Engineering marvels: Corvette and much more

March 27, 2026Newsletter Archives

Every parent loves their kids equally, they’ll say, but I think every kid knows whether they're the favorite or not. As the parent of many stories here on GM News, I’d like to say I love each one equally. Then again, all-new Corvette Grand Sports don’t come around every day. 

The announcement has made for a flurry of stories this week, when the new 2027 Corvette Grand Sport bowed alongside a groundbreaking Small-Block V8.  

GM News’s own editor Chris Perkins led this exciting week of Corvette. He wrote this awesome deep dive on the all-new LS6, which not only punches out the displacement of Chevy’s iconic small-block to 6.7 liters, but somehow improves efficiency and power in the process, to the tune of 535 horses and 520 lb-ft. In his piece, Chris got the inside scoop on the LS6 from Mike Kociba, assistant chief engineer on the project. 

In case you missed the Grand Sport’s debut announcement itself, you can find it here, plus a touching story about the very first C4 Corvette Grand Sport ever built. Do note that the 2027 Grand Sport model release is actually two Grand Sport model releases; the 721-hp Grand Sport X also joins the Corvette fold, pairing the new LS6 to an electric motor on the front wheels. 

But it wasn’t all Corvettes this week. If you’re curious to know more about how the batteries and motors in the Grand Sport X actually work, take a look at Chris’s explainer of power electronics, the “switches” that enable motors and batteries to do their jobs. It's a fascinating tech explainer. If that subject matter sounds intimidating, don’t fret; the whole article is carried by a simple, beautiful metaphor. 

And if that type of story does float your boat (or... uh... spins your motor), GM News has achieved liftoff on a new Engineering blog called... wait for it... Engineering blog. These tech-centric pieces are forward-facing, focused on GM’s cutting-edge tech, and written by engineers for engineers. Want to see what I mean? Here’s a piece from GM’s Director of Onboard Autonomy about how to safely scale AV architecture with AI. 

Like I said, it’s been a long week brimming with excellent stories. I hope you enjoy them. Just don’t ask me which one’s my favorite. 

Keep your throttles pinned, 

Kyle Kinard 
Managing Editor, GM News