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I'm trying to be open minded but moving to a ME design for the Corvette may well turn out to be the one of the biggest mistakes GM has ever made. Time will tell.
I'm trying to be open minded but moving to a ME design for the Corvette may well turn out to be the one of the biggest mistakes GM has ever made. Time will tell.
If it doesn't at least match the C7's styling panache it certainly will be.
I'm one of those who looked at pictures and then railed about "Camaro Tail Lights" and such. Which I certainly now regret. When I finally saw the C7 in a dealership, and out on the road, I was pretty blown away. If they gave Academy Awards for car styling, the C7 team would top the list. And as one of them said in a video, we can't keep building the 1978 car forever.
And as much as I love the C3 Sharks, he's right. Time marches on, styling has to keep up.
I'm generally not a fan of the proportions of mid engine cars. I love the short rear deck and loooooong hood of the C3s and C4s. That said, from what I've seen so far, the Corvette C8 styling team is knocking it right out of the park.
Imagine going to work every day to style/update a car that is an American Icon with a strongly opinionated and aggressively outspoken fan base. Knowing that no matter what new things you try, you're probably going to viciously attacked.
Time to stop that nonsense. Well past time actually.
It's time give the stylists of our favorite car the space and support they need and deserve. Try some new things out. So Trapezoidal tail lights may not have sat well at first with many of us. But they look fine, and up to date, on the real car. Times change and styling has to keep up.
Enough attacking already. If you've been around Corvettes for any length of time, you realize that in the end, each new one that comes off the production line is an instant classic. Each new Corvette generation has been and continues to be beautifully styled, with tradition intact and recognition as a Corvette instant and clear.
And each new Corvette has been the best one yet. C8? Mid Engine? Sure, go for it. Given the track record of Corvette stylists to date, it will be Great.
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I'm with you. While I didn't get on the forum and trash the C7 design, I wasn't initially drawn to it and purchased a Jaguar F-Type instead. When I saw it in person, I liked it much better. 18 months after intro, I had one in my garage, and less than a year ago, I custom-ordered a second one.
I think you are spitting hairs here. One could even argue that in some ways the H-pattern is simpler because each ratio has a “spot,” while you have to hit the lever x times to get the right gear with paddles. Coordinating the clutch (and gas if you heel/toe) is the tough part.
"Splitting hairs"? Yes, we HAVE been through this before. And it's just friggin' amazing that people are attempting to redefine what a manual transmission is and claiming a DCT is "really just a manual transmission, except it doesn't have a clutch pedal." They claim you are still controlling the transmission because you are pushing a button to change the gears (well, "pulling" a button for the pedantically impaired) and somehow that it is "splitting hairs" by pointing out you are not in control of the clutch, nor do you have a gear lever to change gears.
When we get to the point where driverless cars are a reality we will have these same people claiming being transported by a driverless car is "just like driving" because, after all, you still are in control and tell the car where to go. No, you no longer touch a steering wheel or gas pedal, and you no longer have to pay attention to your surroundings, but to point out these differences is just "splitting hairs" because it really is the same thing. Now let's talk about sex and robots.
I totally agree with those who are saying "Chill" to all the nay sayers and the "My Way or the Highway" crowd. Until we see the next generation AND drive it, we won't know how big it will grab our attention and won't let go. With apologies to the mods, look at these old C7 spy shots, would you buy these ugly cars?
C'mon, they're ugly. I would never buy something that awful. Now it's easy to laugh because we know what the C7 looks like and it sure isn't ugly. The point is, I won't pass judgement on anything until its in the showroom. To me, the new C8 camo cars look much hotter than the C7 camo cars did.
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I’m with Acroy. The creases in the C7 seemed overdone to me. I couldn’t help but feel it was more about appealing to a different demographic (read younger). I like smooth flowing lines not edges.
Love the look of the C7, but whenever I park my C6 roadster I walk for a bit, then look back and think to myself what a beautiful car it is. GM has been nailing the look of the Corvette for every generation, and I hope the C8 looks lusty and exotic enough (I'm sure it will). As has been mentioned here by many posters, relatively speaking, beauty does't cost a whole lot more unless you need extremely sharp lines (I have learned a few interesting facts on this thread).
Love the look of the C7, but whenever I park my C6 roadster I walk for a bit, then look back and think to myself what a beautiful car it is. GM has been nailing the look of the Corvette for every generation, and I hope the C8 looks lusty and exotic enough (I'm sure it will). As has been mentioned here by many posters, relatively speaking, beauty does't cost a whole lot more unless you need extremely sharp lines (I have learned a few interesting facts on this thread).
Same here X10!
Have to admit though that as of late I have been having these dreams were an all black C7 ZR1 comes to get me! Not sure if it is a Vader phobia thing or if it is meant to be...
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I'm with you. While I didn't get on the forum and trash the C7 design, I wasn't initially drawn to it and purchased a Jaguar F-Type instead. When I saw it in person, I liked it much better. 18 months after intro, I had one in my garage, and less than a year ago, I custom-ordered a second one.
Random stuff: I am shallow in the respect that the body matters. I was head over heels in love with my C6Z but did not fall in love with the C7. I like the F Type coupe but not the vert. I am praying that the ME will seem small- a tightly wrapped body that can’t even hold one bag of clubs. Surface tension everywhere!
The sketches in color of the c8 looks da, good. Im glad to have a dct instead of a manual as well..
the rear mid engine makes me laugh as I remember as a teenager the mid engine concept cars and for those features, the sletches and the memories of 40 odd years ago...
i look forward to the upcoming c8.
should be awesome...and if nit then ill keep my present corvette a few more years and then buy something else..
no big deal but I have a feeling the c8 will be awesome.
Random stuff: I am shallow in the respect that the body matters. I was head over heels in love with my C6Z but did not fall in love with the C7. I like the F Type coupe but not the vert. I am praying that the ME will seem small- a tightly wrapped body that can’t even hold one bag of clubs. Surface tension everywhere!
I still prefer the C6 design over the C7, and that is primarily why I own a C6. I bought the latest, best convertible model that they made, the 427 Convertible.
Looks (and performance) are very important to me, but bragging rights are also very important to many owners. They want the latest thing. Will it originally be faster than the C7 ZR1? I doubt it. Eventually, it will be faster, I'm sure.
But how many of us can really use that extra level of performance? Not many. I can't really drive my car to its potential, especially on the street. Does that mean I do not want a C7 ZR1 convertible? No, I want one anyway.
I think lots of sports car buyers are going to want the latest thing, the mid-engined Corvette. It will be a very cool car to have. I'd like to have one someday, too. But it will have to be a convertible.
In the meantime, perhaps the C7 ZR1 convertible prices will fall enough for me to make the switch!
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