[Official] C7 Corvette Thread

[KERMIT]

1.13.13 - 2014 Chevrolet Corvette unvailing at Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS)

Who else is waiting for the announcement on their next car?

0-60 in less than 4 seconds (base model)
450+ hp direct injection
Approaching 30mpg hwy
Lighter weight (hopefully less than 3000 lbs.)
nice interior (we will see)

Actual leaked photo from service manual


Car and Driver spy photo


Car and Driver rendering


LT1 Direct injection V8

[6MT]

ok..... what's "C7"?

In my military days... that was a rifle.

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[m4a1mustang]

I am looking forward to it!

[b1adesofcha0s]

I am, but it's still like 3 weeks away. I'm most interested in how it looks on the exterior and interior. Just hoping it doesn't get those square camaro tail lights.

C7 = the next gen Corvette.

[6MT]

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

I am, but it's still like 3 weeks away. I'm most interested in how it looks on the exterior and interior. Just hoping it doesn't get those square camaro tail lights.

C7 = the next gen Corvette.

thank you

[Red__Zed]

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

I am, but it's still like 3 weeks away. I'm most interested in how it looks on the exterior and interior. Just hoping it doesn't get those square camaro tail lights.

C7 = the next gen Corvette.

Square tail lights would ruin everything good about that car

[theDreamer]

Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Square tail lights would ruin everything good about that car

I think the last spy shot through one of the videos they keep releasing showed a circle taillight but who knows what they decide in the end.

[b1adesofcha0s]

Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Square tail lights would ruin everything good about that car

Ugly square tail lights = it gets crossed of the list of finalists for my next car.

[speedfreek]

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

I am, but it's still like 3 weeks away. I'm most interested in how it looks on the exterior and interior. Just hoping it doesn't get those square camaro tail lights.

Why not get the square tail lights? I mean they already went away from pop up headlights and look even more ferrari-esque. Plus the side profile screams GTR to me. It is blocked off almost identical and it doesn't help with the blacked out A-pillars. I am still anxious to see what it looks like at the unveiling. But I still wish they took a queue from SRT with the new Viper and go back to some of the roots of the vette for styling queues. I am not talking retro, just some of the iconic shapes that can only be a vette and work that into the design.

[b1adesofcha0s]

Originally Posted by speedfreek

Why not get the square tail lights? I mean they already went away from pop up headlights and look even more ferrari-esque. Plus the side profile screams GTR to me. It is blocked off almost identical and it doesn't help with the blacked out A-pillars. I am still anxious to see what it looks like at the unveiling. But I still wish they took a queue from SRT with the new Viper and go back to some of the roots of the vette for styling queues. I am not talking retro, just some of the iconic shapes that can only be a vette and work that into the design.

More specifically I don't want it to have the Camaro tail lights from Jalopnik's rendering of it. Those looked terrible.

[speedfreek]

I agree those were ridiculous. I just hope it looks much better at the unveiling and in person than any of the renderings that have been published thus far.

[theDreamer]

Yeah, the big issue was some renderings had Camaro taillights and one test car did also so all the Vette owners freaked. They do not want anything to do with the Camaro as the Vette is a "higher caliber" machine.

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by theDreamer

Yeah, the big issue was some renderings had Camaro taillights and one test car did also so all the Vette owners freaked. They do not want anything to do with the Camaro as the Vette is a "higher caliber" machine.

I think they were just mad that the Camaro tail lights look like absolute sh1t.

[Red__Zed]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I think they were just mad that the Camaro tail lights look like absolute sh1t.

I mean, they're "fine" on the Camaro, but they ruin the body of the vette.

[m4a1mustang]

Indeed. Vette needs to retain the 4x circular tails.