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Old Feb 4, 2020 | 05:20 PM
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Old Feb 4, 2020 | 05:25 PM
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Nice comparison, C7 looks so much better
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Old Feb 4, 2020 | 05:29 PM
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The noticeable difference is the cabin forward ( 16 inchas forward of the C7 design ) design of the C8 and the super car rake and super wide rear end even in this base model. The C7 is a beautiful car but I can see the start of its look waning over the next 5 or 6 years by 2025 the C7 will look as dated as the C6 is now..
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Old Feb 4, 2020 | 05:39 PM
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Yes Excellent Comparison.This really shows how I am really Not a big fan of the 8.
Never was crazy about the ZL nose on the 7.Those intakes take getting use to.
Now the C8 Racecar is different ball game


Fat,Low,Ground Effects for the WINNN
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Old Feb 4, 2020 | 05:49 PM
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Thanks for the pictures. The C8 looks bigger and I feel the C7 is already over-sized. People who thought the C7 had a big butt are going to loss their minds at the C8 rear end... way too much junk in that trunk. The C7 looks sleeker with the long hood. However the C8 looks fast standing still.
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Old Feb 4, 2020 | 05:57 PM
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Little bit difficult to compare. It looks like your car is lowered and it also has ground effects. I think the base C8 with ground effects/aero looks drastically better than the C7 does.

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Old Feb 4, 2020 | 06:24 PM
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I like the C7's plate
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Old Feb 4, 2020 | 06:36 PM
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No denying that they both look good
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Old Feb 4, 2020 | 06:42 PM
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Thanks for the pictures. The C8 looks bigger and I feel the C7 is already over-sized. People who thought the C7 had a big butt are going to loss their minds at the C8 rear end... way too much junk in that trunk. The C7 looks sleeker with the long hood. However the C8 looks fast standing still.
LOL they are going to be stuffing 800 HP in that Trunk.. its going to be called the J.Lo of the car industry. By the way I hope the C8 looks as good in 50 years as J.Lo does at 50 years. A Rod is a lucky man..
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Old Feb 4, 2020 | 06:59 PM
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My next car will NOT be a 2020 C8.
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Old Feb 4, 2020 | 07:06 PM
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C8Jake, Thanks for sharing ! I think those are the best comparison pictures so far !
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Old Feb 4, 2020 | 07:10 PM
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Thanks for the comparison photos. The side photos, C8 behind the C7, are the most telling photos I've seen. Since I have a black C7, I'm biased of course, but this makes the C8 look really strange, and not in a good way. The C7 has that long hood that just looks like it belongs there, and balances the rest of the car. The C8 just looks like a styling mess to me. Like cowboy boots and a wedding dress, both great looks, but not together.
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Old Feb 4, 2020 | 08:39 PM
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character ... just has more character


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Nice comparison, C7 looks so much better
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Old Feb 4, 2020 | 08:55 PM
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I agree. The lines of the C8 just don’t flow. It looks very “choppy” if that makes sense. If you put it side by side with a 458 or a 488 you would see what I mean.
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Both great looking cars but the C8 doesn’t look anything like the C7 or any other Corvette IMO. Not that, that matters...
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Old Feb 4, 2020 | 09:59 PM
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I dig them both. VERY NICE PICS, THANK YOU!

F12 or 488? Love them all.

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Old Feb 4, 2020 | 10:04 PM
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Thanks for the comparison. The only thing that bugs me about the C8 is the wheel size. The wheels for some reason look small for the car vs the C7 where it looks more balanced. Anyone else seeing this?
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Old Feb 4, 2020 | 10:27 PM
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The C8 looks pretty good from the direct front and rear but I'm not a fan of the profile yet. C7 still for me!
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Old Feb 4, 2020 | 10:46 PM
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I saw a C8 in person two weeks ago. It doesn’t pop in base form. My two take aways were: the convertible C8 will look better than the hardtop, and all C8s will need aftermarket wheels to look good. The base wheels were horrible.
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