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Old 01-13-2013, 08:17 PM
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The steering wheel is smaller than before, for more immediate steering feel, and the central screen can be motored out of the way to reveal an extra cubby.
Old 01-13-2013, 08:55 PM
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The steering wheel mimics the body of a Stingray, minus the tail.
Old 01-13-2013, 09:23 PM
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Looks like it belongs in a Honda Civic
Old 01-13-2013, 09:27 PM
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Old 01-13-2013, 09:28 PM
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The steering wheel, to sum it up in one word, looks... awful.
Old 01-13-2013, 09:30 PM
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The steering wheel, the rear end, the red dash are all stingray. We get it GM
Old 01-13-2013, 10:03 PM
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I like it.
Old 01-13-2013, 10:06 PM
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I love it!
Old 01-13-2013, 10:06 PM
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What happened to the flat bottom steering wheel?
Old 01-13-2013, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by spoiled996
The steering wheel, the rear end, the red dash are all stingray. We get it GM
I never noticed that. Pretty cool
Old 01-13-2013, 10:11 PM
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Better than the "Cobalt" steering wheel my Z has. GM has somewhat touched most of the after market items that we desire for our C6's
Old 01-14-2013, 03:52 AM
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If you don't like the steering wheel, wait one year and GM will probably change it. Remember the first C6 steering wheel in 2005? After several complaints, the wheel was changed for the 2006 model year.
Old 01-14-2013, 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted by BIG Dave
If you don't like the steering wheel, wait one year and GM will probably change it. Remember the first C6 steering wheel in 2005? After several complaints, the wheel was changed for the 2006 model year.
That 05' wheel was a far better design than the new one.
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Originally Posted by QUAKEJAKE
Better than the "Cobalt" steering wheel my Z has. GM has somewhat touched most of the after market items that we desire for our C6's

Anything is better then the C6 steering wheel
Old 01-14-2013, 04:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Jp23rockstar
What happened to the flat bottom steering wheel?
Maybe reserved for a future upmarket (ZR1?) model along with an alcantara/suede cover option?
Old 01-14-2013, 04:30 AM
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CHANGE THE STERRING WHEEL!!!! Are you kidding me? That thing belongs on an alien head!
Old 01-14-2013, 05:27 AM
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LOVE the new wheel - apparently it is 14.1 inches .. does any know the size of the c6 wheel off hand ? .. (source autoblog)
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Amazing.

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