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Old Jan 4, 2014 | 03:00 PM
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Finally saw a c7 on the road..Looks awesome! First glance i thought it was a ferrari check out a pic i took next to my c5.

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Interesting to see how much closer the front wheels have gotten to the nose of the car.
Cool pic.
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Old Jan 4, 2014 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Torchsport
Interesting to see how much closer the front wheels have gotten to the nose of the car. Cool pic.
That's a good thing if handling matters

Generally, the further you push the wheels out to the corners of the car the better.
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Old Jan 4, 2014 | 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by RaginBull
Finally saw a c7 on the road..Looks awesome! First glance i thought it was a ferrari check out a pic i took next to my c5.

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I think the C7 looks nicer. I own a C5, and will probably not be able to afford a new C7 for quite a while. My C5 is ten years old (2004 Spiral Gray Metallic coupe) and has not given me many problems since the day my wife bought it for me, new. I uised it as a daily driver befoore I retired and have 130K miles on it.
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Old Jan 4, 2014 | 03:54 PM
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I think the C7 looks nicer. I own a C5, and will probably not be able to afford a new C7 for quite a while. My C5 is ten years old (2004 Spiral Gray Metallic coupe) and has not given me many problems since the day my wife bought it for me, new. I uised it as a daily driver befoore I retired and have 130K miles on it.
I had the same car as you
Better tell your wife every day how much you appreciate her
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Originally Posted by RaginBull
Finally saw a c7 on the road..Looks awesome! First glance i thought it was a ferrari check out a pic i took next to my c5.

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nice picture. If only there would have been a red C6 to get in the middle that would be a really cool comparison
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Originally Posted by z edge
nice picture. If only there would have been a red C6 to get in the middle that would be a really cool comparison
there was actually a white Audi R8 in front of the c7.
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Old Jan 4, 2014 | 04:52 PM
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I like them both! Love that color! I liked my red C6 too. All great cars.
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Originally Posted by Torchsport
Interesting to see how much closer the front wheels have gotten to the nose of the car.
Cool pic.
Originally Posted by gthal
That's a good thing if handling matters

Generally, the further you push the wheels out to the corners of the car the better.
It's partly that, partly reduced overhang. They stretched the wheelbase out two inches, 104.5" to 106.7, and reduced overall length 179.7" to 176.9.
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Originally Posted by z edge
I had the same car as you
Better tell your wife every day how much you appreciate her
I do.
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I think the C5 sits a tad lower than the C7. I like them both.
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