I've heard a few people on this forum comment on how cheap Corvette leather is.

I have never had leather on any other car except my Vette so I have no basis for a comparison but is this really the case? Is Corvette leather really cheap?

 

Well, it's no Bentley or Ferrari, but it's definitely respectable. Far better than the C5's was - THAT was cheap.

 

yeah its, shall we say, not expensive

 

No offense, but the quality of leather in my C5 was on par with my BMW and the three Lexus automobiles that My wife and I have owned.

 

bitch bitch bitch.... i aint no millionare but i have had some ok cars and this one aint bad. i didn't buy a maybach...

 

My only complaint is the plastic feel with the doors and dash.

 

any other input on this?

I can tell you, i havent seen Vette leather but I doubt its as nice as Infinitis..

 

I hate leather seats. I've had leather in every car for the last 10 years as they never offer them any other way. It all feels like plastic to me. The piping on the side of the seats in the LS430 I will be getting rid of if the Corvette ever arrives has worn off twice in 18 months, so the Corvette leather can't be all bad. I much prefer cloth seats like in the old days.

 

What the @#$% and waste of a post...If you haven't "seen" leather then how can you compare it to anything.

 

Adrian, your question is a good one. No, the leather is not cheap; just look at the price you paid for the car. I've owned many cars with leather and I didn't keep them long enough to worry about it. The torch red leather I had in my C5 seemed to be top quality leather that wore really well. The leather in my C6 seems to be of comparable quality. Cheap or expensive, I don't care; I'm just thankful to be the proud owner of an American icon. Corvettes forever and save the wave!!!

 

We have leather???????

 

The leather is on par with my dad's Acura TL ..

 

My wife drives a G35 Inifinti and I'm not impressed with the leather in the car. It's ok but nothing great and doesn't feel softer than my vette. I like the leather in my 4Runner better than either car... As long as the leather holds up I really don't care that much anyway.

 

Try setting on black leather while wearing shorts and your car has been sitting outside on a phoenix summer day. If your not careful you could wind up in the hospital. Don't have that problem with cloth seats.

 

the leather is fine.

 

This is why the Vette needs to have ventilated seating. I too have lived in Phoenix and have suffered from the insane 150+ interior temperature of my cars.

I'm not bitching, but adding ventilated seating would only enhance the Vettes image as being a top notch performer and a slick vehicle with plenty of creature comforts.

 

I have no complaints

Bob Amick

 

My primary disapointment is the quantity of leather on the seats-one little perforated strip in the middle.The sides,bolsters,and thigh support are all vinyl,which on my seats are showing a little wear at less than 1000 miles.In two years when the car is paid off it will upgraded.

 

IMO, the leather on the seats is OK, nothing special but certainly not terrible. What bothers me is the horribly cheap crapola they used on the shifter and hand brake boots, plus the rubbery substance used on the doors.

 

You're saying if he hasnt ever seen leather then we should all keep quiet and he won't be any the wiser cos he wouldnt have anything to compare it to?