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Monday, August 25, 2014

Corvette C7 Stingray (Third) World Class Interior?

Apparently +Tadge Juechter forgot to clarify that when he described the newest Corvette's interiors as "world class", he really meant THIRD WORLD CLASS.

There are four elements that either make or break car interior:

1. Quality of materials.
2. Workmanship.
3. Ergonomics.
4. Individual and distinct styling.



After inspecting several of new Corvettes, here is how those four elements work in Stingray:

1. Vinyl is of super cheap, surface painted variety, adhesive used are either expired or unsuitable for permanent upholstery work.  Leather is of the split variety with leather paint that wears off from just looking at it.

2. The fitment of interior trim is purely accidental, if it fits, it is the buyer's lucky day.  The vinyl clad dashboard parts show signs of vinyl wrinkling from the moment of delivery.  The seams on partial leather seat upholstery splitting is the norm, not an exception. 

3. To call the interior cramped is an understatement and quite puzzling since at least according to +General Motors , the interior dimensions are virtually identical to the previous generation.  However, somehow only a midget portion of buyers manages to fit in the car comfortably.  The rear and side vision are a case of wishful thinking and due to horrible quality of display, the rear view camera provides no relief.  Bottom seat cushions forgot to grow bolsters. 

4.  Entering Corvette C7 is a great case of throwback to the 80's, if there was a CD player in this car, A Flock of Seagulls or Prince should be a standard issue.

As it is, none of the four NECESSARY elements have been satisfied with the Stingray, thus, WTF are you talking about Tadge?

Since pictures speak louder than words, here is a very graphic example of "world class" leather used in the newest Corvette. 



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