Thank you I really love it myself. But technically they're not black it's all carbon flash.

Thanks, I think the stance clearly says corvette for both of them.
I agree with you they are both great cars. That is why I couldn't get rid of my C6

 

I'm starting to have irrational thoughts. On the GM website I just built a white C7 convertible with red stripes. My 2010 Grand Sport has 23K miles, which must be old, right? Yet, like you, I love the old girl. Wish I could talk spouse out of the Hyundai sedan.

 

Very nice! That is the best c7 color combination I've seen.

 

Thanks!

 

Drove a C7 on a track for couple of laps, it's better than a c6, great car.

 

I've not drove a C7. I just sat in on at a local dealer. It was a silver vert and did indeed look to be a Corvette. Two reasons I did not buy that car, to much black (vents slots and rear end) and the big reason, I can't afford it.

 

Oooh Noooo Thats how it starts.

 

I imagine some C7 owners would take criticism as envy and feel any negative comments are an attack. I like the C7 myself and don't see anything I haven't liked yet. I love my C6 as well and am having a hard time thinking about parting with it if I go with the C7Z.

 

When I had my 04 Le Mans Comm coupe I drove a couple of 05 C6s a year after they were introduced. I remember thinking that, for around town and down the highway, there just wasn't enough difference to make the trade. The C6 proportions were a little tidier with less front and rear but I liked the C5 interior, for what it was.

Finally, in 08 the C6 was faster and felt lighter, especially with the Z51 package. The trans was much better (A6) and the steering was really improved. Not a totally different car, but the improvements were noticeable.

The C7 fit and finish seems not much better than t he C6 but the quality of the interior materials is better. The electronics are more modern but the C6, like the C5 has the traditional sports car layout that some of us "older" buyers like. Performance just doesn't seem to me to be $40,000 better and that's what I'd need to spend to trade my 08 vert and get a C7.

Yes, the C7 is a better car but for how most of us use the car (around town and highway trips, no drag strips or race tracks) it just not better enough for me to part with the cash.

Also, I think the C7 is attracting a lot of new to the Corvette buyers. I just don't see the Chevy dealers flooded with C5s and 6s. I've got several major Corvette dealers near me and they seem to have about the same number of vettes they always do and they never wholesale a nice Corvette as in this part of Florida you can't swing a dead cat without hitting a vette. I drove the 8 miles to best buy today and counted 9 Corvettes on the road.

 

Congrats on both cars.
That C7 color scheme is absolutely GORGEOUS!

 

Most of you guys say the C7 drives better than the C6, is faster etc....What C6 are you talking about. The last I heard a ZO6 and a ZR1 are both C6's and your beloved C7 can;t compete with them. So what C6 are you actually comparing the C7 to. Don't forget there are four models of a C6. Make that five forgot about the 427.

 

Thank you sir

 

Thank you! And you can add the 427 (with its Z06 engine and performance) into the group that the c7 can't compete with.

 

I think a black "wide body" may level the appearance field further.

 

Don't care much for the look of the C1 and the C4 is just terrible to ride in, I like the C5 and just Love the C6. I was in a C7 and did not much care for that cramped feeling. I like what they did to the rear but the big hole in the hood and those "ricer" headlights... no not for me. Maybe in time it will grow on me but for now it's a non starter. All in all I like all Corvettes but have no desire to own some of them.

 

Sorry I keep forgetting about the 427, so yes put that in there also.

 

The OP is not the first person I've heard that thought a C7 was "soft" compared to a C6. I think we've had our butts calibrated over the years that softer isn't as high performing as firming feeling cars (same with quiet over louder cars).

I had two cars that were really close in performance (as measured on a drag strip and a reasonable autocross comparison...although not the same exact course). One was older, much louder, and had a suspension built for autocrossing/road course with hard bushings, etc... The other was my C6, a more modern car, just about stock, reasonably quiet, and much nicer over rough roads. Everyone that drove or rode in both thought the older car was faster due to feel and noise -- even though I knew performance was similar, but found the older one more "fun" to drive fast, but would pick the C6 every time when driving somewhere on normal roads.

It boils down to two things:
1) soft doesn't mean it doesn't perform better, base for base, Z51 for Z51 the C7 will be better but
2) driving enjoyment is an individual experience, and it's totally valid that the C6 just feels better, feels faster, or is more enjoyable to drive for some people.

Good news is that for anyone who prefers a C6, they get to save some cash.

 

 

 

The battery is dead in my camp too referring to the C7, just on looks though.

Just have a hard time picturing myself in it, in this case I am feeling very old.

I haven't noticed the Corvette since the C2, then the C5 came out then the C6 and I liked the latter the most, and bought one.

GM with the Corvette nomenclatures are about 50/50 to my liking.