C7 (2014+) Corvette Thread
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Car looks great to me in most shots, the rear quarter shots are the best to me and it has a exotic look especially with the detailing behind the front tire and the lower door area. Front end is decent but I think its weakest point. With some extra skirting and detailing in the nose and it being lowered the Z06 and ZR1 are going to look insane. Interior looks good, highly improved but still does not look as sophisticated or on the level of a R8, Ferrari, or 911. Hopefully they keep the price in check, I think my dad is going to get a Corvette for his next car.
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For the last couple of decades or so, every time we get a all-new 'Vette, there's always a ton of rumors in the auto press (and some from GM itself) about it being a mid-engine version. And each time it's unveiled, we just get another conventional RWD one. I wish GM would be candid and just simply say, once and for all, whether they are actually going to do a mid-engine 'Vette or not, and keep the press from endlessly speculating. It reminds me, to some extent, of the endless speculation we had for years on the next Acura NSX.
Not necessarily, though, that I would want a mid-engine 'Vette myself. I've samped a number of mid-engine cars short of the exotic (Ferrari/Lambo) class, and have generally found them to be twitchy, unstable, too-quick steering, and sometimes difficult, especially in crosswinds, to keep a straight true course on the Interstate....though they can be a blast on winding roads. But my own personal feelings about mid-engine cars, for the purposes of this thread, aren't really the issue. GM owes it to the auto press and the Corvette faithful (not necessarily to me) to say, once and for all, yes or no to a mid-engine 'Vette. The official excuse, BTW, for dumping a mid-engine design on the last 'Vette was GM's impending bankrupcy and a lack of funds. That is certainly not the case today, though.
Not necessarily, though, that I would want a mid-engine 'Vette myself. I've samped a number of mid-engine cars short of the exotic (Ferrari/Lambo) class, and have generally found them to be twitchy, unstable, too-quick steering, and sometimes difficult, especially in crosswinds, to keep a straight true course on the Interstate....though they can be a blast on winding roads. But my own personal feelings about mid-engine cars, for the purposes of this thread, aren't really the issue. GM owes it to the auto press and the Corvette faithful (not necessarily to me) to say, once and for all, yes or no to a mid-engine 'Vette. The official excuse, BTW, for dumping a mid-engine design on the last 'Vette was GM's impending bankrupcy and a lack of funds. That is certainly not the case today, though.
Last edited by mmarshall; Jan 16, 2013 at 10:11 AM.
Maybe they are never going to announce a definite answer to keep sales up.
If there is a mid engine one, people might wait for that one to come out and not buy the current corvette; hurting sales.
If there isn't one, the announcement might dash the hopes of certain enthusiasts and drive them away.
If there is a mid engine one, people might wait for that one to come out and not buy the current corvette; hurting sales.
If there isn't one, the announcement might dash the hopes of certain enthusiasts and drive them away.
For the last couple of decades or so, every time we get a all-new 'Vette, there's always a ton of rumors in the auto press (and some from GM itself) about it being a mid-engine version. And each time it's unveiled, we just get another conventional RWD one. I wish GM would be candid and just simply say, once and for all, whether they are actually going to do a mid-engine 'Vette or not, and keep the press from endlessly speculating. It reminds me, to some extent, of the endless speculation we had for years on the next Acura NSX.
Not necessarily, though, that I would want a mid-engine 'Vette myself. I've samped a number of mid-engine cars short of the exotic (Ferrari/Lambo) class, and have generally found them to be twitchy, unstable, too-quick steering, and sometimes difficult, especially in crosswinds, to keep a straight true course on the Interstate....though they can be a blast on winding roads. But my own personal feelings about mid-engine cars, for the purposes of this thread, aren't really the issue. GM owes it to the auto press and the Corvette faithful (not necessarily to me) to say, once and for all, yes or no to a mid-engine 'Vette. The official excuse, BTW, for dumping a mid-engine design on the last 'Vette was GM's impending bankrupcy and a lack of funds. That is certainly not the case today, though.
Not necessarily, though, that I would want a mid-engine 'Vette myself. I've samped a number of mid-engine cars short of the exotic (Ferrari/Lambo) class, and have generally found them to be twitchy, unstable, too-quick steering, and sometimes difficult, especially in crosswinds, to keep a straight true course on the Interstate....though they can be a blast on winding roads. But my own personal feelings about mid-engine cars, for the purposes of this thread, aren't really the issue. GM owes it to the auto press and the Corvette faithful (not necessarily to me) to say, once and for all, yes or no to a mid-engine 'Vette. The official excuse, BTW, for dumping a mid-engine design on the last 'Vette was GM's impending bankrupcy and a lack of funds. That is certainly not the case today, though.
besides, leave the mid-engine to the upcoming Ford GT successor
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Corvette Stingray CONVERTIBLE official pics leaked
Official pics leaked:
http://www.corvette7.com/?p=40
Looks pretty hot. Could take on the European exotic spyders I think.
http://www.corvette7.com/?p=40
Looks pretty hot. Could take on the European exotic spyders I think.
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