{"id":542885,"date":"2010-04-25T16:33:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-25T20:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/25\/geigercars-blows-the-corvette-grand-sport-into-zr1-territory\/"},"modified":"2010-04-25T16:33:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-25T20:33:00","slug":"geigercars-blows-the-corvette-grand-sport-into-zr1-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/542885","title":{"rendered":"GeigerCars blows the Corvette Grand Sport into ZR1 territory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/aftermarket\/\" rel=\"tag\">Aftermarket<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/coupes\/\" rel=\"tag\">Coupe<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/sports\/\" rel=\"tag\">Performance<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/euro\/\" rel=\"tag\">Europe<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/chevrolet\/\" rel=\"tag\">Chevrolet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/geigercars-chevrolet-corvette-grand-sport\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"4\" hspace=\"0\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/web630-geiger-vette-gs.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><small>GeigerCars Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport &#8211; Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p>\nEuropean buyers looking to get their hands on a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/zr1\">Corvette ZR1<\/a> may find them in short supply. Fortunately, GeigerCars is there to save the day with the next best thing. The German tuner of American iron has taken a crack at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/corvette\">Corvette<\/a> Grand Sport and boosted it to near-ZR1 levels of power and performance.<\/p>\n<p>Starting with the Grand Sport&#8217;s 6.2-liter LS3 V8, Geiger bolts on a supercharger to increase output from the stock 430 horsepower to a prodigious 588, helping the Geiger GS hit 60 un under four seconds. That may not be quite as powerful or quick as the ZR1&#8217;s supercar numbers, with its 638 horsepower and 3.3-second sprint, but it&#8217;s nothing to scoff at, either. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/geigercars-chevrolet-corvette-grand-sport\/\">GeigerCars Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/geigercars-chevrolet-corvette-grand-sport\/#2926669\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/0-geiger-vette-gs_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/geigercars-chevrolet-corvette-grand-sport\/#2926670\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/1-geiger-vette-gs_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/geigercars-chevrolet-corvette-grand-sport\/#2926671\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/3-geiger-vette-gs_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/geigercars-chevrolet-corvette-grand-sport\/#2926672\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/4-geiger-vette-gs_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/geigercars-chevrolet-corvette-grand-sport\/#2926673\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/5-geiger-vette-gs_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n[Source: GeigerCars.de]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/25\/geigercars-blows-the-corvette-grand-sport-into-zr1-territory\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue reading <em>GeigerCars blows the Corvette Grand Sport into ZR1 territory<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/25\/geigercars-blows-the-corvette-grand-sport-into-zr1-territory\/\">GeigerCars blows the Corvette Grand Sport into ZR1 territory<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:33:00 EST.  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Fortunately, GeigerCars is there to save the day with the next best thing. 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