91redragtop

In that shot, it looks really good!! Still not crazy about the taillights but I guess I could live with them!! What I like about the rear even less than the lights is the exhaust pipes all boxed in!!! The curves down the body in that side profile are more rounded and look pretty cool!!

BlueOx

I cropped the image but made no other edits to it. I think it just has much better 'lighting' in this rendering and that makes all the difference. I think Corvette will keep one body width and it will be a wide-looking body like this.

Frankie2blue

This really starts to represent what I have been feeling all along. The C6 is going to look old, tired and dated compared to the C7. As much as I love my C6, I have no doubt I will feel the same about it as I did the C5 when the C6 came out. Car looks killer to me in the above rear view. Sorry, but the C6 looks frumpy in comparison to my eyes.

Nitrous Oxide

With a look like that, it better be freakin' fast.

zland

The part I just do not get is GM itself stated they thought the rear end of the C6 was too big, then they come out with a C7 that appears to be larger?

John T

In my opinion , after studying all of the current GM concepts and all recent Cadillacs , this animation picture, although good, still appears too cartoon like , not accurately depicting the more subtle surfacing of the actual car. I believe that in no way will the car have such a pronounced concave in the door. Also, because with what we saw with the Omega Tool video ,the rear panel will have more of a convex look and how does one convey the gorgeous " light tube " like tail lights that are on the most recent GM show cars? Well, in a 2 dimensional rendering like Jalopnik they came out looking like chicken scratch which has everyone on this forum disgusted.

Remember , Akerson said to Wellburn that the original C7 concept was too wide so that was changed.
The dimensions of the C6 are pretty spot so if they can shave an inch here or there it would be magical !

Nitrous Oxide

I've kept saying with no reaction from anyone that the C7 appears to be lower. Here, just look at the distance between the top and the wheel well.

With a lower height you can make a narrower car look wider. Lamborghini has been playing this trick for a long time.

BlueOx

To me, if you really look at the pics of the C6Z and the C7 I put up earlier in the thread, they look pretty close to the same.

I see someone going on about it being higher while you say it is lower. It is nuances like that we can't really tell so far IMO. And really, it will all be up to the buyer how high or low he or she wants it to be. Many C6sers have adjusted the height of their C6s.

JPJR

And it will look even better when the real thing is out.
Have faith, all!

Nitrous Oxide

We could probably assess that objectively with the spy videos. There are moments when it passes by parked SUVs. That's how I gained that impression. But I only used my guess'o meter, as I'm that serious about car gazing.

Also there are two guys receiving it at the garage entrance. If it's as high as a C6, they must be tall. But they look like regular Joes. Anyway, that's my 2 cents.

QUAKEJAKE

I'm begining to warm up to this.

QUAKEJAKE

I like the rear glass design much better than the ever retro "bubble hatch".

Joe B.

Thanks for the pictures.

Badluck33

I think once GM announces 475+ HP on the base model, it could be dragging cans and people will still buy it.

BlueOx

haha yeah probably...as long as it doesn't look like a Camaro or a Fiero...

BlueOx

Just for fun...

jr3

The jalopnik render looked better.

But the worst thing about it is the Camaro rear end. That Camaro rear bumper needs to go even before its released... If your coming out with a brand new design for chevy's flagship car, why would you design a major part of the car to make it look like another car that is already several years old... Many people that i've shown the pic to say "It's got a Camaro bumper on it".

I hope it gets better before it's released.

jr3

Dang , I just posted the same thing LOL.

That seems to be a big thing many people are seeing also when they look at the pic... It kinda looks like the old "parts bin sharing" thing .

The Vette rear end should always be kinda unique... I think the C7's Camaro bumper should be redesigned while its being designed if that makes any sense.

jr3

I'd still like to see some of the iconic round Vette tail lights in the design. Maybe have the lights rising up out of the top of the rear bumper a little bit...



Sorry for the crappy pshop

CRABBYJ

Looks like "Bill the Cat" to me.