In Aug of 08 a new interior was Ok'ed for the 2010 model--but alot has changed since then and more will change in May 09

 

The C6 is a value priced sports car/super car... The equation works in a 45K coupe, sort of works in a 75K Z06, but falls flat due to consumer expectations in a 100K+ ZR1.

The interior is a big step up from the C5, but that is not saying much. I actually liked the layout of the C5 interior better but the materials of the C6 are superior. That being said, the vette is still behind other auto-makers with respect to interior material quality and small details. Sadly even the Malibu has a nicer interior at the moment. The 08 got rid of the god-awful silver plastic center console but in typical GM fashion, the silver is still present on the steering wheel! The vette does not need a 4LT package to make a higher end interior optional, it needs a 200.00-300.00 price hike across the board so that they can use more expensive plastics, vinyls, and leathers to make a more sophisticated interior on all corvettes. Make a CF trim or Aluminium trim package optional. They should take some lessons from BMW. Make a nice standard interior and offer trim upgrades.

The seats are fine for crusing around but they lack lateral support. Go around a corner at 0.8g + and this will become obvious! One option is to offer a sportier seat option for those that want to use the car as it is intended and not just go fast in a straight line...

This car is still the best damn sports car money can buy (within reason) but the interior is still a little behind the times. Perhaps the 2010 model was set to change this but I worry this may not happen due to recent events within GM...

 

Well said!!

 

The Corvette's interior issue is not a matter of whether or not GM "can" do it, it's a matter of when they "will" do it.

If they wanted to put a CTS-V interior in the Corvette they could. If they wanted to put an automatic, Brembo brakes, and Recaro seats in the Z06 they could (i.e. CTS-V).

GM's potential and abilities can be seen in cars like the CTS-V and ZR1.

In these times, GM is not focusing all of it's efforts on improving the Corvette. They are going to do just enough to keep everyone interested by making small changes.

When GM gets out of this crap hole, we will see an amazing C7.

By the way...I don't want to see anyone complain about the price of the Vette when GM makes these changes. You can't expect all kinds of new exotic materials and world class parts without a price increase, even if most of them are optional.

 

The '08 interior really did improve the appearence alot in my opinion.

I don't get why so many feel the Corvette interior is THAT bad.
Sure it's kinda plasticy, but the fit and finish have improved dramatically and the controls and ergonomics are quite good.

I've owned a couple of MBWs and Lexus and I don't think their interiors were head and shoulders above the Vette. Maybe nicer materials, but that's about it.

 

You are confusing cost for poor design! Look at the interior of a $28,000 Malibu. Car & Driver called the interior, beautiful, in the new, $35,000 370Z. The new Caddie CTS has an outstanding interior and the car starts at $36,000.

 

Hey, I'm fat! lol

 

These minor details are the least of my worries.

The way things are going, there may not even be a 2010 model year Corvette.

Not trying to be negative, just realistic.

 

The steering wheel on my National Rental Car HHR is the same as my vette.

 

Car & Driver?
Poor design? I don't know what some of you expect. You want horse power and you have one of the fastest cars in the world. You want looks and you have one of the very best looking cars in the world. Then you want a better steering wheel and seats?

The Vette is much better looking than any car mentioned on this thread. The 4LT is a nice interior yet the wonderful Car & Driver calls it pricey. Be careful what you ask for. As the with all the wonderful suggestions here we may end up with a base car out of the financial reach of many members.

I'm not saying there is no room for improvement. Nothing is perfect. But, the interior in the Corvette is pretty nice. Granted I have the 4LT and it was not an easy decision to spend another $4,000. I'm glad I did but, $4,000 here, $1250 there and so on, my cars MSRP was almost $67,000 and it's not a Z.

Give me a Vette any day of the week, month, or year over a Porsche, Nissan, or Toyota. You want to talk BMW 7 series okay then

 

My $.02...

I'd like things to just be buttoned up more in the interior. Interior panels are just held in place with press-in clips, and have a lot of play in them. They can start making a racket after a while when things loosen up, especially if you opted for the stiffer Z51 suspension. Sometimes it's the little details that make the difference between a good & great car.

 

First of all, he didn't get defensive. He is simply stating fact. This is the exact reason that the ZR1 uses the same seats as the rest of the C6 line and not a more performance oriented seat. The seats are considered part of the safety and restraint system of the car. In order to change the seats the car would need to be re-certified and that wasn't an option. So, no CTS Recaro seats. I can't answer your question about how they did it on the CTS. I do however know why they didn't do it on the Corvette.

 

The main place I hear knocks on the Corvette interiors is in the auto press. Not only do I disagree, I think its a very nice interior. I have several cars including a CTS and I fully enjoy being in the interior of the Vette. Of course, I also really like the rest of the car that is around me.

I previously had an 05 and now have an 09. I very much like the interior changes, but even more so do I like the steering gear and shift linkage changes. I think the engineers are spending their money in the right places.

 

I didn't like my interior as it came so I fixed it to my liking. Thats part of the fun of owning a Vette, you can do that, and it didn't cost me an arm and a leg
David

 

I rarely agree with what the morons in the media say in their misleading statements about American cars. I really like the steering wheel in my '08 Vert and thinik it's lucky for the Malibu and Cobalt owners that they get a CORVETTE STEERING WHEEL!

 

Count me as one who thought that flat silver radio surround console looked cheap and ugly. I changed it and am very happy with the result. The center console hurt my elbow so DSVettes helped me there. I changed the boots for the shift lever and the e-brake because I thought the factory stuff was flimsy and felt cheap. I am very pleased with the appearance. Next might be a steering wheel but I have to think about that one, the air bag R&R scares me silly.

 

I, for one, would pay for better seats with more lateral support. IMHO, my C5 seats were better than the C6.

 

The C5Z seats were crap. They were the vestige of the Billi-Bob idea... The C5 sport seats were superb for lateral loads. The C6Z seats are better than the C5Z seats but still a far cry from the C5 Sport seats... I wonder if the C5 seat will fit a C6Z? There's an idea...

 

Some background..I have a 2007 C6, I have a 2008 CTS, I time trial a Porsche 944 Turbo..I have driven the new CTS-V with the Recaros

For an afternoon I traded with my friends 2004 Z06. I with my wife drove the Vette, he and his girl friend drove the Porsche with Recaro race seats...The results were my wife said " The Corvette had a super air conditioner" His girl friend said "You need to get those seats in the Z06"

Next when I bought the CTS I told the dealer the seats were a week point. He said wait till you drive the CTS-V with the Recaros. He was right the seats are awesome. I drove the CTS-V for about 50 miles with the salesman as my passenger. His comment was " I have been on those roads before but never at those speeds". I would put them in my CTS if they would sell them.

If GM would make the Recaros an option, I think a lot of people would buy. I am thinking about replacing the seats in the 2007 C6 with a set.

If you have never sat in a Recaro you are really missing something.

In my track car ( Porsche 944 Turbo) they make all the difference in the world.

Just my two cents

 

The 2008 C6 did it for me...after a test drive I was sold.