The 2026 Chevrolet Corvette will be half new. Chevrolet will keep the body and most of the mechanical aspects of its flagship sports car the same for the new model year. But Corvette fans will see an all-new interior.
Automakers usually redesign a car every five to seven years and give it a thorough update at the midway point of its production run. But Chevrolet has been regularly making dramatic changes to the Corvette lineup since the car’s last redesign. Fans are growing used to seeing a new hybrid or a 1,000-plus-horsepower trim level pop up and regular announcements teasing the next evolution.
So a significant update for 2026 shouldn’t surprise us. Yet the changes for the new model year are more extensive than we’d typically see mid-run.
Chevrolet will give the Corvette an all-new interior for 2026.
Those who’ve been in a Corvette from model years 2020 through 2025 know that the defining feature of the design was a wall of buttons separating driver from passenger. That disappears for 2026, with most controls relocated to the central touchscreen or a bezel of controls beneath it.
The new look is quite screen-heavy. The driver gets both a 14-inch display and a smaller 6.6-inch touchscreen to its left. The smaller screen handles performance-related functions.
In the center, a 12.7-inch touchscreen handles many infotainment functions, but sits canted at an unusually sharp angle toward the driver.
A wide transmission tunnel and a grab bar on the passenger’s side still separate the front seats.
Buyers can also separate them by color. “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,” Chevrolet explains.
A Few Performance Updates
The changes for 2026 aren’t all cosmetic.
Every trim level gets a new driving mode. “For the first time since Performance Traction Management was introduced, a new mode is being added across all Corvette variants: PTM Pro,” Chevrolet says. The mode deactivates stability and traction control but leaves anti-lock braking active, “minimizing vehicle intervention for drivers who want maximum control.” On E-Ray hybrid models, it leaves the front axle controls enabled.
A revised ZTK performance package on ZR1 models now gives buyers “10-piston front and 6-piston rear calipers, and carbon ceramic discs — all of which are the largest ever fitted to a production Corvette.”
An available electrochromic roof lets buyers adjust the tint of their targa top.
The 2026 Chevrolet Corvette is set to arrive this fall. Pricing is expected closer to the on-sale date.