firstvettesoon

right... the CAD images of the nose and tail...

Hey...that's what we got now too!

Can't remember how far out those were from the reveal. Well, we still have a few months... but I wont hold my breath.

VETTE-NV

Unfortunately, whether it's a base car or a high end version, if it's shown at Detroit this January, it's going to kill some C7 sales. The ZR1 will be a limited run car anyway, so I do not think they would put the rest of the line at risk with the introduction of a base car which would affect a greater number of possible C7 sales during 2018.

My guess is that if it is a top of line model that will be introduced first, there is a possibility it could be this January, with production starting within a year of the announcement. If we'll see a base car first, then I don't think it would be until 2019.

Other mysterious factors, though, are the shortened 2018 run, a possible shortened 2019 run, and the re-opening of the factory to public tours next fall. And then there's the chance that it's a Cadillac.

f-16pilotTX

speaking of that, where is our new renderings firstvettesoon? I need something to fantasize at night to! (Girlfriend just doesn’t cut it anymore) lol....

sunsalem

Exactly.
Not just a "chance."

MikeyTX

^^ Ya gonna buy it ? Me, I'm keeping the Z06 the more I think about it.

conceptmachine

Hoping the rear looks nothing like a C7, no disrespect intended.

MikeyTX

And if it does ?

conceptmachine

It will lower my enthusiasm...

firstvettesoon

MikeyTX

I was pumped initially. As of late, I'm kinda like meh.

conceptmachine

Yeah, its just taking too long to happen. This and another car I'm interested in, seems like its taken forever to get a pic of the actual car.

Hoping this ME looks great and is stout from the get go, with an engine option north of 650HP. I have a good feeling with the size and the relative weight of similar models, that it will weigh around 3400-3500 lbs. Price doesn't bother me, but its gotta look good and perform excellent. I like the C7, but i just couldnt get around the rear end of the car enough to get one. It had too much going on back there. the old rule applies here, for me anyway, 'make it simple, stupid'

JHrinsin

I am going to speculate that eventually the ME C8 will be powered by a couple different sized twin turbo V8, say a 525-550 cHP base model and say a 750-800 cHP top end model. This would be a natural progression from where we are today with the FE C7 Z51/Z06/ZR1 models. As far as the Cadillac version of the ME C8, I would fully expect a hybrid power plant, with heavy electric motor boost. This may also explain the long drawn out development time period and a launch in 12-14 months, if we are lucky.

As far as styling (always a point of personal taste and contention) of the C7 is concerned, it has never been my favorite. I think Kirk Bennion and crew gave us a design that is simply too edgy, too chiseled, details that are too busy and overdone, with elements that were not very well blended - function over form and almost as if there were "too many cooks in the kitchen". Because I am more old school I suppose, I much prefer the smoother, simpler and dare I say more elegant lines of the C6. I believe Tom Peters and crew took what John Cafaro and crew started with in the C5 and gave us a true future classic in the C6. As always YMMV.

sunsalem

Probably not...but I might be lusting after it though.

WKM

GM Authority has an article about worlds fastest drag race with 12 cars including several of your exotic ME cars they use the camero with 650 hp, but a Grand Sport vett with 460 hp. Getting tired of always seeing top models from other companies racing against base model vetts. By the way the Telsa won the event the vett came in 11th and the Camero 5th

CRABBYJ

Even though I own a C7 I do think the current tail lights are so distinguished and unique they will be replaced with something else as the spied ME? Rear facia panel openings strongly suggest. Maybe even reverting to roundish lights only visible when lit? With amber sidelights as they wrap around the sides.

This rendering someone created with round C7 tail lights adapted to the ME? spied rear facia could result. Please forgive my poor editing attempt,
But you get the idea.


C7


ME


Edit: And with that the rear spoiler looks incorporated, not added on to the top, extending from side to side. Thus the look I like of my C7 Base with only the small spoiler will be gone.

jagamajajaran

Those who are convinced the ME reveal will be sooner rather than later, consider that for the C7...

...we had the Jalopnik rendering in December, 2011...

...spy photos of the C7 in the wild with full camo as early as January, 2012 (and maybe earlier but I got tired of searching LOL)...

...GM press teasers that the C7 would be revealed on 1.13.13 that started being released on October 18, 2012.

KrisColoradoLV

I'm assuming that is made up and not true. I haven't been on here since my last post. I might have something to say after I do some reading later tonight when I have time.

KrisColoradoLV

I like this drawing ok. I just started reading some of this, so I don't know if firstvettesoon is still acting like an A-hole or not. But I can say this is a good drawing and the design has some good things about it.

KrisColoradoLV

Much improved from this earlier drawing he did.

KrisColoradoLV

This sketch below might have had a little influence on him. But I'm not going to get on him too hard for that. It demonstrates an idea. He's a better illustrator than I am. I haven't read all of the latest comments on here yet, so I don't know if he was trying to use my sketch to improve his drawing or not.