Most beautiful Corvette made
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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
again, i wouldn't say one is better than another, i think they are all cool cars in their own right. to piggy-back off the above stats on the C4, just read a bit by Reeves Calloway in the "Corvette from the Inside" book, and he was talking about when GM approached him to do the modified cars back in the 80s-of course these are the cars that folks say are "underpowered", etc, but yes, you do have to realize the times....trying to get gas mileage up and emissions stuff to be compliant...anyway he had a bit about how the C4 was really a great platform to mod and make the engine more powerful....and obviously he did that, as stated above.
i know the C4 in the corvette universe seems to get dogged most, but to think that he built a modified C4 that went 254mph!!! back in the late 80s is pretty impressive. and the fact that he stated that he drove it from his home in Connecticut to Ohio, set the record, then drove the car home again. that is impressive!
i know the C4 in the corvette universe seems to get dogged most, but to think that he built a modified C4 that went 254mph!!! back in the late 80s is pretty impressive. and the fact that he stated that he drove it from his home in Connecticut to Ohio, set the record, then drove the car home again. that is impressive!
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Yesterday we asked you what you think is the best-looking Corvette generation. I voted for the C3. All the drama happening with those fenders really brings it home for me. When I created that poll, I debated whether I should segment the longer-lasting generations, namely the C3 and C4; after all, some pretty significant transformations happened between '68 to '82 and '84 to '96 ... but then I figured, a generation is a generation, and those longer-in-the-tooth gens would have to grin and bear the weight of their respective awkward years.
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There's some truth to that - it was a pivot point from cars that simply could go fast (or in some cases just looked like they could) to fast cars that could also handle well. And the basic design was smooth and clean, laying the ground for the more curvaceous (shall I say voluptuous?) C5.
As long as GM has used the Corvette team as a test bed, the car has gotten better and better. The C7Z being inches away from a C7R makes it the best one yet.
<edit> While I may never afford one, I look forward to the mid engine Corvette putting an American built supercar on the map for real.
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Gen y 27 year old here --How I'd rank the gens C7 > Wide Body C6 > C5 FRC > C6 Coupe > C2 > C5 Coupe > C3 > C1 > C4 (Sorry C4 guys, one of them had to be last :p)
And I've had 4 C5s and 1 C6 I can honestly say i am settling for the 5th gen for financial reasons. But one day...
And I've had 4 C5s and 1 C6 I can honestly say i am settling for the 5th gen for financial reasons. But one day...
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Over on the C7 forum they are (nearly) all agreeing that the C7 is the most beautiful Corvette ever made. While it is ridiculously subjective, I would beg to differ. For me it goes something like C1, C5, C6, C7, C4, C2/3 (tie).
I like the looks of the C7, but it's not my favorite by a long shot. And but for the fabulous introductory C1, the C5's gorgeous lines take the cake in my book. Obviously the C7 is a great advance with its superior technology, but for looks? Great but not the best.
What do you folks think?
I like the looks of the C7, but it's not my favorite by a long shot. And but for the fabulous introductory C1, the C5's gorgeous lines take the cake in my book. Obviously the C7 is a great advance with its superior technology, but for looks? Great but not the best.
What do you folks think?
But that, in no way, makes me think less of my C5. I have exactly the Corvette, I want.
I would say, that fully 1/3 of those in the C7 section, don't even know that the '7' means seventh generation of Corvette, and they don't know anything about the other six gens.
1/3 of them, totally dismiss the first six generations of Corvette, and consider them irrelevant.
And the final 1/3, are true Corvette lovers, appreciate the contributions of all the generations in the evolution of Americas Sports Car, and where they may love their car most of all, they do not denigrate those cars which 'set the table' for C7, or the owners of previous generation cars as 'wannabe' c7 owners.
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As far as the C7---if I wanted a Camaro I would just buy a Camaro. The sharp lines and funny tail light make me think of an Pontiac Aztec. That said, Any Corvette is better than no Corvette.
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
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Hey, you are totally entitled to that view and have whatever vette you desire. More power to you. Had I been the one calling the shots I would have had them try '59 taillights on it. Not Vette, but Impala cat eyes updated with halogens. That would have really set you off. I bet.
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And furthermore, there would have been a one-year split window coupe somehow. Aren't you glad now the Corvette Team was in charge, and not me? But that split may lurk in Research & Development of C8 as we speak. It may have been just too radical for C7 at the time.
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+1I just don't care enough to lose what I got to get one. Now if I was Vetteless it might be a different story, especially since they'll be priced right in the next couple of years in the used car market. Like other Corvettes after a couple of years or 3 you'll be able to pick up lightly used low mileage ones for a hefty discount.
