[Official] C7 Corvette Thread

[m4a1mustang]

A lot of cars look the same these days. Also shares lines with the Ferrari California, 599, F12 or whatever the new one is, Aston Zagato, etc. Not a bad thing IMO. Still looks decidedly Corvette with more flair and some Euro influence.

[travisjb]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

A lot of cars look the same these days. Also shares lines with the Ferrari California, 599, F12 or whatever the new one is, Aston Zagato, etc. Not a bad thing IMO. Still looks decidedly Corvette with more flair and some Euro influence.

Agree... 599 reference makes the most sense to me... most have been up on the wall as they worked through this design

Man, the more I look at it, the more I like this car! Wish we could invest in Corvette stock (not GM)

[Rooster89]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

A lot of cars look the same these days. Also shares lines with the Ferrari California, 599, F12 or whatever the new one is, Aston Zagato, etc. Not a bad thing IMO. Still looks decidedly Corvette with more flair and some Euro influence.

Isn't that always how it works? If you look at most cars from any era, they tend to share a design language. And I think it tends to represent the era well.

So is it that the GTR has ushered in the new era design language? Has the GTR's philosophy of beauty through functionality taken a hold?

Make no mistake, I'm not trying to put down the c7. I think its a gorgeous car. Along with GTRs, Vipers, the new ferrari(can't remember the name either), etc.

I wonder how long this look will last? until the 2020s?

[Caustic]

Lots of people are saying the new Vette copied bits from the GTR. Aside from a likeness in the engine vent on the front fenders, I see nothing else that looks in any way like a GTR. I just don't see it. And if you were to look at each car sitting next to each other in a parking lot, the GTR would look like a Ford F150.

And just as an fyi, that engine vent has been a part of the design language of the Vette since the early 60s.