2008 Corvette: Finally, a REAL quality upgrade to the Corvette?

It is really amazing, but out of the "big-3" GM seems to be the one with the most going for it. It is as if a light came on, Cadillac, Saturn, and just improvements across the board. Someone at GM is getting it, slowly but surely. Ford and Chrysler seem as lost as ever. Funny what a difference a year or so makes. No one could ever told me that Saturn would change as much as it has!

— Mercedes (View Profile)

Posted on 4/27/2007 3:13:28 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

"Chevrolet’s unflagging commitment to building the best sports car"<---BS

— Homer008 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/27/2007 3:33:20 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -6   

I see they still have the cheapo steering wheel from every other Chevy, the HHR for instance. My or my just when you think GM is onto something!

— Mercedes (View Profile)

Posted on 4/27/2007 3:45:09 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Finally, a REAL article!

— gsh23 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/27/2007 4:13:29 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Anybody here going to tell me all that dashboard leather is standard? I don't think so. The interior has been the Corvettes major set back since the 80's.

GM needs to stop borrowing so many parts for the Vette from Chevy's cheaper models; last gen was unquestionably the worse though with the interior to match a Sunfire & Cavalier.

— MunichRob (View Profile)

Posted on 4/27/2007 5:47:37 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Standard or not the leather dash has definately improved the interior looks. It was a shame for so many years it took GM to figure out if the put a decent quality interior in their cars, they could probably sell better. Hell I know I have bitched about it for years!! Even as a kid I would tap and pound on the dash in a dealership. One time even broke off a piece and took it to the salesman and said, this is not built good, my dad cried from laughing so hard. From that day forward and still to this day I do my tap test of the interior, feeling plastics and such. GM has made a lot of improvements with hopefully more to come. I may not buy a GM since nothing in their performance portfolio yet intrests me (maybe the RWD G8 Pontiac)but I don't wanna see them fail...

— atomicbri (View Profile)

Posted on 4/27/2007 8:13:44 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

Sounds like you cry babies want wood steering wheels and a suede interior. Can we say champagne taste on a beer budget? The Corvette is a steal for its price/performance ratio. GM has to make sacrifices in a few areas. I'm sorry but you can keep your european interiors while I walk buy you on the track. My interior is faster then your interior...

— njshift (View Profile)

Posted on 4/27/2007 8:20:44 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

It still looks like a 4 year old stuck the centre console together. the sat nav doesn't even fit properly!

— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 4/27/2007 9:11:57 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

I wonder what is better in the interior. Maybe it is a better lether or a better sound system. This interior is maybe better than the old one, but still milles and milles behind audi. Do they have already took a seat in an audi? Because the improvements would be much more drastic.

— laurent (View Profile)

Posted on 4/27/2007 9:15:41 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I just bought my first Corvette and I am 22 years old.....
My next car will be a 'vette in about 4 years when this one gets too many miles on it...

— DotNetGuy (View Profile)

Posted on 6/28/2008 7:10:10 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Where is the real quality upgrade? The interior is entirely wrapped with leather. SO WHAT. Yes, it probably feels good and that would only mean "Quality" if we were all blind but look at what we have to look at...

— Caddyman07 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/27/2007 10:42:06 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

The air conditioner (AC) looks kind off "sad" haha.

— M53R (View Profile)

Posted on 4/27/2007 11:48:11 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

Does anybody else think that the Mustang's interior looks better? I do.

— lewissalem (View Profile)

Posted on 4/27/2007 1:18:17 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

Wow, there are way to many women on this board if all the talk is about the new interior!!! This car isn't about interior (which the price reflexs), its about whats under the hood and how it handles. Name another car that is as good or even better then the Corvette and still costs the same. With that said, the biggest news coming from the improved C6 is the hp upgrade. The new smaller LS3 produces 30 more horses then the old and also weighs less, which will give the Corvette even better handling up front.

— drew630 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/27/2007 1:30:27 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Still a piece of crap. Still using LEAF SPRINGS in the REAR. Still 70 hp for liter.

There's only two decent amercan cars made: the Ford GT, Saleen S7. Other than that, there's a German or Japanese car that is a better bang for the buck.

— indoctrin8ed (View Profile)

Posted on 4/27/2007 6:57:38 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5   

Better pics here:
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-chevrolet-corvette/

— drew630 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/27/2007 7:47:50 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

I really like this interior. A lot. Its much better than the current vette. Good job GM. For $45,000, this is the best performance car for the money. No questions asked.

— neutral (View Profile)

Posted on 4/27/2007 10:52:13 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

I drove a Corvette at GM’s "The Drive." There’s a small track where, depending on the "co-pilot" from GM, you’re urged to push the car to its limits. Yeah, the inside is crappy... and I’ll even go as far to say that even, cheaper, recent Buick efforts outshine the inside in perceived quality; but that’s not what this car is about.

This car isn’t "fun to drive" in a BMW kind of way, where it makes a practical daily driver too. This is fun to drive in a white knuckle, face-rippling, bring a clean pair of underpants, exotic car kind of way. In the seat, you feel as though you’re practically sitting on the ground. The cornering traction isn’t good, it’s insane; and there’s so much low-end torque that flooring it ignites a survival instinct that sends every cell in your body into red alert... the feeling of merely being alive when you’re done is exhilarating. If you’re sitting in this car staring at a crappy interior, you haven’t even started the engine yet. If you’re sitting on this site complaining about it, you haven’t driven it.

— webguy (View Profile)

Posted on 4/27/2007 10:54:32 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

Apparently we have more Martha Stewart wannabees than drivers! Yeah the interior has shortcomings...get over it! Jesus you people whine and complain like a bunch of you know what! Why don't you talk about what the car does right...comments like "Interior still looks like crap! Exterior is tight."...does little to convince the rest of us you have anything meaningful to say....And for those of you who bitch about not buying a Corvette because of the interior then why don't you show us what you bought instead...and give us a good laugh!

— Need4Speed (View Profile)

Posted on 4/27/2007 11:17:30 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

it's better, but not great.
it was about time they did SOMETHING with the GM parts bin interior of the corvette.

my dad has had vettes for years and they are brutally fun to drive. but certainly not every day with their crappy interiors.

— enthusiastx11 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/28/2007 1:52:30 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

Cavalier interior?

— siulaba (View Profile)

Posted on 4/28/2007 3:35:38 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

To CommonSense and other Vette lovers who don't know how to drive a sports car properly, stop reading skidpad numbers and go drive this a corvette. And drive it hard. And drive it hard on a bumpy road when on the verge of oversteer.

I have, and it's ALLLL BAD.

See how many sideways g-s your leaf spring piece of crap gets then?

Let's just say you might be alive to write about it, because driving a vette hard through a bumpy bend is a recipe for disaster.

Unless you have a glass smooth road to drive this car hard on, those skidpad numbers mean jack shit.

I'm sorry that we Americans cannot produce a car we can be proud of. I'd much rather put my dollars back into my own economy. But if I buy a corvette, I'm rewarding mediocrity. And that's what the Corvette is: Mediocre.

PS: this is the same problem the Cobra SVT 500 hp Mustang has with its cheap interior and dope brained solid rear axle.

— indoctrin8ed (View Profile)

Posted on 4/28/2007 7:37:00 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

A Corvette is a sports car with training wheels.

The interior is a modest imporvement though.

— 993Turbo (View Profile)

Posted on 5/4/2007 8:38:35 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1