‘Color Me Outside The Lines’ Corvette Sting Ray!

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2016 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray in Racing Yellow Tintcoat

Once considered a children’s activity, it has not escaped our attention the fact that now coloring has become an adult hobby. Psychologists and therapists have been raving about the Zen and relaxation that such activity causes in adults. In other words, it is a good stress reliever.

In an interview with the Huffington Post, Psychologist Gloria Martinez Ayala, stated, “The action involves both logic, by which we color forms, and creativity, when mixing and matching colors. This incorporates the areas of the cerebral cortex involved in vision and fine motor skills. The relaxation that it provides lowers the activity of the amygdala, a basic part of the brain involved in controlling emotion that is affected by stress.”

So without a doubt we can say that colors affect our mood. Color influences our choices when it comes to clothing, personal appearance, cars, and nowadays even electronics; hence, cell phones come in a variety of colors to suit all tastes.

Never one to stay behind the trends, Chevrolet is now offering their customers the opportunity to color their Corvettes ‘outside of the lines.’

Arctic White - Adrenaline Red Interior - Laguna Blue Tintcoat

As the press release stated, “Chevrolet allows Corvette buyers to do the unthinkable: Order color combinations that are not recommended for the 2016 Sting Ray.”

So, do you want a red Sting Ray with a white interior? Or, a Laguna Blue Corvette with a red interior? No problem! If that’s your thing, it’ll only cost you an extra penny to customize your new Corvette with your Zen colors.

The 2016 Corvette offers ten exterior colors (Racing Yellow Tintcoat, Red Metallic Tintcoat, Laguna Blue Tintcoat, Daytona Sunrise Orange Metallic, Night Race Blue Metallic, Shark Gray Metallic, Blade Silver Metallic, Torch Red, Arctic White, and Black). Interior colors come in a variety of combinations of Gray, Jet Black, Adrenaline Red, Kalahari, Spice Red, Brownstone and Blue in regular or perforated leather.

On an interview with Edmunds, Chevrolet spokesman, Monte Doran, stated, “The interior and exterior color combinations are pre-selected by a “color and trim group” within GM.

Red Metallic Tintcoat - Daytona Sunrise Orange Metallic - Night Race Blue Metallic - Shark Gray Metallic

The color and trim group spends years determining the best combinations but, has it ever happened to you that you want the black car with tan interior, but it only comes with a black interior? When it comes to the Sting Ray, sometimes buyers want interior colors that are only available with other Corvette exterior colors because “it is not recommended” for the car color they’re purchasing.

No longer a dilemma, Corvette Sting Ray buyers can now check off the “Color Combination Override” option, which allows them to order any exterior, interior, or convertible top that is available on any Corvette Sting Ray for that model year. Depending on the model, the price for this color option could range between $600 and $1400 approximately.

“The “Color Combination Override” option will allow customers to order the color combination of their choice recognizing that it is their request. “If the customer wants to buy the yellow car with a red interior, we will do it,” Doran said.

Doran added that “it is impossible to predict everyone’s tastes. If you are a University of Southern California fan, and you really want a yellow and red car, we can’t predict that, so we want to give customers the flexibility to do it”.

“The flip side is there are a lot of customers who want a rare car,” Doran said. “They love special editions, they love having something that nobody else has, and I think for those people there is an appeal knowing that they are going to have maybe one of ten. So it is an effort for us to give customers as many choices as they want even if it is something that we didn’t think of when we started the program.”

Kalahari Perforated Mulan Leather - Red Metallic Tintcoat

Doran also stated that the program is not new. “It has been offered for several years now, and a few hundred Corvettes are ordered each year with a special interior color.”

“Corvette buyers may not realize there’s an under-the-radar program in place to help them create a rare, nearly one-of-a-kind sports car, and your dealer can help you order your dream color combination,” Edmunds added.

Chevrolet is also considering the possibility of expanding this program to the 2016 Camaro line. “If we have a lot of customers asking for things that we would not allow the system to do, we could certainly offer it,” Doran said. “We just haven’t decided to do so yet, but we will be listening to our customers to determine whether they want a similar program in the Camaro.”

Purchasing a new Corvette is nonetheless an exhilarating experience, but having the option to customize it with your colors of choice is the icing on the cake!

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2016 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray in Torch Red

About the author

Luz Boyer

Luz was born in Panama City, Panama. Upon arriving in the U.S., she discovered a passion for cars and pursued a career as an Automotive Technician. She was a GM technician for eight years before she started teaching automotive technology, is a Bureau of Auto Repair Certified Smog Instructor, and a true Corvette enthusiast.
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