Corvette for 2012
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Corvette for 2012
2012 New Features:
Chevrolet will announce details to attendees at the 2011 C5/C6 Bash to be held at the Corvette Museum April 28-30, 2011.
The 2011 C5/C6 Bash offers candid seminars on what to expect from Corvette for 2012.
Attendance will ensure that you know as much and maybe even more than dealers will know about the new 2012 Corvette on April 28.
Make sure to attend!
Have a great day.
Chevrolet will announce details to attendees at the 2011 C5/C6 Bash to be held at the Corvette Museum April 28-30, 2011.
The 2011 C5/C6 Bash offers candid seminars on what to expect from Corvette for 2012.
Attendance will ensure that you know as much and maybe even more than dealers will know about the new 2012 Corvette on April 28.
Make sure to attend!
Have a great day.
Last edited by Ken Fichtner; Apr 26, 2011 at 05:39 PM.
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2012 New Features:
• Exterior colors:
(58U) Carbon Flash Metallic (included and only available with [ZLC] Chevrolet Centennial Special Edition)
(GLF) Carlisle Blue Metallic
• (ZLC) Chevrolet Centennial Special Edition
Commemorates Chevrolet’s 100thanniversary. Available on 3LT, 4LT, 3LZ and 3ZR. Includes (58U) CarbonFlash Metallic exterior color, special Chevrolet Centennial Black wheels (specific to model) with special center cap logos, Satin Black graphics, Magnetic Selective Ride Control, Red brake calipers, special badging, Ebony seating surfaces with suede accents and Red stitching, Custom Leather wrapped instrument panel and doors (except 3LT), seat embossment, steering wheel badge and special interior trim plate.
• New 2LT Technology Package featuring Bluetooth1 for select phones, Head-Up Display, Bose, navigation and USB port2
• (34T) Blue convertible top (interim introduction during 2011MY)
• (RUL) 5-spoke, Chevrolet Centennial Black with Red stripe aluminum, 18" front and 19" rear wheels (included and only available on Coupe and Convertible with [ZLC] Chevrolet Centennial Special Edition)
• (RUM) Grand Sport Chevrolet Centennial Black aluminum, 18" front and 19" rear wheels (included and only available on Grand Sport with [ZLC] Chevrolet Centennial Special Edition)
• (RUR) Chevrolet Centennial Black with Red stripe, cup style aluminum, 19" front and 20" rear wheels (included and only available on Z06 and ZR1 with [ZLC] Chevrolet Centennial Special Edition)
• (RUV) Black cup style lightweight aluminum, 19" front and 20" rear wheels (included and only available on Z06 with [F55] Magnetic Selective Ride Control or [Z07] Z06 Ultimate Performance Package; also included and only available on ZR1 with [PDE] ZR1 High Performance Package)
• (Q5V) Machined-face, cup style aluminum, 19" front and 20" rear wheels, available on Z06 (with F55 or
Z07) and ZR1
• (XFH) Michelin PS Cup tires (included and only available with [Z07] Z06 Ultimate Performance Package or [PDE] ZR1 High Performance Package)
• (PDE) ZR1 High Performance Package, includes (RUV) Black cup style lightweight 19" front and 20" rear wheels, (XFH) Michelin PS Cup tires and (MH3) 6-speed close-ratio manual transmission
• New (F55) Magnetic Selective Ride Control available with Z06, includes Performance Traction Management (PTM), (RUV) Black cup style lightweight aluminum wheels and (XFG) Michelin PS2 tires
• Z07 now includes Performance Traction Management (PTM), (XFH) Michelin PS
Cup tires (optimized for warm, dry weather performance with reduced tread wear rating), (RUV) Black cup style lightweight aluminum wheels, (F55) Magnetic Selective Ride Control and Brembo carbon ceramic brakes
• (B92) Carbon fiber hood available for Z06
• Colored calipers available in (J6D) Dark Gray Metallic, (J6F) Red (standard on Z06), (J6C) Silver (standard on Grand Sport) and (J6E) Yellow
• (PIN) Customer selectable VIN (restrictions and approval required, available for SOLD orders only)
Changes from 2011:
• Front and rear tires are now represented with 1 RPO code
• (MM6) is now the RPO code for the 6-speed manual transmission for Coupe, Convertible and Z06
• (MZ6) is now the RPO code for the 6-speed manual transmission for Grand Sport
• (ME2) is now the RPO code for the 6-speed manual transmission for ZR1
• (MYC) is now the RPO code for the 6-speed automatic transmission
• 3LT, 4LT and 2LZ now include (U3U) navigation1 audio system and USB port2
• New steering wheel design
• Suede seat inserts included on 4LT, 3LZ, 3ZR
• Bose audio upgrade to 9 speakers with new subwoofers
• (J55) Brake calipers painted Black
Deletions from 2012:
• Exterior colors
––(41U) Black
––(85U) Jetstream Blue Metallic Tintcoat
• (US9) AM/FM stereo with 6-disc in-dash CD changer
• Exterior colors:
(58U) Carbon Flash Metallic (included and only available with [ZLC] Chevrolet Centennial Special Edition)
(GLF) Carlisle Blue Metallic
• (ZLC) Chevrolet Centennial Special Edition
Commemorates Chevrolet’s 100thanniversary. Available on 3LT, 4LT, 3LZ and 3ZR. Includes (58U) CarbonFlash Metallic exterior color, special Chevrolet Centennial Black wheels (specific to model) with special center cap logos, Satin Black graphics, Magnetic Selective Ride Control, Red brake calipers, special badging, Ebony seating surfaces with suede accents and Red stitching, Custom Leather wrapped instrument panel and doors (except 3LT), seat embossment, steering wheel badge and special interior trim plate.
• New 2LT Technology Package featuring Bluetooth1 for select phones, Head-Up Display, Bose, navigation and USB port2
• (34T) Blue convertible top (interim introduction during 2011MY)
• (RUL) 5-spoke, Chevrolet Centennial Black with Red stripe aluminum, 18" front and 19" rear wheels (included and only available on Coupe and Convertible with [ZLC] Chevrolet Centennial Special Edition)
• (RUM) Grand Sport Chevrolet Centennial Black aluminum, 18" front and 19" rear wheels (included and only available on Grand Sport with [ZLC] Chevrolet Centennial Special Edition)
• (RUR) Chevrolet Centennial Black with Red stripe, cup style aluminum, 19" front and 20" rear wheels (included and only available on Z06 and ZR1 with [ZLC] Chevrolet Centennial Special Edition)
• (RUV) Black cup style lightweight aluminum, 19" front and 20" rear wheels (included and only available on Z06 with [F55] Magnetic Selective Ride Control or [Z07] Z06 Ultimate Performance Package; also included and only available on ZR1 with [PDE] ZR1 High Performance Package)
• (Q5V) Machined-face, cup style aluminum, 19" front and 20" rear wheels, available on Z06 (with F55 or
Z07) and ZR1
• (XFH) Michelin PS Cup tires (included and only available with [Z07] Z06 Ultimate Performance Package or [PDE] ZR1 High Performance Package)
• (PDE) ZR1 High Performance Package, includes (RUV) Black cup style lightweight 19" front and 20" rear wheels, (XFH) Michelin PS Cup tires and (MH3) 6-speed close-ratio manual transmission
• New (F55) Magnetic Selective Ride Control available with Z06, includes Performance Traction Management (PTM), (RUV) Black cup style lightweight aluminum wheels and (XFG) Michelin PS2 tires
• Z07 now includes Performance Traction Management (PTM), (XFH) Michelin PS
Cup tires (optimized for warm, dry weather performance with reduced tread wear rating), (RUV) Black cup style lightweight aluminum wheels, (F55) Magnetic Selective Ride Control and Brembo carbon ceramic brakes
• (B92) Carbon fiber hood available for Z06
• Colored calipers available in (J6D) Dark Gray Metallic, (J6F) Red (standard on Z06), (J6C) Silver (standard on Grand Sport) and (J6E) Yellow
• (PIN) Customer selectable VIN (restrictions and approval required, available for SOLD orders only)
Changes from 2011:
• Front and rear tires are now represented with 1 RPO code
• (MM6) is now the RPO code for the 6-speed manual transmission for Coupe, Convertible and Z06
• (MZ6) is now the RPO code for the 6-speed manual transmission for Grand Sport
• (ME2) is now the RPO code for the 6-speed manual transmission for ZR1
• (MYC) is now the RPO code for the 6-speed automatic transmission
• 3LT, 4LT and 2LZ now include (U3U) navigation1 audio system and USB port2
• New steering wheel design
• Suede seat inserts included on 4LT, 3LZ, 3ZR
• Bose audio upgrade to 9 speakers with new subwoofers
• (J55) Brake calipers painted Black
Deletions from 2012:
• Exterior colors
––(41U) Black
––(85U) Jetstream Blue Metallic Tintcoat
• (US9) AM/FM stereo with 6-disc in-dash CD changer
Last edited by z28lt1; Apr 20, 2011 at 04:25 PM.
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Not that it matters to me since I won't be trading in - but is there any word why GM deleted 41U (black exterior color?) It's a pretty popular choice so this seems a bit odd.
The technology package for the 2LT and the suede inserts are pretty nice additions!
The technology package for the 2LT and the suede inserts are pretty nice additions!
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I'm guessing that they see no need for both Carbon Flash Metallic and Black. Who knows if they are right
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So that can't be the reason... Maybe its related to the paint supply from Japan??
Last edited by ArcticLS3; Apr 20, 2011 at 04:38 PM.
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I see your point, but maybe, maybe not. It just means if you want metallic black you have to get the black wheels, the red calipers, F55 and whatever else is on the Centennial SE. You can get ZLC on any car, I believe. Probably a bad move, I'm sure lots of people want plain black on base suspension car, but who has a better explanation?
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If you want black you will have to get the Centennial option, for whatever additional $ that option will ultimately cost. Kind of like requiring a GS to get what was the old Z51 option. Black was popular before, so if a variation of it will be the only option available to the buyer and some more $ can be had by requiring the whole package be purchased as well...sounds like a marketing idea. If there are supply issues with the metallic black due to the Japan disaster that whole deal could backfire huge for GM. There will probably be a lot of the lame Carlisle Blue available. A nice gesture for the show, but a poor choice of color. I'd rather have seen a "Bloomington Gold", reminiscent of the '69 Riverside Gold.
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Corvette should have it's own distinctive steering wheel. I hate it when I walk by a Cobalt or Malibu and see my steering wheel in them. 
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Corvette should have it's own distinctive steering wheel. I hate it when I walk by a Cobalt or Malibu and see my steering wheel in them.
so the 76 vette was OK then being was used in other models
like the carmo and our favorite the Vega gt
so the 76 vette was OK then being was used in other models
like the carmo and our favorite the Vega gt