15k-Mile 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Convertible 4LT

Description

After the sixth-generation Corvette was released in 2005, GM was dealing with an enviable problem: the base C6 was a quick, refined machine, but enthusiasts yearned for the more-expensive Z06’s wide body. However, the 427-powered Z06 was a street-legal racecar that was only available as a manual-transmission hardtop.

So in 2010, the Corvette team unveiled one of the best compromises ever built: the Grand Sport. Mechanically, the 2010–2013 GS combined the base car’s 430-horsepower LS3 engine, steel frame, and smooth-riding performance suspension with the Z06’s wider track, larger tires, and bigger brake rotors. Visually, the Grand Sport wore a wide, Z06-style body with bulging fenders, a front air intake, and rear brake ducts. The result was a sports car that hustled around GM’s Milford road course two seconds quicker than a Z51-suspension C6, yet could also be ordered with a convertible top and an automatic for laid-back cruising. 

Showing just 14,800 miles, this 2012 Grand Sport Convertible is one of only 2,268 built that year. It is finished in Velocity Yellow, with matching yellow brake calipers and black headlamp housings. It features the optional $11,495 4LT Premium Equipment Group package including a "custom" leather interior package, and is also optioned with chrome-finished wheels and a dual-mode performance exhaust system.

This nicely-optioned, low-mile Grand Sport is now offered with a clean CARFAX history report, its original window sticker, service records since 2012, and a clean Arizona title in the seller's name.

Factory Equipment 

• Grand Sport Z16 performance package includes:  

  • High-performance springs, shocks, and sway bars  

  • 14.0-inch 6-piston front, 13.4-inch 4-piston rear cross-drilled brakes 

  • 18x9.5” front, 19x12” rear Grand Sport wheels 

  • 275/35 front, 325/30 rear Goodyear tires (now Michelin Pilot Sport) 

  • 2.73 performance limited-slip rear axle ratio with six-speed auto transmission  

• 4LT Premium Equipment Group includes: 

  • Custom leather-wrapped interior 

  • Heated sport seats with power-adjustable bolsters and lumbar 

  • Tilt and telescoping steering column 

  • Memory package 

  • Power black convertible top 

  • AM/FM/CD stereo with Navigation  

  • Convenience net in trunk   

• Finished in (45U) Velocity Yellow paint with Ebony interior 

• 6.2L LS3 V8 rated at 436 horsepower and 428 lb-ft of torque

• 6-speed, paddle-shift automatic transmission  

• Optional Dual-Mode Performance Exhaust 

• Traction Control and Active Handling system

• Optional chrome-finished aluminum wheels

• Optional yellow brake calipers, black headlamp housings, and yellow interior stitching

Servicing & Documentation 

• July 2024: Inspection done, A/C system checked, and refrigerant recharged 

• May 2021: Maintenance inspection done 

• April 2021: A/C refrigerant recharged 

• Clean CARFAX history report

Known Imperfections 

• Some paint chips noted on lower front fascia 

Ownership History 

The accompanying CARFAX history report places this two-owner 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport in Alabama, Colorado, and Arizona.  This C6 was acquired by the seller in 2017.

Included Items 

• Original window sticker (shown in gallery)

• Service records beginning in 2012 

• Owner’s manual 

Additional Information

The seller states, “Timely maintenance has been performed, and the car is in superb condition.”