the headlights... they won’t be shaped like that. You need to look more at the C8R photos and you can see the true shape. The renders looks blob eyed, way too horizontal and rounded. The headlights on the ring are also not the finished product whatsoever. That is a good thing, the renders I’ve seen look odd because the camo cars look odd too. We are missing details in the rear quarters, there is no way it will look so long and odd. I could see a carbon blade or cut line somewhere between the wheel opening and the inlet. The rear unfortunately will remain fairly ugly however I don’t think we will be getting huge wrap around lights, I think they will be used for venting and possibly use slim led on the upper part and venting on the lower etc. GM is showing you want they want to show you purposefully so keep that in mind. There is no way this car will end up looking less chiseled and svelte as the current C7 which is find to be the best looking Corvette to date minus the taillights, rear bumper, and lazy design front headlights in the detail (not shape).

Just sayin..



quick sketch to get the idea of the design and honestly I’m at a loss with the side intakes... the design is awkward. Less wind tunnel, more art please. If you look at the camo pics and see the shadows you can see a very strange design going on there. Hopefully this ain’t it!

hmmm...

We know that some of the cads leaked by ZERV were early and that some design or mechanical elements of the C8 have changed. The bumper above is the final design of something extremely close to it, and a forum member who saw the car, C7pimp, stated that the lights in the CAD drawings and in the renderings he helped create are accurate.

Yes I see the cad images and NCM bumper and facia. I agree, those are final. I also believe that the photoshops around here, YouTube etc. are fairly close however the C8R shows the headlight shape truer to reality than the prototypes running around here and Germany. The rear lamps are a mystery to me and frankly I hate the shape of them, but I’m guessing that they won’t waste all of that real estate on just lights and incorporate vents in there.

I would be very let down if the overall design looked the way the renders look now. No offense to any of those guys, they did a great job in execution, but don’t look at the camo cars as 1:1 because I know the C8R actually gave us more clues than the road cars in full desguise have.

My latest iso render follows the exact shape oh the headlamp bucket and Ali’s matches the CAD in that particular position and view.

the front view in my avatar also exactly follows the shape.

both are the same shape as seen on the C8R

I agree 100% with you on the headlights. To me it seems like what we see on the camo cars are a cluster of lights mounted on top of the OEM lights. They seem to be too high and flat across the front. Also, there is no lense cover on them which would make them even taller. Getting rid of the "cluster" of lights would allow for a sportier raked slope to the front. Just my opinion of what i see.

definately not production headlights used on the camo cars, however I was referencing the renders out there. I took the C8R images as a base, not the camo spy shots. I refuse to believe that GM would put out a new car that looks like a quasi Ferrari 360 Modena rip off 18 years later. The problem with the Corvette is always that it is always missing something, or has too much boy racer aesthetic. I wish they learned from Audi.

back to the point though, I’m confident the shape I sketched is the correct one. It won’t be as Beavis and butthead eyed as most of the renders show.

This rendering is is built on top of a camo image and follows the headlight and tail light shapes exactly. It also matches the CAD image shapes exactly for the position and perspective. So in this pose, everything is the shape and proportions as we know them so far. To my eye they are pretty close to what you drew.

The final scoop shape is not known. This version shows an extended version that terminates at the door ledge. Similar to Lafrrrari and Aria.

I agree reed the final headlamp treatment for the actual lighting elements may be different than shown but if you look close, the bucket lamp surround is shaped to fit around the elements shown. So who knows. The tail light elements are not production and will be more dynamic.





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not sure exactly what you mean.

The scoop is not exactly what we will see in the final car. That I am sure if. It gives an idea but not specific details ablout the blending or trim. I am sure it will be “ right” and dynamic.

no no doubt you are correct in your assessment but I will point out that the exact shape and size of the scoop are not known yet. There could be several versions to take your points into account. One thing we can tell, from the camo track videos, the scoop is taking a lot of air in based on the bulging of the fake panel.

did you notice on the CAD that the side intake seems to be split upper and lower?

Overall i think the little we know and based on my rendering, the basic shape and form put it in the ballpark with the 488 and some Mclarens as far as form goes.

Your thought about the nose being brought forward for a hi P.O. model is interesting and exactly what they did with the Pista.

the headlights and certain details are missing the beveling and depth. They aren’t that long, it’s the beveling like the C8R and my sketch that is based off the C8R headlights. I’m still not a fan of the headlights, this car is being designed for wind tunnel efficient drag VS beauty.

ill post a close up of the overlay. The outline of the lamps can be seen clearly in the image. One reason I chose that particular photo. The angle makes them look longer. They are about the same size as the C7 s. Different shape.