Compare the2022 Ford GTVS 2022 Chevrolet Corvette

The Ford GT has standard driver and front passenger side knee airbags mounted low on the dashboard. These airbags helps prevent the driver and front passenger from sliding under their seatbelts or the main frontal airbags; this keeps them better positioned during a collision for maximum protection. Knee airbags also help keep the legs from striking the dashboard, preventing knee and leg injuries in the case of a serious frontal collision. The Corvette doesn’t offer knee airbags.

Both the GT and the Corvette have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, daytime running lights and available rearview cameras.

The GT comes with a full 3-year/unlimited-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire car and includes 24-hour roadside assistance. The Corvette’s 3-year/36,000-mile basic warranty expires sooner.

The GT’s corrosion warranty is unlimited miles longer than the Corvette’s (unlimited vs. 100,000 miles).

For smoother operation, better efficiency and fewer moving parts, the GT has an overhead cam design, rather than the old pushrod design of the engines in the Corvette.

The GT has a standard “limp home system” to keep drivers from being stranded if most or all of the engine’s coolant is lost. The engine will run on only half of its cylinders at a time, reduce its power and light a warning lamp on the dashboard so the driver can get to a service station for repairs. The Corvette doesn’t offer a lost coolant limp home mode, so a coolant leak could strand you or seriously damage the car’s engine.

The GT’s 3.5 turbo V6 produces 157 more horsepower (647 vs. 490) and 85 lbs.-ft. more torque (550 vs. 465) than the Corvette’s standard 6.2 V8. The GT’s 3.5 turbo V6 produces 152 more horsepower (647 vs. 495) and 80 lbs.-ft. more torque (550 vs. 470) than the Corvette Z51’s standard 6.2 V8.

As tested in Motor Trend the Ford GT is faster than the Corvette Z51:

For better stopping power the GT’s brake rotors are larger than those on the Corvette:

The GT has standard heat-treated ceramic brake rotors, which last ten to twenty times as long as conventional cast iron rotors, don’t rust, don’t fade during repeated high speed braking, and their lighter weight contribute to better braking, handling and acceleration. The Corvette doesn’t offer ceramic brake rotors.

The GT has standard air brakes, which adjust the rear spoiler automatically during high-speed braking in order to shorten stopping distances. The Corvette doesn’t offer air brakes.

The GT stops much shorter than the Corvette:

For better traction and acceleration, the GT has larger rear tires than the Corvette (325/30R20 vs. 305/30R20).

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the GT has standard 20-inch wheels. Only 19-inch front wheels are available on the Corvette.

The GT has a standard automatic front and rear load leveling suspension to keep ride height level with a heavy load or when towing. The Corvette doesn’t offer a load leveling suspension.

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the GT is 1.8 inches wider in the front and 3 inches wider in the rear than on the Corvette.

The GT handles at 1.11 G’s, while the Corvette Coupe pulls only 1.01 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

The GT executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver quicker than the Corvette Coupe (22.7 seconds @ .97 average G’s vs. 23.4 seconds @ .86 average G’s).

The GT’s speed-sensitive wipers speed up when the vehicle does, so that the driver doesn’t have to continually adjust the speed of the wipers. The Corvette’s manually variable intermittent wipers have to be constantly adjusted.

The GT was chosen as one of Automobile Magazine’s “All Stars” in 2018. The Corvette has never been an “All Star.”