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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 08:17 PM
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The steering wheel is smaller than before, for more immediate steering feel, and the central screen can be motored out of the way to reveal an extra cubby.
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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 08:55 PM
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The steering wheel mimics the body of a Stingray, minus the tail.
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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 09:23 PM
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Looks like it belongs in a Honda Civic
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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 09:27 PM
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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 09:28 PM
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The steering wheel, to sum it up in one word, looks... awful.
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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 09:30 PM
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The steering wheel, the rear end, the red dash are all stingray. We get it GM
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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 10:03 PM
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I like it.
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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 10:06 PM
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I love it!
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What happened to the flat bottom steering wheel?
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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by spoiled996
The steering wheel, the rear end, the red dash are all stingray. We get it GM
I never noticed that. Pretty cool
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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 10:11 PM
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Better than the "Cobalt" steering wheel my Z has. GM has somewhat touched most of the after market items that we desire for our C6's
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Old Jan 14, 2013 | 03:52 AM
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If you don't like the steering wheel, wait one year and GM will probably change it. Remember the first C6 steering wheel in 2005? After several complaints, the wheel was changed for the 2006 model year.
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Old Jan 14, 2013 | 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted by BIG Dave
If you don't like the steering wheel, wait one year and GM will probably change it. Remember the first C6 steering wheel in 2005? After several complaints, the wheel was changed for the 2006 model year.
That 05' wheel was a far better design than the new one.
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Old Jan 14, 2013 | 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted by QUAKEJAKE
Better than the "Cobalt" steering wheel my Z has. GM has somewhat touched most of the after market items that we desire for our C6's

Anything is better then the C6 steering wheel
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Originally Posted by Jp23rockstar
What happened to the flat bottom steering wheel?
Maybe reserved for a future upmarket (ZR1?) model along with an alcantara/suede cover option?
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CHANGE THE STERRING WHEEL!!!! Are you kidding me? That thing belongs on an alien head!
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LOVE the new wheel - apparently it is 14.1 inches .. does any know the size of the c6 wheel off hand ? .. (source autoblog)
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Amazing.
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