Corvette styling
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 157
Likes: 0
Corvette styling
Is a corvette looking more and more like the Ferrari?
c5 took the side of the F355
c6 toof the side of the 465gt and now front end of the 360
I am happy with this trend, Or is it all my imagination?
c5 took the side of the F355
c6 toof the side of the 465gt and now front end of the 360
I am happy with this trend, Or is it all my imagination?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 2,838
Likes: 0
From: Buena Park, CA I seem to have left my electrolytes with your daughter
definitely noticed that the haed lights look similar to astin and other Euros. If you look at the side profile of the C6 though, it more closely resembles the swooping curves of many of the C3s. For those who think C6 looks like a viper, they need to realize that a Viper looks more like a vette....which came first? hmmmmmm Same goes for Ferrari, which had those curves and unique shape first? Vette.
Corvette...An American Original!!
Corvette...An American Original!!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 1,093
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by GGWOODY
If you look at the side profile of the C6 though, it more closely resembles the swooping curves of many of the C3s.
Although, looking like a Ferrari isn't necessarily a bad thing! 
Instructor
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 243
Likes: 8
From: San Antonio TX
The only similarity I see with a C6 and Viper is if you look head on. As far as the others go, I think computers design a lot of the characteristics to do with wind flow and resistance. If so, it would seem that all cars should look identical if it were not for the human design touch. It probably make sense that each characteristic brought in from the human side costs the car in effeciency. I think that there is no effort to copy a design but the design paths all head in the same direction. MHO. 
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 2,514
Likes: 1
From: Orwigsburg Pa.
This morning at sunrise I got a flash from an oncoming car and it was so sleek and damn exotic looking in the limited light. It was a mag red c6. He recognized me and but until it was too late too return the flash I was thinking high end Euro all the way. A belated .
.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 2,838
Likes: 0
From: Buena Park, CA I seem to have left my electrolytes with your daughter
Originally Posted by GaryTX
The only similarity I see with a C6 and Viper is if you look head on. As far as the others go, I think computers design a lot of the characteristics to do with wind flow and resistance. If so, it would seem that all cars should look identical if it were not for the human design touch. It probably make sense that each characteristic brought in from the human side costs the car in effeciency. I think that there is no effort to copy a design but the design paths all head in the same direction. MHO.
Makes sense to me!!
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 3,316
Likes: 1
From: San Antonio Texas - Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic
The vast majority of sports cars have a similar basic shape based on aerodynamics.
But, the C6 looks like a C6 corvette, not a Ferrari, not a Viper, not an anything else..., but a vette...
But, the C6 looks like a C6 corvette, not a Ferrari, not a Viper, not an anything else..., but a vette...
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
Pro
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 676
Likes: 0
Originally Posted by GGWOODY
definitely noticed that the haed lights look similar to astin and other Euros. If you look at the side profile of the C6 though, it more closely resembles the swooping curves of many of the C3s. For those who think C6 looks like a viper, they need to realize that a Viper looks more like a vette....which came first? hmmmmmm Same goes for Ferrari, which had those curves and unique shape first? Vette.
Corvette...An American Original!!
Corvette...An American Original!!
Team Owner
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 25,455
Likes: 3
From: Damn Connecticut Yankee
Jaguar F type
Aston Martin Vantage
Maserati
Ferrari
The top 3 might be triplets, but the bottom is all Ferrari.
And. quite frankly, I don't see any Corvette influence on any of 'em.
I do see a silhouette similarity between the Modena and the C6, but the Modena pre-dates the C6.
(BTW, where's the chrome?)
Aston Martin Vantage
Maserati
Ferrari
The top 3 might be triplets, but the bottom is all Ferrari.
And. quite frankly, I don't see any Corvette influence on any of 'em.
I do see a silhouette similarity between the Modena and the C6, but the Modena pre-dates the C6.
(BTW, where's the chrome?)
Last edited by ProfMoriarty; May 13, 2005 at 10:56 AM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 2,263
Likes: 1
From: Houston Texas
According to Phil Berg's book on the C6, an Italian design shop and GM's UK auto architecture folks participated with the US Corvette team in fine tuning the C6 "look". I suppose this was done in an effort to enhance the car's appeal to the European market without losing the classic Corvette "bred in the USA" core. Thus, it is not surprising that people see things in our American beauty that may remind them of other "exotic" machines.
Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,753
Likes: 191
From: Orange County California
Damnt he 360 is a fine looking car.
The F50 is my all time favorite design then the 360. I don't care for the 430 i saw it at the auto show and sill like the 360 better.
I wish the corvette would copy the Ferrari a little more. They do make the most beautiful cars bar none.
The F50 is my all time favorite design then the 360. I don't care for the 430 i saw it at the auto show and sill like the 360 better.
I wish the corvette would copy the Ferrari a little more. They do make the most beautiful cars bar none.
Pro
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 570
Likes: 0
From: Olathe Kansas
Originally Posted by robertpel9
Damnt he 360 is a fine looking car.
The F50 is my all time favorite design then the 360. I don't care for the 430 i saw it at the auto show and sill like the 360 better.
I wish the corvette would copy the Ferrari a little more. They do make the most beautiful cars bar none.
The F50 is my all time favorite design then the 360. I don't care for the 430 i saw it at the auto show and sill like the 360 better.
I wish the corvette would copy the Ferrari a little more. They do make the most beautiful cars bar none.
Safety Car
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,753
Likes: 191
From: Orange County California
Originally Posted by dshaner1
I am the opposite, I think the 430 is by far superior over the 360...I am not to fond of the 360 anymore. ITs like comparing the C5 to the C6...THe C6 is hands down better looking
Thats funny cause i think the exact opposite. I love the C6 vert but the C5 and C6 coupe i'll take a C5 all day i think the coupe is ugly.
Perhaps i will like the 430 Spyder better than the 360 spyder. Time will tell. I was in the 430 and the inside absolutely is awesome but fromt he outside the 360 is nicer. The 430 is like trying to be the poor mans enzo (poor being very relative). Yeah the 360 had some F50 in it but the F50 is awesome and the Enzo well, it's a awesome car but it's looks are very debateable.
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 186
Likes: 0
From: Memphhis TN
Originally Posted by ProfMoriarty
Jaguar F type
Aston Martin Vantage
Maserati
Ferrari
The top 3 might be triplets, but the bottom is all Ferrari.
And. quite frankly, I don't see any Corvette influence on any of 'em.
I do see a silhouette similarity between the Modena and the C6, but the Modena pre-dates the C6.
(BTW, where's the chrome?)
Aston Martin Vantage
Maserati
Ferrari
The top 3 might be triplets, but the bottom is all Ferrari.
And. quite frankly, I don't see any Corvette influence on any of 'em.
I do see a silhouette similarity between the Modena and the C6, but the Modena pre-dates the C6.
(BTW, where's the chrome?)
Not surprised by the first two since they are owned by Ford
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 6,903
Likes: 1,423
From: Any City USA
The fact is..yes GM is copying the Ferrari (a Great thing). The design team has stated such. I will also confess that is the reason I got my Vette. I could not afford the Ferrari and it does have Ferrari design in it with power to boot..
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,450
Likes: 0
From: Huntington Beach Ca 1 out of 4 Americans are mentally unstable, so if 3 of your friends are OK . . . .
St. Jude Donor '05
If that bottom photo is a Ferrari, somebody's gonna pissed they put those Maserati emblems on it.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 2,676
Likes: 0
From: Anaheim Hills California
St. Jude Donor '06
Originally Posted by V Vette
The fact is..yes GM is copying the Ferrari (a Great thing). The design team has stated such. I will also confess that is the reason I got my Vette. I could not afford the Ferrari and it does have Ferrari design in it with power to boot..
Pro
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 600
Likes: 0
From: TX
Originally Posted by f355c5
Is a corvette looking more and more like the Ferrari?
c5 took the side of the F355
c6 toof the side of the 465gt and now front end of the 360
I am happy with this trend, Or is it all my imagination?
c5 took the side of the F355
c6 toof the side of the 465gt and now front end of the 360
I am happy with this trend, Or is it all my imagination?
You guys forgot about
