The New Balance crowd has spoken and prefers buttons so they don't have to call their kids for help with the vette?
Seriously though, hopefully the trend of returning to buttons continues.
Photography courtesy Chevrolet
This might be the rare case where fewer buttons and one more screen might be a good thing. Hear me out on the refreshed interior for the 2026 Corvette.
If you’re spiritedly driving a sports car around, you don’t want to be fumbling for climate controls. The 2025 edition had a comical number of buttons for that. Now they’ve been reduced to the important ones, just below the screen you’ll be viewing to see what they do.
The 2025 interior.
Chevrolet also upsized the screens, going with a larger 12.7-inch one in the middle, a wide 14-inch diagonal driver information center behind the steering wheel and a new 6.6-inch auxiliary display to the left of the steering wheel. For left-eye-dominant drivers, such as yours truly, the left-hand display is an especially welcome addition. Unlike some cars that merely place a tablet-looking display in the center console, the Corvette’s displays are nicely integrated. They are customizable, too.
Previously only available for the E-Ray, the Performance App is now available across the entire Corvette lineup. The app provides access to things such as acceleration timers and gauges for G-forces, tire pressures, tire temperatures, engine oil temperature, engine oil pressure, engine coolant temperature and transmission fluid temperature.
The available Performance Data Recorder has also been overhauled. It provides real-time data analysis and the ability to record high-definition video. The PDR also includes a speed trace analysis, side-by-side video playback and automated speed tips based on the data.
Other improvements include redesigning the drive mode selector and moving it in line with the gear selector. Also, they integrated the wireless phone charging pad below the infotainment system and provided a cover to keep the phone in place. And for those who like to rock tunes while driving, the volume knob is now bigger and has a lit base.
“There’s an intentional balance of physical and virtual controls,” said Dusty Smith, performance driving product manager. “For example, the head-up display controls are now virtualized, which opens space for Performance Traction Management controls to be intuitive physical buttons. The technology in the new Corvette is as strong and capable as the engine behind you.”
The New Balance crowd has spoken and prefers buttons so they don't have to call their kids for help with the vette?
Seriously though, hopefully the trend of returning to buttons continues.
In reply to No Time :
I apologize. You may have seen a version of this story before our edits. The 2026 Corvette actually has less buttons, but they seem well placed, and one more screen.
But, yes, we'd all love to see more physical touches in today's interiors.
In reply to J.A. Ackley :
It's quite possible I just misread it, but now that you mention it, I seem to recall thinking C8 had a lot of buttons in the early photos (plus the one in the article).
Not a fan of screens vs. tactile controls, but yes, the long row of buttons on the 'Vette's 'bulkhead' were silly.
I like the old version better. It feels more unique. The new ones is more generic sports car. Plus the exposed cup holders are ugly.
Should this not be "fewer" buttons, not less?
Also, my mother the English teacher would like to tell theruleslawyer that unique is an absolute and you cannot be more unique. I heard that one a lot...
In reply to Keith Tanner :
Depends if I can count those buttons 
. From the looks of the old setup, I'm running out of fingers.
Seriously, though, you're right. Fewer is better.
Keith Tanner said:Should this not be "fewer" buttons, not less?
Also, my mother the English teacher would like to tell theruleslawyer that unique is an absolute and you cannot be more unique. I heard that one a lot...
If you want to be pedantic, every car interior design is unique. If you want to be super pendantic, it would be something like 'It has more unique design elements' I don't think its incorrect to talk about a collection of traits as trending more or less unique. I'd fight your mom. ;)
In reply to theruleslawyer :
If you said the new interior has a greater number of unique design elements, she'd be good with that. But "more unique" as in a level of uniqueness when looking at the interior as a whole and not a collection of elements, no. One thing cannot be more unique than another :)
And don't get her started on the correct placement of "only".
What is that second picture from? I can't make sense of the first one and the second one. I've even looked at images online.
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