rmc523 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/13/2014-chevrolet-corvette-c7-stingray-everything-there-is-to-know/#aol-comments The front and interior look fine. The back, however, looks terrible. Oh well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) Watched the live reveal. Dead sexy....and I'm not a Corvette guy. Even the rear looks great. They needed to move beyond the entire "this is what a Corvette has to look like" and they did it right. I'll give them kudos on this one. Edited January 14, 2013 by Intrepidatious 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Not digging the hood or the taillights but the rest is pretty good IMO. Why can't they give the corvette a decent dash? That's horrible. Not as bad as Camaro but close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92LX302 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 A little bit too much 'batmobile' with all those scoops.. But looks nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 What's the deal with the Stingray name? Doesn't even have the split back rear window. It doesn't look that bad, don't like the busy looking tail lights and it just looks like a further evelution of the C5 corvette...I was expecting something a bit more radical like the C4 vette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Would've been more impressive had they developed a motor WITHOUT pushrods....why did GM dump Northstar over SBC design anyways? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 What's the deal with the Stingray name? Doesn't even have the split back rear window. It doesn't look that bad, don't like the busy looking tail lights and it just looks like a further evelution of the C5 corvette...I was expecting something a bit more radical like the C4 vette. StingRay was synonymous with the C2 Corvette, which only had a split rear window for 1963. The entire generation were known as Stingrays though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) StingRay was synonymous with the C2 Corvette, which only had a split rear window for 1963. The entire generation were known as Stingrays though. Many C3's also. Edited January 14, 2013 by NickF1011 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papilgee4evaeva Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) Would've been more impressive had they developed a motor WITHOUT pushrods....why did GM dump Northstar over SBC design anyways? Heavier and much more expensive to produce. There was an Ultra V8 (DOHC) program in place before GM went Ch11. I think those engines were going to be exclusively for Cadillac, though. Edited January 14, 2013 by papilgee4evaeva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mettech Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 The dark gray is the one for me.. Impressive list of updates in the new 'Vett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97svtgoin05gt Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 This is the best piece of work I've seen GM do since the Obamanation of it all. Its about time they did something right. Kudos to that team, nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHV 16V Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 This is the best piece of work I've seen GM do since the Obamanation of it all. Its about time they did something right. Kudos to that team, nice job. Agreed. My God, that thing is awesome! Well done GM! Can't wait to see it in person this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 What a bunch of clowns running GM: http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/15/gm-ceo-promises-rhd-corvette-international-operations-boss-says/ the CEO says YES! RHD 'vette headed overseas......everyone below him....you know the people that are working on the car.....say no, not happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Welcome to GM product planning. I can't remember the product but this also happened a couple of years ago - I think with a promise of a diesel drivetrain that would get great fuel economy. I could just imagine all the engineers looking at what he said going "How the hell are we going to do that?". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHV 16V Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Welcome to GM product planning. I can't remember the product but this also happened a couple of years ago - I think with a promise of a diesel drivetrain that would get great fuel economy. I could just imagine all the engineers looking at what he said going "How the hell are we going to do that?". LOL, at the rate things are going, the vehicle you could be talking about might be the Cruze.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extreme4x4 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I think the new Vette looks good from the front (you can tell its a Vette). It starts to get derivative and overdone in the middle. Its a hot mess at the back. Why are there Camaro taillights on a Vette?? That just seems so................. wrong. Whats next, Camaro taillights on the Silverado?? (after all, they are on the Malibu and now the Vette) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calypsocoral Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Honestly... I like the look of this better: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) why did GM dump Northstar over SBC design anyways? The Northstar design was terrible. Rather than cast a deep skirt block with conventional cross-bolted mains, they cast a separate bottom end incorporating the bearing caps that had to be bolted onto the bottom of the block with the oil pan bolted on beneath it, requiring this whole other set of gaskets, which weren't reliable (old Northstars are notorious for oil leaks). Further, despite all that complexity (or perhaps because of it), the bottom end wasn't all that robust. Despite that huge, heavy bottom end, the Northstar couldn't accept forced induction. As to the design of this Corvette: I'm not a fan, but then again, I'm not a fan of *any* 'super car' design these days except the Aston Martin coupes, and they (again, IMO) look so good that they make every other super car look like a train wreck in comparison. Thirty-five years ago, who knew that the Countach, and not the 512BB, would be the defining super car of the era? Attached is a brief sketch of what I mean: Edited January 17, 2013 by RichardJensen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papilgee4evaeva Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Despite that huge, heavy bottom end, the Northstar couldn't accept forced induction. There was one supercharged version of the Northstar found in the STS-V and XLR-V. They reduced the bore on it though to accommodate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang let back Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 the new vette looks like shit.viper like front end,they copied part of ferrari,and it has that shit backend like the CRAPMARO. :hysterical: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edstock Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Woof. Designed for a committee. The back end sucks. There is a lack of harmony in the design and the Corvette cues are clumsy. Cues are OK, just look at Aston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireman9027 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I think it looks bad ass, and I'm definitely not a corvette guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I wonder, GM design attracts a lot of lookers but when they see that most ATS cost $50 and Corvettes run well over that, it's no thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomcat68 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I wonder, GM design attracts a lot of lookers but when they see that most ATS cost $50 and Corvettes run well over that, it's no thanks, $50?!!! I'll take 2 at that price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I wonder, GM design attracts a lot of lookers but when they see that most ATS cost $50 and Corvettes run well over that, it's no thanks, No, no - you don't understand. There are people on Facebook who say they LOVE this car. People post in online blogs and replies to articles that they LOVE this car. Doesn't that automatically translate into record breaking sales? Or are you saying that just because people say they like something or want it doesn't mean they're actually willing to purchase it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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