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What’s New for the 2017 Corvette Model Year

by Rob LoszewskiRob Loszewski
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The new 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport combines a lightweight architecture, a track-honed aerodynamics package, Michelin tires and a naturally aspirated engine to deliver exceptional performance. Inside, the Grand Sport Collector Edition features a unique Tension Blue full leather and suede-wrapped interior, a three-dimensional representation of an original Grand Sport race car is embossed in the headrests and that shape is also used on an instrument panel plaque that carries a unique build
The new 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport combines a lightweight architecture, a track-honed aerodynamics package, Michelin tires and a naturally aspirated engine to deliver exceptional performance. Inside, the Grand Sport Collector Edition features a unique Tension Blue full leather and suede-wrapped interior, a three-dimensional representation of an original Grand Sport race car is embossed in the headrests and that shape is also used on an instrument panel plaque that carries a unique build

Below is a summary of what’s new for the 2017 Corvette model year:

Deletions
(G1B) Shark Gray Metallic exterior color
(G1H) Daytona Sunrise Orange Metallic exterior color
(G7H) Laguna Blue Metallic Tintcoat exterior color
(GXH) Night Race Blue Metallic exterior color
(555/556) Brownstone interior
(SH1) Sueded Brownstone floor console lid, LPO
New Features
(1YW07) Grand Sport Coupe and (1YW67) Grand Sport Convertible with 1LT, 2LT and 3LT trims
Grand Sport 19″ front and 20″ rear wheels (Q8W, Q8X, Q8K, Q8Z, RUR)
(Z15) Grand Sport Heritage Package
(Z25) Collector Edition (mid-model year)
(G7Q) Watkins Glen Gray Metallic exterior color
(GGA) Black Rose Metallic exterior color (extra cost)
(GGB) Sterling Blue Metallic exterior color
(GTR) Admiral Blue exterior color (interim 2016)
(3F9) Red safety belts
(DYV) Satin Black Hood Stinger Stripe
Changes
(N26) Sueded steering wheel now included with all suede interior (**2, **4, **6)
(36S) Yellow stitching and (38S) Red stitching now include color stitching on shift paddles
3LT and 3LZ Kalahari color-keyed headliners on Coupe; Gray on Coupe and Convertible
Updated infotainment system 2.6 / PDR updates
(5V6) Stingray Logo Package, LPO now includes (SH2/VTF) Floor console lid, LPO
(R87/RUR/Q9B) Satin Black aluminum wheels with Red Stripe are now available free flow
Standard molded rocker extensions on Grand Sport models
(ZLD) Twilight Blue Design Package is now available with exterior color (G8G) Arctic White and requires (EFX) Shark Gray-painted exterior vents; or is available with exterior color (G7Q) Watkins Glen Gray Metallic, (GAN) Blade Silver Metallic or (GTR) Admiral Blue and requires (EFY) body-color painted exterior vents
(ZLE) Spice Red Design Package is now available with available with exterior color (G8G) Arctic White or (GAN) Blade Silver Metallic and requires (EFX) Shark Gray-painted exterior vents; or is available with exterior color (G7Q) Watkins Glen Gray Metallic and requires (EFY) body-color painted exterior vents
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Rob Loszewski

Rob is the Owner and Site Administrator of the Corvette Action Center; a quality-driven Corvette news and information web site that he started in 2000. Over the years, he's built the Corvette Action Center into one of the largest online repositories of Corvette information going all the way back to 1953. In his spare time, he can be found enjoying his 1990 Corvette ZR-1 along the seacoast of New Hampshire and Maine.

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