View Poll Results: Which would you prefer as the new C7, the C7 Concept or the Jalopnik Rendering?
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C7 Concept vs Jalopnik Renderings
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '17, '19
C7 Concept vs Jalopnik Renderings
Hey Guys,
I have been following the threads recently on the Jalopnik renderings and there are constant "back and forth" of who likes it and who doesn't. And comparing the renderings against the concept. So lets find out which is really more popular, specifically to the exterior design (leave the concept's interior design to another post).
So which would your prefer for the new C7, the C7 Concept or the Jalopnik Renderings?
I have been following the threads recently on the Jalopnik renderings and there are constant "back and forth" of who likes it and who doesn't. And comparing the renderings against the concept. So lets find out which is really more popular, specifically to the exterior design (leave the concept's interior design to another post).
So which would your prefer for the new C7, the C7 Concept or the Jalopnik Renderings?
Burning Brakes
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I think the Jalopnik rendering will ultimately appeal to a wider range of buyers. It seems like a much safer choice. So if you're asking which body makes the most sense for the C7, I would have to say the Jalopnik one.
On the other hand, if you're asking which design makes me do this:
, then it's the Stingray concept, hands down. But in a good way. It's definitely a head turner.
Although, I still think the Stingray concept would look 10x better if they were to re-work the front and rear ends. It looks very exotic as is, and only needs a few changes to be stunningly beautiful, IMO.
The Jalopnik body is good looking. I definitely like the redesigned roofline. But, I'm just not sure that I will ultimately lust after this car. I'll have to wait to see it in person before passing judgement.
On the other hand, if you're asking which design makes me do this:
, then it's the Stingray concept, hands down. But in a good way. It's definitely a head turner. Although, I still think the Stingray concept would look 10x better if they were to re-work the front and rear ends. It looks very exotic as is, and only needs a few changes to be stunningly beautiful, IMO.
The Jalopnik body is good looking. I definitely like the redesigned roofline. But, I'm just not sure that I will ultimately lust after this car. I'll have to wait to see it in person before passing judgement.
Safety Car
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Put that thing to rest already...the Transformer ( Not C7 concept ) Corvette was simply that...a car GM built for a MOVIE
Thnk of it as a design exercise thats it! And a car GM could preview their CUE system
The official name for that thing is called "Corvette Stingray Concept" GM never referenced this thing as being a C7 anything!
Thnk of it as a design exercise thats it! And a car GM could preview their CUE system
The official name for that thing is called "Corvette Stingray Concept" GM never referenced this thing as being a C7 anything!
Last edited by niteriderc5; Jan 23, 2012 at 06:18 PM.
Burning Brakes
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Put that thing to rest already...the Transformer ( Not C7 concept ) Corvette was simply that...a car GM built for a MOVIE
Thnk of it as a design exercise thats it! And a car GM could preview their CUE system
The official name for that thing is called "Corvette Stingray Concept" GM never referenced this thing as being a C7 anything!
Thnk of it as a design exercise thats it! And a car GM could preview their CUE system
The official name for that thing is called "Corvette Stingray Concept" GM never referenced this thing as being a C7 anything!
).While GM never stated that this car was the "C7" concept, it was nonetheless, an alternative design for CORVETTE. If that has nothing to do with the future of Corvette designs, including the C7, then I don't know what does.
Maybe you can answer his question instead of pissing all over his thread.
Safety Car
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Big deal. So the guy called it by the wrong name (although that is ironic since his screen name happens to be "~Stingray" ).
While GM never stated that this car was the "C7" concept, it was nonetheless, an alternative design for CORVETTE. If that has nothing to do with the future of Corvette designs, including the C7, then I don't know what does.
Maybe you can answer his question instead of pissing all over his thread.
).While GM never stated that this car was the "C7" concept, it was nonetheless, an alternative design for CORVETTE. If that has nothing to do with the future of Corvette designs, including the C7, then I don't know what does.
Maybe you can answer his question instead of pissing all over his thread.
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The ridiculously-fendered baleen-mouthed gap-butted car commonly referred to as the Transformers car was not built for the movie. (The convertible version with the racing wing was built for the movie; the coupe from which it was spawned was not.)
That coupe was built for GM's (not Chevrolet's) 100th Anniversary, as a cool show car, with no styling or engineering connections to C7. Go back to the press releases and articles when the car first showed up and you'll see GM spokespeople being quite clear about the car's purpose and lack of production connections. IIRC it was referred to as the Centennial Corvette.
As to which I prefer, aside from the snarky comments above, here's the problem with it: as a show car, it's unrealistic for production. Even if you loved the way the car looks, you must realize that no production car would look like that. Not that low, not that wide, not that dramatic. Those things don't work for production. Ingress and egress would suck, visibility would suck, aero and noise and heat and parking and on and on.
Comparing a show car to a production car is not a fair comparison in the context of "what would you rather the next C7 be?"
.Jinx
That coupe was built for GM's (not Chevrolet's) 100th Anniversary, as a cool show car, with no styling or engineering connections to C7. Go back to the press releases and articles when the car first showed up and you'll see GM spokespeople being quite clear about the car's purpose and lack of production connections. IIRC it was referred to as the Centennial Corvette.
As to which I prefer, aside from the snarky comments above, here's the problem with it: as a show car, it's unrealistic for production. Even if you loved the way the car looks, you must realize that no production car would look like that. Not that low, not that wide, not that dramatic. Those things don't work for production. Ingress and egress would suck, visibility would suck, aero and noise and heat and parking and on and on.
Comparing a show car to a production car is not a fair comparison in the context of "what would you rather the next C7 be?"
.Jinx
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The ridiculously-fendered baleen-mouthed gap-butted car commonly referred to as the Transformers car was not built for the movie. (The convertible version with the racing wing was built for the movie; the coupe from which it was spawned was not.)
That coupe was built for GM's (not Chevrolet's) 100th Anniversary, as a cool show car, with no styling or engineering connections to C7. Go back to the press releases and articles when the car first showed up and you'll see GM spokespeople being quite clear about the car's purpose and lack of production connections. IIRC it was referred to as the Centennial Corvette.
As to which I prefer, aside from the snarky comments above, here's the problem with it: as a show car, it's unrealistic for production. Even if you loved the way the car looks, you must realize that no production car would look like that. Not that low, not that wide, not that dramatic. Those things don't work for production. Ingress and egress would suck, visibility would suck, aero and noise and heat and parking and on and on.
Comparing a show car to a production car is not a fair comparison in the context of "what would you rather the next C7 be?"
.Jinx
That coupe was built for GM's (not Chevrolet's) 100th Anniversary, as a cool show car, with no styling or engineering connections to C7. Go back to the press releases and articles when the car first showed up and you'll see GM spokespeople being quite clear about the car's purpose and lack of production connections. IIRC it was referred to as the Centennial Corvette.
As to which I prefer, aside from the snarky comments above, here's the problem with it: as a show car, it's unrealistic for production. Even if you loved the way the car looks, you must realize that no production car would look like that. Not that low, not that wide, not that dramatic. Those things don't work for production. Ingress and egress would suck, visibility would suck, aero and noise and heat and parking and on and on.
Comparing a show car to a production car is not a fair comparison in the context of "what would you rather the next C7 be?"
.Jinx
Drifting
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I chose the jalopnik rendering over the stingray just because the front and back end are much worse than jalopniks. The jalopnik rendering is pretty close to the actual spy shot but one of the differences is the mouth in the spy shot is squared off instead of oval like mouth on the rendering. They both look good but I prefer the jalopnik rendering has a smoother look to it than the stingray concept. I also enjoy the Ferrari 599 look to it front and side view you can see it.
Burning Brakes
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Those things don't work for production. Ingress and egress would suck, visibility would suck, aero and noise and heat and parking and on and on.
That must be why every time a Ford GT comes to a car show, some Lambo owner comes up and tells the GT owner how he'd give his Lambo, his left nut, and his firstborn child for the GT.
That's what happens when you build to a vision rather than to some constrained idea of usability and market interest-you create the greatest damn cars in the history of man.
Racer
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Oh right, you couldn't build a production car with those problems:
That must be why every time a Ford GT comes to a car show, some Lambo owner comes up and tells the GT owner how he'd give his Lambo, his left nut, and his firstborn child for the GT.
That's what happens when you build to a vision rather than to some constrained idea of usability and market interest-you create the greatest damn cars in the history of man.
That must be why every time a Ford GT comes to a car show, some Lambo owner comes up and tells the GT owner how he'd give his Lambo, his left nut, and his firstborn child for the GT.
That's what happens when you build to a vision rather than to some constrained idea of usability and market interest-you create the greatest damn cars in the history of man.
Team Owner
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Oh right, you couldn't build a production car with those problems:
That must be why every time a Ford GT comes to a car show, some Lambo owner comes up and tells the GT owner how he'd give his Lambo, his left nut, and his firstborn child for the GT.
That's what happens when you build to a vision rather than to some constrained idea of usability and market interest-you create the greatest damn cars in the history of man.
That must be why every time a Ford GT comes to a car show, some Lambo owner comes up and tells the GT owner how he'd give his Lambo, his left nut, and his firstborn child for the GT.
That's what happens when you build to a vision rather than to some constrained idea of usability and market interest-you create the greatest damn cars in the history of man.
Drifting
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Heck, if you took the Porsche 918, Ford GT, Ferrari 458 design language & blended it with Corvette design language it would be a nice design. I know those I listed above have the engine behind the driver but you know what I mean I hope. To me the 458 is a much better looking Ferrari then the 599.
The Ford GT (40) is a classic, timeless design. Hopefully the C7 will rival that but at this point, the spy photos do not indicate that to me.
The Ford GT (40) is a classic, timeless design. Hopefully the C7 will rival that but at this point, the spy photos do not indicate that to me.
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St. Jude Donor '17, '19
Every car takes getting use too. You have to learn your car, know where it sticks out and where it doesn't. The C3 corvettes, and I am sure many of the new ones too, are good examples. The first time you got in a C3, did you know exactly where that front nose stopped? And corvettes are about 3 inches above the ground (at least the C3s are, I am not sure about the new ones, but it has to be close).
And I not sure why by looking at the car you think that noise and heat will be a problem. If these are your reasons for thinking this will never happen, I don't think they are the same as what Chevy is thinking. But I would like to know what that is as it appears that I will not be getting the car I was hoping for.
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Did anyone see the spy photo's yet. It looks like Jalopnik was right. The rendering is dead on, as far as the wheels, the A-pillar and even the front fender turn signal. Note the roofline and the large 'shoulders' behind the door. Mirrors are dead on too. Stacked headlamps on top of the fenders. Yep, that too. If it ain't the C7, it's very, very close and I approve.
http://jalopnik.com/5877481/2014-che...otos/gallery/1
http://jalopnik.com/5877481/2014-che...otos/gallery/1
Last edited by F22; Jan 24, 2012 at 04:54 PM. Reason: Added info
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Did anyone see the spy photo's yet. It looks like Jalopnik was right. The rendering is dead on, as far as the wheels, the A-pillar and even the front fender turn signal. Note the roofline and the large 'shoulders' behind the door. Mirrors are dead on too. Stacked headlamps on top of the fenders. Yep, that too. If it ain't the C7, it's very, very close and I approve.
http://jalopnik.com/5877481/2014-che...otos/gallery/1
http://jalopnik.com/5877481/2014-che...otos/gallery/1
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Okay, nitpick: How many Ford GTs did they build? How much did they cost? Who really built them?
Corvettes and 911s don't make the sacrifices that small-volume exotics do for good reason. Have you stood next to the Centennial Corvette? Twenty-five thousand people a year ain't buyin' that.
Corvettes and 911s don't make the sacrifices that small-volume exotics do for good reason. Have you stood next to the Centennial Corvette? Twenty-five thousand people a year ain't buyin' that.
