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StormHunter77 10-20-2018 12:43 PM

What are the odds it'll have round taillights?
 
Every time I see the covered test mules (not the 'Ring prototypes), I get this feeling like there will be four quad taillamp in the back, not some big wrap-around lamp. Sort of like a '19 Camaro-meets-McCalren F1 taillight. I have no facts to base this on, just a feeling. The McDonalds prototype looks nothing like the 'Ring prototypes in the back. It's so much smoother. It flows so much better. I feel like the Ring ones were trying to throw us all off, as has been suggested by others.
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...8599f1a343.png

ByByBMW 10-20-2018 12:51 PM

It will have two doublets one on each side. Round? I tend to doubt that after the C7 tail lights.

tractman 10-20-2018 12:57 PM

Zero

keagan 10-20-2018 01:07 PM

Negativo!!!

moose.b3 10-20-2018 01:23 PM

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vetteb_96C 10-20-2018 01:26 PM

Zero. The leaked CAD images show the tail lights are not round.

Quinten33 10-20-2018 01:40 PM


StormHunter77 10-20-2018 01:59 PM

Yes, the CAD images tell a different tail (haha). But I just cannot figure out why GM would put an ugly set of taillights on an iconic car known for its quad tail lamps. I am hoping whatever fill the voids is more than just red plastic, but rather something with LED elements and shape. The cutout on the side of the lamp towards the side of the car looks awkward, like a kid using scissors for the first time.

MitchAlsup 10-20-2018 02:25 PM


Originally Posted by keagan (Post 1598193383)
Negativo!!!

The range of probability is from zero 0.0 through 1.0. There are no negative probabilities. Nor can anyone give 110%.

FLS2K 10-20-2018 06:17 PM

None. The C7 was meant to wean folks from round so the ME wouldn’t be considered a Ferrari wannabe. That’s my opinion.

Shaka 10-20-2018 06:46 PM

By Australian Dave Williams, the best car designer in the world.
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...4f4ed16f9c.jpg

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...fd8d853098.jpg
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...03f9eebb71.jpg
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Darion 10-20-2018 06:50 PM

Love his work.

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Zymurgy 10-20-2018 07:10 PM

That's ugly.

OP, as others have said, the probability is ZERO.

StormHunter77,

Not all Corvettes had quad tail lights. Early Corvettes did not have "quad" tail lamps:
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...9a2d321259.png
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...7813270517.jpg

The C7 technically has quad tail lights:
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.cor...a6bf396906.jpg

Frankly, it was past time for Chevy to get away from the round/oval tail lights.

Speednet 10-20-2018 07:19 PM

The probability of round tail lights on the C8 is the same probability of popup headlights making a comeback.

84 4+3 10-20-2018 07:42 PM


Originally Posted by Speednet (Post 1598195024)
The probability of round tail lights on the C8 is the same probability of popup headlights making a comeback.

Meh, give it ten years. Everything goes full circle. Vinyl was in, vinyl was out. Cloth was in cloth was out. Leather was in leather was out. Cloths back and people want it... sorry, alcantara, plastered all over the place. In about 10 years it'll look as dated as the 80s and then they'll be back again. I personally like the uninterrupted lines provided by flip up head lights only because dropping them for the c6 looked like an afterthought. The C7 did a much better job on that front. I'm liking the camo cars.

Zaro Tundov 10-20-2018 07:47 PM


Originally Posted by FLS2K (Post 1598194774)
None. The C7 was meant to wean folks from round so the ME wouldn’t be considered a Ferrari wannabe. That’s my opinion.

Good point. The C7 was originally going to be ME so the C8 would have at least been on their minds while they finalized the C7 design. The C8 design may even have been well along before the C7 was designed.

AORoads 10-20-2018 07:56 PM


Originally Posted by tractman (Post 1598193333)
Zero

:iagree:

JDMvette7 10-20-2018 08:03 PM

Just look at the rest if the GM lineup. It will be consistent, so no round lights.

Tom73 10-20-2018 08:24 PM

Very, very few years of the Corvette had four round tail lights so I do not understand the obsession with them.

JerriVette 10-20-2018 08:26 PM

Dont think the c8 will have round tailights



just a guess..


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