Has anyone seen the graphics in the C7’s navigation system? Wondering if they have improved the display over the C6 system.

 

The displays are greatly improved, all high def (720 p). The 8" one in the center is much brighter, 1000 NIT (unit of brightness), the 8" one in front of the driver is 650 NIT -- compared to a brand new iPhone or IPad with retinal display which is 500 NIT.

The one in the center is touchscreen, "gestive," again like an iPhone or iPad. Even the HUD (available on the 2LT and 3 LT interiors) is now color, also 720 p.

 

The C7 nav display is much brighter and more detailed than the C6. In all fairness the C6 display should have been replaced with a newer unit midway in its run. This is generally the biggest problem with in-dash nav systems. It is very likely the C7 nav system software and display technology will start to look very old in a few years as well. However GM wil most likely keep the same unit no matter how obsolete it looks throughout the C7 model run. As was explained to me by a GM executive "we build cars not electronics".

 

When I bought my C6 I ordered it with the nav. It has been on 3-4 times in 3 years! I got it only for the re-sale value...hoping that the next buyer didn't know anything about the Corvette nav system! I am sure I get some giggles when someone walks by the Vert, and sees my Garmin sitting on the dash above the nav system.

I will be getting the nav in my C7, and hopefully, not just for the re-sale this time!

 

That sure didn't stop Ford drom consistently updating their in-dash entertainment systems...Sync.......MFT......ECT

 

They had to. In many cases it just didn't work. Many warranty claims.

 

I watched YouTube videos on the 2013 Cadiliac CUE system. They are very good and I think show what we will see in the new Stingray. I could post a link if some would like that.

 

We will not be getting a version of Cadillac QUE, but the latest version of MyLink.

 

One of us does not know what the Cadillac system is called


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Whatever you want to call it they are both the same. Just google the system and you can see they are alike..

 

Including the little hidden compartment

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That kind of reasoning will put Chevy in last place very quickly. The World has changed and you either change with it or get left behind.

Nav will become standard in five years on ALL cars. The manufacturers are cleaning up while they can. Remember when AC was an option most passed on? I recall roll up windows and a drivers side only mirror. Before that radios and heaters were optional.

Time marches on.

 

GM doesn't need to build electronics.

But they need to build an open ended, standardized data bus into the infrastructure of the car so that those electronics can be upgraded through the run of the model.

 

The new navigation system (integration with the infotainment system, features and capabilities), the old system isn't even in the same league.

I've seen the system and it is "blow you away" capable.

I'll be giving a seminar at the NCM for the Labor Day event on the complete infotainment system and it's capabilities and integration.

 

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There is a lot of information in this thread and some of it is even accurate.

The much maligned navigation unit in the sixth generation Corvette was a very capable navigation system for it's day (developed in 2003) even up until the end. Trust me, the list of folks that know the operation of it in total better than I do isn't all that long. Take a look at what Garmin was offering in 2003 for comparison. Within Corvette, the unit was slated for replacement with the 2008 and again for the 2009 model year but the downturn and sales prevented that from happening. Unfortunately, a car like the Corvette (particularly the sixth generation) has significant integration of the systems. The Corvette architecture was an island among The GM fleet and as such, a different unit couldn't just be swapped in, it needed to be designed in and there was no money in the program for that when the SA.es went soft. Further problems with contractual obligations with the supplier prevented a mid-life upgrade. Denso had a unit that could have worked but they saved particular hardware for their bread and butter platforms and wouldn't work with GM for the Corvette to make the upgrade.

Because of this significant integration, once the platform gets set, it isn't very easy to change.

 

How is the new unit's maps updated? DVD? Over the air? Real time traffic?

 

I'd like to know this as well.

 

Paul your last sentence is very revealing. That is the main reason why the C7 Nav system will be obsolete just as quickly as the C6 system was. It may be all flashy now but it is a given that it will quickly become obsolete. I can't see that GM or any of the other domestic manufacturers are going to keep updating the technology for a given vehicle. It never has. I am very confident that the C7 Nav will stay exactly the same for the duration of its run until the C8 is released. For that reason alone I would advise against getting the Nav system unless you don't mind paying a premium for what will soon be old technology.

 

Do you upgrade your whole computer everytime you upgrade your browser or office suite?

The software can always be upgraded and improved upon without hardware changes. Take my word on this. It's not the integration of the hardware that limits manufacturers from updating your infotainment systems. It's the incentive to upgrade your car to a new car that keeps them from updating your old car.

 

The Nav system as supplied for the C7 will be locked into its design and functionality for the duration of the model run. You are right in saying there is no incentive for GM to provide upgrades. Sad but true.