Their WILL be a Sting Ray Corvette... come look!
01-11-2013, 03:36 PM
#21
Le Mans Master
I'm guessing that is yet another rendering, however this one using the leaked field manual illustrations recently seen. It does look pretty good though in my opinion. If they haven't gone to press with the issue yet, it may have an actual photo on the cover.
01-11-2013, 03:39 PM
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I was just given the photo as well, albeit a bit higher resolution... The photo is in marketing material. It will be in the new book that dealers give out.
01-11-2013, 03:42 PM
#26
Le Mans Master
01-11-2013, 03:42 PM
#27
Team Owner
Hmm.. makes me wonder if GM product planning has the following long term vision :
Using Corvette as the GM ultra high performance division umbrella brand name ( no more market bottom - feeder " Chevy " name plate ) , with the iconic sports car series called " Stingray " , and then ultra high performance versions of re-bodied mini-utes, sedans, etc, having their own names--think MBZ with AMG and BMW with " M " or Audi with " RS " .
And sell this Corvette line at Cadillac dealerships , away from the gang outside of chain -smoking 20 -something year old "floor ******" who mark you as the next " up " as you roll into a typical Chevy store hoping to sell you a Cruze .
Using Corvette as the GM ultra high performance division umbrella brand name ( no more market bottom - feeder " Chevy " name plate ) , with the iconic sports car series called " Stingray " , and then ultra high performance versions of re-bodied mini-utes, sedans, etc, having their own names--think MBZ with AMG and BMW with " M " or Audi with " RS " .
And sell this Corvette line at Cadillac dealerships , away from the gang outside of chain -smoking 20 -something year old "floor ******" who mark you as the next " up " as you roll into a typical Chevy store hoping to sell you a Cruze .
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01-11-2013, 03:43 PM
#28
Race Director
*** Men Rejoice
01-11-2013, 03:55 PM
#30
Le Mans Master
No, you're not missing anything. They are definitely not round. But in the context of this rendering, if these are the correct proportions, they seem to fit better in the design. I could live with this, if not like it very much.
01-11-2013, 03:57 PM
#31
Where do you get all that from a photo of the side of a building? From that photo you deduce that the C7 is going to be sold at Cadillac dealers. I look at the photo and I see a C7 crossflag emblem, a yellow Chevrolet Bowtie emblem, and what apears to be the stylized fish that looks like a stingray. But, maybe you see things in that backhoe that I don't.
01-11-2013, 04:04 PM
#35
Where do you get all that from a photo of the side of a building? From that photo you deduce that the C7 is going to be sold at Cadillac dealers. I look at the photo and I see a C7 crossflag emblem, a yellow Chevrolet Bowtie emblem, and what apears to be the stylized fish that looks like a stingray. But, maybe you see things in that backhoe that I don't.
But being GM, the mostly to happen is this :
The Stingray name /badge probably will be attached to the BASE model , to give it some marketing pizzaz, with an ultimate line up of : base "Stingray ", " Z06" -level model and /or "ZR1" -level model like the C6 has.
01-11-2013, 04:06 PM
#36
Burning Brakes
A little better shading helps put it in three dimensions for folks. I think many saw a flat butt end, but the side views have clearly shown that it would arc.
The unimaginative will need to see the real deal before their brains can understand. The bitter will continue to be bitter.
If we all liked the same things, the world would be a very boring place...
The unimaginative will need to see the real deal before their brains can understand. The bitter will continue to be bitter.
If we all liked the same things, the world would be a very boring place...
01-11-2013, 04:07 PM
#38
Apparently, there will be no such thing as a "base model".....they will be called Stingray like USRoute66 thinks 
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01-11-2013, 04:08 PM
#39
Le Mans Master
01-11-2013, 04:09 PM
#40
Melting Slicks
Stingray
Ordered mine today pending factory spec release. Hoping for VR, a carbon fiber package and some sort of performance package. Sorry guys but a manual tranny for me just for old time sake.