An available premium 10-speaker audio system includes a bass box and two subwoofers – and
speakers with rare-earth magnets that deliver greater sound quality with reduced weight and
size.
Every line counts on Corvette Stingray’s functionally elegant exterior
Corvette Stingray’s provocative exterior styling is as functional as it is elegant, said Ken
Parkinson, executive director of global design.
“Developing a new Corvette, while every designer’s dream, is not an easy task,” Parkinson said.
“The goal was a bold design statement that embraced the advanced technology of the car, while
enhancing its overall performance in everything from the wind tunnel to the track. The result is a
new Corvette Stingray – a fantastic car that breaks new ground yet remains true to the
fundamental elements that make a Corvette a Corvette.”
While no single detail is repeated from previous generations, the new Corvette Stingray includes
the distinctive profile defined by a long dash-to-axle ratio – a low, lean proportion emphasized
even more on the convertible – and the greenhouse evoking the canopy of a fighter jet with
dual-element taillamps. On this foundation, designers built a form vocabulary from two very
different sources: aerospace and nature.
“For the new Corvette to be called a Stingray, it had to deliver an incredible, purposeful visual
impact – just as the original did in 1963,” said Tom Peters, exterior design director. “That visual
impact is evident in fighter jets and the Stingray animal itself. Their beauty comes from their
purpose, designed to cut through air or water as quickly and efficiently as possible. As with
aircraft and living forms, every surface of the Corvette Stingray is purposeful, executed with
beauty and proportion.”
Lighting is a signature element of the Corvette Stingray’s design and reinforces its high-tech
aesthetic. At the front, indirect white LED lamps form a distinctive daytime styling cue. They are
set in black-chrome lamp housings with standard HID projector headlamps. The turn signals
feature edge-lit amber LED lighting.
All-new, dual-element taillamps represent the greatest departure from tradition and are among
the car’s most dramatic elements. The three-dimensional, sculpted lenses house innovative
indirect LED lighting. The state-of-the-art lighting uses hidden LED lamps that cast their light up
from the bottom of the housing into a reverse reflector, creating an even glow. LED lamps are
also used for the white backup lamps. The taillamps integrate functional aircraft-style air outlets
for the available differential and transmission coolers.
“From the front or rear, the signature lighting brings the new Corvette to life,” said Peters. “It
looks beautiful, intriguing, and more than a little intimidating. It gives the Corvette a nighttime
appearance unlike anything else on the street.”
The Corvette Stingray convertible features an all-new, fully electronic top that can be lowered
remotely using the key fob. The top can also be opened or closed on the go, at speeds of up to
30 mph (50 km/h). Its folding mechanism is all-new and enables the top to be lowered in 21
seconds.
