Getting in to the Corvette Z06 means getting down - this is a low car! Once in to the body-hugging bucket seats, the driver looks over the muscular hood with its raised fender bulges and the raised centre section. Outward visibility is good despite the low driving position. The big rear window in particular provides excellent rear and rear three-quarter vision. The driver faces large round gauges including a 300 km/h speedometer and a tachometer with a 6500 rpm redline. There's also oil pressure, coolant, fuel and battery gauges, and a comprehensive trip computer just to the right of the gauges. In the centre dash area is an AM/FM/cassette/CD player and automatic climate control with separate driver and passenger temperature settings (not spartan by any means!) The one-piece high-back bucket seats have prominent side bolsters for support and the centre tunnel is fairly high. The big gear shift knob is positioned fairly high but is easy to grab. The design and shape of the controls is significantly better than pre-1997 Corvettes, but a storage bin under the centre armrest is rather shallow, and there's only one cupholder just to the right of the gear lever. Behind the seats is an open trunk compartment that's also accessible from outside by a trunklid. With 377 litres of cargo space, the Corvette has as much cargo room as a small sedan! Of course,one of the reasons for this is that the Z06 has no spare tire.
