Our blades tell the tale.
From the October 2013 Issue of Car and Driver
At the introduction of the new Corvette Stingray, Chevrolet engineers crowed that the C7’s thrones come from the same supplier used by Porsche. True, but that manufacturer, Lear, also produced the C6’s soft, floppy seats. Now that we’ve spent some time in the Stingray, we can say that the C7’s chairs have more in common with a Porsche’s than with any previous Corvette’s. We contend that it doesn’t matter who built them, but rather how they’re made. To find out what distinguishes the new Corvette buckets from the old, we sliced into each with a scalpel, some fabric scissors, and a bread knife.
Stingray buyers can also upgrade from the GT seats to a pair of $2495 Competition Sport buckets with deeper bolsters, firmer foam, and racing-harness pass-throughs.
