Coupe or Convertible Corvette Stingray for you?
 

Which is more sexy? I think a Night Race Blue vert, blue top, grey interior, silver torque rims is the sexiest combo. Well this week I think that ,it will change.:thumb:

I always prefer a coupe, especially with the C7 since you can just take the top off and pretty much turn it into a convertible anyway. I like my privacy and don't care about how verts look with the roof up but that's just me.

But if you like verts more then go for it. The C7 is a beautiful car no matter how you order it. :drool:

I agree, never been much of a fan how a soft top looks on nice cars. However, the C7 is absolutely the best looking convertible I've ever seen IMO. The fact that the design basically doesn't change, you get a glass window in the back, and you can operate it at 30MPH... that's a pretty sweet all around package. I would have been pretty torn, but 1) I'm impatient and 2) I am already stretching the budget (okay well number 2 should be number 1 but whatever). Either way, you are going to have a great looking car that will be the envy of just about everyone.

First off, to each their own, but since you're asking.

My preference has always been a coupe, on a vette, since it comes with a removeable targa roof, and you get the best of both worlds.
I always find that convertables are too high maintence, keeping the material in good condition, the mechanical aspect if it breaks, and depending where you live, how often do actually get to drive with the top down, etc.

Whatever you choose, enjoy the ride. :thumb:

And you lose the rear air vents, must get in the way of the top when it's down

I agree with everything Nate said. :thumbsup:

I dont think thats true.
I think you have the rear vents on the convertible as well.
pretty sure I saw a pic of that- but if you can prove me wrong I wont deny it.

Sorry I meant the vent on top of the rear quarter panels, I think that section moves to stow the top

Coupe. Convertibles aren't for me.

The vents on a Z51 Convertible move underneath the car. Not enough room for the ductwork with the convertible mechanisms.

Thanks for the response you all, the C7 is such a great looking car. They really did a wonderful update for the Vette. So coupe or convertible it ALL good.

Coupe, please.

Topless please! :D (Convertible)

For what the car can do - coupe. But I don't believe in the notion of taking the top of the coupe as being the same as a vert. I've had a few non-convertibles where you can remove the top and after taking them off it go old for two reasons. 1. Wind 2. All that work to remove and place in the truck to again get that wind.

Verts do not bring in no where the same amount of wind into the cabin like targa and ttops.

Red & Black Vert is the best of the best

Picture yourself rolling into a Vette confab thus equiped to kill:

This is what I have on order in Reds and Blacks - Lots of Reds, but I figure the Blacks shall balance out and compliment the Reds

Convertible Z51 w/Black Top
Torch Red
3LT w/Adrenaline Red Interior
Red Calipers
Black Wheels
Carbon Fiber Interior Dash (Black)
Carbon Flash Outside Mirrors and Spoiler (Black)
Carbon Flash Hood Stinger (Black)
Front Cover (Black) - For Across Country Travel to National Parks
7 Speed
Magnetic Selective Ride Control
Performance Exhaust
Personalized Plaque
Custom Sill Plates
Stingray Logo Center Wheel Caps
Front License Plate Bracket
Battery Protection Package
Premium Floor Mats
Cargo Mat
Stingray Outdoor Cover
Stingray Indoor Cover

All for around $73K

You can see why my dealer was more than willing to give me $1,000 below MSRP

Best option, get both then you just have to decide which one you're going to drive!! :pound:

I like that option a lot!!!:thumb:

I live in FL. I have had convertibles since 1998. I am going with the convertible. I have not gotten my allocation yet, but my current thinking is midnight racing blue, khalari (tan) interior and top. I am also considering the cyber metal. I think it will be very popular and am leaning toward the blue to stand out a little more

:clap2: I agree! I clearly need a bigger garage for winter storage now.
Kelly J.
Chevrolet Customer Care

Two things about the Vert I like over the Coupe. 1st - It has about the coolest opening/closing top ever that shall attract much attention especially when opening and closing it at 30MPH. 2nd - I am partial to trunk lids over hatches, and the C7 has a nicely sculptured lid that outdoes the hatch.

Gotta be the vert. But I may think differently after I see the targa top, how long it takes to remove/install it & how it secures in the trunk when it's off.

After having problems with my Camaro vert (3 fabric tops & 1 frame replacement), I'm gonna wait until the 2d year of C7 verts is out before I even TRY to think about getting one. I'll be in my last 2 years of payments on the camaro & may be able to actually get some trade in value from it.

But that means the C7 would be my DD - I don't know if I'd want to do that. I'd end up getting divorced because I'd be spending so much time in that car.....

This is a hard question to answer.... IMO, I feel a coupe looks best vs a vert with the top up... Put the top down on a vert, looks better than the coupe top on or off...

If you were to ask me 5 months ago, it would have been coupe, no questions asked. Never owned a vert and never had plans to own one. But then I saw this on the showroom floor and it was love at first sight. I've even gotten to like the appearance with the top up (see the one behind the one I bought with the top up). The stinger stripe and the carbon flash metallic spoiler helps the look too. Then with the 7 speed manual, this is a true sports car. I've only driven it with the top up maybe 4 times at the most and mostly because it was short hops between stops and I didn't want to keep putting the top up & down so much. Obviously that will change in about 3 months. So, you can say I've been con-verted... get it?? :pound:
Good luck with the big decision.

Love the lines of the coupe! but when the top comes down the price goes up! lol
Z51 convt.

Had a coupe for 8-months and its lines looks really nice... I'd get a coupe again but currently I'm rollling on a 'vert.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5585/...e4651ac6_b.jpg

It's a win-win, IMO. So I like them both... yet as others stated the convertible with its top dropped is simply dropdead gorgeous.

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2937/...f29e6064_b.jpg

When I was shopping around and still the truth today, dealers are more willing to discount the convertible than the coupe. Conv offer 3000 off msrp but not the coupe

Supply vs demand but in this cars case not a big difference

I like the coupe personally, but both look good
hard choice.

Go topless :first:

I have the vert Night Rave Blue with Khalari interior and top.

When the C7 came out, I thought the coupe was amazing to look at. While I still prefer the looks a bit over the 'vert, I am really tired of dealing with the top on my C6 coupe. I know the C7 top is half the weight but it is still a large awkward slab to move around so I'm aiming for a 2015 C7 vert.