May not interest you, but I went two tone (still 2LT) with black and grey. I like the look with ELB, and then I added the blue seat belts for a little flash. My tastes are a little more conservative then most though.

 

I had considered it, but I think the light grey will get dirty so much easier than blue or black, and the reflection on the windshield with the light grey was a no for me. Dark blue or even a darker grey (like shadow grey metallic in hue, gun metal grey, etc) would be killer. I'm definitely more conservative in my tastes, hence the ELB. But I'd really like some sort of blue two tone interior so I'm kinda stuck with going the ostentatious rapid blue for now. I had considered a 3LT in all black with red stitching, but just can't justify it even with the nicer A-pillars and roof if I'm not going two-tone. There's a THREE tone option on the configurator in grey/yellow/black that I've yet to see real life pics of. Talk about wild.

 

Understood, the reason I didn't go grey was because of concern of getting dirty. The way it's configured though with two-tone I'm not too concerned, and don't think the glare will be an issue as the dash is black. These are photos from my build since I don't have the car yet, TPW 28June.

 

It really depends on the color your are ordering. I ordered that all natural 3LT and I love it. People compliment it all the time.

IMO its like this:

The interior is where you spend 100% of the time with the car. If you can afford it, why not get the best interior materials and design you can? But the 2LT is nothing to slouch about either if you just want a black interior.

 

Yeah, I see it this way. I had no desire myself for the 3LT, as I didn't like the color combinations myself or the natural dipped etc at all. Really don't like the suede or whatever it's called on the steering wheel and other places either. I wouldn't have chose any of those specific items even if no additional price. However, the upgraded leather, sure I would have taken it (without the suede or whatever they call it), but certainly not at the price difference.

I figure it's great all the choices we each get to make, I love discussing different options and choices, but at the end of the day, I won't be paying for yours and you won't be paying for mine (unless you want to), so I don't mind if you have a pink interior sprayed in your C8 I wouldn't suggest it of course! I'm the guy that wasn't interested in the Z51 package after looking into it (never plan to track), wasn't interested in the loud exhaust either (know I'm the minority here - but it's just not why I'm getting the car). Key for me was HTC, the items in the 2LT (such as HUD, heated/ventilated seats, PDR, extra speakers, etc), the mag ride, and lift... and hey I spent the extra few hundred for the colored seatbelts (so I'm not throwing rocks at anyone!). But of course, each to their own I also don't live avocados... at all... I know many love them

P.S. You don't have to get "just black" interior with 2LT, my pics above are two-tone, that's 2LT.

 

Yep, that setup was/is my strong 2nd contender. I just wish the two-tone seats had the black on the inner portion of the seat bottom side bolsters the way the 3LT two-tone seats do. With only the small light grey accents on the dash, it's definitely less glare-prone than the other version of the light grey or the natural interior. I'm very confused as to why the 2LT red setup with two-tone red/black seats has the red center stripe on the steering wheel but the grey 2LT two-tone setup does not have a grey stripe on the center of the wheel. It's a very odd discrepancy given that both of them are 2LT spec. And why the seat bottom side bolster interior portion isn't black on ALL two tone seats, whether 2LT or 3LT. Makes very little sense to me.

 

3LT for me so I can get the Napa Leather and this interior when I get to place my order for the 2022 Accelerate Yellow HTC with body colored accents. Yeah BayBay!

 

It's funny you bring up that stripe. If it had the stripe on the steering wheel we wouldn't have chose it. That stripe drives my wife nuts! For whatever reason, she doesn't like it at all Me I would be ok with it, but actually prefer it better solid, not sure why, just something to draw your eyes to that isn't necessary I guess.

 

You're right, I wrote that backwards. And yes, the GT2 seats are optional in the 2LT, but my main point is that even in the 3LT nothing but the seating surfaces are Napa. And if you get the microsuede inserts, nothing is Napa.

 

When I was at Corvette World, they had all three trims there. I ran my hands down the seating, the sides of the doors, and the forward dash area, to feel the material.
I honestly could not tell any real difference from the 1LT, 2LT, and 3LT.

 

I have the 3LT with jet black interior. Below is a visual comparison of the steering wheel finish, and the 2nd picture is from a 2LT pic found on the web.


ABOVE: My 3LT. All surfaces are all quite smooth. Stitching on the wheel and center horn. Not shown is suede leather on the ceiling and behind the seats.


ABOVE: 2LT. A fine, bumpy texture is visible.

 

The 2LT pkg had everything I wanted. The 3LT pkg had nothing I wanted including the higher price tag. To each his own.

 

We all have different preferences. Set a ceiling budget for your build, list all options based on your preferences and this should help you make your OWN choice. After all, you will be driving this car.

 

In short, the 3LT gets you, either, Morello Red or Natural Dipped interior with full leather. I love the Morello Red but just don't understand the Alcantara, which is why I went with the 2LT. I don't think that the Alcantara is going to look too good after about a month of use. Just my thoughts.

 

I think its ok so long as you dont get it on high touch areas. Seats, steering wheel, and arm rests definitely dont age well in alcantara. Roof and A-pillars should be fine if taken care of and not needlessly touched with our human hands and all their oils.

 

The above is just another reason why a 1LT is being considered. Plus the fact that you can get a "custom" black interior, with Adrenaline Red seats. Oh...and Red Stitching! You can't get that on a 2LT.

 

I used to think the same way with Alcantara, but my last two cars have had Alcantara steering wheels, shifter boot, other trim, etc. It's a synthetic material and actually holds up very well. There are several non-abrasive cleaners you can use 1-2 times a year, but even after two years my last car still looked brand new.

Now if you keep the car 8-10+ years I don't know how it will hold up, but I imagine it would be fine if you just take care of it.

 

Never heard of this. My Porsche has a leather wrapped dash and it's still perfect after 6 years. Maybe a GM problem?

 

Two of my friends, one who is a high end custom auto upholstery shop owner, the other having worked in the auto industry for decades, told me to stick with Napa.

 

FWIW, if ALL you want is Napa Leather you can get that and save ~$3300! Just buy a 2LT and the GT2 seats. You'll get ALL the Napa leather on the 3LT, which is the "Seating Surface!" GM finally admitted in writing the C8 GT2 seat bolsters are their faux leather Mulan!

Been following what I consider deceptive marking BS re interior materials since I had my 3LT 2014 C7. In fact bought a 2LT 2017 Grand Sport and could tell little difference in seating surface etc! BUT GM hooked me with the quality color options in the C8 so I bought a Natural Dipped 3LT! In 2016 they got cheap compared to the 2014/2015 Kalahari 3LT and most colors looked like a "Patch Work Quilt!" With the C7 a GM engineer posted even the top of the line seat did NOT HAVE Napa leather bolsters! BUT GM never officially said that.

In fact for the C8 all you will find in writing is the "Seating Surface" is real tanned animal hide Napa leather. All other "leather" they mention is their coined name for "bonded faux leather!" Yep Chryslers Corintian Leather was similar, a name made up by their ad agency for "bonded leather." Bonded leather can be called leather in the US if it has 20% finely ground real animal hide used as a filler. Other than that it's made similar to Vinyl (GM's quoted other soft touch material.) Vinyl typically uses cheaper calcium carbonate filler!

Perhaps to get that Yellow Stitching on Black interior you need 3LT as well. BUT if I were getting Black would opt for a 2LT and spent $3000 on some other mods! BTW, Mulan and Vinyl both pass under embossing rolls in manufacture. Both can be made smooth or more "leather like" texture. Both come in large rolls for automatic, low scrape loss, nesting of parts, cutting etc. Real leather requires marking and working around a tanned, dyed animal hide for places the cow (or whatever) brushed against barbed wire or had Zits! Yep if you want a real all leather interior buy a RR!