2010 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Convertible

When fast food restaurants need to shake up business, they often rely on the time-honored tradition of mixing and matching items on the menu to stop their regular customers from getting bored and shopping elsewhere. One week the sign out front will feature a Jalapeño Double Cheddar Bacon Burger, and the next a Southwest Cheddar Chicken Sandwich with Bacon and Jalapeños. With the ingredients already sitting in the freezer, this method is a lot easier and cheaper than concocting an entirely original creation. As someone who adheres to an “I’ll only eat there if there’s something new” rule when it comes to fast food, my bathroom scale can attest to the fact that it works, too.

The 2010 Corvette Grand Sport is the product of similar thinking.

General Motors recently recalled 22,000 Corvettes because the roof might fly off, and what do you think kicked the company into action? Complaints on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Web site from owners? Was it the safety agency itself, worried about the complaints? Concerns raised by the Federal Aviation Administration?