https://jalopnik.com/the-mid-engine-c8-corvettes-steering-wheel-is-a-nice-ev-1836317983
PS: I'll be going to the big C8 reveal in OC on Thursday, July 18th. Chevy is going to live stream it, and I'll go live as well should I actually manage to get close enough to the car where it's worth it. Or I'll just streak it. We'll see what makes sense.
(* It's terrible. Hopefully the rest of the car ir better.)
JG Pasterjak said:
(* It's terrible. Hopefully the rest of the car ir better.)
Agreed. It looks awkward with the height of the wheel and the flat top.
I'm also not a fan of the 2 spoke design. It's a corvette not a civic! (I mean it reminds me of a base mode 8th gen civic steering wheel)
I also don't love the new Deep V badge.
The sole reason I tend to avoid buying gm or bmw vehicles is the interior.
There is only one good two-spoke steering wheel
It’s definitely a steering wheel.
I wonder how many old guys are going to complain that its not round?
"But Corvettes have always had ROUND steering wheels! Its tradition!!!!!"
pretty stupid.
then again, I can't afford one anyway, so it's someone else's problem :)
TJL
Reader
7/13/19 3:24 p.m.
I dont like how small the gap is at the bottom between airbag and wheel. I probably couldnt get my big hand comfy on that. Did they skew the vette logo to fit the akward center. But i would also never buy a new vette so, moot. Not that i have some beef with vettes, just for the $ id go a very different direction.
I didnt think id have a feeling about the new steering wheel, but yeah thats ugly.
Vigo
MegaDork
7/13/19 4:41 p.m.
I'm meh on most of it but the new emblem is the worst part imo.
Steering wheels are round. That's not round. Logically, it is not a steering wheel.
The 1962 Imperial gets a pass because F.U. it's Chrysler.
By it self I dont think it looks great, not the worst corvette wheel though. Holding final judgement for when I see it with the rest of the interior.
Cotton
PowerDork
7/13/19 5:27 p.m.
I don’t hate it, but then again I spend a lot of time in 80s era Mercedes and those steering wheels are fugly.
I want to know what it costs. I can get over the steering wheel for a mid engine V8 supercar level Corvette if it still costs regular Corvette money.
I won’t know, I don’t partake in the Jalopnik, so I’ll have to wait for another source.
T.J.
MegaDork
7/13/19 6:40 p.m.
It would matter more to me how it feels while driving than how it looks sitting on some stand for a glamour shot.
Looks like a steering wheel.
Looks: Meh. Function: Who knows? Every steering wheel I've ever used was round. Round seems to work pretty well. Historically, trying to make square wheels hasn't gone well.
NickD
PowerDork
7/13/19 6:49 p.m.
It's a steering wheel. I don't know, I don't like it, I don't hate it, I don't feel anything about it. It just is. Now the leaked photo of the rear bumper... ughhhhh. Looks like a 6th-gen Camaro re-re-refresh design.
I guess I am the only one that is OK with it/kinda likes it. It's modern, efficient looking. The modern air bag era has mostly ruined any possibility of a beautiful steering wheel. Corvettes are not really my thing but I am very glad GM has invested in the all new C8 as it's always nice to have performance cars around to break up the monotony of all the Trucks/SUVs on the road.
In reply to Feedyurhed :
I dunno. After staring at airbag wheels my whole driving life I feel like non airbag wheels look funny, spindly I guess.