2014 Corvette Stingray Was Nearly Designed by Brazilians

Overflow · 12-02-2013, 03:15 PM

This makes me wonder how different the Corvette would've looked..

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All along, Chevy has made no secret that with the C7, it was aiming to entice a younger breed of buyer to supplement its already loyal, but graying customer base.

That meant Ed Welburn and his crew were willing to listen to all possibilities when it came time to design the seventh generation of the Corvette a few years back.

In fact, Welburn gave every GM studio designer in the world the chance of a lifetime, the opportunity to show him their vision of what the new C7 should look like.

After sorting through hundreds of drawings, the field was finally narrowed to two: one from the Corvette studio design team and the other from GM do Brasil.

None of the “contestants” could look at anyone else’s ideas, and only Welburn and the other design bosses were allowed to see all the entries.

As we all know now, the Corvette design team, in the end, convinced Welburn that it had come up with the right stuff to convince younger and more affluent buyers to come into the Corvette fold.

It’s wild to think that the design of America’s sports car – seventh edition- was nearly penned by an artist in Brazil.

From CorvetteBlogger

FenwickHockey65 · 12-02-2013, 03:58 PM

Well, this is the kind of stuff GM do Brasil cooks up.

And they played a big role in the global-spec Colorado/TrailBlazer.

It's kinda weird that a division known for designing/engineering cars for developing markets apparently came up with a design strong enough for the C7.

Overflow · 12-02-2013, 05:55 PM

I like it..

S3XPanther · 12-02-2013, 06:05 PM

Wow, does make you wonder what the alternative was. Regardless, I LOVE this design. The lines on the car are gorgeous.

This, for example, is a great profile shot. This is for you, Overflow:

tech369 · 12-03-2013, 03:26 PM

We are moving the "shuttle" in Houston into the parking lot so I thought I'd get a quick picture. Debated pulling it onto the grass but the fence was in the way...I'll take another maybe once the fence is moved. Came out good tho

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Overflow Space Shuttle Aficionado Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 30,897 View My Garage	I like it..

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tech369 Drives: 2014 C7 Z51 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 34	We are moving the "shuttle" in Houston into the parking lot so I thought I'd get a quick picture. Debated pulling it onto the grass but the fence was in the way...I'll take another maybe once the fence is moved. Came out good tho