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Old 09-06-2018, 05:02 PM
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Too early to really know what makes it to production... but for now... the rear end is just not doing it for me. My gut says, "Looks too Camaro-like...". Can't wait to check it out when available!!

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I've done a side by side comparison with the rear ends of all the new Camaro variations and I don't see much similarity at all.
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They forgot to add the picture with the gated shifter.....
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Rear end of new camaro looks kick ***. Actually new camaros look mean as hell.
the c8 looks a little wimpy but hey for 60k its a deal.

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I'm not to sure it looks like a camaro, but I'm not digging it yet. Very flat and square from what I can tell.
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Originally Posted by Yarbie
Rear end of new camaro looks kick ***. Actually new camaros look mean as hell.
the c8 looks a little wimpy but hey for 60k its a deal.
The best look of the rear end of the CAMARO and CORVETTE IS WHEN THE OTHER GUY IS behind you
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Originally Posted by OlyC6
https://autoweek.com/article/spy-pho...n=awdailydrive

Too early to really know what makes it to production... but for now... the rear end is just not doing it for me. My gut says, "Looks too Camaro-like...". Can't wait to check it out when available!!
My Wife has a 6th gen and I stare it all the time. This looks nothing like a Camaro.
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Thanks for posting OlyC6,
Could you or somebody else start a thread with this video?
I don’t know how,I’ve been watching it in the German channel.
I believe it is of interest in regards to the sound and transmission .
thanks.
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Originally Posted by spireland
My Wife has a 6th gen and I stare it all the time. This looks nothing like a Camaro.
Well, IMHO... the "rectangular" shape of the rear end... the continuation of rectangular tail lights... exhaust tips -- outboard instead of traditional 4-in-the-center...



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The comments about having the center exhaust like "tradition" makes me chuckle.. The C1-C4 exhausts were outboard. It's similar to the "outrage" when the C6 came out and folks were upset because all vettes have hidden headlights. Well, all but the original C1 vettes.

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Originally Posted by ByByBMW
The comments about having the center exhaust like "tradition" makes me chuckle.. The C1-C4 exhausts were outboard. It's similar to the "outrage" when the C6 came out and folks were upset because all vettes have hidden headlights. Well, all but the C1 and C2 vettes.
Agree with the exhausts and the comment about no hidden headlights on the C1 but I went out in the garage and checked and my 1965 C2 headlights are definitely hidden.
I can say I like the non-hidden headlights on the C6 & C7. GM did a good job designing those in.
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Originally Posted by OlyC6
Well, IMHO... the "rectangular" shape of the rear end... the continuation of rectangular tail lights... exhaust tips -- outboard instead of traditional 4-in-the-center...

Yeah you must be "scared"... you better not get one.
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lots of camo. cant tell what it truly is gonna look like
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Its kinda funny how Corvette owners get so hung up on "tradition". When so many of those "traditions" really only apply to a couple of the generations of the car, not all generations. The center exhaust and hidden headlights are two prime examples.

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If there is a tradition in corvette, I would say it is the front gills. That is the one thing I can thing of, off the top of my head, that has come on every generation.

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Originally Posted by OlyC6
Well, IMHO... the "rectangular" shape of the rear end... the continuation of rectangular tail lights... exhaust tips -- outboard instead of traditional 4-in-the-center...

You say to-may-to, I say to-mah-to. Some family resemblence, but not all that much, to MY eyes. Bumper line, license placement, rear venting, exhaust pipes and lower fascia, "sag" (Vette) vs. rise (Camaro) at back of trunk/hatch, etc. etc. all are quite different.

Same thing with the C7 -- it hardly looked at all like the contemporaneous Camaro to ME (especially in person). Obviously others see it differently -- and it is silly for me to tell them they are not seeing what they are seeing, even if I think they are nuts

Seriously, though. Google '71 Corvette images, and then do '71 Camaro images. Both are today considered iconic styling exercises. Now, look at the rear ends (be sure the Camaro has the spoiler.) I don't remember any complaints back then, but talk about a CLOSE family resemblance!!!
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Originally Posted by Atomic Fred
Seriously, though. Google '71 Corvette images, and then do '71 Camaro images. Both are today considered iconic styling exercises. Now, look at the rear ends (be sure the Camaro has the spoiler.) I don't remember any complaints back then, but talk about a CLOSE family resemblance!!!
For the lazy, the 71 Vette:



Vette with spoiler but I couldn't tell if the spoiler was stock or not:



And the Camaro:



One additional thought. There are a lot of fun things being done with lights on cars (OLED, 3D-stack effects, etc). If the rear lights do wrap around, it could be a cool effect if they are doing it to show off 3D stacked wafers, etc.

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Originally Posted by hifi875
lots of camo. cant tell what it truly is gonna look like

i agree .. i cant see crap of the final design in any way from the camouflaged prototypes...

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