Black C7 Corvette Stingray Spotted Testing in San Diego

Tran · 02-16-2013, 07:50 PM

As spotted by our sister site Camaro5 member Schmidty. Here's what he had to say:

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Originally Posted by Schmidty

ChargedCamaro and I went for a cruise today up to Borrego Springs to enjoy our cars in the awesome California weather (went from 52 degrees and snow to 84 and sun in the matter of minutes)! Thank God my buddy has no sense of direction because we missed our turn at the bottom of the mountain, but when we went back this Black Beauty had just parked in a lot we were about to pass. ChargedCamaro redeemed himself and pointed out this lucky find so we cornered the cornered in the lot and blocked all exits! Turns out there were a couple prototype Corvette's doing some testing on the mountain. We chatted up the Development Engineer and asked if we could take pics. I believe this Black One is the Sport Prototype and they were testing steering. The red one was on the mountain with a large black van behind it (secret service? haha). The engineers joked that it was protected by Pit Bulls. I asked about the blue one which we had seen pics of the crash on different blogs. He mentioned it was a friend of his who was driving it and that it had also recently been on the mountain. Anyway, wanted to share a few pics. This car is absolutely beautiful in person! ENJOY!

PS..we did ask about the 6th Gen Camaro. haha! And like all good employees who love their job...they had no comment. Very friendly guys who thanked us for driving GM cars. And no pics of the red one...we passed her on the mountain and it wasnt a good time to stop.

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JoeP@TeamBeckyD · 02-16-2013, 08:06 PM

Awesome!!!

Angrybird 12 · 02-16-2013, 08:18 PM

That black looks sinister!

yotaman96 · 02-16-2013, 08:26 PM

That looks great.

DOOPHUS · 02-16-2013, 08:27 PM

AWESOME is an understatement . . .

Bolt-onC6 · 02-16-2013, 08:33 PM

Definitely a beauty! Black may be the color to go with.

What is the slot in the rear that shows the screws and holes? Almost looks unfinished.

2cnd chance · 02-16-2013, 08:34 PM

Sawwwweeeeeeeeeettttt!

Kronix · 02-16-2013, 08:43 PM

I know I'm getting black with black wheels, 7 speed

FINALLYSATISFIED · 02-16-2013, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Stingray2

Definitely a beauty! Black may be the color to go with.

What is the slot in the rear that shows the screws and holes? Almost looks unfinished.

Red reflectors

Michael Rophone · 02-16-2013, 08:54 PM

There's something else missing...

Bolt-onC6 · 02-16-2013, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by TheGreenMachine

There's something else missing...

Yep, but I bet those items will be fix on production cars. This is a test car we have to remember.

GroundhogSS · 02-16-2013, 09:07 PM

Looks great. They need to come to Texas next for some testing.

427racing · 02-16-2013, 09:34 PM

The black really does look sweet.

Stingray · 02-16-2013, 09:46 PM

The Black is just pure beast. Wow! Awesome!

02-16-2013, 08:18 PM	#3
Angrybird 12 7 year Cancer Survivor! Drives: 17 Cruze RS, 07 G6 GT, 99 Astro Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 21,546	That black looks sinister! __________________ Cancer's a bitch! Enjoy life while you can! LIVE, LOVE, DRIVE... The Bird is the word!

02-16-2013, 08:33 PM	#6
Bolt-onC6 Drives: 2017 Corvette Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 258	Definitely a beauty! Black may be the color to go with. What is the slot in the rear that shows the screws and holes? Almost looks unfinished. Attached Images

02-16-2013, 08:43 PM	#8
Kronix NJ/SoCal HT5 COTW 3/25/12 Drives: 2015 Z06/14 C7/08 Z06/07 Tahoe Z71 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South Jersey & SoCal Posts: 1,961 View My Garage	I know I'm getting black with black wheels, 7 speed __________________ Built by Late Model Racecraft Fastest C7 in Tri-State 10.13 @ 134mph 7/26/14 Corvette Challenge Raceway Park, E-Town, NJ

02-16-2013, 08:54 PM	#10
Michael Rophone Drives: Yes Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: PA Posts: 646	There's something else missing... Attached Images

02-16-2013, 09:34 PM	#13
427racing Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 6	The black really does look sweet. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

02-16-2013, 08:06 PM	#2
JoeP@TeamBeckyD 1 Drives: SS,PaceCar,ZL1,1LE,C7Z51,Z06,17-ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Detroit, Mich Posts: 68,623	Awesome!!!

02-16-2013, 08:26 PM	#4
yotaman96 Drives: 2017 Camaro SS1LE 2000 Trans Am WS6 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, TN Posts: 2,952 View My Garage	That looks great.

02-16-2013, 08:27 PM	#5
DOOPHUS Drives: SSR w/ LS2 * Slingshot Yellow Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Southern Arizona Posts: 5	AWESOME is an understatement . . .

02-16-2013, 08:34 PM	#7
2cnd chance Too Many Great Choices Drives: Grand Sport/Z07 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: A Mountain Road Posts: 7,454	Sawwwweeeeeeeeeettttt!

02-16-2013, 09:07 PM	#12
GroundhogSS Drives: '17 2SS convertible'20 Yukon Denali Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 3,012	Looks great. They need to come to Texas next for some testing.

02-16-2013, 09:46 PM	#14
Stingray just can't get enough Drives: a bunch of fast toys... Join Date: May 2012 Location: SoFla Posts: 3,598 View My Garage	The Black is just pure beast. Wow! Awesome!