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2017 Corvette
Since March, we have known that the Corvette C7 will get the new Grand Sport variant in coupe and convertible form for the 2017 model year. What we didn’t know are the other revisions to the Corvette for the 2017 model year, until now.
All in all, the 2017 Chevy Corvette is getting a significant amount of updates and changes, all of which make the sports car even more desirable.
To start, the 2017 Corvette loses four coors and gains four new ones:
Deleted Colors
New features on the 2017 Vette are plentiful and include:
Grand Sport Heritage Package
Lastly, the 2017 Corvette sees a significant amount of changes, including:
All in all, the 2017 Chevy Corvette is getting a significant amount of updates and changes, all of which make the sports car even more desirable.
To start, the 2017 Corvette loses four coors and gains four new ones:
Deleted Colors
- Shark Gray Metallic
- Daytona Sunrise Orange Metallic
- Laguna Blue Metallic Tintcoat
- Night Race Blue Metallic
- Watkins Glen Gray Metallic
- Black Rose Metallic
- Sterling Blue Metallic
- Admiral Blue
New features on the 2017 Vette are plentiful and include:
- New 19” front and 20” rear wheels
- Red seat belts
- Satin Black hood stinger stripe
- And, of course, the 2017 Corvette Grand Sport in Grand Sport Coupe and Grand Sport Convertible flavors
Grand Sport Heritage Package
- Interior brushed aluminum hash marks
- Floor mats with Grand Sport logo (must also order fender hash marks in:
- Hyper Green
- Yellow
- Volcano Orange
- Torch Red
- Gray
- Carbon Flash Metallic
- Availability details:
- Available on all trim levels of the Corvette Grand Sport Coupe and Corvette Grand Sport Convertible
- Grand Sport Full Length Racing Decal Packages only
- Watkins Glen Gray Metallic exterior color
- Satin Black Full Length Dual Racing Stripe Package
- Blue fender hash marks
- Carbon Flash Badge Package
- Grand Sport Black 19″ front/20″ rear CUP-style wheels
- Two-tone Tension Blue leather seating surfaces with sueded microfiber inserts
- Blue custom leather stitch
- Numbered plaque
- Carbon fiber instrument panel trim
- Collector Edition sill plates
- Premium carpeted floor mats with Grand Sport logo
- Interior brushed aluminum hash marks plus seat and steering wheel emblems
- Availability details:
- Mid-model year availability
- Available only on Grand Sport Coupe 3LT or Grand Sport Convertible 3LT
- Not available with:
- Painted exterior vents
- Personalized plaque
Lastly, the 2017 Corvette sees a significant amount of changes, including:
- Sueded steering wheel now included with all suede interior
- Yellow stitching and red stitching now include color stitching on shift paddles
- 3LT and 3LZ Kalahari color-keyed headliners on Coupe; Gray on Coupe and Convertible
- Updated infotainment system 2.6 with updates to the Performance Data Recorder (PDR)
- The LPO-level Stingray Logo Package now includes LPO-level floor console lid
- Satin Black aluminum wheels with Red Stripe are now available free flow
- Standard molded rocker extensions on Grand Sport models
- Twilight Blue Design Package is now available with Arctic White exterior color and requires Shark Gray-painted exterior vents. It is also available with:
- Watkins Glen Gray Metallic
- Blade Silver Metallic
- Admiral Blue
- Requires body-color painted exterior vents
- Spice Red Design Package is now available with available with exterior colors Arctic White or Blade Silver Metallic and requires Shark Gray-painted exterior vents. It is also available with exterior color Watkins Glen Gray Metallic and requires body-color painted exterior vents
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For 2016 those Satin Black wheels were only available as part of the Jet Black Suede Design package. I guess they are now available also as a separate option...
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Most people think it's just a software update that includes the Android Auto update that's been out since March. However, the only place an updated 2.6 infotainment system shows up online is in mentions of Cadillac's new CUE (which is a better capacitive touch screen based system) the kind that shows up in the Camaro (though they call it MyLink there).
Eg. http://gmauthority.com/blog/2016/04/...acket-and-more
Kind of a slim hope but, yeah, that's the hope I'm trying to hold on to for an infotainment update. Instead of just some apps or Android Auto only.
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Body style is essentially the same as the 2014, 2015, 2016.
In order for the model to be new, GM has made some (IMO) minor changes from the 2016 model, as they did with 2016 vs the 2015 model year.
These changes would not, in any way influence me to sell my 2015 and order a 2017.
Until the C8 arrives in the future, Corvette C7 owners should expect minor changes as we see in the 2017 model year. There will always be color changes.
The most significant change will be body style changes when the C8 is announced in the years ahead.
I am more interested in the pricing of the 2017 model to complete a comparative analysis of the 2017 and the what I have on my 2015 MY.
In order for the model to be new, GM has made some (IMO) minor changes from the 2016 model, as they did with 2016 vs the 2015 model year.
These changes would not, in any way influence me to sell my 2015 and order a 2017.
Until the C8 arrives in the future, Corvette C7 owners should expect minor changes as we see in the 2017 model year. There will always be color changes.
The most significant change will be body style changes when the C8 is announced in the years ahead.
I am more interested in the pricing of the 2017 model to complete a comparative analysis of the 2017 and the what I have on my 2015 MY.
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Nice recap on what's in store for 2017. 
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2017 vs 2016
I like the all red spice interior and was hoping they would do that in 2017 with the other interior colors?I want an Arctic white/or Shark with adrenaline red.
If that isn't going to happen,then I will try and find a 2016 2lt,red calipers,8 speed,perf.exhaust,chrome wheels,battery protection package.Anyone know where one is? Ellis Chevy in Atlanta has one but they are very proud of it.First of the month and all.
Very close to the 2017 release though.
If that isn't going to happen,then I will try and find a 2016 2lt,red calipers,8 speed,perf.exhaust,chrome wheels,battery protection package.Anyone know where one is? Ellis Chevy in Atlanta has one but they are very proud of it.First of the month and all.
Very close to the 2017 release though.
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I like the all red spice interior and was hoping they would do that in 2017 with the other interior colors?I want an Arctic white/or Shark with adrenaline red.
If that isn't going to happen,then I will try and find a 2016 2lt,red calipers,8 speed,perf.exhaust,chrome wheels,battery protection package.Anyone know where one is? Ellis Chevy in Atlanta has one but they are very proud of it.First of the month and all.
Very close to the 2017 release though.
If that isn't going to happen,then I will try and find a 2016 2lt,red calipers,8 speed,perf.exhaust,chrome wheels,battery protection package.Anyone know where one is? Ellis Chevy in Atlanta has one but they are very proud of it.First of the month and all.
Very close to the 2017 release though.
Saw it when I stopped in yesterday
Last edited by lancekl; Jun 6, 2016 at 09:09 PM.