Corvette C7

[YSSMAN]

But they haven't even done what you said. It's the same gearing as before, but with simply an additional overdrive.

An additional overdrive that lets GM tout the fact their Corvette gets 30+ MPG on the highway. That's about it. Even in previous iterations of the car, all the way back to the C5, the ridiculously tall 6th gear could net you 30 MPG on a decently paced cruise. It'll be that much easier, now. Not much more than 1,800 RPM at 80 MPH, I'd bet.

 

[DEATHSARTHE]

Ugh, the C7 Stingray will go down in history as the most underwhelming Vette ever. Mark my words!

 

[Joey D]

Ugh, the C7 Stingray will go down in history as the most underwhelming Vette ever. Mark my words!

I think the 1975 Corvette with the 350 would like to have a word with you. A 5.7L engine that put out 165hp on a good day, that's only 5 more horsepower than my 2.0L engine. The '75 Vette took nearly 8 seconds to hit 60 and ran a quarter in almost 17 seconds, to put that in perspective my Chevy Blazer was faster.

I hate the styling of the C7, but I wouldn't even think about calling it underwhelming, uninspiring maybe, but it's still going to be a really good sports car.

 

[Lock2Lock]

I am still a confused how the 7-speed manual is going to be while shifting. It just looks like the gears are going to be too close together.
I took a few pictures of it, if you would like to see it. Also kind of surprised that the person parked it there instead of the indoor parking garage, but I think he may not have had a pass to get into the garage.

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Judging this from the one I had seen the other day. I wish the guy who owned it was outside when I took pictures of it. He must had been one of the first people on the waiting list.

 

[Joey D]

I am still a confused how the 7-speed manual is going to be while shifting. It just looks like the gears are going to be too close together.

7th is going to be very tall and only really useful when cruising down the highway, you could easily drive the car like a 6 speed I would suspect though.

Judging this from the one I had seen the other day. I wish the guy who owned it was outside when I took pictures of it. He must had been one of the first people on the waiting list.

More than likely it's a GM executive and I'm guessing that's a barcode on the front windshield on the lower corner of the drive side. Barcodes mean the car was basically "leased" from GM direct by someone who works there in a high up position.

 

[RACECAR]

So, are the Corvettes on sell right now or have they still not gone on sell yet? I'm abit confused.

Mark my words!

How about no?

 

[McLaren]

Ugh, the C7 Stingray will go down in history as the most underwhelming Vette ever. Mark my words!

After your last, poorly thought out post that attempted to make some sort of a point, I don't think anyone here is going to take what you claim seriously.

 

[Joey D]

So, are the Corvettes on sell right now or have they still not gone on sell yet? I'm abit confused.

Southeast Michigan is kind of unique in the new cars from one of the domestic companies typically show up before any other place do. Anyone who's up high enough at one of these companies can easily get a new car if they ask.

 

[Lock2Lock]

7th is going to be very tall and only really useful when cruising down the highway, you could easily drive the car like a 6 speed I would suspect though.

More than likely it's a GM executive and I'm guessing that's a barcode on the front windshield on the lower corner of the drive side. Barcodes mean the car was basically "leased" from GM direct by someone who works there in a high up position.

What I meant by the shifter, it looks like the gears will be really close together (as in the space on the gated shifter, not the shifter itself)

I believe that was a parking pass not sure though. I know that if they are anything from the manufacturer (far as driving them around to basically test) they will have a manufacturer's plate. I spotted the new SRT Viper driving down the highway a few weeks ago and it had the manufacturer plate.

You might be right though.

 

[Yauma9]

How about no?

I'm doing that, just to shove it up his face when he realises he's wrong.

 

[Joey D]

I believe that was a parking pass not sure though. I know that if they are anything from the manufacturer (far as driving them around to basically test) they will have a manufacturer's plate.

Executive cars won't have M plates on them since they're not technically test vehicles. They are GM owned vehicles that they "lease" out to employees over a certain level. Basically it's an easier way for GM to get test data for their finished product while letting their employees drive them for extender period.

They also have vehicles you can check-out for whatever reason. A buddy of mine who works in the battery lab at GM checks all sorts of vehicles. When his fiancee was moving in with him he checked out a Silverado 3500 to make it easier to haul all the stuff. Worked way easier than renting a crappy U-Haul truck.

 

[Lock2Lock]

Executive cars won't have M plates on them since they're not technically test vehicles. They are GM owned vehicles that they "lease" out to employees over a certain level. Basically it's an easier way for GM to get test data for their finished product while letting their employees drive them for extender period.

They also have vehicles you can check-out for whatever reason. A buddy of mine who works in the battery lab at GM checks all sorts of vehicles. When his fiancee was moving in with him he checked out a Silverado 3500 to make it easier to haul all the stuff. Worked way easier than renting a crappy U-Haul truck.

Yeah I wouldn't doubt it is someone high up to get it or "checked out" car. I bet you guys are correct on that. Makes sense too.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

That is a big Corvette. What are the dimensions compared to the C6? It's nearly he same size as the Lincoln Town Car it's parked next to.

 

[Shoe67]

I've seen 3 of them so far on the roads

 

[Fazerfan]

I've seen 3 of them so far on the roads

I have seen like 2 C6 maybe in my whole life and you have seen 3 C7!?

 

[Shoe67]

I have seen like 2 C6 maybe in my whole life and you have seen 3 C7!?

I see probably 2 C6 per day

 

[ICEYOU]

Ugh, the C7 Stingray will go down in history as the most underwhelming Vette ever. Mark my words!

LOLOLOLOLOLOL Your kidding right??

 

[Lock2Lock]

That is a big Corvette. What are the dimensions compared to the C6? It's nearly he same size as the Lincoln Town Car it's parked next to.

That I have no clue. I was dropping my mother off at work and was illegally parked, so I didn't have much time to take a bunch of pictures. If you look at the reflection in the window of the picture I took of the inside, you can see I was parked next to a fire hydrant .

It looked wider than the Lincoln. The car looks a lot better in person than it does in pictures trust me on that. It is one of those cars that looks ehhh in photos, but looks better when you are standing next to it. Far as it being longer, Ummm I think it was a little shorter (like I said I didn't have much time to really look at it).

I know this sounds a little weird, but you might get a better comparison in size by parking the C6 and C7 inside each other on Gran Turismo 5. I can do that later today if you guys think that might give a better comparison of the two.

I've seen 3 of them so far on the roads

O_O really?
Well, if this is true than maybe people that had them on a waiting list are already getting them. I just couldn't imagine seeing three of them, and I live near downtown Detroit (actually where I took the pictures of the one I had seen).

 

[Shoe67]

Well I live near Flint so I'm not too far away from there. But yea one was in a Walmart parking lot and the other two were on the roads. Surprisingly I've only seen one of the new Vipers though

 

[Lock2Lock]

Well I live near Flint so I'm not too far away from there. But yea one was in a Walmart parking lot and the other two were on the roads. Surprisingly I've only seen one of the new Vipers though

Oh ok then, that makes sense. Yeah I guess people are getting them now. I bet it is just the waiting list people that are though.

Same here, I have seen one new SRT Viper too. We spotted the new Viper driving down I94 going toward Jackson a couple weeks ago. God it is a beautiful car. I like it so much more than the C7. So glad they went back to the old (and better) body style.

This one had the manufacturer plate on it though. Didn't get any pictures of the front, but the back end of that Viper is beautiful.

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[Shoe67]

I agree. I personally have always liked Vipers over Vettes and the new one is even better 👍

 

[Lock2Lock]

I agree. I personally have always liked Vipers over Vettes and the new one is even better 👍

Yeah, I have hated the 2003 models and up to the new one, just the style of it. I just hated the hood mainly. The new front end is growing on me too.

 

[LongbowX]

That is a big Corvette. What are the dimensions compared to the C6? It's nearly he same size as the Lincoln Town Car it's parked next to.

It's negligible between the C6 and C7. 2.5 inches longer (176.9 vs 174.6, about the same as a 911), the C7 is a bit wider than the normal C6 (maybe and inch) but not as wide as the Z06 or ZR1. And about the same height.

The Town Car is about 220 inches. So 3.5 feet longer. Also 2 inches wider, 8 inches taller.


While the Viper does look great (especially the rear, I'm not as fond of the front), they're not really competitors as the Viper costs twice as much (at least) to 3 times more. In my opinion anyway.

 

[Blackbird.]

Ugh it's frustrating for me. The front 3/4 shot looks so epic but the rear I just cannot get over. I thought like most things it would grow on me, but as of now? No.

 

[Organ-Donor]

Ugh it's frustrating for me. The front 3/4 shot looks so epic but the rear I just cannot get over. I thought like most things it would grow on me, but as of now? No.

I'm with you here. I'm sure the first aftermarket kit will be to fix the rear. It looks better in person but that rear doesn't do it for me. The new Viper flows so nicely, I wish I could say the same for the C7.

 

[oopssorryy]

I hope the first kit does something with the unpainted lower half, and I still would love to see some different tail lights. So far all the shops have been so so our worse when it comes to the tail lights IMO, hopefully a reputable company comes up with something nicer.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Several things I see that I feel like are not successfully resolved in the design.

1. The way the a-pillars and roof are black, yet the c-pillar is body colored. That abrupt transition looks very amateur to me. The roof of the car should appear visually strong, and with that 'break' in value/color it looks almost broken. Not good.

2. The rather large and black mirrors are very distracting and disrupt the lines of the car. And yet without the mirror exactly where it is, the transition of the hard-edge surface coming from the front and the hard-edge surface coming from the rear would be very awkward and vague. The size and placement of the mirror is poor, but I don't think a better solution is available.

3. The painted black heat extractor on the hood looks pretty boy-racer. I also find the little 'teeth' sprouting from the lower fascia pretty revolting, just as they are on the 370z.

The overall shape of the car is pretty strong, but the detailing is too fussy, too unresolved and too discontinuous. It looks very aftermarket, which is not a good thing.

It's funny that I actually don't mind the rear.

The black portion does a reasonable job of concealing the enormous ass of the car. If it was painted, it would look very heavy. The tailpipes are particularly nice, there is a real intensity to their design, but they don't look overstyled. I'd like to see that lip spoiler painted body color, as with the tail light surrounds. They look a little 'tacked-on' or, as I said above, aftermarket, painted black.

There was a certain athleticism and purposeful demeanor that the C5 and C6 had that the C7 seems to lack. I think it's about 15% overstyled. Because of it's simplicity, the Corvette, like the 911 is a tool for going fast. There shouldn't be much extra garnish because it takes away from the conceptual basis of the car, and that's why I love Corvettes and (previous) 911s. I think the C7, like the C4 when it was released, has a bit too much garnish.

I feel like we are entering a 1980s-like period again in the automotive realm. There is definitely a palpable infatuation for new, and questionably useful, technology just as there was in the 1980s with all the talking screens and such. I miss the 1990s.

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[Lock2Lock]

@ Eunos_Cosmo

I actually totally agree with you.

My honest opinion about the car is that it is too flashy. It doesn't have that subtle look about it. It seems like it screams "look over here over here", but not in a good way.

However, I bet with a different paint job it would look a lot better. The only problem is, I bet if it were painted say black, it would look too plain. The flaring body panels, spoilers, defusers, they all would be blended in. I just don't see that car looking good in black.

I do not even want to imagine how ugly it would look in yellow. Nothing good can come out of a yellow one of these.


I actually like the rear. Sure it is a little different, but the taillights gives it a mad look.

 

[oopssorryy]

It's funny but kinda sad at the same time. There's a bit of a joke in my family called the yellow test. The theory is that, if a car looks good in yellow there isn't a solid color that will look bad on it. Very few cars past this yellow test, and this is the first Vette to ever fail.

 

[Organ-Donor]

I disagree, I think yellow with the black wheels looks good.