The guy who wrote this probably drives a Porsche.

http://www.thepassinglane.ca/2013/01...-mans-car.html

 

Unless you are of the group that says GM has hit a home room and fell madly in love with a car that you have only seen on the internet an a few news programs, then I think he hit on some very good points. Don't get me wrong, I truly believe that the C7 Stingray will be a better car then the C6, but wasn't the C6 a better car then the C5 and so on and so on.

I watched the Jay Leno's Garage video and Ed Welburn said that they had the younger generation in mind with this car. He went on to say that the C7 is already in the Gran Turismo 5 video game. That right there points to GM marketing ploy. Also all the video displays in the gauge cluster shows it is aimed at the younger group. I realize that all new cars are going to this feature. But I seem to remember the C4 when it first came out there was a lot of unhappy people with the gauge package in it.

I guess we will have to just sit back and see exactly what group buys the C7. I am sure many long time Corvette owner s will be lined up to purchase one, but how many of the Gen X group will be.

 

I can see the writer's points and I'm a gen X'er. I didn't want a lot of flash, I don't have kids, and fortunately the recession didn't affect my business. I don't see anything that he wrote as a slam on the car just a simple statement of some facts. Cars like the 'vette are purchased by people who can afford them and don't need or want a back seat. For the most part that represents an older crowd. It's not about the car being stodgy or less than in some way. The only troll element was the article's title.

 

Reading the C7 forum, I too have been amazed at the frenzy that the unveiling of the prototypes has generated. While the design, like it or not, is striking, it's pretty tough to judge things like seating comfort, drivability, and build quality based on photos of a handful of pre-production samples. While it's certainly exciting to see a new generation of Corvette being unveiled, it seems a little premature to pass final judgement. I've even seen serious threads about what it's like to drive the C7 in the GT5 video game.

I think the C7 will be a success and will outsell the C6 ... certainly based on recent sales volume. I find myself unwilling to express any strong opinion of the car, given that I've never seen a real one, never sat in one, and never driven one. I have learned that is unwise to express any negative reaction to the C7 though, since that unleashes a chorus of "C7 hater" venom. For now, I'll just say it looks like an interesting design and I'm looking forward to seeing some real world feedback after the car is in production.

 

I am a little different then you as I am retired and drive a C6 currently. I have owner at least one of every Generation except the C1, and when the C7 was unveiled I was to say the least a little disappointed. Beside of info I got last year at Sebring in the Corvette Corral from Tadge and then watch some of the replies on the Corvette Facebook site when everyone was complaining of the rendering we were told just wait until 1-13-13, and we will be pleasantly surprised. Then when it rolled on the stage, it looked almost exactly what are the renderings were showing.

I have decided to hold my final judgement till I can go to my local dealership and sit in on and give it a good going over and may be even take a test drive.

 

A fair assessment, I have no problem with the article.

 

I think it is a well thought out and well writen article.

 

Yeah I have 2 daugthers married one has a honda pilot and a gadawful audi. Someone needs to get a life they make the good money too. the other has a chev truck and cadilliac cts.
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Woo hoo!

I am Gen X now!! I didnt know I was still young!

 

IMO this is a classic example of someone that considers himself an auto entusiast and that his opinion has value; but fails ,because he has no hands on experience.

 

I don't see what the OP's problem is

 

I will spell it out for you.

"Five reasons the new Corvette will stay an old man's car"

I think the title of the article is a bit inflammatory. It will tend to turn off a lot of people in my opinion.

 

sorry - I don't see it that way

 

Received the March Issues of Motor Trend and Automobile Magazine today. Both featured the C7 on the cover. "Motor Trend" headline on the cover: "THIS IS IT". "Automobile Magazine" headline: "Stingray returns. CORVETTE The best Corvette design in 50 years (Robert Cumberford says so)." Showed both magazines to the wife. Her comments: "The rear end looks like a Camaro! Why do they have all four tailpipes jammed together? Those rear (quarter) windows look like their from a Mustang (she drives an '10), Boy, doesn't look like the designers knew what to do, I was hoping for something a lot more exciting. Let's stay with the one we have, it's a classic Corvette". I never discussed the subject with her beforehand, but was amused at the fact her opinion aligned so closely with mine. I feel sorry for some poor dude trying to sell his wife on buying a '14 Corvette. "But honey it has 3 percent more horsepower".

 

Me neither . Apparently the Gen X is lazy too . If he had googled it, he'd have learned 'baby boomers' are from '46 to '64. Therefore the Gen X is from '65, not '60 (I'm from '62, by the way).

Anyway, I agree with the article from what I've seen with my 2 daughters. Plus they fail to comment GM, in their quest for younger buyers, alienated some of the current C6 owners with all the electronic crap, including me (I'll skip the C7 for sure). Just like the guy above explained, it just doesn't look right. And looks like a Mustang from the side now. And that's not a compliment . Plus the jury is still out how the car is going to feel with electric steering and electronic differential. Plus all other electric/electronic crap mentioned, including parking brake, Atari dash. And finally, all the crap added to the engine that only made it heavier, bulkier, more complex, and only 14 HP better. Plus at least as heavy as a GS. Not the 3K-lb 'revolutionary' car GM promised. Not by a long shot. I suspect it'll sell well initially, obviously. But overall, I predict it won't outsell the C6 in the same # of years it lasted, which was 9. Heck, I doubt it'll last 9; with that 'robocop' look, it'll look dated much earlier IMO. I'll follow it with interest. It just didn't stir my soul one bit. Some cars 'grow' on you, but you have to like them some. This is not a bad car, but no way it justifies its price. Maybe when it's discounted 15 grand, it might sell well. Wish GM good luck though.

 

He's making some predictions, and it will be several years before we know if he was correct. But he presented logical arguments to support his position, and I have wondered/worried about the same things.

 

I will do a final judgement once I get to touch one, but I like what I have seen on TV and the internet