C7 commercial
10-05-2012, 03:58 PM
#21
Le Mans Master
Yeah, that was a cool concept but not such a cool car. It makes a few people very happy, but it didn't really work out. Overweight, overpriced, and underpowered, the last needlessly so -- GM's decision to drop in the lackluster 5.3L Vortec V8 (to haul 4400lbs) instead of the 6.0L made absolutely no sense. Probably some beancounter whinging about engine production capacity. Fixed a year later, but too little too late.
Imagine a version of this in two years, on an Alpha platform with a next-gen LSA. All twelve El Camino fans with Corvette money would be in heaven. Maybe Australian exchange rates and tariffs will be more favorable to the next Ute....
I think the idea of specialty cars has merit, and I hope we haven't seen the last of them from GM.
Though if I have to choose between that and a shorter Corvette lifecycle, I choose the shorter Corvette lifecycle. Part of the reason these new-generation commercials are such spectacles is GM waits too long to build a new Corvette in the first place. Let's hope bankruptcy is the only reason we had a nine-year wait, and the next one comes sooner. I think a six-year cycle sounds about right; what do you think?
Imagine a version of this in two years, on an Alpha platform with a next-gen LSA. All twelve El Camino fans with Corvette money would be in heaven. Maybe Australian exchange rates and tariffs will be more favorable to the next Ute....
I think the idea of specialty cars has merit, and I hope we haven't seen the last of them from GM.
Though if I have to choose between that and a shorter Corvette lifecycle, I choose the shorter Corvette lifecycle. Part of the reason these new-generation commercials are such spectacles is GM waits too long to build a new Corvette in the first place. Let's hope bankruptcy is the only reason we had a nine-year wait, and the next one comes sooner. I think a six-year cycle sounds about right; what do you think?
10-05-2012, 04:48 PM
#22
Drifting
Just thrownin it out there, as I actually saw it on here in the other cars section, the "Chevy SS" is coming over here(g8), that's known. But a left hand drive version was already spotted... the ute version. It just may be that we'll get a 4 door and an el Camino version this time, as a Chevy model. I think a Chevelle/Chevelle SS/El Camino would be an interesting choice of names for such a line up. Or *gasp* Bell Air even for the 4 door version?!?
Carry on about c7 ads...
Carry on about c7 ads...
10-05-2012, 06:23 PM
#23
I think the idea of specialty cars has merit, and I hope we haven't seen the last of them from GM.
Though if I have to choose between that and a shorter Corvette lifecycle, I choose the shorter Corvette lifecycle. Part of the reason these new-generation commercials are such spectacles is GM waits too long to build a new Corvette in the first place. Let's hope bankruptcy is the only reason we had a nine-year wait, and the next one comes sooner. I think a six-year cycle sounds about right; what do you think?
Though if I have to choose between that and a shorter Corvette lifecycle, I choose the shorter Corvette lifecycle. Part of the reason these new-generation commercials are such spectacles is GM waits too long to build a new Corvette in the first place. Let's hope bankruptcy is the only reason we had a nine-year wait, and the next one comes sooner. I think a six-year cycle sounds about right; what do you think?
Specialty cars...I just don't know if they really make business sense to do. Maybe some off-the-wall form of another existing car would keep costs down enough to make sense. Maybe a Corvette-themed SUV like the Cayanne based on one of the existing GM small SUV platforms.
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10-05-2012, 09:03 PM
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great thread....keep em coming whether vettes or not as that Ford GT commercial was pretty cool too....BTW, Mike Merc....are you related to forum member Blitzkrieg???? (check out his avitar!)
10-08-2012, 01:10 PM
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10-08-2012, 05:21 PM
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Quick Youtube search turned up these... C4 is awesome. 
c1 (1953-1962) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBm7CbRXoOo
c2 (1963-1967) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeOPUMUmLLQ
c3 (1968-1982) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4aePWsaKQI
c4 (1984-1996) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP7ijUkgc-4
c5 (1997-2004) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_2MgRhlpNk
c6 (2005-2013) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D95xWahRSM
c1 (1953-1962) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBm7CbRXoOo
c2 (1963-1967) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeOPUMUmLLQ
c3 (1968-1982) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4aePWsaKQI
c4 (1984-1996) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP7ijUkgc-4
c5 (1997-2004) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_2MgRhlpNk
c6 (2005-2013) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D95xWahRSM
10-08-2012, 06:32 PM
#27
Advanced
C4 is awesome.
Thanks for the links though. Some nice commercials.
10-08-2012, 07:19 PM
#28
Drifting
The 80's were the BEST
Of course if we had only had the HP wars going on back then like we do today it would have been perfect...
10-12-2012, 09:25 AM
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10-12-2012, 10:57 AM
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Race Director
10-15-2012, 08:23 AM
#31
Melting Slicks
We all remember the C6 commercial with the two school-age kids; but not many are aware of the C5 commercial "What Is It"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_2MgRhlpNk
I wonder what GM will have in-store for the C7 ???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_2MgRhlpNk
I wonder what GM will have in-store for the C7 ???
