C8 Corvette Included On Bloomberg’s List Of Worst Car Interiors Of 2020
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General Motors made some massive strides in material and build quality with the interior of the C8 Corvette when compared with the seven-generation model that it replaces. These efforts didn’t go unnoticed, as customers and the media laid praise on the new sports car’s improved interior. The C8 Corvette even won a Wards Auto 10 Best Interiors award earlier this year, with the well-respected publication saying car is the comfiest ‘Vette yet and calling the cabin “handsomely configured” and “first rate.”
It seems not everyone agrees with this consensus, though. Bloomberg recently put together a list of the ‘Worst Car Interiors of 2020’ that included the C8 Corvette. Turns out the journalists over at Bloomberg really don’t appreciate the rather long row of buttons that occupies the C8 Corvette’s center console, as it splits up the cabin and takes away from the uniformity of the dashboard.
“Witness the massive, curved divider that runs straight through the middle of the car. Lined with buttons and covered in low-grade leather, it looks like a part of the command helm on the starship Enterprise,” Bloomberg claims.
“You’ll never be able to reach over and squeeze your driving partner’s knee or use the buttons on the angled center dashboard screen while the car is being driven,” the article goes on to say. “Second, those dozens of buttons along the interior walls, dashboard, and dividers feel out of step with current themes and with much of the luxury segment, where brands like Mercedes-Benz and Rolls-Royce brag about how many interior knobs and switches they’re removing—at customer request.”
Bloomberg didn’t like the squared-off steering wheel that Chevy threw in the C8 Corvette, either, saying it “looks as if it were borrowed from Buick.” We’re not sure if any Buick vehicles currently in production can justify having a motorsports-inspired flat-bottom steering wheel with a 12 o’clock marker, to be honest, but we definitely wouldn’t complain if that were the case.
Lastly, Bloomberg dragged the C8 Corvette for its poor visibility, saying the “low, awkwardly designed cabin,” has poor visibility by the A-pillar and B-pillar, which becomes particularly troublesome when taking corners. The writer points out that a blind spot alert system is standard, though it’s worth noting that the base-level 1LT trim doesn’t include Side Blind Zone Alert as standard – only the better-equipped 2LT and 3LT do.
It may seem like Bloomberg was a bit mean to the C8 Corvette, but Chevy fans can take solace in the fact that two other high-end, mid-engine sports cars were also on the same list: the Lotus Evora and McLaren 570S. The newspaper justified its targeting of performance cars on the list by pointing out that Porsche, Ferrari, Audi and others all manage to produce sports and supercars with nice cabins, though offerings from those companies do not have the same horsepower-per-dollar value of the C8 Corvette.
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Yes, when it comes to cars we’ll listen to Bloomberg….
I may not like the Vette but this is overblown..
I don’t think Bloomberg could buy a vote of confidence on this one.
Most Vette owners will never track the car, GM should have this center console an option for those who will. This console separates the driver and passenger.
I guess for such a high performance car, separating the passengers and the driver is a good idea, especially from female passenger. It was not meant to be a super luxury car. Though, I think some of the buttons would be nice if replaced by dial knobs for less confusion or distribution. At the end of the day, I think the only way to fully criticize the console buttons would be to test drive the car first and have real test experience. As for now, I love the car.
Bloomberg, the first name in automotive reviews!
The center console is indeed a mess. The single line of buttons is so odd when you sit in the driver’s seat for the first time.
Many reviewers said the same thing at first but then after a couple days of using it they all said it made sense and was very easy to use.
“where brands like Mercedes-Benz and Rolls-Royce brag about how many interior knobs and switches they’re removing—at customer request.”
At the same time I remember there were complaints that there wasn’t enough physical buttons and people were complaining that they needed them back…..
(Rolls-eyes at that writer and article)
Bloomberg just doesn’t understand what the cockpit of modern sports car should look like as the Chevrolet C8 Corvette’s interior is perfect for it’s purpose.
Lil Mike Bloomberg needs a phone book to look out the windshield . He is a traitor to the USA and hates everything American . His allegiance is to China first and the NWO second
Politics should be left out of this…
Number 1, He didn’t write the review, an employee at one of his companies did. Number 2, stop listening to false right winged propaganda. Number 3, why bother posting this garbage it has nothing to do with the article.
I ‘ve owned a lot of Corvettes and owned/driven a lot of other sports cars. This article is BS. The C8 cockpit is designed for the driver. If you have to touch the passengers leg get a room.
Seems everyone has an opinion, now if it was a Powers list, it might mean something. Bloom-who?
So the Euros are crapping in their skinny jeans over the value of a C8 compared to the stuff they are pushing. Now, writers get greased to write foolish hit-pieces. Sorry. They can peddle that tripe somewhere else.
Wouldn’t expect anything less from Mini Mike!
He didn’t write the article, but what else should we expect from an ignorant Trump fan
Ok who cares about interior in a sports car, the new C8 can hit 194 without the Z51 aero, and with the Z51 aero 184, in other words these figures and the other acceleration figures are what’s important, if you want nice interior buy some furniture. Also when did Bloomberg become a credible car source?
Corvette, McLeran 570S, Lotus Evora
As long as your in good company, things aren’t that bad.
Anyway we can force the author to drive some POS that didn’t make his worst list? Mitsubishi Mirage for instance.
Bloomberg and there lobbyists create this negitivty and propaganda to hurt sales ! There are already to many wanna be auto journilists and critics on this planet ! Most like the interior and you can still reach a knee to grab ” creepy”
They never received the “check in the mail” otherwise the story would have been 180 degrees opposite. “Creepy” Joe Biden will not be buying this car. Doesn’t pass the “squeeze” test.
If Bloomberg thinks the C8 interior is bad, I guess they have never seen any of GMs others interiors.
Read it somewhere:
How to you create a piece that people click on when there are so many choices and so little time?
1. Create a sensational title; one that uses superlatives like – best, worst, biggest, fastest, slowest, etc.(Titles that use SECOND best, biggest, worst, etc. are even better)
2. Pick a subject and go totally contrary to mainstream thinking.
This is called sensation. It doesn’t make any difference if it is negative or positive. Sensation gets read, just like this article did. This author doesn’t care if he’s right wrong or indifferent. He’s created controversy out of a non controversial topic and controversy gets read.
Bringing out emotion (in any form) in the reader is the antithesis of boring. Sensation gets read; boring gets skipped over.
I’m a big fan of Bloomberg… for financial news, not cars. I’ll put my faith in Ward’s when it comes to cars wholeheartedly.
This is what you get when you have a writer than happens to write about cars occasionally, along with travel, luxury items, and popular culture. Not a good look for Bloomberg.
Both the console & steering wheel takes a bit of adjustment but once yr familiar with them their great…same with the blind spots,use the rear view mirror to expand yr vision……..
A bit of wood grain would hv been nice,but we purchased them for performance…..
My 8th Vette,and a true keeper👍👍
I bet it is. Congrats.