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1320B4U 01-15-2013 12:51 PM

Those foreign countries should love the new vette b/c like gm and dodge, their country also teedered on the brink of bankrupcy.

BigAls87Z28 01-15-2013 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by maroman88 (Post 867077)
atleast its still a targa top... carbon fiber targa top on that car, no more clear?

Found out that there will be a clear lexan version. I didn't realize people actually liked that option. I wish they ****-canned that idea.

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Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider (Post 867132)
Finally!

No, it's busy, not ugly. You asshats are saying ugly, I'm saying busy. There are a lot of converging lines and things that aren't the smooth roundness of your horrible 4th gens. I like that.

Blacdout96 01-15-2013 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28 (Post 867559)
No, it's busy, not ugly. You asshats are saying ugly, I'm saying busy. There are a lot of converging lines and things that aren't the smooth roundness of your horrible 4th gens. I like that.

yup, sorry our cars weren't designed with a straight edge ruler by a guy with cut off jeans, An iron maiden shirt, and a mullet like your delicious malaise era jewel. Anything 4th gen is pure blasphemy, even their horrible engines, only a fool would want to put any of their parts in a 3rd gen, oh wait........

BigAls87Z28 01-15-2013 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacdout96 (Post 867563)
yup, sorry our cars weren't designed with a straight edge ruler by a guy with cut off jeans, An iron maiden shirt, and a mullet like your delicious malaise era jewel. Anything 4th gen is pure blasphemy, even their horrible engines, only a fool would want to put any of their parts in a 3rd gen, oh wait........

Sales numbers and numerous accolades beats your jelly bean with an engine. Don't feel bad that your car is the bastard child of a 40 year old car. It will become the C3 of the Camaro world. Or worse, the new late 2nd gen.

BonzoHansen 01-15-2013 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28 (Post 867566)
Sales numbers and numerous accolades beats your jelly bean with an engine. Don't feel bad that your car is the bastard child of a 40 year old car. It will become the C3 of the Camaro world. Or worse, the new late 2nd gen.

Hey! Late 2nd gens probably outsold all 4th gen years combined.

Wait, no opinions but yours! We all bow to the new corvette, 100% perfect! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/kool-aid.gif

BigAls87Z28 01-15-2013 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen (Post 867570)
Hey! Late 2nd gens probably outsold all 4th gen years combined.

Wait, no opinions but yours! We all bow to the new corvette, 100% perfect! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/kool-aid.gif

#1: sure they did, but they are still ugly as sin.

#2: Wow, that's silly. Corvette isn't perfect, but it is pretty close.

I think that this is a study in the "damned if you do, damned if you don't". Porsche gets nailed a lot for it's design being basically the same thing for the last 40 years, and C6 was raked a bit for being a C5 with fixed headlights.

Now, they take the design in a totally different direction, and people like yourselves are crying, "IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A CORVETTE, WHAA WHAA! IT LOOKS LIKE A *insert another front engine/rear drive coupe here*AND THAT SUCKS ZOMG THE TAIL LIGHTS AREN'T ALL THE WAY ROUND OHHH NOOOES!!"

:nick:

BonzoHansen 01-15-2013 05:41 PM

I just think the tail lights suck. I also think they suck on the camaro. So I am consistent. But I know my opinion is invalid to you.

V 01-15-2013 05:42 PM

I got bored....

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d5...psec16eb2d.jpg

WSex 01-15-2013 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by V (Post 867573)

ehh i like the squared off ones more

MyFirstZ 01-15-2013 06:28 PM

ditto

I want squared tips with the camaro taillights and it would be spot on to me.

I'm glad they went radical on this design.

sweetbmxrider 01-16-2013 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28 (Post 867559)
No, it's busy, not ugly. You asshats are saying ugly, I'm saying busy. There are a lot of converging lines and things that aren't the smooth roundness of your horrible 4th gens. I like that.

So it looks good busy? Or you find busy as a negative?

Slow-V6 01-16-2013 09:00 AM

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I hope this wasnt posted already. I like the tails on this one but that exhaust would have to change.. The lights have a new design and they still keep the roundness for the vette people who want to have the round/oval lights..

WSex 01-16-2013 10:02 AM

i could puke a better picture than the blue one.

sweetbmxrider 01-16-2013 10:09 AM

Those tail lights look better but not 100% loving them.

Blackbirdws6 01-16-2013 10:16 AM

Those 405mm tires under there? Prostreet C7?

BigAls87Z28 01-16-2013 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider (Post 867628)
So it looks good busy? Or you find busy as a negative?

I do like the busy a little bit. I like the vents next to the tail lights and the design of the lights themselves. They have a sharp look in person.

What I don't like is the through the rear fascia exhaust. They should have just left the hole there. I also agree that they could have done something other than 4 exhaust ports. I would like to see two large trapezoidal designs to match the tail lights.

I also find these busy, but good looking.

http://www.extremetech.com/wp-conten...-rear-wing.jpg

http://www.trendzcar.com/wp-content/...s-LFA-Rear.jpg

sweetbmxrider 01-16-2013 11:40 AM

I like how both of those have some sort of thought to them. I still want to see the vette in person.

WayFast84 01-16-2013 05:07 PM

After seeing v's picture the rear would be fine if they didn't have center tips and mounted a moved them to the sides of the rear bumpers(liike 4th gen trams am's).

Slow-V6 01-16-2013 06:02 PM

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The proposed Vert looks alot better in my opinion. It looks more like a vette. The rear still needs to be different.

Blacdout96 01-18-2013 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28 (Post 867571)

I think that this is a study in the "damned if you do, damned if you don't". Porsche gets nailed a lot for it's design being basically the same thing for the last 40 years, and C6 was raked a bit for being a C5 with fixed headlights.

Now, they take the design in a totally different direction, and people like yourselves are crying, "IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A CORVETTE, WHAA WHAA! IT LOOKS LIKE A *insert another front engine/rear drive coupe here*AND THAT SUCKS ZOMG THE TAIL LIGHTS AREN'T ALL THE WAY ROUND OHHH NOOOES!!"

:nick:

The biggest difference between a Porsche and a Corvette is when you push up against the back of a Porsche, it doesn't cave in from all the plastic goodness.

And there's a difference between taking a vehicle in a different direction by designing a revolutionary look, and just creating a hodge podge of different designs from your competitors. Al, I'm sure even you can agree that there's quite a few styling resemblences from vehicles such as the Lotus Evora, GT-R, and even the New Viper.

Slow-V6 01-19-2013 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Blacdout96 (Post 868115)
The biggest difference between a Porsche and a Corvette is when you push up against the back of a Porsche, it doesn't cave in from all the plastic goodness.

And there's a difference between taking a vehicle in a different direction by designing a revolutionary look, and just creating a hodge podge of different designs from your competitors. Al, I'm sure even you can agree that there's quite a few styling resemblences from vehicles such as the Lotus Evora, GT-R, and even the New Viper.

But those cars are not Corvette. Corvette has been around since 1953. There is a reason for that! Its an Icon. Nothing in the world looks quite like it. Now I cant say that about the new Vette.

MyFirstZ 01-19-2013 01:12 PM

that's the biggest difference between a Porsche and Corvette.......... really lol

never understood why it mattered.

88WS-6 02-02-2013 09:40 AM

For any of you guys with Gran Turismo 5, Chevy released the masked C7 for the game late last year and just released the final Sting Ray prototype in mid January:



http://www.gtpla.net/wp-content/uplo...ed-638x425.jpg


http://media.operationsports.com/sho...3358-media.jpg



http://media.operationsports.com/sho...3350-media.jpg


I'll be online later today giving it a spin :mrgreen:

Slow-V6 02-04-2013 08:31 AM

Its sad. I still really dont like the C7. Its been a month now since its release and I still feel the same about it.

Over on the Vette Forum there is still a 50/50 fued ( more like 55bad/45good) for the people who love the car and the people who have issues with the car. Thats bad when half the people who actually buy corvettes have issues with the new one and are uncertain if they will buy it. If Gm cant sell this new Corvette to the Corvette crowd then who will they sell it to?

PolarBear 02-04-2013 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Slow-V6 (Post 869937)
Its been a month now

Month? it's only been 3 weeks :rofl: Give it another 7 days

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Originally Posted by Slow-V6 (Post 869937)
Gm cant sell this new Corvette to the Corvette crowd then who will they sell it to?

Well in theory the Vette crowd gets "younger" every year. Right now its the old timers that can buy the Vette but are from the 50's and 60's but tomorrow's "old guy" will be from the 70's and 80's who, IMO, are into the looks of the newer vehicle styles. Also I think that the people that are more into exotics may consider buying a Vette now


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