What's your guess? Will C7 offer:

Right Hand Drive?
Full power seats? (including seatback recline)
Vented/cooled seats?
Cloth/Suedelike seat fabric?
More passenger legroom than C6?
Backup camera? Backup warning?
Auto-up windows?

A model under $50,000?

 

Not sure why there would ever be RH drive in America...

As for the others, I can realistically see auto-up windows and full power seats along with suede seats, but as for the others, I have no idea. Although, personally, I highly doubt there will be a rear camera/warning, UNLESS there is indeed a large "infotainment' system that gets implemented.

 

Right Hand Drive? Not initially, if ever. Limited production drives costs up for everyone
Full power seats? (including seatback recline) yes, except for recline
Vented/cooled seats? Yes, but in an option package
Cloth/Suedelike seat fabric? No, tacky in a sports car, IMHO
More passenger legroom than C6? No, good already so same as C6
Backup camera? Backup warning? Camera Yes, part of Nav or option in rear view mirror. Warning, No as buttons in rear facade are ugly and not needed if the camera display has warning scales in the the display
Auto-up windows? Maybe, if C7 has four windows as rumored. A separate control operating all four, up/down together

A model under $50,000? Tough to call, but they will try.

 

I can almost guarantee that there will be a back up camera on the C7. Even if they didn't offer a large LCD "infotainment" system standard (which I believe they will), they'd incorporate the rear camera into the rearview mirror (like they do on the Camaro ZL1).

To many worries about liability and safety now a days for them not to include it.

 

Features that should be included-

1) Cool/ventilated seats
2) Probably going to have a little more space for passenger room and cargo due to longer wheelbase
3) Full power seats
4) More importantly sport seats
5) Actual door handles, not buttons (not saying their bad but door handles)
6) Cue like experience which I believe it will have
7) "Cruise" "Sport" "Track" buttons for suspension changes shown on the dash or nav
8) eAssist brake on manual cars when on a hill, so you don't go backwards
9) Back up camera is guaranteed at this point
10) Auto up and down windows
11) High quality materials for the dash
12) Anymore you want to include

 

Right Hand Drive? - Before the C8, maybe. In 2014, no.
Full power seats? (including seatback recline) - Yes. In 2014, no.
Vented/cooled seats? - Yes. In 2014, no.
Cloth/Suedelike seat fabric? No.
More passenger legroom than C6? No.
Backup camera? Backup warning? Backup camera, yes.
Auto-up windows? Yes.

A model under $50,000? MSRP, no. Purchase price, yes.

 

GM is starting to get serious about offering the Corvette in Europe and other countries where RHD is the norm. Depending on how far a departure the C7 architecture is from C6, it wouldn't surprise me to see it have the capability to be configured for RHD for those overseas markets.

 

Selling price after fever dies down

Real Sport Seat?
Better Nav? How can it not?

 

Do other GM cars have auto-up windows now?

I think you may be right. This is a chicken-egg problem. They don't know if sales in RHD markets (Japan, Britain, Australia) will be worth the investment; of course sales in those markets will never be very large without a RHD car. GM has talked big about expanding sales beyond the US; a symmetry to the central tunnel in C7 would be an indication that they're at least considering it.

It's very fashionable, though, and likely to command a premium. And people like it for more than its looks -- less sliding around in the seat, which can improve the perception of lateral support. OTOH, Corvette entry and egress creates wear problems. Heck, we still have vinyl on the bolster for this reason.

I bet we see an option for suedelike center portions... with vinyl bolsters

You're probably right about liability concerns. I really hope it doesn't end up in the mirror; I'd rather not have that thing be any bigger/wider than it needs to be to give me a clear reflective view out the window. I guess it depends on whether the center console gets a center screen standard. It would be just like GM to make the screen optional (and possibly popup) just to protect Cadillac, and GM sources have already said we're not getting CUE exactly, so bolting on a parts-bin rear-camera-mirror to head off lawsuits seems quite possible. Sigh.

I don't think they'll get rid of indexing windows, so I don't think they'll go back to mechanical door handles.

This brings up a good question: will magnetorheological shocks be standard on C7? I know GM really likes charging $1500, and they'd really like the base price to start with a four even if they only sell four of them like that. But they also really like bragging about those shocks... I don't think they're going to get under $50K, so I bet these become standard.

Am I the only one who finds passenger legroom lacking? I have people under 6' who get in the car and start looking around for a way to move the seat back. I'm 5'10" and when I'm a passenger I could use another inch. On behalf of road trips I demand more passenger legroom!

.Jinx

 

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I think a backup camera will be integrated into the Nav display. Everybody else is doing it, and yes, it's due to liability concerns.

 

Thanks for the great laugh.

 

Leather seats with suede sections do look somewhat upscale IMO and should't be too cost-prohibitive to offer (I'm assuming). I don't see why it couldn't be included in the C7, even in base form.

Real door handles can still work with indexing windows. It doesn't necessarily need to be a pressure pad. I believe even the *gasp* Camaro uses real door handles with window indexing. In fact, it's a pretty common feature on many new cars. Also, the C6 pressure pad is "trick", but it leaves us with a big squarish hole in the side of the door. Hopefully the C7's door handle/pad configuration will be little more elegantly designed.

I think the mag shocks will be available on the base model, but won't necessarily be standard equipment. But it will certainly be nice if they are. This also has me wondering about coilovers as OEM equipment on the Z06/ZR1 models - if for nothing more than the sake of image and perception.

 

The snowbound spy photos suggest a door "hole" similar to C6, i.e. pulling on the edge of the door. Maybe that's a temporary hack, but I doubt it. We can at least hope the trigger is less weird than the rubber pad.

 

Power folding aluminum roof on the convertible

 

Hooboy, that would be asking for troubles in the design and engineering departments, let alone production issues. I'm thinking creaks and leaks here. Dang, the targa top has caused all kinds of problems creaking. Imagine what a multi-piece metal top would be like?

Besides, I like ragtops!

 

Steel Frames will remain for coupe/convertible work

Gills will return at some point on the C7. A lot of hate for them, I think they look fantastic.

Improved HUD displays

Aluminum frames for the performance variant(s) Vettes

Pull paddle auto transmission options: I think the C6R's swap over to this is a crystal ball of what to expect for the C7 as far as trickle down goes for tech.

Fully shaved doors, no recesses: the driver walks up to the car and the door pops open enough for he/she to open it themselves and get in. I think that stingray concept is a little telling as well. It had lambo style doors that opened on their own. While that isn't "Corvette", a normal Corvette door that pops open and on its own would work. Perhaps a fob with a button design in which the driver simply reaches in his/her pocket presses a button to "arm" the opening procedure. That would eliminate walking away from the car and walking back near it which would make the door pop open when not wanted. You could probably tie that into the starting procedure. After entering the vehicle, the driver need only press the red engine start button with fob in pocket (or inserted into dash like an Aston Martin DBS) to get going.

Stick shift with fully functional six gears with a 7th to keep EPA happy on mileage. Pick that up from the C6 ZR1.

Direct injection cam-in-block base model 460hp, Z06 cam-in-block version 575hp, natural aspirated, mega dollar DOHC ZR1/ZR-1 later exceeding 700+ hp to keep hp junkies happy and score some exotic points with the engine.

We're going to see a big focus on paddle style transmissions soon, the stick will stay but optional paddle transmissions for the super Vettes will be around and tuners will have fun tweaking the shifting capabilities.

C7 is only going to continue ramping up what the c4 started.

 

Would that be an electrically-actuated overdrive in the differential? Or a seven-speed transmission? What do you predict?

 

Rear Camera will probably be optional. There is pending legislation to require rear view cameras that government is still mulling over.

 

Better quality leather on the seats is the "seat" feature needs addressed 1st...something more durable would be a BIG plus!