This is the car to own. It looks stunning! Chevy really out did themselves!

Can it get better than this? Great job for the whole team who worked on this masterpiece

Thank you car and driver, been waiting since the debut of this beast for some one other than jay leno to do a review you guys Rock!!!!!

i´m 6.6 tall and i drove one ;-) It´s tight yeah and headrest to low but hell that car is a must to drive .

I agree 100% I never had a problem with previous Corvette interiors. It's a sports car, not a luxury car. That said, the new C7 interior does look great.

This car is so cool

prime example of a car interior with the instrument clusters done right

I love this interior!

Absolutely, my dad is 6'7" as well and has owned a c4-c6 and has fit fine in them all, there's enough leg room for a 7 footer. The only thing is if you wear a size 17 like him or above, the clutch and brake are kinda close

I love the competition because it brings out the best of both, you guys can learn from each other too. I watch both and the drive network which is great too. You can't please everybody but I wish someone like Chris Harris worked for Cat and Driver as a presenter.

secret stash box behind the navigation?? i'm sold.

Nice review

Stunner!

This car looks brilliant and at the price what other high end sports car can compete? A lovely interior and the technology is superb couple that with the looks ( i say typical Corvette with what you would expect from a new model) and the performance along with the history...This Corvette should go down as a classic!!

Really excited for the stingray zr1 equivalent

Corvettes are AWSOME

I'm 6'4" and body build like a freak & fit the C6 just fine, Jay Leno is portly & there is plenty of room for him, I will fit the C7 just fine, can't wait.

Interior looks so much better!

Car and Driver can you do this with other cars too like the GTR, 911 turbo s, mp4 12c, and Ferrari 458?

What if you want a track car that can you lounge around town in? Some use it as track car and daily driver

Nowhere in the world of cars is a Corvette considered a GT. It's a sports car. It's built to out-perform cars costing over 2x it's price, not compete with luxury and amenities. True car enthusiasts don't prioritize interior over performance in sports cars, but don't take my word for it. Look up Jay Leno's review of his '02 Corvette Z06, see what he has to say about the interior. Real enthusiasts enjoy cars, not try to find ways to criticize them.

Seen one in person in Sandusky it was driving an it was beautiful

What about the lumbar support? I assume there is at least one adjuster, but something that will keep me in my C5 indefinitely is it's dual-lumbar support adjusters. The C6 and just about every other single adjuster hits too high on my back for where I need the extra support, so unless they made it like my '04 LeMans CE's Sport Seats, I won't be ordering a C7 anytime soon... What about it?

CHEVROLET builds great, safe and best performing cars. The new Chevrolet Corvette C7 are one in the best sports cars. ... A real beauty ... No, not ugly.

It's about time GM gave the Vette an interior it deserves.

Do those paddles do anything besides toggle rev-matching?

woo first comment, but wow i really liked the video, i wish i was sitting in that awesome corvette and to be honest i never like any of the previous one till this model came out. i wish i saw more vids of Csaba Csere reviewing cars.

I am in love!!!!!!!!

Interior truly is much better. Performance is in the supercar range. Imagine what the Z06 is going to be like. Will it set new records somewhere? You bet.

The Chevy Corvette C7 Stingray has the nicest interior in the market. =)

EXCELLENT.

I don't know why everyone is bitching about which channel did a better job of reviewing the car. I think they all did a good job. C&D showed a lot of technical and mechanical aspects of the car while Motortrend did a more sporty review. Yes the car is made with speed in mind but it has to do so much more and appeal to a lot of different people, so one single point of view from a car review is never going to satisfy everyone.

Did he just say for your stash?

Corvettes really stepped up in the world. They went from plastic outside, plastic inside, to fiberglass and carbon fiber outside, leather, polished alluminum and carbon fiber on the inside.

My C6 is paid off & goes up for trade once the hype goes down. It was either the C7 or the Z51 Camaro, I love the feel of my Corvette however & will get the next version they start at $62K. Also in my garage 1970 Chevelle SS 396 stock serials matching & 1986 Caprice Classic 5 liter with a 700R-4 trans with a stage 3 shift kit, original paint. As far as my body I have done Hapkido, Shotacan karate & judo besides weight since I was 14, I'm 36 now I would recommend Hapkido to stay in shape.

i strongly agree with what ur saying.

that is correct sir!

The interior of our bottom of the line 1969 300 Deluxe SS396 Chevelle still looked like new after 43 years. Our well looked after '97 Olds LSS has severe crease lines in the leather and that's where the cracking starts. Our 30k mile C6 already has the starting of crease lines. A good Naugahyde or Morrokide vinyl looks every bit as good as leather and will far outlast leather. Few people can tell the difference. You can keep your leather thank you.

Does that holographic windshield display actually come with the car?!

I completely agree

They went to the same supplier as Porsche -- Lear. Well I have news for you, the C6 seats were also from Lear. Lear simply builds the seats that GM designs.

this just in: quarter mile ET is like one tenth of what makes a car good. Many of us love fast things but a lot of us live in the real world where we know that you have to draw the line at "fast enough" somewhere and to be frank low 12's is in no way a bad thing.

Can someone at tell me how tall Eric is? I am 6'7" tall, and it looks like he is very tight in the car. Thanks (in advance) for your help!

I agree, I hear and read about people complaining all the time about many modern day sport cars actually becoming boring to drive in comparison to how sports cars use to drive.

I'd have to disagree on that one. When the Viper was first released in the 1990's, there was not one factory Vette faster than the factory Vipers, up until 2009, when the ZR1 got a huge face lift, and reunion. Even then, the Viper and Vette are neck and neck. They weigh within 30lbs of each other, have pretty much the same drag cooefficient, identical 0-60 times, and are both within 2hp, and 6lb-ft of torque. At top end though, the Viper starts pulling away.

You're right. The Vette has more creature comforts. And a more comfortable ride.

Depends on where you live. Ever been to Southern California? Porsches EVERYWHERE, Boxters especially.

2LT is plenty interior enough for me. Love this car.

That's hot tech.!!!

He looks quite tight in the vette how tall is he? Cause if hes not 6'2 that interior is tiny

That was not the interior it deserves... That was the interior that it needed...

What a stunning car the C7 is and what a performer. Just too bad that all the status oriented euro fan boys have to enter again and again with their BS comments about how they would rather drop 50 or a 100 or 200 K more for an exotic or euro perceived better sports car in their eyes while having to suck up the Vette's better numbers and now on par interior and in some cases a much better exterior vs some of the euro sport offers...Grow up and admit that this push rod Chevy V8 surrounded with smart engineering is more durable, better performing and out right brilliant vs the over priced status mobiles you prefer.

Has anyone anywhere seen or know where you can find a review of the 1LT interior. Not everyone wants to spend 10k on interior trim alone.

you are kind of right about the interior but It kind a nice that they really improve it , I mean you got a corvette with a nice interior , Why wouldn't you like that! And most people don't put their corvette in a race track..

"For your stash" LOL

have you bought any of those cars?

Wow it only took them several decades, but they finally got it right.

I'm slowly turning into a corvette guy :O

now i cant wait till motortrend makes a video on it so i can get a good driving opinion.

finally!

Yeah you are correct.

whats the big fuzz about the rev match ...... Honda has been providing rev match feature in manual cars for years ..... I own a honda brio which has this feature. The rev match is active when I lift of completely during the shift , but If there is a change in throttle position the control is given back to the driver ! This feature is available in all its manual shift cars since the mid of 2008

And its interior is a Great. On the c_7

yes please do explain i am excited for ur reply

The best american sport car :).The inner is unique and have a great change for the predecessor

Seeing this hits different after seeing what Chevrolet intentionally turned the Corvette into

Marcus- that'll only get you a test drive these days.

The paddle shifter thing seems unnecessary if the only thing it does is turn on/off synchrorev. They could have just had one button for it. I hope it has other uses as well...

Overall looks really great but those paddles could have been tossed in favor of a switch or tied into the vehicle modes. Not sure what they were thinking with that. It might confuse people.

hope they make strong version atleast more than the beauty ZR1

The HUD? yes.

This car actually looks like a Americanized Lambo with 1 tenth of the price! Gotta have it!

Waiting for Saabkyle04

Behind what competition???

Lotus Exige (in past years...now even that is getting a little GTish).....now THATS a sports car.

I wish this dashboard interior was in the ZR1. :)

I think GM really made a good job in this car. Bravo! But I like the new Viper more.

Okay so question. Would i fit in this car? I have very wide shoulders, 6ft 4 240llbs. My legs are like tree trunks do to being an athlete. I currently have a 2012 dodge avenger, and just fit in that.

chevy needs a nice 7speed dual clutch in this beast.

Yeah they redesigned it. On jay Leno's video they had the guy that designed it and knew it was a problem and they addressed it. Only way to really know is to test drive a new one.

the zr1 and vipers do not feel like they are going to break when driven hard. And they are performance bargains. The last z06 and zr1 i was in did not have much plastic at all, it had the full leather and alcantara trim, even the dash was covered in leather so i dont think you have been in these cars before.

Anyways. Kudos to Chev for getting their head out of their rear end and stepping up.

i`m 6.7 foot tall, would i feel comfeortable in this peace of art?

ECO mode in corvette?

Nice car. Can I test drive

The fact we're getting rolls royce vibes 3:36

Gigantic steering wheel...

Guess I'll have to wait for Georg Kacher to drive one to know if I'll fit. Though he's got me by 40 pounds or so, we're roughly the same height... ;-)

You're looking more at ~10-15k for a base viper vs a fully loaded C6Z. the V10 has been a good engine, but you rarely see them beat vettes. the power/weight ratio of the Vette is a killer. the 2013 viper has the only decent looking interior of them all.

Nice

I so fucking love it + it isnt that expensive for a sports car

It's like that with almost every popular manufacturer. Be glad this Corvette actually comes with real leather. The previous one didn't.

I don't remember Ferrari charging extra for full leather as their all of their current interiors come with full leather standard. It's the type of leather and color they charge extra for. Probably the same with Porsche too. I don't remember a current Porsche model coming with partial leather.

Love that compartment behind the screen. Great place to store your weed.

This is what I meant. Here is an example. A base 6 series has leather on the seats, on most parts of the doors, and on the top portion of the dashboard. The parts that are not leather, like the bottom of the doors or the bottom of the dash, are pleather-ish materials. Get Individual and it's all done up in leather. With Ferrari, if you do not opted for a leather center console or headliner, they wont use a pleather-ish material instead unlike BMW or Chevy or etc. Get what I mean now?

In cars with the disabled driver tran- i mean, automatic transmission, those are the "shift" paddles.

This guys good

listening to some System of a Down, yeah!

Why would you want rev matching off?

Because 90% of the time you ARE "lounging around town" like it or not, because thats the purpose of a car, by any means this is not even a track car, its a GT car, if im spending my hard earned money on something that costs this much i downright hope that the interior would be worth it, because thats where owners are going to be looking at most, not the exterior. This is the first corvette i actually wouldn't mind buying just because of the vastly improved interior, IF i have the money that is.