C7, dreaming

[Don L.]

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The new Corvette (Gen V) engine is indeed direct injected (DI). 450 hp/450 lbs torque/7 speed gearbox

[George W.]

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Makes me glad I got the 2013 60th anniv. vette; I won't be trading that bad boy in...

[Michael J.]

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the car design was predicated in matching the aero of the cars like the ferrari for the corvette race team so they are not at a disadvantage on the high speed race tracks. i bet it has a place to allow the incoming air to the rad to come out the top of the hood to cause front down force and instead of lift if the air has to come out of the bottom of the car. these items are being dictated by the racing assoc. as the only way you can use them they must be on the production car. several years ago the corvette team came out with direct injection heads and they were told they could not use them because the production corvette did not have them. i am going to the detroit auto show next saturday to see if i am correct

OK, but is racing the reason for the Camaro Tail-lights and Caddie styling all over?

[Steven B.]

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I have to agree with many, I hate the Camaro tailights . I think they should remain round, four of them, not only for better looks and styling but for identity and a smooth connection to previous Corvettes. Only '58-'60 and second ZR-1's did not have round tailights (although the '58-'60 did underneath the teardrop lense).

It is sure building a lot of talk, like the '63 and '68 intros.

[Pat M.]

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I have to agree with many, I hate the Camaro tailights . I think they should remain round, four of them, not only for better looks and styling but for identity and a smooth connection to previous Corvettes.

Agreed. I also preferred hidden headlights, which to me had also become iconic, yet they too were disgarded on the C6 with apparently very little compunction.

[Tom H.]

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Sunday night. 7PM. Right here. http://www.chevrolet.com/one13thirteen.html

[Mike E.]

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I like it...Sure it's not the Corvette we all know...But either was the '63 in 1962. I seem some similarities between the Camaro tail lights, but they sure are not exactly the same. This seems to be the Chevrolet theme at this time. The new Malibu also has tail light along the same line. IMO they need a radical departure from C4, C5 & C6. The new B-Pillar and rear window is certainly different. I haven't heard anything about a roadster either. That is something that is sorely missing from the line, I hope there is future plans for it.

We have to realize that 2012 sales came in below 12,000 units. Those are sales figures worse than the early 1960’s. If they don’t do a radical departure I’m afraid the car might become extinct.

[Clem Z.]

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Agreed. I also preferred hidden headlights, which to me had also become iconic, yet they too were disgarded on the C6 with apparently very little compunction.

2 reasons they were done away with,illegal in europe and they hurt the aero. the C-5s were like a big air brake when they we open. they were so bad i was told with instrumentation you could see a drop in MPG when they were open. i told owners if you don't want to be replacing those plastic gears in those C-5 headlight do not put them up and down at speed as the air resistance put big strain on those gears

[Clem Z.]

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I like it...Sure it's not the Corvette all know...But either was the '63 in 1962. I seem some similarities between the Camaro tail lights, but they sure are not exactly the same. This seems to be the Chevrolet theme at this time. The new Malibu also has tail light along the same line. IMO they need a radical departure from C4, C5 & C6. The new B-Pillar and rear window is certainly different. I haven't heard anything about a roadster either. That is something that is sorely missing from the line, I hope there is future plans for it.

We have to realize that 2012 sales came in below 12,000 units. Those are sales figures worse than the early 1960’s. If they don’t do a radical departure I’m afraid the car might become extinct.

my guess about the tail lights is the federal regulations demand so many square inches of area and they could not do that with a round one and have it fit in the area available. remember a square has 25% more area than a circle of the same size.

[Pat M.]

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2 reasons they were done away with,illegal in europe and they hurt the aero. the C-5s were like a big air brake when they we open. they were so bad i was told with instrumentation you could see a drop in MPG when they were open. i told owners if you don't want to be replacing those plastic gears in those C-5 headlight do not put them up and down at speed as the air resistance put big strain on those gears

Interesting Clem, did not know they were illegal in Europe. I'd heard about the aero issue, which I doubt most would ever notice. I thought it was mostly part of the "less things to go wrong" clearing house that began with the C5. I still prefer them.

[Rob M.]

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2 reasons they were done away with,illegal in europe and they hurt the aero.

I'm not sure this is true. Never heard about this ruling in Europe (about the head lights...)

[Patrick N.]

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c7.jpgLooks good in off-white

[William F.]

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UGLY! Looks like a "Datzun" Zcar what with big flat rear window and quarter panel windows. Just add a wiper to that flat back window to complete the effect.

[Steven B.]

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Interesting take by this writer. We will know shortly.

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January 13, 2013, 12:40 AM
Corvette Conservatism? No Big Changes Expected from 2014 Model



By Jonathan Welsh


When Chevrolet unveils its redesigned 2014 Corvette sports car this evening, don’t expect any bold departures from the current model. The latest version is likely to be mildly evolutionary, but not at all revolutionary. If like me, you have been waiting for a mid-engine Vette that looks more like a Ferrari, well, don’t hold your breath.
Big design changes are the kind of things that happened to Corvettes 50 years ago, but not recently. The 1963 model bore no resemblance to the first-generation 1953 car. The look changed drastically again with the 1968 redesign.
But for the past 30 years the muscular two-seater touted as a symbol of youth has become downright grandfatherly — sedate, set in its ways and perhaps a bit out of touch.
Like many Baby Boomers, the Corvette was born in the early 1950s, got radical in the ’60s and became a funky disco regular in the ”70s. Then it swung to conservatism in the ’80s and has barely changed since.
While the 2014 model is sure to be more powerful, faster and more efficient than its predecessors, I doubt its design will rock any boats. Look for a long-nose, front-engine design with big wheels, bulging fenders and other visual cues that sound similar to what you’ll find on the 2012 version.
A number of publications have shown renderings and spy photos of the coming car. Automotive blog Jalopnik posted what it says is a photo of the real car, but you can never be sure until you see it yourself.

[Larry M.]

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I like the placement of the side marker lights.