Did these when the first photos and renderings came out.
Windshield Pillars need to be Body color and Roll Hoop needs to be Black. All Gills, Grills and Vents need to be body color, except the Front Grill. No Spoiler.

If you're going to have the effect of a wrap-a-round Windscreen, you need to change the shape of the upper side rails to a smooth curve, not sharp edges, unless you cut the corner off the rail so the windshield and side glass appear to be a straight line.

 

Interesting that you state this as if it is fact rather than just your opinion. I happen to like the vents, etc. as they are in Carbon Flash Metallic. I also prefer the pillars as GM did them in gloss black. Those are my opinions.

 

Well.....if you say so JamesSimpson, then hey I guess so......(?)

 

Mine too. I like the way the car looks now. But for 2015, I've heard that there are some changes coming in terms of some of those items actually being offered in body color.

 

James is my co-worker, he's buying a 2015 Mustang.

He's always a critic.

P.S. - Do your renderings on a PC next time. Your iPad finger rubbings smear.

 

QUOTE=Zymurgy;1586856311]Interesting that you state this as if it is fact rather than just your opinion. I happen to like the vents, etc. as they are in Carbon Flash Metallic. I also prefer the pillars as GM did them in gloss black. Those are my opinions.[/QUOTE]


Having grown-up in the Fifties and Sixties, and attended Auto Shows in what I consider to be the "Golden Age" of Concept Cars, I have seen a lot of very well executed Wrap-A-Round Windshields. Not all practical, but nice to look at.

Chevy could have designed the Windows and Windshield to butt-up against each other, with the pillar inside. Also left over from the older Vettes is the Triangular Re-Enforcement at the Bottom of the Pillar. Looks out-of-place. Could have been done on the inside. These things just alter the flow as your eye sweeps across the vehicle. The different color Vents are distracting, although the black paint on the hood does allow for nice-looking Black Vents.

The way Chevy did it leaves the top of the car looking like it has Fork Lift Tongs. If you do have a Wrap-A-Round Effect, then the Roof should be body color.

 

Agreed......

 

Me three!

 

A member has painted the pillars already. The majority of opinions is it looks wrong. The angles of the A pillars make it look funny when painted.

Also, a vendor painted all their vents body color and it looks pretty cheap, at least to me and many others in the poll.

These are my opinions based on real cars.

 

The bottom part of my original reply got cut-off, so here is the whole thing

Having grown-up in the Fifties and Sixties, and attended Auto Shows in what I consider to be the "Golden Age" of Concept Cars, I have seen a lot of very well executed Wrap-A-Round Windshields. Not all practical, but nice to look at.

Chevy could have designed the Windows and Windshield to butt-up against each other, with the pillar inside. Also left over from the older Vettes is the Triangular Re-Enforcement at the Bottom of the Pillar. Looks out-of-place. Could have been done on the inside. These things just alter the flow as your eye sweeps across the vehicle. The different color Vents are distracting, although the black paint on the hood does allow for nice-looking Black Vents.

The way Chevy did it leaves the top of the car looking like it has Fork Lift Tongs. If you do have a Wrap-A-Round Effect, then the Roof should be body color.

Black Vents look nice on a Black car or one with Black Hood Paint!

Everyone has their personal preferences as to how their car should look, but the base car, from the beginning, should have continuity of design.

Looks like the C7 had 3 different designers. The front Splitter and Grill and Hood are great. The side creases and vent (except for the cheap plastic, or Carbon fiber Vent) looks good. The Greenhouse is a mix of too many disjointed pieces. The Back end looks good, until you get to the tail lights.

Personally, I prefer the Transformers car to the C7. In fact, some of the Concepts from the Sixties still look better.

Just my opinion.

 

Yes Josh, here's some more of my iPad finger-painting.

No Fork Lift here!

 

As I said, I painted these when the cars were first revealed. This is the first time I've posted on this forum, at the urging of my mis-guided co-worker. They've been on Facebook for quite a while now.

The parts, if done correctly, and painted correctly, will look fine, just as they do on the yellow rendering. You'll have to trim the paint on the pillars to make them more effective. This is the best I can do, without going into a 3D program, or Photoshop. Just finger-painting on the iPad.

Just my Visual Opinion.