C7 back end for a C6
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Some of you guys are confused. It's not the taillights that makes the new C7 ugly , it's the cheap plastic panel with all of it's indentations and the four exhaust pipes so close together . The overdone plastic panel is what is making it look so busy. Picture it with a smooth panel and I think you will start liking the rear view. Now I don't know what you can do about the aweful roof style except just make all Corvettes convertibles. The roof style looks like a cross between a Rambler Marlin and a Datzun Z. They need to just throw out the whole project and start over , but I guess it's too late for that.
Michael
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Not what I said at all. The pic is from 3/4 rear. From the back round tail lights where a pretty significant design element. I really like the rest of the C7, a lot, but the back end is too busy and over designed to me.
A good point was made about the new Viper how it does not share it's tail light design with either the Charger or Challenger, while both of those are good looking cars a single horizontal tail light across the rear would be ugly and out of place on the Viper. In fact Chrysler group was smart and broke off the Viper completely from Dodge to further differentiate it into it's own brand. The Corvette needs to separate itself from the rest of Chevy designs, not have similar tail lights to a Malibu and Camaro.
The round tail lights are also strong Design element on Ferrari and they have always found a way of keeping it fresh and new while still keeping to a design tradition. They aren't going to try to incorporate the design from the Fiat 500 into any Ferrari car any time soon.
A good point was made about the new Viper how it does not share it's tail light design with either the Charger or Challenger, while both of those are good looking cars a single horizontal tail light across the rear would be ugly and out of place on the Viper. In fact Chrysler group was smart and broke off the Viper completely from Dodge to further differentiate it into it's own brand. The Corvette needs to separate itself from the rest of Chevy designs, not have similar tail lights to a Malibu and Camaro.
The round tail lights are also strong Design element on Ferrari and they have always found a way of keeping it fresh and new while still keeping to a design tradition. They aren't going to try to incorporate the design from the Fiat 500 into any Ferrari car any time soon.
BTW, I don't see the resemblance to the Camaro still. I only see a little chrome trim around the bezels as the only shared styling.
Melting Slicks
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They said Obama wouldn't win again too. World car, oh yeah sure it
is, hummmmm. You c7 lovers better be ready to eat crow.
Us wait and see folks, know positive statements, usually fall flat.
It is not the first time in years all age groups have liked a corvette.
You just want the C7 to be the second coming, have to wait and see.
is, hummmmm. You c7 lovers better be ready to eat crow.
Us wait and see folks, know positive statements, usually fall flat.
It is not the first time in years all age groups have liked a corvette.
You just want the C7 to be the second coming, have to wait and see.
Melting Slicks
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They said Obama wouldn't win again too. World car, oh yeah sure it
is, hummmmm. You c7 lovers better be ready to eat crow.
Us wait and see folks, know positive statements, usually fall flat.
It is not the first time in years all age groups have liked a corvette.
You just want the C7 to be the second coming, have to wait and see.
is, hummmmm. You c7 lovers better be ready to eat crow.
Us wait and see folks, know positive statements, usually fall flat.
It is not the first time in years all age groups have liked a corvette.
You just want the C7 to be the second coming, have to wait and see.
AIR FORCE VETERAN
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Autoweek says that the C7 is the first major design in 17 years. That must be the cause of all this hand wringing among Corvette fans. They must want the old car back.
Change is the most difficult thing to accept. The car will sell and change will happen no matter what is said.
Change is the most difficult thing to accept. The car will sell and change will happen no matter what is said.
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Melting Slicks
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Autoweek says that the C7 is the first major design in 17 years. That must be the cause of all this hand wringing among Corvette fans. They must want the old car back.
Change is the most difficult thing to accept. The car will sell and change will happen no matter what is said.
Change is the most difficult thing to accept. The car will sell and change will happen no matter what is said.
Safety Car
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Autoweek says that the C7 is the first major design in 17 years. That must be the cause of all this hand wringing among Corvette fans. They must want the old car back.
Change is the most difficult thing to accept. The car will sell and change will happen no matter what is said.
Change is the most difficult thing to accept. The car will sell and change will happen no matter what is said.
Melting Slicks
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I think it will sell because it is something new and there are some people that just want to be the first to have the latest thing and are willing to overlook the parts that they don't like which is what is happening here with people saying they don't like the back end but will buy it anyway. As this design gets older and something else comes out , that is what will decide if it is going to be a real classic because the newness will be gone and it will have to stand on it's own as the C6 is doing now. I don't really care because I don't likethe C7 and will never own one but just my opinion. We all have our right to our opinions because we are americans and it is our only american sports car.
Melting Slicks
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My favorite car of the ones I owned,was the 64 coupe.to me all vettes make me look at them when they go by. If someone made a 63 to 67 as you suggest, and it had all modern build and quality, i would enjoy that car very much. I remember seeing a c2 restomod c2 on youtube with i think was the zr1 motor and all new other components that looked tremendous. Lots of vette years were significant. I think the new c7 will be a winner in the long run. It's just very slick and I think a c7 in cyber grey will look nice beside the Little black z4 in our driveway
Safety Car
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Glad to hear your candor, thank you! I owned a 66 coupe too and would own one again in a second if they did as you suggested with all modern components. From my perspective and it hasn't waivered from day one is they are trying to make the C7 something it's not! I personally love American style muscle and sports cars and feel they have departed too far from that with the C7. People on here call that whining blah blah blah, I just call it my opinion! I honestly would not trade my 427 for a C7 in a million years, but to those who love it I hope it is the car you expect it to be!!!
Melting Slicks
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Glad to hear your candor, thank you! I owned a 66 coupe too and would own one again in a second if they did as you suggested with all modern components. From my perspective and it hasn't waivered from day one is they are trying to make the C7 something it's not! I personally love American style muscle and sports cars and feel they have departed too far from that with the C7. People on here call that whining blah blah blah, I just call it my opinion! I honestly would not trade my 427 for a C7 in a million years, but to those who love it I hope it is the car you expect it to be!!!
Burning Brakes
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Sure hope so. But it seems the majority of the older crowd likes it. Just smooth out that diffuser so its not a giant rectangle on a sexy sports car, and the car would be money, I could even swallow the crying vents off the lights. Best part of the rear is the lights, great evolution there.
Melting Slicks
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Go to you tube and type in 63 split window zr1. It's the car in deep blue. The build looks so well done, and I think the car looks spectacular. See what you think. I would buy that in a minute