My friends also display the same kind of ignorance b/c of fasle perception of quality in German made vehicles. Have them sit in your SL for 5 minutes and then in the new Corvette and honestly point out how the SL's is soooo much better. They should finally undestand after that if they have any clue about what quality means and if they are not biased.

That said, I do believe the Corvette needs to improve in the interior quality, durability and noise(squeeks & Rattles) department.....I think it we will see all of this in the C7.....that should finally shut up all of the critics.

 

I just have to jump in on this love fest as well. The fact that people complain about the C6's interior is the reason we have 4LT coming in 2008. I can only hope that when the C7 comes out, that interior is improved the same level of C6 compared to C5 (or for that matter, just go back to C4 level of seats and design. I sat in a 1990 about 4 months ago and loved it, it is a little tough to get in and out of, though).

BTW, whoever mentioned Audi is right. My advice to GM is to hire the Audi interior designer, than no one will complain about the interior.

The corvette is a world class car, it needs an interior to go with the rest of the package.

Jimmy

 

I have no isses with my C6 interior, and I even have the cheap seats in the base model. I would have preferred the perferated leather, but not for the $5000 the entire package would have cost me. (LT3?)

Thankfully, the seats in my C6 are good for hours of driving. The seats in my old 911s were good for hours of driving too. So have the seats in Ferraris I've driven for extended periods on long road trips.

For some reason, I can never seem to get as comfortable as I'd like in a BMW.

Yes, maybe the leather in the Corvette looks a little thin compared to the Connolley hides used by Ferrari and others, but once you're siting on them, what difference does it make?

 

For the pricepoint of the C6, something had to be skimped on, and the interior is it.

While it's a revolution over the failed tupperware experiment that was the C5, it's hardly a worthy competitor to Europe's sports cars.

At a glance, and from blurry internet pictures, it appears the C6 is on par with the competition. But the reality is it's anything but.

Subtle items and attention to detail are the most glaring failures. Aside from an uninspiring design, the interior has poor fit and finish. My door panels do not perfectly align with the dash. The door sill plastic parts are not a seamless piece. The materials are good, but hardly inspire any sense of quality. The leather is anything but high quality leather, and it scratches, cracks, and fades easily.

The seat adjusters are flimsy plastic. The power seat modules are visible from above; who wants to see a big clump of wires and a harness? Who enjoys a squeaky roof? Who likes a rear hatch whose plastic scratches and fades at the slightest hint of use?

Here's a big one - look at the carpet. The carpet seams and the fit of the carpet in the rear hatch are horrid.

Now, I'm not saying I dislike the interior; in fact, I'm very happy with it and it's more than luxurious for what I want. But to anyone who has spent more than a day with a European car, the glaring deficiencies are quite obvious.

Of course, engineering is the art of compromise. I wanted the most performance I could get in my price range, and I got it with the C6. If I wanted the best interior, I would have spent that 45k on a BMW or Audi, but not have gone as fast...

 

Holy smoke! I would hate to hear you talk about a car that you did dislike. I can honestly say that I really do not have those problems. My Vette fit and finish are better than my new Acura MDX. The materials are about the same. The Acura has softer leather but it stains so easily, you have to clean it a couple of times per week. My Vette has almost 7,000 miles and the leather looks like new. I did have a popping roof, but I fixed that today by simply adjusting the latches.

Maybe you can get some of that stuff fixed under warranty.

 

Very good pictorial on the interiors! I'm not so sure the complaining is about the way it looks in a Corvette compared to other cars, regardless of cost. But my take on it is the Corvette has a nice interior.

 

I like the interior and it is what I EXPECTED for this car. Where else can you get supercar performance at 45k? Obviously, you're not getting the total supercar package, so I didn't expect Ferrari or Porsche levels of interior quality. It's by no means a bad interior, but it certainly can't compare.

If the C6 cost 10 to 20k more, the current interior would be the ultimate rip-off ever. And I bet I could find similar issues in your car - they are very subtle, but paying attention to the details will yield this small things. You won't find them in an Audi.

 

I have a bmw 3 series with 180k on the odo and the interior looks like it's seen, maybe, 5k. No rattles, just a tad more wind noise than when it was brand new.

Ofcourse BMW doesn't have awesome sportscar styling or a 430hp v8.

I just think a few small touches could go a long way. 4lt is a step in the right direction, but the colors are off

Personally, I would of liked to see a better premium sound system, better quality paint and maybe some nicer wheel choices. But it's really nitpicking at this point. 95% of the car is an absolute dream, I can live with the 5% chevy got wrong.

 

I hear ya. My point in the original post was that I did not think the Vette was the distant follower it is made out to be. Due to 2 things.... I think the Vette interior is better than many make it out to be, AND I don't think the Euro's are as good as many make them out to be. Are there things the Vette could do better? Sure. Are there things MB and Porsche could do better? Absolutely. Am I saying the Vette has a higher quality interior than a SL550? Nope. I am just saying it isn't as bad as Motor Trend would have you to believe. I was riding in a pals BMW 7something the other day. I ran my hand over the dash and thought Hmmm. That feels like the same stuff on my C6 dash. I got a kick out of an article I recently read about mid sized SUV's. It raved about the quality of material and fit and finish on the new Acura MDX. I just bought one for my wife a few weeks earlier. The interior is very nice. But the door panels do not line with the dash as well as my Vette. The console had scuffs on the inside of the radio display and my Acura dealer has ordered a whole new center console for it. The headliner was not tucked inside the door trim in places. The garment hook fell out. And just several things like that were present. The press ignores this stuff but works overtime to find a Vette flaw. No problems like this existed with my Vette. Should GM work to make it better? Of course. And they are working to make it better from what I see in the 08's. I just get bored listening to so many try to make the interior of this car sound like a 68 Falcon. The Corvette is an awesome looking and performing car. It has a very acceptable and reasonable interior quality. And it will all get better.

 

I agree with the majority on this post. I think the interior is very good looking and, in my opinion, it looked better than all of the other interior pictures posted. I personally also like the 05 steering wheel and even the center console. My only complaint with the interior might be the gray plastic center console.

 

i have driven all of the cars you mention and i own a 2006 c6. the interior of the c6 is nice but not nearly as nice as the other cars. it is the quality of the materials. most of the others are using leather or a better grade of vinyl then the vette. with the availability of the new leather package in the 2008, i think GM has addressed this issue.

 

The only interior I have ever seen as "hairy butt ugly" as the pictured F430 is the Mini Cooper. They both look like they were designed by 8 year olds and built with Tinker Toys.

 

Porsche should not be used in the same sentence as a Ferrari.

Ferrari= Awesome Exotic
Porsche=Over-priced VW!

 

They got rid of the Gray Plastic for the 2008.

 

me too