the Velocity Yellow Tintcoat and Crystal Red Tintcoat exterior colors are replaced by Corvette Racing Yellow Tintcoat and Long Beach Red Metallic Tintcoat, both of which are extra-cost hues.
Deleted Colors
Velocity Yellow Tintcoat
Crystal Red Tintcoat
New Colors
Corvette Racing Yellow Tintcoat
Long Beach Red Metallic Tintcoat
Continuing the exterior updates are four wheels choices with a new design, a new, optional exposed carbon fiber weave hood insert, as well as red, white and blue full-length racing decal packages.
In addition, Stingray models with the Carbon Flash Badge Package includes a full Carbon Flash grille without the chrome bar.
The 2016 Corvette Stingray also sees changes in the design package department, removing two existing and adding three new ones:
Deleted Design Packages
Atlantic Design Package
Pacific Design Package
New Design Packages
Twilight Blue Design Package
Spice Red Design Package
Black Suede Design Package
Inside, there are a host of newly-available items, including:
New two-tone seats in Gray or Adrenaline Red with Napa leather or sueded microfiber inserts
New yellow or red customer leather stitching
Brownstone interior seating that is now available on the 2016 Corvette Z06
2016 Corvette Stingray interior changes include:
Standard leather-wrapped flat-bottom steering wheel on all 2016 Corvette Stingray models
Updated MyLink infotainment system (update details have yet to be specified)
Front Curve View parking cameras included on 2LT, 3LT, 2LZ and 3LZ trim levels
Standard power-cinching hatch and trunk
Two noteworthy changes to the 2016 Corvette Stingray are the free-flow availability of the selective Magnetic Ride Control (without having to buy the Z51 package) and the C7.R Special Edition model.
Lastly, a host of LPO-level equipment — including three floor console lids, four wheel choices, and a windscreen — round out the updates.
Here is the list of RPO-level changes to the 2016 Corvette Stingray:
Deletions
(G8A) Velocity Yellow Tintcoat exterior color
(GBE) Crystal Red Tintcoat exterior color
(ATI) Atlantic Design Package
(PFI) Pacific Design Package
New Features
(G1E) Long Beach Red Metallic Tintcoat exterior color (extra cost)
(GC6) Corvette Racing Yellow Tintcoat exterior color (extra cost)
(TU7) Two-tone seats (Gray or Adrenaline Red with Napa leather or sueded microfiber inserts)
(704/706) Adrenaline Red leather seating surface with sueded microfiber inserts now available on 2LT, 2LZ, 3LT and 3LZ and require (TU7) two-tone seats option
(UVJ) Front Curb View parking cameras, included on 2LT, 3LT, 2LZ and 3LZ
(36S) Yellow custom leather stitch (3LT/3LZ)
(38S) Red custom leather stitch (3LT/3LZ)
Power cinching hatch and trunk, standard
(ZLD) Twilight Blue Design Package (3LT/3LZ)
(ZLE) Spice Red Design Package (3LT/3LZ)
(ZLG) Black Suede Design Package (3LT/3LZ)
(ZCR) C7.R Special Edition (3LZ)
(B92) Exposed Carbon Fiber weave hood insert
(DUP) Red, White and Blue Full Length Racing Decal Package
(FE2) Magnetic Selective Ride Control without Z51
(SH2) Custom floor console lid with Stingray logo, LPO
(SH1) Custom leather Brownstone floor console lid with Stingray logo, LPO
(VTF) Custom leather-wrapped floor console lid with Stingray logo, LPO
(5YW) Motorsports polished aluminum 19″ front and 20″ rear wheels, LPO
(5YX) Motorsports Black aluminum 19″ front and 20″ rear wheels, LPO
(5Z8) Z06 10-spoke blade Pearl Nickel-painted aluminum, 19″ front and 20″ rear wheels, LPO
(6Z9) Z06 10-spoke blade Black-painted aluminum, 19″ front and 20″ rear wheels, LPO
(VLN) Windscreen, LPO
Changes
(555/556) Brownstone interior seating now available on Z06 (2LZ/3LZ)
(NK4) leather-wrapped flat-bottom steering wheel now standard on Stingray models
3LZ interior color break now matches 3LT (more color)
(QG6/QX3/QX1/RPK) wheels have new design
(EYT) Carbon Flash Badge Package includes full Carbon Flash grille without chrome bar on Stingray models
Updated infotainment system