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      05-17-2018, 10:12 PM   #70
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Just look at the damn cheap Chevy Malibu gauges from the 90s. That alone is enough to turn me off.

Overall the interior of Corvette is OK for a Corvette but it is much worse than M3/4 or most cars that cost over $70k.
The interior materials are slightly lower quality than the m3, but the actual design is subjective.

Also the analog gauges on either side are without a doubt higher quality than the m3. They are fully blacked out until the ignition is switched on and they are a hybrid between digital and analog. There are no markings for the speed or other info on the gauges, everything is backlight. So you can easily switch between mph/kph and the entire speed interval on the gauges changes. The fully digital screen in the middle is also amazing and fully customizable. Sure the actual screen could be better quality but it is light years ahead of the m3 (until the next gen)
Is this a recent change? I've only seen a '16 and it certainly didn't have blacked out gauges or non etched markings. Here's a video of the silly switch from mph to kph, resulting in only 200 kph, or 124mph, not terribly useful for a car like the C7 on the Autobahn.