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A more important question for me is, will the wheel diameter be big enough to make it suitable for bus use, like most Corvettes that have been built (I hope not).
Will the C7 steering wheel come standard with a suede covering? Will there be smooth leather option? Will the wheel have a flat bottom?
My guess is it will have smooth leather as standard with a 'suede-ish' alacantara covering as part of some option package.
A racing inspired 'flatish' bottom is a possibility too I'd bet.
Originally Posted by stevebz06
A more important question for me is, will the wheel diameter be big enough to make it suitable for bus use, like most Corvettes that have been built (I hope not).
With me 'size does matter' as well when it comes to steering wheels. Fortunately I've been quite happy with the 2006+ C6 steering wheel's overall diameter, hoping the C7's is no bigger (hopefully smaller but that's doubtful).
A more important question for me is, will the wheel diameter be big enough to make it suitable for bus use, like most Corvettes that have been built (I hope not).
C6 is not too big. What years are you referring to?
The 2005 C6 wheel is too big. Not fatally so, but it got smaller in 2006 to everyone's delight.
If there's an optional steering wheel in the brochure, I bet it's at least a couple of months into production before more than one steering wheel goes down the line on a customer car. GM likes to keep things simple in the early going.
It's also possible that the flat-bottomed wheel is part of the Z model and won't be seen in MY2014.
The 2005 C6 wheel is too big. Not fatally so, but it got smaller in 2006 to everyone's delight.
If there's an optional steering wheel in the brochure, I bet it's at least a couple of months into production before more than one steering wheel goes down the line on a customer car. GM likes to keep things simple in the early going.
It's also possible that the flat-bottomed wheel is part of the Z model and won't be seen in MY2014.
The 2005 C6 wheel is too big. Not fatally so, but it got smaller in 2006 to everyone's delight.
If there's an optional steering wheel in the brochure, I bet it's at least a couple of months into production before more than one steering wheel goes down the line on a customer car. GM likes to keep things simple in the early going.
It's also possible that the flat-bottomed wheel is part of the Z model and won't be seen in MY2014.
.Jinx
Yes - sadly, the 2005 C6 steering wheel was the same size as the C5 wheel. That size would be good with manual steering - but no reason to go there.