What do we think about the Corvette C8 Steering wheel?*

I'm a child of the 80s, what can I say:

It's a steering wheel. It seems a little form over function but I'd need to sit in the car it goes with to determine if it would work for me. I'm rather fond of the MS3's wheel.

I'm more interested in what the price point of the new 'Vette is going to be. Is it going to be a 60k-70k super car slayer or is it going to be just another 100k+ super car?

One is exciting the other is just another car.

NOHOME said:

Looks like a good way to package large people in a confined space

 

If they were doing that, they wouldn't be flat on the top where it obscures the gauges.

Knurled. said:

NOHOME said:

Looks like a good way to package large people in a confined space

 

If they were doing that, they wouldn't be flat on the top where it obscures the gauges.

I dunno, it should help them see down the road.... its not as if they pay attention to gauges.  Usually the glare form their jewelry blinds them.  Most Corvette owners just putter around at about 5 below the speed limit anyway.

Joking aside, I hope this new one helps skew the ownership to a younger crowd and reignites a bit of a "design war" for inexpensive mid-engined cars for the masses.  I'd love to see a new X-1/9/MR2/Fiero battle, only made with something other than spit and butterfly kisses.

Not a fan of the 2 spoke design and like JG's thought it looked like an 8th gen civic wheel that I hated on the 06-08 cars. 

At least it looks better than the c5 and s4 steering wheel 

In reply to ShawnG :

The FR-S wheel is comfortable as hell. The "nubs" just work. If you have cabbage hands, you might find it awkward. 

In reply to Appleseed :

My ring finger is a size 13.

I've got meat paws.

You do not have cabbage hands. 

Appleseed said:

You do not have cabbage hands. 

better than having salad fingers

I don't care what the steering wheel looks like, I care about how it feels in my hand and if any controls mounted on it are good.