Holy Crap There Is NO Rear Visibility At All In The Coupe
 

That rear camera was put there for a reason. Its like looking into a cave back there. :ack:

http://www.360revo.com/stingraymobile/

Another reason for you not to buy one. Or buy a convertible.


Jimmy

And they said it didn't hurt rearward visibility.
I couldn't look through the rear window without getting a feeling of tunnel vision.
Thank God for back-up cameras.

Check out the blond, visibility can't be that bad! LOL

HOLY CRAP!

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5...cc6bo1_400.gif

An even better reason to stay in your C6.

I'd get used to it. That interior looks like hot secks. Interesting though that you can't see the rear quarter glass.

-Alex

Put one of those truck signs on your rear that says "if you cannot see my side mirror, I cannot see you".

It should come standard with a Blind Spot Detection system.

Yeah that interior is awesome.

If you are always going faster than anyone around you, you don't need to concern yourself with what is behind you!! :P

Seriously though, I drive with my mirrors. All new cars rear visability sucks.

Big blind spot, on both sides. Will have to deal with it.:cheers:

You are just going to have to learn how to set your rearview mirrors correctly. For over 30 years I survived in a C-2 coupe with only one rearview mirror on the outside and never hit anybody.

Adjust the side mirrors properly. Not pointing to the rear like 90% of drivers on the road do. :shrug:

Shocking! Who knew?!! :eek:

:iagree:

It is better than my C5 vert with the top up. A back up camera will alleviate the problem nicely in the C7.

You are going to love that backup camera if it's as good as the one on my SUV....it's all about what shows up on your display. Now if the OEMs would just let it be optionally active while driving forward, it would be even cooler. Best invention since the condom...:D

The C7 Stingray will revolutionize the way Corvette owners back over their own kids and pets in the driveway :/

Maybe this C7 coupe hatch will be a one year design like the 63 split window coupe.

LOL

As usual, people jump to conclusions.

If you look carefully, you will see that the camera is in the center of the car, not where the driver's head is. The change in perspective will be much different from that angle and with your head farther back. The fish eye camera lens also distorting the image making the rear look very far back.

However, the rear 3/4 view will not be great.

HAHAHAHA THAT WAS AWSOME! Love it. First time ive laughed all day.

Yup please stay in your C6. or at least go back to the C6 forum, you and the 10 other haters are getting old.

mmkay thanks!!! K bai!

right.... i love thinking about backing over my kids and dogs. Whats wrong with you man?

[QUOTE=Sin City;1583795070]As usual, people jump to conclusions.

If you look carefully, you will see that the camera is in the center of the car, not where the driver's head is. The change in perspective will be much different from that angle and with your head farther back. The fish eye camera lens also distorting the image making the rear look very far back.


It will beep as you approach an object...the beeps will get more rapid as you get closer to the object...a steady beep means you are within a foot or so....great feature---audible alert...done right.

Well, since i'll be in front of everyone it should not be a problem. :D

:steering:

Not if they cant catch us :D

:iagree:

Also, need to take into consideration that the 360-degree sweep was shot with an ultra-wide angle lens. The back is MUCH shorter in real perspective than it was in that sweep, which will eliminate the "tunnel" effect.

You'll have much more vision than it appears in that "still" video.

Besides, we've needed back up cameras in Vettes for years.

Thats a good 360 deg. camera... I forgot about it since it was first posted earlier. Thanks 4 posting it.

The interior looks good... GM did a good job. Gotta give them credit.

The dash does look good with the carbon fiber. The console between the seats would look good also with carbon. Im sure the vendors will be offering it.

Well you're going to be much closer to the rear of the car (unless you are four feet tall maybe) than where that camera is. That makes a pretty big difference in rear visibility.

That being said, the blind spots along the B Pillar are going to take some getting used to. Since I have driven alot of gen 4 F cars, I can get used to and adapt to that though.

Mirror adjustments are going to be very important to the C7 though.

Why is he still allowed to post in the C7 section. The mods have locked pretty much every single thread that he has started in the C7 section.

Yet he's still about to create more. And still continues to troll this section of CF.

Even with a wide-angle lens, not much to see out the back .. that's for sure


http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...RearWindow.jpg

Until I sit in the car and look at traffic with the mirrors, I am withholding my judgement. Has anyone actually sat in the car and checked out the mirror coverage?

:iagree: Not surprising with that layout.

damn, it looks like a rear sunroof! :eek:

The quarter windows are useless. Not sure they should be called windows at all...they were just incorporated to hide the B pillar that is still there so that they could continue to offer a targa roof.

It is time for the corvette to loose the B pillar and targa. I predict you will see a completely new roof structure on the C8.

I think you've definitely proven your case...vettes just arent for you anymore. At least you liked the c6 era...just a shame you really don't support the brand. Maybe you would enjoy a new porsche instead?

Are you speaking of Torch2013c6 or jimmyb ????? :ack:

do you sit in the middle, on the console lid? that's where the 360 is taken from. wait until you can sit in one to make a decision. or not.

Torch2013 C6.

Here is a link showing all the threads he has started in the C7 section. The number of those that have been closed is ridiculous. Yet he is allowed to continue.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/sear...rchid=35502352

Sweep the to front; If that is the drivers angle, then I am going to hit a lot of things with the front of the car.:lol: The driver and passenger sitting angle make a world of difference.:thumbs:

And on the 7th day, God said "let there be rear view mirrors". I am not worried.

This thread is the first I've seen regarding the rear view, IMO it is a good topic for discussion for everyone who buys a C7 is going to have the same view. Why turn it into another jab fest, if you don't want to engage the OP then don't. It's becoming quite obvious it isn't always the C7 detractors that rock the boat. If anything people should be thanking him for such an informative post. Now if someone says the view sucks they get labeled a "hater", when frankly it appears that the view will suck! Ridiculous...

You do realize that this is a 360 shot of the car with a distorted angle view.. it's not accurate of what you will see undistorted when you are sitting in the car.

Holy Crap, another goofy thread :(

Anyone who knows anything about photography also knows how much a wide angle lens can distort perspective. Do you really think the blond behind the car could comfortably slide through the harness opening on either side of the seat top? The photo makes it look that way. Given this do you now also buy that this is truly what it looks like from the driver's perspective?

Wide angle lens are extremely useful but the perspective is anything but normal in a case like this where it is used to provide a very wide field of view with foreground objects so close to the lens.

I agree with the pillar blind spot issue and that is an annoyance in many cars. With my 2nd generation CTS it is noticeable when backing out of a parking space into a busy street since the butt of the car is entering the street while the side view is severely compromised by the pillar. To that extent I love the view from my 3/4 ton crew cab GMC but it doesn't handle the curves like the CTS.

And to the original poster, you might want to seek treatment for the severe case of cognitive dissonance you apparently are suffering after purchase :) The C6 is and always will be a great generation of the Corvette but time and technology march ever onward.

I agree - he has been busy, busy, busy posting on the Forum - I have called attention to that directly to him. Though his volume sometimes gets me a bit, he is entitled. What I think is unacceptable, or at the least unattractive, is all his negativity on the C7 forum. Every little thing about the car is a worry, concern, wrong, etc. Apparently he loves to stir the pot - and we are too animated and sensitive to simply ignore his
controversial banter. :thumbs:

Torch2013c6 is a jack ass.

He just bought an obsolete C6, now he's trying to make himself feel better.

You love your obsolete C6 so much, go post in the C6 section. The C7 is not the car for you.

You screwed yourself buying a new obsolete car................... just deal with it.

Damm - I wish I woulda said that . . . nicely played Sir :thumbs:

@ 2k3z06, you're the jack ass! You are criticizing everyone who owns a C6 when you make that statement! I guess everyone who buys a brand new C6 is getting screwed according to your logic, what a stupid philosophy.

Come on Big Dan 427 - chill. This thread is wacky both in that it is started by a C7 'adversary' and that the interior view shown is based on a 360 degree highly distorted camera view. It's not worth getting your jimmies rustled - there are bigger fish to fry :thumbs: :cool:

Face it there is VERY LIMITED rearward visibility in the C7 Whats wrong with pointing this out? If you don't like seeing the truth then just don't read my threads.

For the life of me I don't understand why C6 "lovers"/ C7 "haters" even post in this section.

Isn't there enough to talk about where with your brethren?

People here want to discuss their future purchase without being hassled.

Is that too much to ask?

This is a section to discuss the C7 not someone's future purchase. I could care less about who is buying or not. This is a section to discuss all aspects of the car good or bad as I see it.

Hey Mike, I hear you but in the same breath it does hold water. I personally haven't seen that point of view and found it interesting, the personal attacks did not need to be present. I have no idea who torch is, for that matter I have no idea who anyone on here is. Maybe he is an "adversary", maybe he is an idiot but the thread shows a good point, that's all I'm saying. Now I have to get back to my Tilapia!

Now you're just being downright hateful :D:rofl::D:rofl::D

LOL Mike! Filters here so I have no way to thumbs up you, but thumbs up!!

Wow I'm sorry. I thought it was for some to disparage and humiliate others in one giant ego trip.

I thought it was a car forum. Turns out its a psyche experiment.

This ^^^^^ .............

The OP is trying to find anything to crap on the C7......

The OP sounds desperate

The OP is still trying to justify his purchase........to himself :)

Try to enjoy your new C6 OP

......If you keep comparing it to the C7 you will keep falling into the DARKNESS

And You Own What Kind of Corvette? The desperate are the wannabe owners as I see it. I have owned 21 Corvettes in the past 25 years including the current 2013 model year. Again the one you drive is?

:D....My C7 has been ordered already....Do you want to know the options I picked and color????? :D

Hard to knock a guy who has been that loyal to a company, GM should give you a new one Torch!

Sure you have...............

In his own words - here on the Forum - to me, this appears for all intents and purposes to be a guy who should be living in the C6 Section and leaving the C7 Section to those who have positive interests in the car"

By Torch2013c6:

"Lets see if I buy. 2013 I save $20K in discounts over a C7. Im also able to buy a convertible and not have to wait another 11 months. my payment will be $300 less a month with the. C6 My 2013 will have 20hp less than the C7 (about as much as a lawn mower) The way I see it if you don't buy a C6 right now your not very smart.

Thats why I ran and bought my 13 Vert for 46K. In laughing all the way to the bank now.

Picked her up last week in Ohio. $46K out the door! Now is the time to buy folks!

Keep it and thank the Lord I got a fantastic deal on my 2013 convertible that has a rear end treatment that looks like a Corvette and is totally proven. Then I will also not look like a fool who purchased a first generation model year Corvette who over paid for a car that will have quality issues no matter how many times the car is laid up at the dealer for recalls and adjustments. In 2016 once the car has been proven and the bugs worked out I will purchase a C7 convertible and trade the 2013 in for it.

Left over? If its a 2013 its not a left over.

I just tried buying a GS vert from them and I could never get them to respond or send me a buyers order. Here I am with 55K in hand and they are ignoring me. I went elsewhere.

I only buy base Corvettes lets see I think its 21 of them to be exact. Its a sports car not a Cadillac.

Well you might have hit on something here. Brain washing is exactly what Tadge is trying to do by saying C7 makes C6 obsolete. Its like a bunch of Lemmings...well you know how the story goes. I don't need to be part of the "in crowd" all I need to be is smart with my money when it comes to my Corvette purchases.

Just so you know, buying a first year Corvette and paying full list for it is about the dumbest thing anyone can do. I did it once and learned my lesson well. My C7 will be a 2016 model nice and refined with a discount for less money than most paid for a 2014. In the mean time I will drive and enjoy my brand new 2013 until then.

When you actually own a C7 then come and impress us "with all its technology" Keep in mind Mr. Goodwrench will be ready to take apart for the first time and experiment on your new C7 if "all the technology" starts acting wonky.

We don't even know that the C7 even works well so how can you say its dramatically improved? You know something I don't or have you been listening to GM rhetoric/propaganda again?

GM is great for making promises but IMO never really delivers what they set out to achieve. Take the SSr and the XLR for example."

Now we understand. You're losing your king status to a new stud in the stable. It is an ego trip.

Well, I hate to tell it to you but the C7 and a new generation of Corvette fans think all this negative talk sounds like sour grapes.

Disagreement is fine and intelligent discussions interesting. Badgering is just lame and small.

You choose.

Lets also add I would NEVER be foolish enough to buy a first year of a new generation Corvette this is why I purchased the 2013.

:iagree:

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...RearWindow.jpg

Just think of how many pies are going to fit back there.

The potential rear visibility issues from the cockpit of the C7 has been something I noticed early on and had some concerns. Three weeks ago I replaced my '10 CTS sedan with a '13 CTS coupe. That has a roofline/rear window similar to the C7. When sitting in a CTS on the showfloor I thought there might be some issues, but once I took delivery and got everything adjusted it has been a non-factor. Between the side mirrors, rear camera, and blind spot detection on the mirrors I am more comfortable with my coupe than with the previous sedans I've owned. Based on that, I'm looking to have similar results for my C7. Until any of us have really sat in/driven one we can't say for sure, but I'm hopeful.

Holy sh!t! Get a hold of yourself men!

And thats really the point.

This thread is worthless, because not a single a person commenting in this thread has even sat in the car and attempted to adjust the mirrors. The OP is trying to make a big deal out of something has zero first hand experience with.

Wait . . who is that speaking . . . I can't see you out the rear window of my C7 :yesnod::lol::willy::rofl::thumbs:

A. You are absolutely correct - amen and alleluia :thumbs:

B. And he does it over, and over, and over again :eek:

That image makes use of a wide angle camera. As such, you don't get a good idea of what the rear visibility is as the camera itself makes it seem much worse than it actually is.

It looks like there is room for several sheets of plywood.

Shhhh! Thats the version with the pop up back seat!

:rock:looks like a skylight!

Nice, take a link from a positive thread and turn it into a negative one. Good job! :thumbs:

For anyone who cares here is original thread with both links to the interior and exterior view.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c7-g...7-to-date.html

O and who cares about the back window.
a)when driving you can still see whats behind
b)when backing up you have camera (better than any rearview mirror and safer)
c)you still have your side mirrors

This thread is pointless!! You could have at least used both links! :toetap:

I like the rear view camera in the C6.R...




And this is a sweet run around VIR. :cool:

Beat me to it. I agree. Also, other era's have had the same problems.

:iagree:

Bingo. Why else would he stay in this subsection when he has a 2013 c6? He isn't interested in the c7 as it is currently, so he is trying to crap over the new generation when the car isnt even for sale yet.

I love how the visor ( like all cars ) says "The back seat is the safest place for children" even in a two seater sports car.

Good for you, pat yourself on the back.
That doesn't right or wrong or smarter than anybody else, despite what you may think.
S.

A lot of you guys should lighten up. It seems more and more that anytime anybody says anything the least bit negative about the C7 and some of you go nuts. Can't people ask questions and have opinions in this forum ? Do you really think GM made the perfect car ? Get real. I have news for you. This car had definite engineering and price points in mind and there were sacrifices made that we don't know about yet. It happens in every vehicle. In a few months time those of you defending the C7 at every turn will most likely be the same ones complaining about some aspect of the car. I can hardly wait. :D

I two can't wait because once we have this car in our driveway useless treads like this will be shutdown by post #2.

I don't think the C7 is perfect but until we have our hands on it I am not sure how people can come up with some any negative threads.

Here is my opinion, the C6 is a great car and GM learned from that car and built the C7. So until I am PROVED otherwise I believe the C7 is a great car, better the C6 and will the best performing base corvette yet.

Like I said this is just my opinion any conclusion other than what GM has stated is just that an opinion. I know, I know only time will tell if the C7 is as great or as bad as people think it is.

So you just thought you'd get a head start and be a bitch ahead of time, right? :rofl:
Bitch now, before you know what you're bitching about!!

Well it will be good when this car hits the streets and you start seeing them everywhere. Then this horrid bickering can come to an end and we can actually start discussing the car for what it is. A few people are so adamant about bashing the car that darn near every thread is ruined. It's almost like they think that GM will change the car in the next few weeks to please them. Whatever. The car is what it is and will date previous generations just as every generation has done before. Why is that so hard for some to see?

Exactly!!!:crazy2::yesnod::crazy2:

Nope, you're the guy taking it in the shorts on resale because he bought the last model year of the generation.

Yep.......this sums it up pretty good......:rofl: :ack:

I just dont understand..... WHY do the haters have to start threads about BS and then 15 posts later tell us how "They would never buy a first year corvette", at this point you are all sounding like little whiney girly man. LET IT BE>< We dont #$%#$% care if you dont want to buy one, when you most likely do and are mad u just got a 2013 for a steal. I know myself I would be devestated if I just bought a 2013 and 6 months later this is coming out. If you werent so interested in the C7 - YOU WOULDNT BE ALL OVER THESE FORUMS !!!! GIRLY MEN whining.... ewww.

These forums are soo full of trolls and fighting, its hard to even find a conversation with people that like the car without someone starting trouble. I thought most men on a car forum would have mutual interests and have a good time. This is insane.

We need Stripper pics and Hot Wives and Hot Mom pics!!!!

In this case it looks like it takes one to know one :yesnod:

:rofl::rofl:

Yes, but the production units that turn up with definite engineering deficiencies and sacrifices, well, those are the units we export to Canada !! :thumbs::D:thumbs:

19 posts before somebody realized this one little detail. From the drivers seat I would think you would have enough view of the right rear, through the rear view mirror. Then it is a matter of properly adjusting the side mirrors. it's fine.

All I see in the 360 is the rear glass port to view the mid engine double SCs for the C7Z.

What is the big deal!? :hide:

Something we can both agree on. :yesnod:

:rofl:

:thumbs: :D:D:D :hide:

You are going to need a ground guide

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/j...9d833f69b9.jpg

wish my skylights had hot blondes hovering just outside of them.

:lol:

http://www.meattruck.com/wp-content/...WIp1qzo4tr.jpg