This is the ugliest Corvette since the 1997 C5. The current C6 is the best Corvettes since the 1963-1967 Stingrays. The rear of this car is the worst part of the car but in general it looks like a C6 that was customized by people with no sense of design or taste. 
View Poll Results: First poll do you Like it ??
Great Car I want it
658
47.51%
LIke the Body but need more details
80
5.78%
I need to see it in person first
288
20.79%
I hope it grows on me
122
8.81%
They could have done better
153
11.05%
They ruined the Corvette
84
6.06%
Voters: 1385. You may not vote on this poll
First Poll Do you Like it ?
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 7,756
Likes: 173
From: Ventura CA
Hope to see it in person at Barrett Jackson this weekend.
Im sure it will be a great track car but still looks too busy / gadgety if that is a word, maybe if the reveal car didnt have all the black pieces added to it!
Sure has some Ferrari and Viper (the shoe) feel to it. Better have a Z06 version!
Im sure it will be a great track car but still looks too busy / gadgety if that is a word, maybe if the reveal car didnt have all the black pieces added to it!
Sure has some Ferrari and Viper (the shoe) feel to it. Better have a Z06 version!
Drifting
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 1,952
Likes: 6
From: Palos Verdes Peninsula California
My first impression is that the car needs to be black. There are way too many styling distractions on the car. It gives is a Japanese look to me. The basic shape looks good, and the back looks better than I expected - especially given that the lower part is blacked out - that is the one thing that is not over done by being black.
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 43,149
Likes: 45
From: Gaithersburg Maryland
CI 6-7-8 Veteran
St. Jude's Donor '06-'10-'11, '15
At least you'll be able to look at the seats and tell if it belongs to a fat waxer or a performance guy.
So you guys are willing to suffer performance for looks? Guess I know which set of seats you'll order.
So you guys are willing to suffer performance for looks? Guess I know which set of seats you'll order.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 911
Likes: 1
The best comment so far, "designed by people with no sense of taste". Truly great design is extremely rare and this certainly isn't it. But by how far did they miss? Will the Camaro have its own chapter in design textbooks? The C7 probably won't, either.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 7,756
Likes: 173
From: Ventura CA
Racer
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 473
Likes: 0
From: Downers Grove Illinois
Something is wrong with the rear window its to rectangular looking it should taper to the rear more. I like the fact its 60% stiffer but the styling leaves me cold. There simply isn't enough traditional Corvette styling in it. The rear also looks chopped off and the tail lamps scream Camaro even more than I thought.
Instructor
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 247
Likes: 3
From: Northern NJ
St. Jude Donor '06
I like it ... I think. Really need to see it to decide.
Probably looking at a 2015/2016 model. With so many new parts it will probably go through a model year or two of teething issues. And the second model year always has improvements that didn't make the cut for the first year.
My wife really likes the DSOM color on our C6. I hope they offer more colors then the standard white, black, red, silver, and blue.
Probably looking at a 2015/2016 model. With so many new parts it will probably go through a model year or two of teething issues. And the second model year always has improvements that didn't make the cut for the first year.
My wife really likes the DSOM color on our C6. I hope they offer more colors then the standard white, black, red, silver, and blue.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 6,642
Likes: 450
From: Texarkana Texas
At this time, I have likes and dislikes. I guess I'll just have to wait to see one in person to make a decision. Maybe it will grow on us. There have been other years in which I didn't like at first but finally grew to like. I think price will be a big deal. Other thing is...ARE they gonna come out with a Z next year and what kind of hp. Still a waiting game for me. I think I will keep my Z06 for the time being.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 839
Likes: 0
From: Manassas VA
Not overly impressed. Front end looks very similar to recently released Viper, lot of gimmicky stuff on the body, rear end is a bit camaroesque and I don't like the high rear black valence (sp?), would almost necessitate buying a black car to tone down the ricey aspects. The weight loss is modest and estimated power is line with GM's typical minor power increases for the base from one generation to the next. I can readily identify the stylistic gimmicks that were used in an attempt to lure a younger buyer. Biggest improvements are clearly in the interior.
I have owned 9 Vettes, do not currently see the need to replace my '10 Z06, currently weighing in at about 3050 lbs and over 600 emission legal h/p. I will have more interest in the C7 Z models, which will present more of a performance challenge to what I have now. Sure the LT4 will be a S/C implementation, with a hopefully more attaractive exterior.
I predict it will be a hot seller for a very few months, but will quickly become dated and just another member of the class of these cars reaching out for 40-50 something "toy"dollars. This group is getting ever more competitive with greatly improved mustangs, impending intro of Jag F type, greatly improved P-car Caymen/Boxster models.
The release was anti-climatic because it didn't really provide much more info than we have already had for quite some time.
I have owned 9 Vettes, do not currently see the need to replace my '10 Z06, currently weighing in at about 3050 lbs and over 600 emission legal h/p. I will have more interest in the C7 Z models, which will present more of a performance challenge to what I have now. Sure the LT4 will be a S/C implementation, with a hopefully more attaractive exterior.
I predict it will be a hot seller for a very few months, but will quickly become dated and just another member of the class of these cars reaching out for 40-50 something "toy"dollars. This group is getting ever more competitive with greatly improved mustangs, impending intro of Jag F type, greatly improved P-car Caymen/Boxster models.
The release was anti-climatic because it didn't really provide much more info than we have already had for quite some time.
Safety Car
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 4,294
Likes: 612
From: I love the Big Butt Corvettes
St. Jude Donor '08
Sorry guys, but the rear end just does not do it for me. I think the Aztek engineers got hold of that rear end. I'll be keeping my C6 for now. Maybe it will grow on me. Definitely not love at first sight like the C5 and C6.
I'll wait for Ztrim....( I Think ) 