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Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 1999
Posts: 6,456
Likes: 2
From: D/FW Area TX
My 2 cents...
General
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* concealed headlights
* must retain mainstay/core Corvette trademarks (ex. concealed headlights, quad taillights, etc.) while being based on completely new design and not simply an evolution (or de-evolution) of the previous generation.
Relative to the C6
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* not such a chopped off rear fascia (i.e. more length to the car behind the rear wheels)
* a move away from "edge" styling
* more organic, flowing, sporty interior with real metal trim/accents, not faux materials
* lower, wider, and sleeker exterior design - less Porsche-like exterior dimensions
* more overall flowing design
General
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* concealed headlights
* must retain mainstay/core Corvette trademarks (ex. concealed headlights, quad taillights, etc.) while being based on completely new design and not simply an evolution (or de-evolution) of the previous generation.
Relative to the C6
-----------------
* not such a chopped off rear fascia (i.e. more length to the car behind the rear wheels)
* a move away from "edge" styling
* more organic, flowing, sporty interior with real metal trim/accents, not faux materials
* lower, wider, and sleeker exterior design - less Porsche-like exterior dimensions
* more overall flowing design
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 2,275
Likes: 6
From: Lake Oswego, Near Portland Oregon
Originally Posted by DRKNGHT
Anything's got to be better than the C6, ugliest vette ever! 
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,330
Likes: 0
From: Moorhead MN
Split Rear Window?
I'd like to see one of our photoshop experts do up a C5 (or C6 for comparison) with a split rear window like the '63 coupe. That has always been my favorite year of the Corvette. Other than that, I'm happy with my 04 Vette just as it is! 
Dan
Dan
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 47,647
Likes: 1
From: Queens, New York Life begins at 183 mph....
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
The next corvette should have LED headlights which don't need big projector bulbs like the C6's, therefore, the headlights could be made into a thin strip which could be covered by a hideaway panel, giving the C7 a flip up light look. It should go back to a twin air inlet grille/DRL look which was a tradition since the C3 but was also thrown out the window with the design of the C6. A detuned LS7 should be the base engine pushing 475 hp. The next Z06 should be a twin turbo 427. The general body shape should only change slightly, maybe having a rear greenhouse that wraps around to the targa top. There's a great rendering that was done back in 95 of what the C5 would look like that shows what I'm talking about. I have it at home and I'll see if I can scan it.
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 982
Likes: 57
From: Charleston, SC South Carolina
Originally Posted by TkitPlz
I'd like to see one of our photoshop experts do up a C5 (or C6 for comparison) with a split rear window like the '63 coupe. That has always been my favorite year of the Corvette. Other than that, I'm happy with my 04 Vette just as it is! Dan
Dan
Please someone try this out and post it, would love to see some ideas on paper. The splite window thing is a good idea.
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,600
Likes: 0
From: Spring Hill, Florida Life is all about new beginnings;...TRY ONE!
St. Jude Donor '07-'08
Originally Posted by Tiger Shark
My 2 cents...
General
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* concealed headlights
* must retain mainstay/core Corvette trademarks (ex. concealed headlights, quad taillights, etc.) while being based on completely new design and not simply an evolution (or de-evolution) of the previous generation.
Relative to the C6
-----------------
* not such a chopped off rear fascia (i.e. more length to the car behind the rear wheels)
* a move away from "edge" styling
* more organic, flowing, sporty interior with real metal trim/accents, not faux materials
* lower, wider, and sleeker exterior design - less Porsche-like exterior dimensions
* more overall flowing design
General
-------
* concealed headlights
* must retain mainstay/core Corvette trademarks (ex. concealed headlights, quad taillights, etc.) while being based on completely new design and not simply an evolution (or de-evolution) of the previous generation.
Relative to the C6
-----------------
* not such a chopped off rear fascia (i.e. more length to the car behind the rear wheels)
* a move away from "edge" styling
* more organic, flowing, sporty interior with real metal trim/accents, not faux materials
* lower, wider, and sleeker exterior design - less Porsche-like exterior dimensions
* more overall flowing design
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 982
Likes: 57
From: Charleston, SC South Carolina
How about making a coupe where instead of having to unhook the top, get out the car, open the back hatch, and put it into place....make it where you could unhook the top from inside the car and have some kind of way to just be able to slide it back in a fixed position and look into place. Maybe it could be done with 1 hand and snap into place. Or even some kind of control that would drop it and inch, then slide it back itself until it was completely behind the seats, lock itself down like a sunroof type deal. That would be kool....
