Just the other day, Chevy announced the return of the Corvette Grand Sport, and with that, it also teased the introduction of a next-generation V8. Say goodbye to the 495-horsepower, 6.2-liter LT2, and hello to the 535-horsepower, 6.7-liter (409 cubic inches—giddyup!) LS6. Yep, it’s back. Well, sort of.
We’d say this isn’t your grandpa’s LS6, but this nomenclature was already revived once before, and the last one wasn’t retired all that long ago. It was first used in the ’70s, but the name was more recently used for the 5.7-liter V8 that was phased out of the Corvette’s engine portfolio fairly early in the C6’s lifecycle. It was replaced by the 6.2-liter LS3 in 2008.
Apart from the name, the new LS6 has virtually nothing in common with its predecessors, apart from its …
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Author: Byron Hurd
