C7 Grand Sport is soo nice. Good looking car!
Yeah I’ve stuck to my 2014 C7 stingray convertible black on red sounds INCREDIBLE to this day! Maybe C8 convertible?
Awesome video Joe 😎 c7 best generation. I still like my c7 stingray body style over GS
As I've said before in your vids, I bought a 2016 Z06. It is phenomenal. The Grand sport would be awesome too, for the reasons you stated. I like the looks of the C7 better than the C8. Much respect for the C8'S performance.
I have this car ........it's a 19 GS 3lt at. It's my 5th Corvette & the best one!
I'm too much in-love with stick-shift, 2017-19 Z06 will be my next sports car. That's just what I prefer😏
I know how you feel!
Great info and drive I like C7 body style over C8, in the process of making a decision to purchase 2017 Grand Sport.Thank you you make sense to me Joe
That is awesome Donald. I appreciate you letting me share it with you!
Hello Joe got the Grand sport it took some time from our last email.I purchased 2019 With only 1000 miles on her awesome ride just like you called it thanks Don
Hello Joe got it 2019 grand sport a beauty with 1200 mlles thank you for your Info and tech advise Don glad to text you photo
@@donalddoherty8055 Enjoy your car! Good choice!!👍
My landlord let me take his red beast for a spin today, so happy
I have a 18 gt and I’ve always wanted a gs corvette especially that gen .. maybe one day !
I have a C7 2019 GS just like this. I love it. The only issue is GM put poorly made wheels that crack easily. I've already had to replace 3 wheels. Basically expect to buy aftermarket rims. The cabin is also very loud. Buyer beware.
It does sound and look good in that color.👌😎👏💪
Ok America, the Raiti-nglish phrase of the day is...
"Christmas Ear-gasm!"
Occurs when starting the Corvette C7 Grand Sport.
May also compell rubbing of the body across hood.
...on Christmas
Hello from Kingwood Texas!!!
I love the C7 but C6 still got my heart
Definitely, absolutely and surely
Without even watching this video... yes!
Thanks for tuning in.
Don't say forever man! We gotta come back to this sort of style before it's all over with. Maybe in 2 more generations? Ya never know.
We will see how it pans out!
Raiti’s Only Fans, now featuring the C7 grand sport Corvette
Oh yeah!
Thanks, Joe. My favorite of all Corvettes for the balance. I bought a 2019 GS last year, and I track it, and love it. However, you got a few specs wrong...it offers a 7-speed manual (you said 6), and it weighs 3450 lbs (you said 3600), and the front rotors are 14.6" (you said 15.6"), and you referenced Z51, which is a package for the standard Sitngray, not Grand Sport. I also wanted you to point out and show the rear hatch area...it's huge. Another advantage the C7 has over the C8. You can fit four golf bags in the hatch of a C7. Great for long road trips, too.
Thanks for sharing that great info.
WRONG..3428....
@@scottbarker9058 Settle down, tough guy. You're WRONG. 3428 is for the stripped-down base 1LT. Joe reviewed a 2LT, which increases weight to just over 3450 lbs. I should know, I own a 2019 GS 2LT. Do you?
@@RaitisRides Thank YOU, Joe. Love your work.
@@PeterReingold U COULD use some manners...i have an 18 gr.sport..automatic..got it earlier this year...that is what the specs say!!
I have a C7 z06, but if I did it now I would do the used grandsport and add a pro charger and a few other aftermarket upgrades.
The roots blower on the z06 gives it too much torque too early so the launch on street isn’t great.
Hi Joe, this car is far more exciting than watching a Kia review! ha ha I like these, I suppose this car is worth owning, if it is well discounted compared to the new C8. Otherwise, I'd go with a new C8 over this model. Great review! Thumbs up! (ps. There is a bit of Ferrari Roma in this design, I should say Ferrari took a bit from Chevy for their car)
Love the corvette’s true American muscle cars.
So very true!
Joe, it’s crazy I was just blessed with a Grand Sport collectors edition for my 22nd birthday last night about an hour before you posted this video. Thank you for reminding me of the heritage of this car!
Nice Grand Sport 💯✔🔥
I like it Mr. Joe.
Actually going to look at a 2019 Grand Sport today. Decided the wide doors of a C8 won't work in my garage. I've got about 30" next to my car for entry and the doors are hugely wide and when open any allow about 8" for entry to car.
I'll be curious to see if there'll be a 75th anniversary edition in 2028.
That Gran Sport is what I'd spend my money on. Even Randy Pobst said it's the most usable Corvette. Best balanced as far as power and handling.
I totally agree with Randy!
My ideal Vette is a 2019 ZR1 so YES it's better than the C8 imo. Nice review Joe! (As always)
yeah, all about POWAH baby! The ZR1 is a frigging monster on steroids! love it so much!
Thanks for letting me bring it to you!
So very true!