Used 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe Review
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C7 is the best ever Corvette
Edd, Hendersonville, TN, 06/18/2017
2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 2dr Coupe w/1LT (6.2L 8cyl 7M)
I have owned this C7 for five years, it is a great car. I have had several Vettes or a 40 year span. Each generation is better than the previous. I have driven this one 36000 miles. It can be very comfortable in Touring or Eco mode or it can be set for track and drive like a race car. I have taken 2000 mile trips and been very comfortable and I have taken it to track days to have a … blast. This is a great car. I have the base model with ZF1 appearance package and dual model exhaust. No expensive options, no handling options, still a great car. Sold Now 2021
Beware of torque converter problems!!
Paul M., Talking Rock, GA, 10/10/2018
2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 2dr Coupe w/1LT (6.2L 8cyl 7M)
The C7 Corvette is many good things, but the “shudder” that plagues many of these cars is widespread and not easily fixed. I purchased the car used in September of 2018, from a Toyota dealership. During the test drive I noticed a bumpiness that the salesman brushed off as roughness in the road. After I finished the paperwork, driving it home, I noticed it again. I took it to a local … Chevy dealership and discovered the torque converter issue. It’s now at a Chevy dealership, and they tell me GM hopes to have a fix in the spring of 2019. Clearly, this was not what I was hoping for.
Present Imperfect
EasternShoreMan, Flintville, TN, 01/13/2016
2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 2dr Coupe w/1LT (6.2L 8cyl 7M)
The 2015 Corvette StingRay is a helluva buy, but it has too many flaws and compromises to be a "great" all around sports/touring car.
First, the good parts: Although a few friends call it the "cartoon car" the C7's styling is gorgeous. It will turn heads and get "thumbs up" from passers-by. Some "Corvette guys" do not like the rear end because it lacks the traditional round … taillights. This is merely a matter of taste. Overall, the exterior design is a winner even if it does create a bunch of nooks and crannies to clean. The engine also does not disappoint. The StingRay has gobs of muscle and a wonderful Made in USA V-8 sound that will put a smile on your face. The car is built low to the ground. It can be difficult for older folks to enter/exit and the long nose makes for visibility challenges in parking lots with concrete barriers. The rear hatch has a troublesome latch assembly which needs to be slammed shut rather than merely closed and the automatic hatch opening switch on the dash is positioned too close to the driver's door; I have opened the hatch with my knee a dozen times slipping into the driver's seat.
Those who live in a four season climate need to consider whether they want the "summer only" 20 inch rear tires. I have no idea whether these are really unmanageable below 40 degrees as the warnings state. My choice was the Michelin year round set up. Whatever, this is not a snow car, at least not with me behind the wheel.
Where the StingRay disappoints most is inside. Here the layout is good and straightforward but the materials used are just so-so, closer to WalMart than Brooks Brothers. No matter what color interior you choose, it will be mostly black. It is unlikely your salesman will tell you that on a sunny summer day the amount of glass in this car makes the cockpit uncomfortably hot (even with the A.C. cranked up full bore) unless you are willing to take out the roof panel or buy an after-market insert. BTW, the insert does fix the problem and one wonders why GM doesn't simply include it as an option.
The seat belt guides are poorly positioned and I have given up on trying to keep mine in the intended (dime store quality) track. Similarly, the seat release is placed quite low and would be more user-friendly if it were higher on the seat back. The basic seats in the LT1 version are borderline with only minimal adjustments possible. Lack of bolstering is an increasing issue for me. Why GM skimped on standard heating - something that comes on Japanese cars costing half as much - and position memory is a mystery.
The Navigation system is a real P.O.S. It is very slow in taking input and recently in driving through a strange city at night, the spoken directions lagged reality by a block or more. Overall it is a disgrace to General Motors. Twice now , the touch screen has gone blank for half a day and then suddenly reappeared. Nor am I a fan of the other techno stuff, but maybe that is just age talking. I refuse to accept the facile explanation, "well, what do you expect, its a Chevy." I believe Detroit can design and the UAW can build an automobile just as well as Klaus and Helmut in Stuttgart. The idea that "they are trying to sell it to kids," is also a non-starter; how many kids can buy a $60,000+ two seat car?
Don't misunderstand, this is real good car FOR THE MONEY, but it could be so much better! Which is why I am seriously thinking about a 911.
Stingray.
Elliott LLoyd, Washington, DC, 02/15/2016
2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 2dr Coupe w/1LT (6.2L 8cyl 7M)
At almost three and half years of ownership I still love my 2015 Corvette Stingray Z51. The car looks good rides well and has a great interior. I still have a problem with Chevy's radio/navigation system. It has slow response from the touch screen. And the cup holders have to be the worst I've ever experienced, drink item always tend to topple out of the holder. And if I'm driving 60-70 … mpg with the top down I think think drink my fly out the car. I think my biggest vault with my Corvette is the 7 speed manual transmission or maybe it's me. But I occasionally am searching for gears with up shifting. All in all if I had it to do over again I still would purchase a Corvette but probably a 2016 Model. And probably a Z06. Chevy made just enough changes and enhancements in the 2016 Model to make the car more everyday drivable. Like Apple Play and forward cameras and soft closing trunk. All in all still the best car I’ve ever owned.
Edmunds Summary Review of the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe
Pros & Cons
- Pro:Awesome V8 power
- Pro:racetrack-ready handling and braking
- Pro:comfortable highway cruiser
- Pro:attractive, high-tech interior
- Pro:coupe's roomy cargo area
- Pro:astounding value.
- Con:Touchscreen is occasionally unresponsive to inputs and prone to glitches.
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