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Old 01-11-2013, 03:32 PM
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Hello everyone,

Pete Bigelow from AOL Autos here.

I'm working on a story about the C7 unveiling Sunday night, and would like to talk to a few current Corvette owners about what you hope to see after much anticipation.

If you can spare a few minutes, please drop me a quick email at peter.bigelow@teamaol.com. Appreciate your consideration.

Sincerely,

Pete
Old 01-11-2013, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Pete Bigelow, AOL
Hello everyone,

Pete Bigelow from AOL Autos here.

I'm working on a story about the C7 unveiling Sunday night, and would like to talk to a few current Corvette owners about what you hope to see after much anticipation.

If you can spare a few minutes, please drop me a quick email at peter.bigelow@teamaol.com. Appreciate your consideration.

Sincerely,

Pete
TTT - Just in case folks didn't see this and wanted to send him your thoughts...
Old 01-11-2013, 11:43 PM
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Well we've only seen the renderings, but from what I've seen I think it's going to be an amazing design.
Old 01-13-2013, 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by arkus
if the c7 looks like these new renderings, it will severely outdate the c5,and c6 .
Kind of disagree - or see a different implication: It will more likely validate the C6 as the last of the big bad Corvettes. With narrower tires, and Euro wannabe looks, the C7 moves the Corvette away from being a car with a more pure sports car purpose, to a sporty techno-car designed to appeal more to the younger, 911/Lambo/R8 nightclub crowd. E.g. Like when everyone sees a Lambo - it turns heads - but then it looks totally out of place on a race track.

But the biggest issue may be GM's commitment to reliability in Corvettes, as Z06 owners have recently experienced good reason to question that (see the C6 Z06 forum).

But the Corvette is changing for sure.
Old 01-13-2013, 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by VETTEMANN
Kind of disagree - or see a different implication: It will more likely validate the C6 as the last of the big bad Corvettes. With narrower tires, and Euro wannabe looks, the C7 moves the Corvette away from being a car with a more pure sports car purpose, to a sporty techno-car designed to appeal more to the younger, 911/Lambo/R8 nightclub crowd. E.g. Like when everyone sees a Lambo - it turns heads - but then it looks totally out of place on a race track.

But the biggest issue may be GM's commitment to reliability in Corvettes, as Z06 owners have recently experienced good reason to question that (see the C6 Z06 forum).

But the Corvette is changing for sure.
..................and that's your opinion, for whatever it's worth. To me, not much, since my opinion is nowhere near yours.
Old 01-14-2013, 07:14 AM
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after looking at the real car , I really DON'T like it .

gm failed the c7
Old 01-14-2013, 07:37 AM
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I like the lines, The rear not so much,The interior looks like a good improvement. They lost on the HP numbers should have came with a min of 475 to 500. Hell just about every other performance car comes with 450 plus. I mean this is a damn Vette Bring on the HP. And don't say oh it's just the base model So what bring the HP...

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