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Old 08-28-2020, 09:29 AM
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Does Corvette come to mind? Not for me but Malibu sedan sure does. Certain C8 design elements really bug me. This design is really incongruent.

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Many models are taller women with bigger feet. If you just take a picture of their feet you might not like what you see, but when you step back and se the whole picture, I doubt you would be focusing on the feet. Sure, certain design elements of the C8 aren’t perfect, but when I step back and look at my car, I certainly don’t see Malibu, but maybe a little Malibu Barbie...


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Must be why you ordered one.
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Many models are taller women with bigger feet. If you just take a picture of their feet you might not like what you see, but when you step back and se the whole picture, I doubt you would be focusing on the feet. Sure, certain design elements of the C8 aren’t perfect, but when I step back and look at my car, I certainly don’t see Malibu, but maybe a little Malibu Barbie...



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Originally Posted by MagicGlass
Does Corvette come to mind? Not for me but Malibu sedan sure does. Certain C8 design elements really bug me. This design is really incongruent.
I totally agree about styling.... this photo is horrible

The guy waiving a metal-detector around his "nether regions" (His problem, not mine ... I don't judge))

The woman in the fake Lilly Pulitzer, .. and dude, adjusting his" equipment" (and we know... ahhh, that the warranty has expired)....

Just, "Yeah"... Bad Look
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I really do think they could have done a better job with the rear of the car. But I don't see a Malibu.


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Must be why you ordered one.
Don’t have to love it to own it .
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Rear end styling
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Originally Posted by benplace
I really do think they could have done a better job with the rear of the car. But I don't see a Malibu.


It’s more of the side view of the rear fender that’s all Malibu. That ugly *** wrap around tail lamp is what bugs the hell out of me. It’s just not a Corvette design element. Where in IL are you?

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Originally Posted by MagicGlass
It’s more of the side view of the rear fender that’s all Malibu. That ugly *** wrap around tail lamp is what bugs the hell out of me. It’s just not a Corvette design element. Where in IL are you?
Obviously stuck in the past. The Corvette design has evolved. It's more modern now. If you want a static design, go buy a Porsche. They look the same as 40 years ago.
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Well.... Marry the cheerleader with the cute behind in 12th grade, or marry the awkward girl with the braces, and and an acceptance to MIT, and compare notes
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Originally Posted by MagicGlass
It’s more of the side view of the rear fender that’s all Malibu. That ugly *** wrap around tail lamp is what bugs the hell out of me. It’s just not a Corvette design element. Where in IL are you?
Central Il, near Peoria
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Hope I get to see one in the flesh, soon.
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Originally Posted by Zymurgy
Obviously stuck in the past. The Corvette design has evolved. It's more modern now. If you want a static design, go buy a Porsche. They look the same as 40 years ago.
To each their own. The design and the lack of a manual gearbox is a source of perpetual contention for this car. The C8 looks like a dated FE car converted to a ME car. The cab is too far back. A shark design is 3 000 000 years old. Corvettes should look like sharks. Just moving the cab forward like Lamborghini does, and lowering the front fenders like earlier Corvettes, helps this design just a little bit. The back of the car is pitiful.







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Originally Posted by CJ ******
Hope I get to see one in the flesh, soon.
Are you referring to Post #11?
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Originally Posted by benplace
I really do think they could have done a better job with the rear of the car. But I don't see a Malibu.

Why do you have the name of a Danish band on your license plate, lol?
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C8 will not hold up design wise already looks plain and dated compared to the previous gens. As the years go by it will only get worse for the C8. Just poor designers on the GM team at the moment.

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Feeling like all this has been said before? We all know by now that this car from certain angles does not photograph well! How many prior posts state: “the car looks so much better in person”!

The back end conversation has been “played and played”. Those that liked all the pluses vs the minuses bought a C8. Is it perfectly designed no, is any car ? Is there one car that not one person will find a flaw with design or other issues? For my money, this Corvette is well worth the cost in OVERALL design and performance! Find a better value, buy it. Drive it like you stole it and be thankful you have one, many other bigger issues going on around us.






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Why do you have the name of a Danish band on your license plate, lol?
Been a fan a long time, seen them live several times in the US. Lots of bands are popular in the US that aren't from the US.
If you had "BEATLES" on your plate I wouldn't reply "Why do you have a British band on your license plate?"
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