I am a big corvette fan. I like it a lot! I hope the interior has improved. Nothing will top the 1992-1996 corvette. One of best cars ever made in my opinion.
The $55k MSRP is for the base model C7...the Z06 and ZR1 models (if they continued to be called that) will be much more expensive. The C6 Z06 is $80k+, and the ZR1 is about $125k.
C7 is supposed to hit the showrooms around September, with a convertible model to follow around 5 months later.