Chevrolet News:Chevy Updates the Corvette Interior for 2026

[Drew Dowdell]

What matters is on the inside, right?  Luckily, the Corvette already sports a sexy exterior, but for 2026, Chevrolet updated the interior to address some of the common complaints in the latest iteration of their legendary sports car.

The biggest news is that the wall of buttons between the driver and passenger has been moved to a more conventional location under the screen, though not all buttons make the jump.  Some functions such as heated/cooled seats are now controlled from the central touch screen. And screens they are aplenty! The updated infotainment screen increases in size to 12.7-inches diagonal, a larger 14-inch diagonal driver information cluster, and a new 6.6-inch diagonal auxiliary display to the left of the steering wheel.  The drive mode selector has been relocated in line with the gear selector which opens up spaces for a new wireless phone charging pad, complete with a cover to keep the phone in place. 

The new left-side auxiliary screen display gives dedicated access to trip information or performance management. All three screens features sharper and more vivid graphics. The animations have been made smoother and cleaner. Drivers can select their preferred layout or allow the system to adjust automatically based on drive mode. The Performance Data Recorder's user interface has been completely redesigned to take advantage of the new, larger screens.

For 2026, four new colors are available on all models:

• Sky Cool and Medium Ash Gray with Habanero accents: Monochrome cool grays with unexpected pops of bright Habanero
• Santorini Blue: Vivid shade of blue that is both vibrant and electric
• Very Dark Atmosphere: Rich chocolate brown paired with Jet Black and Natural Tan accents
• Ultimate Suede: Jet Black suede interior customizable through Adrenaline Red, Santorini Blue, and Competition Yellow accent stitch colors and matching seatbelts

Customers can even spec a mixed seating option in Asymmetrical Adrenaline Red, with a racing-inspired Adrenaline Red Competition driver’s seat and a Jet Black GT2 passenger seat. The Ultimate Suede interior brings sueded microfiber to nearly all interior surfaces.

Other new changes include:

• A new, available electrochromic roof, which allows customers to change the tint level of their targa roof glass at the press of a button – selecting between full, medium, and low tint options.
• The button to activate Charge+, which enables E-Ray drivers to replenish battery life more quickly or sustain battery charge for a track session, has been relocated to the steering wheel. Located just below the Z Mode button, Charge+ now has a more prominent location for ease of use.
• Two new exterior color options are available for all models: Roswell Green Metallic and Blade Silver Metallic.

 

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[G. David Felt]

Honestly that is a great update on the interior, much better.

I am actually shocked, or GM is waking up to the reality that AA / AP is a much-required supported feature for customers. This has both, that is great.

[Drew Dowdell]

11 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

Honestly that is a great update on the interior, much better.

I am actually shocked, or GM is waking up to the reality that AA / AP is a much-required supported feature for customers. This has both, that is great.

It's only on some EVs that it's limited.  The Lyriq, Silverado EV, and Bolt EV/EUV have CarPlay and Android Auto

[ccap41]

20 minutes ago, Drew Dowdell said:

It's only on some EVs that it's limited.  The Lyriq, Silverado EV, and Bolt EV/EUV have CarPlay and Android Auto

Everything I've read says the Silverado EV does not have Android Auto/CarPlay. I haven't looked into the others. 

[Drew Dowdell]

Just now, ccap41 said:

Everything I've read says the Silverado EV does not have Android Auto/CarPlay. I haven't looked into the others. 

Early ones did. Perhaps that has changed.

[ccap41]

32 minutes ago, Drew Dowdell said:

Early ones did. Perhaps that has changed.

Their website states "... and Google built-in integration."

[Drew Dowdell]

2 minutes ago, ccap41 said:

Their website states "... and Google built-in integration."

I mean, that's all their vehicles these days, GM's entire Infotainment OS is Google based, all they do on the EV's is shut off the option.  That doesn't preclude Android Auto and CarPlay.  Volvo and Honda have no problem running CarPlay on their Google Built-In systems.

[Robert Hall]

On 5/7/2025 at 10:36 PM, G. David Felt said:

 

I am actually shocked, or GM is waking up to the reality that AA / AP is a much-required supported feature for customers. This has both, that is great.

Nothing new, my '19 Cadillac has AA/CP... 

[G. David Felt]

On 7/19/2025 at 8:07 AM, Robert Hall said:

Nothing new, my '19 Cadillac has AA/CP... 

Yes your 7yr old cadillac has AA/AC when GM was applying it to everything, but most new GM products do not have it anymore. This is a bit of a shock that they did not take it away like they have done with everything else just about.

[Robert Hall]

28 minutes ago, G. David Felt said:

Yes your 7yr old cadillac has AA/AC when GM was applying it to everything, but most new GM products do not have it anymore. This is a bit of a shock that they did not take it away like they have done with everything else just about.

I think it’s only the recent EVs that don’t have AA/CP.  The normal vehicles still have it, don’t they?  My sister’s ‘23 Equinox has AA/CP.  From what I found online, various models like the 2025 Equinox, Silverado, Tahoe, Corvette, CT5, Escalade are all available with AA/CP, so it doesn’t seem to have gone away.  

Edited yesterday at 08:13 PM by Robert Hall

[G. David Felt]

19 hours ago, Robert Hall said:

I think it’s only the recent EVs that don’t have AA/CP.  The normal vehicles still have it, don’t they?  My sister’s ‘23 Equinox has AA/CP.  From what I found online, various models like the 2025 Equinox, Silverado, Tahoe, Corvette, CT5, Escalade are all available with AA/CP, so it doesn’t seem to have gone away.  

Much appreciated, I just remember the press release about protecting our data and not having it in EVs or ICE last year, so surprised they are still there. It is possible that GM has done a silent about face like Ford did in keeping it. But then they need to add it to the EVs as I am not going back to ICE. Would love to buy an EscaladeIQ but AA\CP is a requirement.

[ccap41]

2 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

It is possible that GM has done a silent about face like Ford did in keeping it.

Ford never said they were axing AA/CP, unless I missed something. Have a link to that?

2 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

Would love to buy an EscaladeIQ but AA\CP is a requirement.

100%. I won't even consider buying w/o it. 

[G. David Felt]

4 hours ago, ccap41 said:

Ford never said they were axing AA/CP, unless I missed something. Have a link to that?

I cannot find the info at this time, but there was statements from Ford about following GM in moving to Android Auto based system with not allowing AA/CP to be usable.

(20) All Carmakers Might Eventually Try to Kill Off Android Auto and CarPlay - autoevolution

Reddit had plenty of places people discussed this and questioned it. But then as folks started to backlash against GM, Ford changed their Tune and the CEO said they would keep it for all their auto's moving forward.

Now Ford says it's keeping Android Auto and CarPlay due to safety

Ford CEO Commits To Keeping Apple CarPlay And Android Auto, Says It Keeps Drivers Focused (Update)

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Found the Original Google/Ford announcement that they would incorporate using the Android Auto system and why they do not say they will not support AA/CP, they also do not state that they will, but like GM implied a better end user experience.

Ford and Google to Accelerate Auto Innovation

I think this is what started to scare folks that Ford was going to follow GM. I know they said they were exploring and looking to secure their customers data within Ford rather than out to Google.