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Old 04-28-2017, 12:52 AM
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New Carbon Fiber Steering Wheel











Carbon 65 Z06 Coupe







You can see the metallic of Ceramic Matrix Gray Metallic in this photo.













Carbon 65 Grand Sport Convertible





Winglets are built directly into the spoiler instead of being separately attached











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Great photos, thanks! Those new steering wheels look nice! What's your impression of ceramic gray, better in person? I'm not really feeling that one.
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pics. Keep them coming.
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Originally Posted by Rooster OG
Great photos, thanks! Those new steering wheels look nice! What's your impression of ceramic gray, better in person? I'm not really feeling that one.
I'd like to know the opinion of people that have seen it in person also.

Some colors just don't translate good in pictures.

Ever since 2014 there have been many people on the forum asking for a "metallic white" paint. They did it and most people are now "meh" about it.
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Originally Posted by Rooster OG
Great photos, thanks! Those new steering wheels look nice! What's your impression of ceramic gray, better in person? I'm not really feeling that one.
Someone today called it "Baby Blanket Blue" and I thought that was a fitting response to the color. My photos captured it pretty well. I didn't care for it initially, but it changes depending on the lighting, so there were some instances where I thought it looked pretty cool.
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Great photos Jag! Any info on the ZR-1?
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Any technical changes for 2018 announced in stingray, grand sport or z06?
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Really great! Thanks. It does seem to have a blue tint to it, the new off-white. GRiml. does have a point but I think there are so many ways to make a "metallic white paint." This is one of them but....
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Great photos Jag! Any info on the ZR-1?
Unfortunately, no. It will be later this year.

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Any technical changes for 2018 announced in stingray, grand sport or z06?
Yes, I will post those in another thread starting at 8:30 am CST.
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Good photos, it's like I'm there. Oh wait, I am there.

Nice to meet you and your car looks great.
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Thanks for posting to keep all of us at home informed. Great job.
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The Carbon version is looking pretty good to me!
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Thanks for sharing the photos.

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Thanks for the pics JAG
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Good stuff.

Thanks for posting pics!

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Thanks for posting. I'm curious as to when the steering wheel will be available from parts retailers and what the MSRP will be. I'm definitely interested in upgrading. It looks really nice and way less gaudy than the aftermarket offerings. Looking forward to your reports today Jag. Have a great time.

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Thanks for the pics, keep them coming. I do like the spoiler on the Carbon version. Looks clean!!!!!!
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Thanks for posting these great pictures. Like others, I'm still not feeling the new color or special Carbon edition but I will reserve judgement until I see it in person. To me it still looks like a metallic primer color. I'm excited about the paint shop timeline information as Arctic White is still my number one color choice going into a 2018 Z06 so it sounds like that will be the first (safest?) color being sprayed in the new facility.

I like the new steering wheel, however I'm still leaning towards a Caravaggio. Also interested in hearing any new model stats, especially the Z06.

I know that Spice Red is no longer a package, but rather a 3LZ/3LT option color, however do they have any on display as I'm curious if the color coverage is the same as 2017 or whether they eliminated the colored dash, similar to what they did with Kalahari a few years ago.
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Originally Posted by Grimlock13
I'd like to know the opinion of people that have seen it in person also.

Some colors just don't translate good in pictures.

Ever since 2014 there have been many people on the forum asking for a "metallic white" paint. They did it and most people are now "meh" about it.
Did I miss something....when did they do metallic white? Because that is not! BTW, white should be "pearl", not metallic. I've owned a few - in my opinion Lexus is the best "pearl white", Acura is close.


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