Like the sun rises and sets my friend! GM is so predictable at times it makes me feel like a psychic! I can hear it at the bash already.. "Oh Well way back in 2014 we had no idea that 8 speed automatic would be in the 2015s"

 

Yes they are quite predictable. Unfortunately some of those people that are rushing out to get the 2014 are going to take a bath on trade-in when the DCT is introduced. I guess if you have lots of money that's not an issue.

 

but it would be fun to have one in a few weeks and turn heads! I like when people walk up and ask questions. That is something you only see with a C1,C2 or a new one.

 

Yes, I agree but the GS is technically a different model, identical exterior to a Z06 except for the side vents. The C4 change in 1992 on the rear was inspired again by the ZR1 introduced in 1990. Plus, the C4 ran for 13 years and the C3 ran for 16 years. I hope they don't do that again. I was really sick of the C3 after just 10 years.

 

The GS was just created due to the unintentionally long C6 production period...kinda like the ZR-1...
Expecting cosmetic upgrades after one year of production is wishful thinking...the car isn't even out and you guys want something else. To be honest the more I hear about how people dislike the way the car looks, the more I like it, maybe it's the whole "rebellious" side of me wanting something that ruffles the feathers of the "OLD guard".



Or it could be that I really just like the booty on this car...

 

Thanks - that's what I was looking for originally; the typical introduction cycle.

Issues with the first model year "ultimate driving machine" aka BMW 335i included stalling and no starts that required a class action lawsuit and a couple different government threats for BMW to swap out the fuel pump. The ultimate leasing machine is the new marketing / development model for them; hence my step away from the brand. The rest of the issues were annoyances - all could have been mid-model year just as well to be fair, but this sums up my limited concern on the C7 pretty well;

Big Detroit supporter as I grew up as "car kid" from Michigan and I spent over 17 years myself supporting GM, Ford, Chrysler, or tier 1's in IT but, that does not mean I am a blind supporter either. I really, really like the C7 and just looking for the little nudge to jump into 2014 versus waiting....gulp...another calendar year.

Wow, the discussion of the rear end of the Corvette comes up more than Beyonce or JLows posterior in TmZ, Dub magazine, and YouTube videos of said combined. Um, obsess much?

 

My five year old Z06 still turns heads. Driving down the Interstate and people pull up along side and take photos. I stop in a convenience store, and people ask questions. Washing it in my driveway, and people out for an evening walk say "I like your car" or "beautiful car" or from a teenager on a bike, "is that a Z06 or a ZR1?"

Same as they do when I'm driving my C1 and my C2.

 

I am with you and I am holding out for a 2015 as well.

New model launches are getting better but there still find some things to improve upon in the first year. Testing can only do so much and real world experience with a lot of cars on the road provides tons more data.

Redoing an entire production line is a major project and invariably areas for improvement will come to light fairly quickly once the line starts pumping out cars.

I understand all the folks that want one right away but I would rather wait a year as I intend to keep the car for a very long time.

 

Because the current 2014 model has Camaro tail lamps, a limited visibility 1984 Celica GT style liftback hatch, and a horribly busy and Batmobile looking back end?

I too am sitting out the C7 until it looks like a Corvette from every angle, and has better and safer rearward visibility (ala the Glassback from 1978 to 2013).

 

That reply was to include a quote asking why wait for a later model C7, and my response is immediately above. I know quite a few other Corvette fans feel the same way, and hope GM responds...

 

It's the way of the world...new tech makes old tech worth less and...dare I say...obsolete.

How much off a new 2013 can I get a new Z06 for? $17k...$20k? How much less is your used Z worth now at trade in?

 

17-20k off a 13 Z sounds great and you know it will destroy a C7 cause it too is on Michelins. Yep, I went there!

 

So you can finally get a real wide body! Not just a base ls3 with a body kit. I went there too!

 

Dont you have something that needs waxing?

 

Not as long as you don't have a race to run. Someone has to keep an eye on you kids!

 

Well, C4 had several styling upgrades (new front fascia, square tail-lights,etc.

The only "cosmetic" C5/C6 model year upgrade I can think of in recent history (not including color changes, wheels, etc.) is removing the exterior passenger-side door lock on the 2000 C5.

 

Given the hysterics over the C5's fat *** and the C6's exposed headlights, and how quickly those changes were undone, I'm thinking those waiting for the rear end to change will need to wait for the C8.

I definitely see a widebody version in the future, as well as aero add-ons for the hipo versions, maybe some changes to the side vent for those versions as well, and of course the stingray badge.

Other than that I don't think the car will change until the next gen.

-T

 

Huh ? The exposed headlights on the C6 were from the get go ........ Never changed.

 

Exactly his point...

 

Too hard to respond on my iphone