Ever since the eighth generation of Chevrolet Corvette switched to a mid-engined layout, the nonstop onslaught of ever more powerful variants keeps on a-coming. Finally, the ZR1X landed as a legit hypercar killer at (relative) budget basement prices. But Chevy never forgot the base C8, either, and for 2027 a bigger and badder V8 arrives to the lineup as well. Of course, that powerplant needs to proliferate through the lineup, so the engine announcement came alongside the debut of a highly anticipated Grand Sport model, along with the hybridized Grand Sport X that drops any E-Ray references. Michael Teo Van Runkle/SlashGearWhile most Grand Sport reviews dropped last week, ahead of the official embargo Chevy loaned me one of the very first Grand Sport X cars—quite literally bearing VIN number 001, though there things get confusing—to drive around at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in June.