captjeff

Since March, we have known that the Corvette C7 will get the new Grand Sport variant in coupe and convertible form for the 2017 model year. What we didn’t know are the other revisions to the Corvette for the 2017 model year, until now.
All in all, the 2017 Chevy Corvette is getting a significant amount of updates and changes, all of which make the sports car even more desirable.
To start, the 2017 Corvette loses four coors and gains four new ones:

Deleted Colors

• Shark Gray Metallic
• Daytona Sunrise Orange Metallic
• Laguna Blue Metallic Tintcoat
• Night Race Blue Metallic

New Colors

• Watkins Glen Gray Metallic
• Black Rose Metallic
• Sterling Blue Metallic
• Admiral Blue

On the inside, the 2017 Corvette does away with the Brownstone interior and the LPO-level Sueded Brownstone floor console lid.

New features on the 2017 Vette are plentiful and include:

• New 19” front and 20” rear wheels
• Red seat belts
• Satin Black hood stinger stripe
• And, of course, the 2017 Corvette Grand Sport in Grand Sport Coupe and Grand Sport Convertible flavors

Two new packages join the lineup:

Grand Sport Heritage Package

• Interior brushed aluminum hash marks
• Floor mats with Grand Sport logo (must also order fender hash marks in:
  • Hyper Green
  • Yellow
  • Volcano Orange
  • Torch Red
  • Gray
  • Carbon Flash Metallic
• Availability details:
  • Available on all trim levels of the Corvette Grand Sport Coupe and Corvette Grand Sport Convertible
  • Grand Sport Full Length Racing Decal Packages only

Grand Sport Collector Edition

• Watkins Glen Gray Metallic exterior color
• Satin Black Full Length Dual Racing Stripe Package
• Blue fender hash marks
• Carbon Flash Badge Package
• Grand Sport Black 19″ front/20″ rear CUP-style wheels
• Two-tone Tension Blue leather seating surfaces with sueded microfiber inserts
• Blue custom leather stitch
• Numbered plaque
• Carbon fiber instrument panel trim
• Collector Edition sill plates
• Premium carpeted floor mats with Grand Sport logo
• Interior brushed aluminum hash marks plus seat and steering wheel emblems
• Availability details:
  • Mid-model year availability
  • Available only on Grand Sport Coupe 3LT or Grand Sport Convertible 3LT
  • Not available with:
    • Painted exterior vents
    • Personalized plaque

Lastly, the 2017 Corvette sees a significant amount of changes, including:

• Sueded steering wheel now included with all suede interior
• Yellow stitching and red stitching now include color stitching on shift paddles
• 3LT and 3LZ Kalahari color-keyed headliners on Coupe; Gray on Coupe and Convertible
• Updated infotainment system 2.6 with updates to the Performance Data Recorder (PDR)
• The LPO-level Stingray Logo Package now includes LPO-level floor console lid
• Satin Black aluminum wheels with Red Stripe are now available free flow
• Standard molded rocker extensions on Grand Sport models
• Twilight Blue Design Package is now available with Arctic White exterior color and requires Shark Gray-painted exterior vents. It is also available with:
  • Watkins Glen Gray Metallic
  • Blade Silver Metallic
  • Admiral Blue
  • Requires body-color painted exterior vents
• Spice Red Design Package is now available with available with exterior colors Arctic White or Blade Silver Metallic and requires Shark Gray-painted exterior vents. It is also available with exterior color Watkins Glen Gray Metallic and requires body-color painted exterior vents

Read more: http://gmauthority.com/blog/2016/04/...#ixzz46sRKHJcb

x_endian

it doesn't seem that they have significant updates on 2017 coupes/convertibles. Just a couple of interior/options details. That is it.

Maxpowers

Yeah. Other than the intro of the GS....I would say this is the least amount of incremental improvemts year-over-year since the introduction of the C7.

captjeff

I was waiting to see the 2017 changes but now I guess I buy a 2016

capecodvette

Knew this was coming. Exactly why I ordered a 2016 Z51, 3LT.

Red C8 of Jax

I'll keep my 15. Would like to see a power bump.

Greg00Coupe

Was hoping to trade my 16 Z guess I will wait until 18 or look elsewhere.

roadsterboy

What does this actually mean with the words free flow?:

"Satin Black aluminum wheels with Red Stripe are now available free flow"

captjeff

Good Question...

CandyRed77

For 2016 those Satin Black wheels were only available as part of the Jet Black Suede Design package. I guess they are now available also as a separate option...

promocop

Wonder what the updates are for the PDR and if one can update the 2016 version?

Grimlock13

So they really are using the C6 CUP wheels on the Limited Edition Grand Sport.

Kinda weird to use older wheels on a new limited edition car.

Larry/car

I was expecting more electronic driving aids. Example: blind spot warning, lane departure warning, auto braking.

DaveFerrari458

Doesn't sound like any significant changes.

So does anything replace the Brownstone interior color?

graj6

No idea what the PDR thing might be. But the infotainment mention gives me a small amount of hope (though probably fool's hope).





Most people think it's just a software update that includes the Android Auto update that's been out since March. However, the only place an updated 2.6 infotainment system shows up online is in mentions of Cadillac's new CUE (which is a better capacitive touch screen based system) the kind that shows up in the Camaro (though they call it MyLink there).

Eg. http://gmauthority.com/blog/2016/04/...acket-and-more

Kind of a slim hope but, yeah, that's the hope I'm trying to hold on to for an infotainment update. Instead of just some apps or Android Auto only.

nmvettec7

Body style is essentially the same as the 2014, 2015, 2016.

In order for the model to be new, GM has made some (IMO) minor changes from the 2016 model, as they did with 2016 vs the 2015 model year.

These changes would not, in any way influence me to sell my 2015 and order a 2017.

Until the C8 arrives in the future, Corvette C7 owners should expect minor changes as we see in the 2017 model year. There will always be color changes.

The most significant change will be body style changes when the C8 is announced in the years ahead.

I am more interested in the pricing of the 2017 model to complete a comparative analysis of the 2017 and the what I have on my 2015 MY.

Vetteman Jack

Nice recap on what's in store for 2017.

dvilin

Long list but in reality nothing significant, unless you want a wide body without the powerplant of the real deal.

Tommyleon

I like the all red spice interior and was hoping they would do that in 2017 with the other interior colors?I want an Arctic white/or Shark with adrenaline red.

If that isn't going to happen,then I will try and find a 2016 2lt,red calipers,8 speed,perf.exhaust,chrome wheels,battery protection package.Anyone know where one is? Ellis Chevy in Atlanta has one but they are very proud of it.First of the month and all.

Very close to the 2017 release though.

lancekl

John Megel in Dahlonega has a used 2016 3lt vert (ZO6)with all the stuff you want.
Saw it when I stopped in yesterday