The 2026 Chevy Corvette Lost Wall of Buttons But Gained a Screen

by Chris Teague

Published: May 8th, 2025

the 2026 chevy corvette lost wall of buttons but gained a screen

Chevy released the mid-engine eighth-generation Corvette in 2020 and, as is tradition, it has rolled out hotter performance variants in the years since. If you can believe it, 2026 is just a few months away, and while the current generation Corvette isn’t going anywhere, it’s getting an interior refresh for the model year to keep it current.

The Corvette’s “great wall” of buttons, which extended from the lower center console to the dash of 2020-2025 cars, is gone. In its place is a more traditional console design with gear shift controls, two cupholders, and a small storage cubby. The climate controls are now located below the touchscreen on the dash, and Chevy has integrated many other controls into the display.

While it lost a chunk of its interior, the Corvette gained another screen. Chevy now equips a 12.7-inch touchscreen, a 14-inch digital gauge cluster, and a 6.6-inch auxiliary touchscreen to the left of the gauges. It’s a setup very similar to the one in the newest Cadillac Escalade, though shrunken to fit the ‘Vette’s cabin. The system also offers Google Built-In for 2026, which brings Google Chrome, some Play Store features, Google Maps, and other goodies.

In addition to the extra screen, all Corvette variants now receive the E-Ray Performance App, which offers displays for various vehicle functions on the track, including acceleration timers, G-forces, tire pressure and temperature, and more.

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Chris Teague

Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.

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Bd2 on May 09, 2025

Doug Emhoff looks like an AI generated image for "Typical Corvette Customer" has the domestic habits of one too.

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Joe Turnes on May 09, 2025

I prefer the very kool non distractive dashes of the '69-72 Grand Prix(with optional gages), 2nd gen t/a, & 3000gt.

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- 3-On-The-Tree on May 09, 2025
  
  Joe Turnes- I like the simplicity of the older cars, just pods for gauges and simple knobs and buttons. In addition, dials for speedo and tach.
  
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