Why drop orange for their C7 colors?
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As a current owner of a 2008 AO I can say with accuracy that this car gets a ton of complements every day.. Looks great all the time especially in sunny Georgia.
A review of end of model year statistics shows that the AO color was selected by 6 to 7% of buyers during the 2007 thru 2011 model year runs.. Inferno Orange replaced AO in 2012 and 2013 and it was not so nice..
I have ordered a C7 and had AO been available that is what I would have ordered again...
Remember when GM dropped Torch Red? Corvette buyers need to let GM know that they want AO and they will get it..
A review of end of model year statistics shows that the AO color was selected by 6 to 7% of buyers during the 2007 thru 2011 model year runs.. Inferno Orange replaced AO in 2012 and 2013 and it was not so nice..
I have ordered a C7 and had AO been available that is what I would have ordered again...
Remember when GM dropped Torch Red? Corvette buyers need to let GM know that they want AO and they will get it..
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The only buyers remorse I have sometimes is the color I selected. I wanted these combos originally
1. Night race blue with silver interior (NY Yankee car )
2. Lime-rock green with silver interior (Phl. Eagles car)
The Yankees are the family team and yet im the only one who likes the eagles.
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Great pictures-Atomic Orange was my first color choice. I was disappointed when they didn't offer it.
Still love my Torch Red though....
Still love my Torch Red though....
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I guess I can't say much as I havmt seen any in person. Just looks too dark for my taste. Like a lime lambo green I'd be into hah
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We had one in our neighborhood. It didn't do a thing for me. My wife always called it the "Copper Top Corvette". I guess it reminded her of the Duracell battery copper top.
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I haven't seen really any C7s in person, how's the red? There's no metallic in it or anything right? Its a toss up between Laguna blue and torch red. I like metallic blue cause that's my wrx color but that red looks real good and makes the car look almost like a Ferrari haha
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IMO, Atomic Orange would look great on the C7. I think LRG will be gone by MY '16. Also, NRB will be gone. Hopefully, one of them will be replaced by AO.
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I haven't seen really any C7s in person, how's the red? There's no metallic in it or anything right? Its a toss up between Laguna blue and torch red. I like metallic blue cause that's my wrx color but that red looks real good and makes the car look almost like a Ferrari haha
Love the Torch Red! And yes, very Ferrari-like......
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The orange in the first pics looks great on the C7 - it would be a color I would seriously consider when I get ready to buy one.
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The '05 C6 Coupe in Daytona Sunset Orange Metallic was show at the Philly '04 Auto Show. It was very dramatic, beautiful and so different. I loved it but was not brave enough to buy it so I went for a red.
On the C7 I would have seriously considered the DSOM instead of my LB.
It looks that fantastic.
Edit: And with the old Cashmere Tan interior!
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Picking up on an earlier theme, IIRC, production numbers for the 2012's showed that the least produced color was IOM. My 2012 GS is IOM, I love it and receive frequent complements about it. I'd be more sorely tempted to buy a C7 sooner rather than later if IOM were available.
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Interesting question; It was my first choice for a C6 but could not find one with all the options I wanted so ended up with red (2cd choice). In the case of buying a new C7, I think I will wait and see. When I buy it, it is going to have everything I want. If they don’t come out with one in the next two years, I may just have it custom painted.