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BlueOx 01-10-2013 07:22 PM


Originally Posted by Corgidog1 (Post 1582788289)
The Mustang took on the 1967/68 look, the Camaro took on the late 60s look, the Dodge Challenger took on the 1970 or so look. All the new pony type cars are retro in design. I would just love it if the Corvette did the same thing and had the C7 look like a midyear Corvette (63-67) with today's technology. I know this cannot happen as the Corvette design is evolutionary, not radical but I would flip if the C7 looked like the 67 Vette.

Just for fun----what would you rather have in a C7, the usual evolutionary changes or a 1963-1967 body type?

Go buy yourself one of these and don't bring it up again!
http://www.karlkustomcorvettes.com/

MikeG37 01-10-2013 07:24 PM


Originally Posted by BlueOx (Post 1582789640)
Go buy yourself one of these and don't bring it up again!
http://www.karlkustomcorvettes.com/

Thanks Ox... :U

Their slogan should be.. Where you can disgrace two beautiful Covette designs with one car

BeaZt 01-10-2013 07:28 PM

:nono::seeya:nonod::cuss

Originally Posted by BlueOx (Post 1582789640)
Go buy yourself one of these and don't bring it up again!
http://www.karlkustomcorvettes.com/


slief 01-10-2013 08:10 PM


Originally Posted by Achmed (Post 1582788544)
I would normally say no retro, but after seeing pics of this example I think it would look pretty sweet...but I know this is not anything close to how it will actually look. Would be cool if they had two versions - the retro and modern

This sure beats the jalopnik rendering IMO

http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-20...w-1024x768.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog....e-1280x960.jpg
http://www.corvetteblogger.com/image...110908_11b.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog....608_04_450.jpg


Yuk!! That looks like a glorified C6 with an old school front end on it.. :crazy2:

NO to retro! The Camaro and Mustang were never designed to be track cars unless track to you means going in a straight line as fast as you can.

Aero dynamics were never at the core of the Camaro or Mustang design where as the recent generations of Corvettes were designed around aero dynamics and road course type of handling.

Going retro would do nothing for winning races and being a top track performer like the C6. The C7 should improve on everything the C6 delivered from a performance standpoint and not sacrafice any of that to appease a small few who are stuck in the 60's or 70's. Sure that old girlfriend might seem better now that she is gone but there is a reason why you kicked her to the curb!

I expect nothing but good things from the C7. It will look better inside and out (in my opinion) compared to the C6 and it will outperform its comparable older brother (C6 VS C7, C6Z VS C7Z etc) in every aspect from quality, performance, handling, fuel economy and styling. The idea is to keep moving forward and not take a step back by bringing back some old or classic elements.

The Corvette has always been an American leader in performance and styling while keeping at the forefront of automotive technology, reliability and all the while beating most of the competition on the track. Especially domestic competition. Don't expect for one minute that the new C7 won't continue that tradition. The new C7 will improve upon everything that the C6 delivered. The C7 will impress most but GM can't please everybody!

Corgidog1 01-10-2013 08:26 PM

So much for the retro look....

Corgidog1 01-10-2013 08:31 PM


Originally Posted by BlueOx (Post 1582789640)
Go buy yourself one of these and don't bring it up again!
http://www.karlkustomcorvettes.com/


The red split window had a great license plate

C 6 T 3

black shadow 01-10-2013 08:59 PM

there is some retro in the new c7

c4 interior lol

texvette2 01-10-2013 09:36 PM

That sure looks better than what gm came up with. But seems most
feel moving forward is looking like Nissan and Toyota.

The Corvette has always been an American leader in performance and styling while keeping at the forefront of automotive technology, reliability and all the while beating most of the competition on the track. Especially domestic competition. Don't expect for one minute that the new C7 won't continue that tradition. The new C7 will improve upon everything that the C6 delivered. The C7 will impress most but GM can't please everybody!

Now the above quote is funny. Tech not really, reliability not if look back at years of customer surveys. Many new innovations came out on cadillacs than filtered down. Corvettes
were just plastics with big motors. Lesser models had more features than could order on a vette

slief 01-10-2013 09:43 PM


Originally Posted by texvette2 (Post 1582790924)
That sure looks better than what gm came up with. But seems most
feel moving forward is looking like Nissan and Toyota.

FWIW, I can't stand the Nissan, Toyota or even the Lexus for that matter and I don't see any resemblance between those Japanese cars and the new C7 renderings which I happen to like. To say that the C7 looks like any one of those cars is a reach! I assume you also think the Ferrari looks like the above mentioned cars because the C7 certainly does have some similarities to Ferrari if you ask me..

Chilliwack vettes 01-10-2013 09:51 PM


Originally Posted by 99SoCalFRC (Post 1582789562)
Retro styling is what you do when engineers run out of ideas, and executives run out of the determination to demand more. I've hated retro styling since day one.


Originally Posted by MikeG37 (Post 1582789591)
:iagree:
IMO it's just lazy, unimaginative, and an eventual design paradox.

:iagree: Retro was great - for a couple of years. Still, nothing beats the original. I hope Corvette never goes retro. Each generation has been 'Corvette' and speaks of that era. Time to move forward.

VETTEMANN 01-10-2013 10:02 PM


Originally Posted by Corgidog1 (Post 1582788289)
The Mustang took on the 1967/68 look, the Camaro took on the late 60s look, the Dodge Challenger took on the 1970 or so look. All the new pony type cars are retro in design. I would just love it if the Corvette did the same thing and had the C7 look like a midyear Corvette (63-67) with today's technology. I know this cannot happen as the Corvette design is evolutionary, not radical but I would flip if the C7 looked like the 67 Vette.

Just for fun----what would you rather have in a C7, the usual evolutionary changes or a 1963-1967 body type?

:iagree: But the C3 'Shark,' not C2, is the heart of the Corvette design legacy now (the C4 design was a mistake IMO) - they should always evolve from that C3. Another time-tested 'retro' design: Porsche 911

BeaZt 01-10-2013 11:04 PM

If you want resto, restore an old one or modernize it with upgrades suspension and an ls engine....

BuckyThreadkiller 01-10-2013 11:09 PM

I love these renders of the new Opel GT.

BlueOx 01-10-2013 11:16 PM


Originally Posted by BuckyThreadkiller (Post 1582791756)
I love these renders of the new Opel GT.

:thumbs:Much bigger than they used to be, eh?

User 2623 01-10-2013 11:17 PM


Originally Posted by BuckyThreadkiller (Post 1582791756)
I love these renders of the new Opel GT.

Bucky - you just killed it. :lol:

MikeyTX 01-10-2013 11:32 PM


Originally Posted by black shadow (Post 1582790586)
there is some retro in the new c7

c4 interior lol

:withstupid::bs

jr3 01-11-2013 12:20 AM

No retro,.. keep on with the evolutionary changes.

They have said this new C7 car is not targeted at the older Vette buyers. They want to target the younger crowd. They need new blood for the car to survive. Many people may not like the new design, but at least the car did not go the way of Pontiac and Saturn.

RC000E 01-11-2013 12:41 AM

Retro is for those who cant be creative enough to move forward. You put steel or chrome wraparound bumpers on a corvette and I'll be buyin vipers or gtr's...end of story.

Achmed 01-11-2013 12:55 AM


Originally Posted by VETTEMANN (Post 1582791188)
:iagree: But the C3 'Shark,' not C2, is the heart of the Corvette design legacy now (the C4 design was a mistake IMO) - they should always evolve from that C3. Another time-tested 'retro' design: Porsche 911

Exactly, the C3 was a beautiful design, that's why I would like a modern retro-version of it but not of the C2. This is all hypothetical because I doubt it will ever happen, but I'm just saying, it woudl be cool if Chevy produced something like the retro renders in the above pics. Doesn't have to replace the Corvette, they can make the modern Corvette as planned and have a whole new model called the Chevrolet Stingray, with the same engine.

Racer 01-11-2013 12:59 AM


Originally Posted by RC000E (Post 1582792241)
Retro is for those who cant be creative enough to move forward. You put steel or chrome wraparound bumpers on a corvette and I'll be buyin vipers or gtr's...end of story.

Not true, by the way, you just shot yourself in the foot with that statement. The same company that had no creative abilities building the Challenger, is the same company that builds the car you will buy, the Viper?? :crazy:


Oh and there is some styling genius on that GTR...:ack: :rofl:


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