69L79

God, now that is a fugly rear end.

BlueOx

Like all cars, it looks a LOT better in real life. And from different angles...

John T

Thanks Ox for the pic..
When the Datsun Z came out in late 1969 my old man had to bribe the Nissan reps to get Z's or they would give more cars to the dealers that did. It was actually a straight forward transaction at the time. I remember a paper taped to the wall in the showroom with a list of people waiting for the Zs. We would put stripes , wheels, better radios, anything on the cars to justify a higher profit margin.

I am not saying that ( bribing ) happens today but the BS continues in other forms. There are dealers that have seen the entire C7 and some have not. Anyone know a GM dealer rep? Just ask them the same question and they will tell you.

McGirk94LT1

6 months ago or more, all different dealers were saying they had seen it, and they all described it differently. Know what that indicates to me? None of them saw it, and they just trying to suck customers in. We were told by some head honcho recently, that the cars we have been seeing, along with the Jalop drawing, weren't the c7. The camo cars have continued to be almost identical. Know what that indicates to me? Again, more lies. They are all trying to hype this car up, while keeping wraps on it. Anything we know, we weren't supposed to. If there's a lot of political BS still going on, then why would you trust what anybody associated with GM would say?

You're comparing business practices from the 60's and 70's to today. That's a bit of a stretch in most respects. People have access to far more information then they did back then ahead of time. Dealers don't have consumers by the ***** as long as they are educated.

John T

I just don't see this GM / C7 / Chevrolet dealer stuff as a conspiracy .

It just not that big a deal to any of these characters.

Some of us see this as exciting and mysterious...it is all good , so to speak.

As for a select few dealers seeing the car ...That is still true.

jb_va2001

*C7*

I like it. I would have put the 3 exhaust tips in line.

everjeff

The sound of the LFA I think is pretty badass but thats just my opinion. I'd own one if I had that much money to go towards 1 car just laying around.

BlueOx

I was really impressed when I saw one and heard it run. Very impressive but very expensive too. I could never afford one.

CSixDude

I'll tell you this much. You guys are gonna like the way the C7 sounds. And yes, I've heard it in full song.

John T

I hope so CSix, my 08 Z06 was too quiet at low revs, even with fuse out !

I followed a LFA about a month ago - incredible F1 like sound .
I just don't care for the styling but all of my children love it.

got2bblu

You can purchase three ZR1 Corvettes for the price of a LFA and the ZR1 wins in most all of the side by side comparisons on the Lexus website.

bamawrx

Check out the youtube vid of mototrend test of lfa at laguna seca. The sound is amazing. Then do same search for z06. Make special note of lap times.....

c4gone

Im sure as previously posted that some high selling vette dealers have seen it.

Jinx

Comparing the LFA to the ZR1 is like comparing a cigarette boat to a monster truck. Each is a wild ride, and neither is a good substitute for the other.

kokoa87

When did you hear it ? How did you know it was a c7?
Thank for yurt time

Buck-I

Pomp, circunstance, and creating demand.

Who would be really excitied and ready to drop $$$ on a design that had been thoroughly hashed and photographed for the last 2 years.

Especially if the upgrade in performance was only modest.

MikeyTX

A rule that sadly most, if not all of the dealers, do not adhere to .........

stranded

I sure hope not

LancePearson

Hey, even a stripper doesn't just come out and rip all her clothes off in 2 seconds....a good one teases and teases and removes one thing at a time...."titillating" I believe is the word for the process!

I wouldn't mind if it looks a bit more like some Ferrari models. In the end for performance many of these cars are going to have to move towards similar designs to get high performance.

I'm struck by how much more and more carbon fiber is being used with it's relatively high strength to weight ratios. Spensive stuff!

I like the black photo of one I have seen with a very different nose from past Vettes. they all gotta get through the same wind tunnel. My old 76 you sit just in front of the rear wheels. Some rear or mid engine Ferraries like the new F70 you sit well forward of the engine and rear wheels. Each sure has a different feel when you drive them with some oomph around corners, etc.

Lance P.