Torch Red/get too much attention?
03-23-2014, 01:32 PM
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Torch Red/get too much attention?
got one ordered, but does it really draw that much attention driving ,not that is bad thing or does that go for all colors. they all look great in my opinion, but red does stand out, any regrets? which I kinda doubt, my first choice artic white but torch red kept calling me all comments welcome thanks guys can't wait get it
03-23-2014, 01:37 PM
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Safety Car
Not sure it matters much. My buddy just picked up an arctic white, and he's regularly accosted in parking lots, gas stations etc by people wanting to take pictures, ask questions etc. I chose high stealth silver, but not sure that will matter much!
03-23-2014, 01:42 PM
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All Corvettes are red! (At least spiritually.)
I have owned red Corvettes for four generations and never regretted it. Sell used well too!
If invisible is what you want drive a gray minivan on a rainy day. Corvettes are meant to be seen.
I have owned red Corvettes for four generations and never regretted it. Sell used well too!
If invisible is what you want drive a gray minivan on a rainy day. Corvettes are meant to be seen.
03-23-2014, 01:44 PM
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Melting Slicks
My Arctic White cannot avoid the fanatics. My wife didn't really believe me about being late a few times due to people lining up to talk to me at the gas station and at a store parking lot, so I took her out last weekend. After she saw the attention it got she was shocked.
03-23-2014, 01:45 PM
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I've had my crystal red vert for 38 days now and I feel like a rock star. Just enjoy your beautiful car.
03-23-2014, 01:51 PM
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Until they come out with an invisible paint option, all Corvettes will attract attention. Just like a really beautiful woman, they're great to look at. 
03-23-2014, 02:16 PM
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I had an LMB C6. Now I have a Torch Red C7. MUCH different experience - mostly due to the newness of the C7 but the Torch Red is definitely a factor also. Black wheels on a Torch Red with Adrenaline Red interior is about as good as it gets from a "BOLD" visual statement with this car.
03-23-2014, 03:02 PM
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I've got AW and it gets more attention than I ever imagined.
Cars nearly crashing around you because the drivers are taking pictures,
cars speeding up to catch you on the highway to pull along side and take pictures....
flashes going off next to you as you are driving down the road at night....
If you stop for gas, at least one person will stop to ask you about it....
stop at the beer store, there is a guy from the car place next door shooting a 360 video of your car when you walk up.... making some runs on a local straight away and folks begin to follow you to watch....
people stand up at outdoor resterauntes to take pics as you drive by...
folks drive up next to you and roll down their windows to ask questions....
your boss hears you have it and asks you to go show it to him and let him sit in it....
the wife and I went to a beach bar locally and were sure to sit where we had a clear view of the car. We had lunch and a couple of beers (ok... I had beers, she became the designated driver). It was fun to watch 9 of 10 people that passed by the car make at least 1 circle around it taking in the beauty....
Kids walking by the house while the garage is open scream "Oh my God, they have a Lambourghini (sp?)"..... ..
a photographer friend walks up to me at work and says... "hey, I heard you have the new Corvette.... can I use it for a wedding photoshoot this spring?"
..... all these are true stories that I experienced.
If red gets as much attention as white, be ready.
Cars nearly crashing around you because the drivers are taking pictures,
cars speeding up to catch you on the highway to pull along side and take pictures....
flashes going off next to you as you are driving down the road at night....
If you stop for gas, at least one person will stop to ask you about it....
stop at the beer store, there is a guy from the car place next door shooting a 360 video of your car when you walk up.... making some runs on a local straight away and folks begin to follow you to watch....
people stand up at outdoor resterauntes to take pics as you drive by...
folks drive up next to you and roll down their windows to ask questions....
your boss hears you have it and asks you to go show it to him and let him sit in it....
the wife and I went to a beach bar locally and were sure to sit where we had a clear view of the car. We had lunch and a couple of beers (ok... I had beers, she became the designated driver). It was fun to watch 9 of 10 people that passed by the car make at least 1 circle around it taking in the beauty....
Kids walking by the house while the garage is open scream "Oh my God, they have a Lambourghini (sp?)"..... ..
a photographer friend walks up to me at work and says... "hey, I heard you have the new Corvette.... can I use it for a wedding photoshoot this spring?"
..... all these are true stories that I experienced.
If red gets as much attention as white, be ready.
Last edited by TX Navy Vet; 03-23-2014 at 03:17 PM.
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03-23-2014, 03:24 PM
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Red
I got Cyber Gray and love it - but that Torch Red with a stinger and the black spoiler and mirrors is an absolutely killer look. If I could get two the Torch Red would be mine - Then an Arctic White - I think I need three...
03-23-2014, 03:24 PM
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Race Director
My LRG is about as subdued as a C7 can get and it attracts attention everywhere I go. It is a rare parking lot that I don't come back to the car without seeing some people looking at or taking pictures of it. Nature of the beast. I think a TR C7 will get more attention on the road, though. The LRG doesn't show the distinctive "black bits" on the car as well as lighter colors, so many people I pass don't recognize it as a new model unless they look closely.