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2003 Groups & Popular Options
Preferred Equipment Group - Coupe 1SB
Head-Up Display (HUD)
Power-Telescopic Steering Column
Electrochromatic Mirrors
Memory Package
Twilight Sentinel
Preferred Equipment Group - Convertible 1SB
Head-Up Display (HUD)
Power-Telescopic Steering Column
Electrochromatic Mirrors
Memory Package
Twilight Sentinel
Commemorative Edition Z06 - 1SB
Commemorative Edition Le Mans Blue exterior paint and trim
Black Interior
Silver and Red striping for the hood, roof, and rear deck
Carbon Fiber Hood
Polished Z06-style wheels
Commemorative Edition Coupe - 1SC
Everything in 1SB equipment plus
Commemorative Edition Le Mans Blue exterior paint and trim
Shale Interior
Polished wheels (QF5) with distinct centers
Commemorative Edition Convertible - 1SC
Everything in 1SB equipment plus
Commemorative Edition Le Mans Blue exterior paint and trim
Shale Interior
Polished wheels (QF5) with distinct centers
Memory Package - AAB
Periphery devices memory package.
This option remembers outside-rear-view-mirror, radio, heater-vent air
conditioning control, and power driver seat settings.
Body Side Moldings - B84
Plastic adhesive moldings that runs from the body side coves to the
end of the door.
These moldings have two pieces per side (one mounting ahead of the door
to the front fender, the other mounting directly to the driver and passenger
doors respectively), and their thickness tapered from front to rear.
Removable Roof Panel, Blue Tint - CC3
Single piece, transparent, removable glass roof top with blue tint.
CC3 was only available for the Coupe.
Dual Removable Roof Panels - C2L
Single piece removable roof top panels – one painted, one tinted
glass.
The color on the painted panel exactly matched the body color of the
car. The glass panel was tinted blue but remained otherwise transparent,
providing the driver with an open feel in the cockpit, even when the
panel was in place.
CC3 was only available for the Coupe.
Electrochromatic Mirrors - DD0
Outside mirrors LH and RH with electric remote control, heated, and
light sensitivity.
DD0 was only available for the Z06.
Magnetic Selective Ride Control - FF5
Uses a revolutionary damper design that controls wheel and body motion
with
Magneto-Rheological fluid in the shocks to provide variable real-time
damping.
Performance Axle - 3.15:1 ratio - Automatic - G92
Optional performance axle ratio of 3.15:1 with automatic transmission.
The standard automatic transmission featured an axle ratio of 2.75:1.
By comparison, the manual transmission model featured a 3.42:1 axle
ratio
6-Speed Manual Transmission - MN6
The rear transaxle combined a Borg-Warner six-speed manual transmission (utilizing a Computer-Aided Gear Selection (CAGS)) with a limited-slip axle built by Getrag.
Magnesium Wheels - N73
Optional magnesium wheel package replacing the standard polished aluminum wheels.
Polished Aluminum Wheels - QF5
High Polish 5-spoke Forged Aluminum Wheels
Delco Stereo Cassette - UL0
Remote Compact 12-Disc Changer - U1S
Remote 12-disc CD player/disc changer (installed in rear storage compartment.
Front License Plate Frame - V49
A “U” shaped plastic frame on the front bumper that a second license
plate could slip into.
This was an appearance item only, and was not required for mounting
a front license plate to the C5 Corvette.
Performance Handling Package - Z51
Upgraded suspension system for better performance and handling.
This option included stiffer springs and stabilizer bars.
It required the Performance Axle Ratio (RPO G92) with automatic transmission.
It was not made available on vehicles equipped with Selective Real Time
Dampening (RPO F45).
Other Notes
The 50th Anniversary Edition, available only during the 2003 model year on coupe and convertible models, is a tribute to a half-century of automotive leadership. It includes special 50th Anniversary Red exterior paint, specific badging, unique Shale interior including color coordinated instrument panel and console, and champagne-painted anniversary wheels with special emblems.
New on the Corvette for 2003, Magnetic Selective Ride Control uses a revolutionary damper design that controls wheel and body motion with Magneto-Rheological fluid in the shocks. By controlling the current to an electromagnetic coil inside the piston of the damper, the MR fluid’s consistency can be changed, resulting in continuously variable real time damping.
Coupe and convertible have more standard equipment: fog lamps, sport seats, power passenger seat, dual zone auto HVAC, parcel net and luggage shade (coupe only).
Medium Spiral Gray Metallic replaces Pewter for exterior color options.
As standard equipment, the 2003 Corvette includes Child Restraint Attachment System (CRAS) child seat hooks on the passenger seat to allow for easier child seat connection.
New Colors
Medium Spiral Gray Metallic
50th Anniversary Red
New Pro Options
Magnetic Selective Ride Control (RPO F55)
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