Corvette C7

[Badasp5.0]

Personally, I think that round (note I didn't say circular) taillights are a staple of the Corvette. Sure they can change up the overall design, but they should keep the round taillights (and of course the emblem) to tie the Corvette ideal to the car. It's the same with the 3-bar taillights on the Mustang. Even though they sort of lost them for a time in the 80's (granted the overall body shape was wildly different as well), they brought them back for the redesign in '94 (albeight horizontally).

I agree but I also was sad to see the popup headlights go away when the C6 came out. BTW Some of the Early fox cars did have the tailights seprated in the 3 bar. IIRC it was the SVO Mustangs.

 

[Slash]

I agree but I also was sad to see the popup headlights go away when the C6 came out. BTW Some of the Early fox cars did have the tailights seprated in the 3 bar. IIRC it was the SVO Mustangs.

SVO Mustangs were not early Fox Bodys and they didn't have the 3 bar lights. No fox ever did including the early models. The early ones had barred lights but not 3 bar, had way more.

 

[Badasp5.0]

SVO Mustangs were not early Fox Bodys and they didn't have the 3 bar lights. No fox ever did including the early models. The early ones had barred lights but not 3 bar, had way more.

I stand corrected lol. I just looked up taillights on 5oh resto. I always figured SVOs are early since they were before the '87 aero restyle.

 

[Yauma9]

1st production C7 to be auctioned for charity?

 

[Beeblebrox237]

Interesting, sounds good to me 👍 It's nice that the money goes to charity, instead of it being a gift or something.

 

[RACECAR]

Hmm, thats exactly what SRT did with the First Production Viper if I'm not mistaken. Still a thoughtful decision for a worthy cause 👍

 

[Slash]

I stand corrected lol. I just looked up taillights on 5oh resto. I always figured SVOs are early since they were before the '87 aero restyle.

Yup no worries, I beleive the first 2-3 years of the Fox Bodies only had the barred taillights like this:

vs the SVO

 

[rosckolove]

I cannot wait till the day we see GM build a Mid engine car with their latest LS series motor in it. Throw a nice interior in there and people will say......

Ferarri who?

 

[TorqueHappenS08]

Not too shabby, i like it quite alot, and and like it more seeing it on tokyo R246.

 

[RACECAR]

Hope you are aware that those are unofficial renders (especially the shopped GT5 pic).

 

[Furinkazen]

Not too shabby, i like it quite alot, and and like it more seeing it on tokyo R246.

Very old photoshop.

 

[TorqueHappenS08]

Then i'm super late to the party, but thanks for letting me in the door

 

[Beeblebrox237]

No problem. That render actually looks fairly accurate, as far as I've seen.

 

[sparkytooth]

That car looks awesome,also the render is pretty close to the real thing (judging by recent legit GM drawings and renders by Jalopnik (which are also legit).

I'd love to have an arctic white one with black rims and a black spoiler.

 

[Organ-Donor]

1st production C7 to be auctioned for charity?

Corvette did this with the first production ZR1, it pulled in $1 mill for charity @ Barrett Jackson.

 

[Slash]

New MotorTrend Renders

They definitely have the front grill wrong but that back might be closer to the real thing.



Plenty more pictures here with the full article.

http://wot.motortrend.com/begin-cou...t-2013-detroit-show-276863.html#axzz2H8SUbil1

 

[Hyped]

I hate that stupid side vent behind the front wheel arch... The rest is fine though, as long as you're right and that isn't the correct grill.

 

[Badasp5.0]

I lothe the taillights. Bring back the round ones.

 

[Eric W]

I don't know if this is real or not but it looks interesting.

 

[Slash]

The slant on the back ruins it

 

[Shoe67]

Don't care much for that photo, but those rims look sweet. Anyone know what those are?

 

[Slash]

Think they are just larger versions of the stock Z06's.

 

[ND4SPD]

Red one, is the closest render so far. Much like the Jalopnik render. Coming from a select few lucky one's that saw the actual C7 at a behind closed doors unveiling in Las Vegas last year.

 

[JAHHAJ]

The C7 looks so promising and then you get to the rear, it's so ugly, it doesn't fit the style of the car, the lines just seem to come to a sudden stop . Also, those taillights don't suit it either go back to the round ones.

 

[ND4SPD]

I think this is going to be a car your going to have to see in the flesh to really get it. Someone on the corvette forum shopped round lights onto the C7 renders and it just didn't go well with the lines of the car. I just don't see what all the hate is about, it's the exact same issue people had when the C6 ditched the pop ups.

 

[Dennisch]

I don't know if this is real or not but it looks interesting.

Mid engine one-off? Hideous as poop.

 

[rosckolove]

Mid engine one-off? Hideous as poop.

I vote photoshop. I like how far forward the cockpit is but the back end is horrible.

 

[Dennisch]

The front is also quite a bit shorter. You couldn't fit a V8 into that.

 

[VspecZR1GT2RS89]

New MotorTrend Renders

They definitely have the front grill wrong but that back might be closer to the real thing.

Plenty more pictures here with the full article.

http://wot.motortrend.com/begin-countdown-2014-chevrolet-corvette-to-debut-at-2013-detroit-show-276863.html#axzz2H8SUbil1

Hmmm... I like how the car looks now. I can see some of the previous Corvettes in the C7. And I really don't like the tail lights on this one.

Is it me or do the C7's rear lights look somewhat close to the C4 Corvette's tail lights mixed with the new Camaro?

Here's a pic of a C4 tail lights to compare.

@Eric W: Looks like a NSX-R8-Corvette hybrid. Cool for a racing concept, but for a production car of the Vettes, no.

 

[Endless-Wilso]

The front is also quite a bit shorter. You couldn't fit a V8 into that.

I would'nt try that it would be the worst weight distribution

If you wanna see a MR vette look at the Rolex DP race car.