Corvette C7
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What I don't understand about this car is:
7-speed manual, automated revmatching on shifts.
Most performance cars now have a dual-clutch paddle gearbox...
I fear that critics are gonna end up saying the same thing about this new C7 as they did about the McLaren MP4-12C. "Fun, fast car but it doesn't feel like the driver is putting out the performance."
Performance cars should be a driver's cars, not some collection of electronic assists to make it manageable.
7-speed manual, automated revmatching on shifts.
Most performance cars now have a dual-clutch paddle gearbox...
I fear that critics are gonna end up saying the same thing about this new C7 as they did about the McLaren MP4-12C. "Fun, fast car but it doesn't feel like the driver is putting out the performance."
Performance cars should be a driver's cars, not some collection of electronic assists to make it manageable.
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- The Track
- youngun_great
Is it just me or do the pictures emulate a removable roof similar to the koenigseggs carbon fibre quick release roof peice. Also, wasnt one of the mules a convertible, so why no twin reveal, i think convertible will be better looking anyway.
Plus this is a good pick showing how the base hood works with the cars lines
Plus this is a good pick showing how the base hood works with the cars lines
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I'm conflicted. From the front and other nearby angles, the car looks good (if it could lose the braces). Better than it should. It looks like a toy, however it somehow pulls it off, also despite being far too angular to look good in theory. The rear end is an overstyled mess however, little good there.
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- Max Archer
Love the shape and proportions. Very 599-esque, which isn't a bad thing in my book. Detailing is OK, not in love with the side vent design but I don't hate it either. Interior is kind of lackluster looking, but I get a feeling it'll have a lot more presence in person.
The more I look at the rear end, the more I hate it. Would've made a great rear end for a next-gen Firebird or Trans-Am, maybe, and I even feel like it could be a future look for Holden, but it's not a Corvette.
The more I look at the rear end, the more I hate it. Would've made a great rear end for a next-gen Firebird or Trans-Am, maybe, and I even feel like it could be a future look for Holden, but it's not a Corvette.
Keef
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The problem with both these designs compared to the current ones are that they're both heavier and have a higher center of gravity.
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- tyrrell_1
I've only seen it about a couple of hours ago, and at this point, I really don't care for it. The front looks like the new Viper, with a dash of Cadillac about it, while the back looks like a bit like a squished Nissan GT-R. Has an air of Decepticon-at-the-Drive-In about it. Overall, the whole design seems busy with details - a departure from the simplicity and spartan nature of the C6. I've always had a soft spot for Corvettes, in spite of all their political incorrectness and dubious image here in the UK, but this...it doesn't look right to me, the way older ones do. I dunno, it may yet grow on me, the way the old BMW 5 did. Hope it's a hoot to pilot, and here's looking forward to it dicing with the Vipers and Vantages at Le Mans.
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- Organ-Donor
I'm loving the front. The rear will have to grow on me. Looks odd having only the top half of the rear end painted. It's interesting that the standard entry level version comes with carbon fiber roof and Michelin sport cup tires. Also I'm wondering what it would look like with non centered exhaust. I'm going to need to see it in person to get a real feeling for it. Any Photoshop people in here could you space the exhaust apart (ex. C6) and paint the whole rear bumper the color of the car.
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After seeing it live finally I kind of dig the rear alot,Y u no post in in yellow?
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I like it. But then I'm not laboured with many of the same preconceptions over what a Corvette should be like that many here probably are. To some, a new Corvette is the most important car out there. To me, it's just another generation of a car I don't experience on a daily basis - but I think this is a good evolution from the C6.
I like the interior too. Miles better than the C6, but then it would be since they've copied the Audi R8's innards.
I like the interior too. Miles better than the C6, but then it would be since they've copied the Audi R8's innards.
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- OwensRacing
Yea I feel you.
Sell my Evo. Take the cash and make payments for a few years. While saving to make more payments. Hahahaha nah I'll stick with 500+awhp that is nearly paid off for now.
I'd take the HP hit but not the financial hit.
Besides my Gearhead child turned ten and its time to get this boy racing. He has some natural talent that it's only fair to let him unleash it.
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- Horobi-Scorpion
Naw, it's not that similar. In fact, it's more akin to the last gen Supra, or even the current Jaguar XF's interrior, than the R8s.
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I can see Supra in it, but it's still more similar to the Audi I reckon:
...though if you think it looks like the XF (or any current Jag) interior, you need your eyes testing...
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- Horobi-Scorpion
I meant the "F-Type". Those Fs' got me confused. I do need my eyes checked though. Havn't had a new pair of sexy specs in almost two years.
And as pointed out, this is a revisit to a cabin design of the older late C4's interiors. Complete with the large raised passenger side railing, a feature shared with the F-Type, where the R8 has in on the inside, and different countour and finishing along the surfaces. Also the shape of the driver's side dash isn't as dramatic in the R8, as it is in the new Vette.
CodeRedR51
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Black and/or Gray with the black wheels.
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- Organ-Donor
I will say this, for a base corvette this looks very good/mean. I've never liked the looks of base (non Z06/ZR1) vettes in the past. They looked too anemic and plain. For me its Z06 or nothing. Can't wait to see the C7 Z06/Zr1.
Edit: as for the color, I like the yellow, red, and black. All with black wheels.
Edit: as for the color, I like the yellow, red, and black. All with black wheels.
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I quite like it. It's unmistakingly Corvette. That said very similar to a few other cars in the front to me.
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Very true*
The Z06 always gets a little wider hips. That would look wicked in combination with the fronts design
I agree, but the last generation C6 looked very similar to the 599 at the time. It almost seemed as if Ferrari styled off the C6's rear end.Encyclopedia
& Now it looks as if Chevy is chasing the GT-R.
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