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I travel in my C7 coupe and never had the problem.
SoCal to Vegas and AZ in my C7 regularly. Last to AZ was this past August and it was 110 out there. No heat issues in back at all. Wife keeps all her make up and toiletries back there and you better damn well believe I'd hear about it if those precious items took any damage.
I must be in a super-minority here, ... My two C6's and my C7 both had a major design error: excessive heat in the trunk. It has caused spills, overflows and heat-oriented problems in our luggage in each car....
Yes, it seems that you are in a super-minority, but not because you travel in your Corvettes. You seem to be in a super-minority because you experience spills and overflows while you travel. We travel in our Corvettes too (a C5, C6 and C7). Been across the southwest including the deserts in Arizona, Nevada and California. Never had any issues like you seem to have.
I drive a 2019 ZR1 convertible in Alabama all summer long. We take road trips from the Northern part of the state down to Orange Beach on the coast and have never had an issue with heat in the trunk. Luckily we dont have speed limits on our Interstates, or at least no one enforces them. Because if your in the left lane the average speed is at least 95MPH😁. Makes for a quick trip.
But seriously, most leaks in luggage occur because a bag is over packed and items are left laying on their sides. More than likely this is the real issue.
I must be in a super-minority here, but my wife and I actually TRAVEL in our Corvette. My two C6's and my C7 both had a major design error: excessive heat in the trunk. It has caused spills, overflows and heat-oriented problems in our luggage in each car, the better being my C6 which was, God bless it, a manual-top car so there was ample storage behind the seats in a better temperature-controlled environment..
I’ve taken major road trips cross country in my C6 & C7, and never had “hot trunk” leakage issues. Double bag your leaky toiletries with a ziplock.
Been driving Coupes for nearly 30 years, never experienced this problem in a Coupe. Is this something experienced in the hotter southern states? Or is this just a Convertible issue?
I must be in a super-minority here, but my wife and I actually TRAVEL in our Corvette. My two C6's and my C7 both had a major design error: excessive heat in the trunk. It has caused spills, overflows and heat-oriented problems in our luggage in each car, the better being my C6 which was, God bless it, a manual-top car so there was ample storage behind the seats in a better temperature-controlled environment. I know that the Corvette design team knows that this is and has been a problem. Does anyone know why they have allowed an otherwise sophisticated automotive design to have the kind of negative that shouldn't be tolerated in a Chevy Spark, much less in their "halo" vehicle? Because I just read a Hot Rod C8 magazine road test, and guess what the only substantive complaint was? You guessed it: a hot trunk. Is this one of those "owner research problems" that a major manufacturer leaves to people who buy their product, or simple mindful ineptness? Because I'd gladly trade a tenth (or two) of 0-to-60 time for a trunk that wouldn't make toiletries leak all over it. Just my $70k comment, and that's just for one of them....
My C5 'vert tends to get pretty toasty back there, but I wouldn't necessarily call ot a design "flaw." Just a compromise that had to be made in order to keep the weight of the car at a bare minimum (3200 pounds).
My bigger gripe is with the trans tunnel heat...something that will (mercifully) not be an issue in a mid-engined car.
in any case, theres always the frunk in you have stuff you need to keep cool.
I bet it won't get very hot in the frunk, maybe put any toiletries and liquids up there. No engine near by, no exhaust near by, worse thing going by is a radiator hose.
It'a simple, pzza in the back and beer in the front.
This whole thread is as bad as it gets, the title says same problem (even though the vast majority never perceived it) and yet there is a front storage that eliminates the "problem". This needs to be locked.
My wife and I have taken a few trips with our C7 coupe with it fully loaded in some really hot weather and never noticed heat in the trunk area. Is this a problem with only convertible trunks ? I really don’t view this as a design flaw.
Hmm, that's strange. I've driven cross country, coast to coast many many times. We usually take a long road trip in the summer. Our last one was in July with about 5500 miles thru 9 states.
Over the years we've never had a issue in our C6 of the trunk being too hot. We stow our gear, food, drink and whatever else we need there. Never got too hot, never spilled or boiled anything. That is included in driving thru AZ, NM and TX with outside air temps as high as 120.
Baffled
I'm with you never a problem any more than any Car you would leave to sit in the sun... Baffled as well !
My toiletries melt in our Lexus RX350 on a road trips. We took a trip in our C7 with a bottle of whine. Outside temp was in the 60s. The cork and seal blew off the bottle and emptied in the hatch. Thank god it was white whine and the Lloyds mat was in place.
My toiletries melt in our Lexus RX350 on a road trips. We took a trip in our C7 with a bottle of whine. Outside temp was in the 60s. The cork and seal blew off the bottle and emptied in the hatch. Thank god it was white whine and the Lloyds mat was in place.
Ugh... that would have really sucked if it were red. Noted... when we go tour Virginia wine country all wine bottles will go in the frunk
My toiletries melt in our Lexus RX350 on a road trips. We took a trip in our C7 with a bottle of whine. Outside temp was in the 60s. The cork and seal blew off the bottle and emptied in the hatch. Thank god it was white whine and the Lloyds mat was in place.
Exactly, I've had everything imaginable in the rear compartments of ten different Corvettes over 35 years and have never had a problem with anything. Bitching about toiletries in a Corvette, just when you think we've heard it all.
My toiletries melt in our Lexus RX350 on a road trips. We took a trip in our C7 with a bottle of whine. Outside temp was in the 60s. The cork and seal blew off the bottle and emptied in the hatch. Thank god it was white whine and the Lloyds mat was in place.
I believe you meant wine, not whine. ‘Whine’ is a continuous high-pitched noise.
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