mikemote

What's is with the small window some pictures it appears you can't see thru it, as in the 360 degree link and then it some other picture you can

Zymurgy

Some photos are of very early cars that did not even have interiors. All of their windows were blacked-out. In other photos, it is a combination of how the lighting is hitting the vehicle and how illuminated the rear interior is.

mikemote

Thanks

elegant

You can see out of the quarter windows. If you PM me with your e mail address, I'll send you a picture of that, and hopefully someone can post it on this thread.

mpuzach

You can post it if you want to. It's easy. Just set up a FREE account at photobucket.com (very simple to do) and upload your photos to your account. For any photo that you want to post, simply copy its Photobucket IMG CODE and paste it into your thread. It's easy.

elegant

The picture above is looking through the passenger rear quarter window from inside the car. What you are seeing is part of a person in a yellow jacket, standing behind/outside of the car.

Gearhead Jim

I get the feeling that you will be able to see a little out the quarter window on the opposite side, but almost nothing out the quarter window on your side.

Also, I suspect the overall rearward visibility will be worse than the C6, which is pretty bad, but hope to be wrong.

ZL-1

I thought rear visibility was not too bad on the C6 but you're right, the C7's won't be very good. It's interesting how they made the inside mirror narrower, just wide enough to match the narrower rear field of vision. A plus is that the smaller mirror blocks less forward visibility.

At least there's a rear camera now. I wonder if the right side mirror will have a curb view feature when the car is put in reverse?

Snorman

Can you please explain how, exactly, one could possibly see out of the quarter window on the same side of the vehicle in which they are sitting?
As the owner of vehicles with small quarter windows, I've yet to find a reason to actually need to see out of the quarter window on the driver's side because...well...not only do I have a side view mirror, but I can see out of my side window.
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Glenmcp

I suspect the window was more of a design item than anything else. I doubt there is much visibility. And, it looks as if the C7 will have less rear visibility than the C6.

Larry/car

All the safety features but you can't see out the rear windows? WELL!

ZL-1

Historically many exciting sports car designs have resulted in reduced rear visibility. I bought a new Pantera and it took a while to adapt to the huge blind spot. It's a compromise some of us are willing to make. Many people b!tched about visibility through the split window in 1963 Sting Ray. It's much loved now though. If you drive the car regularly you'll adapt to its visibility characteristics.

-CM-

It looks that way, but we will have a rear-view camera, so overall visibility might be effectively better in the C7.

elegant

How do we know you can't see out of the rear windows? Looks to me that I can look over my shoulder and see out the passenger quarter window to double check no one is in my not-blind spot on that side , look at my inside rear view mirror through the back window to see who is behind me, turn my head and look out the driver's side window.

How about if we drive the car first before we decide we can not see out safely...

Gearhead Jim

On our C6 coupe, I can see out through either side of the rear glass, that would be the quarter window if it were a separate piece, by turning my head and neck. Not particularly difficult even for an old guy like me.

I always like the ability to look at something directly if desired, instead of being forced to use only a mirror or a camera. Mirrors can get fogged or rained, cameras can fail, etc.

I don't like to see the Corvette design regressing in any way, and it seems like some visibility has been sacrificed merely for the sake of styling.
EDIT- Much like the current Camaro.
My evaluation may change after I actually get to drive a C7.

ZL-1

I think the guys here that say they can look out the drivers side of their back glass mean from the passengers seat. I've owned a lot of Corvette coupes but there's never been room to look over over my left shoulder and out the back. You'd have to twist around to the right and look over your right shoulder to see out the left side of the back glass.



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Gearhead Jim

While driving a C6, looking out the driver side of the rear glass on that side would indeed be impractical for most of us. While backing or parked, not a problem.

BPhillyc8

That is good detective work. Its the first picture I have seen from this angle. "Form before Function"...I still love the overall design. Thanks for posting.