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2008 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible - Comfort

The Corvette’s interior is awash in oxymorons. Take the seats for example. They’re surprisingly comfortable, with good support from all directions. The leather is perforated, but feels solid if not Lexus-buttery. Yet for all their comfort and support, they still feel a little flimsy, lacking the solidity you find in other high-end sports cars like Porsches. Also, we wonder why in a $70,000 car the seatback adjustment is manual. Heck, we could even live with that if the handle didn’t feel like it was about to snap off.

Despite this, we found ourselves easily acclimating to the Corvette’s interior. There’s plenty of leg room and head room, even with the top up. Despite the close-coupled design, there’s good arm and shoulder room, too. The only downside is that the window sill is high, so if you’re in the habit of resting your arm there, well, just hope you’re really tall. However, the steering wheel – which oddly features power telescoping but manual tilt adjustment – is perfectly sized and wrapped in soft, smooth leather, and you really don’t want to take your hands off it for a moment.