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Old 01-15-2013, 12:48 PM   #393
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Are you kidding me? Those taillights are amazing.

No changes necessary.
they do look nice.... but

theres nothing that resembles the great REAL STINGRAY!

for decades the tailights have always been ROUND!!!!!!!!

beautiful car! but nothing 'stingray' about it
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Old 01-15-2013, 01:00 PM   #394
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I know exactly what you're feeling. I agree completely. I so want to love it. But so far, it's not speaking corvette to me.
I agree 100% It does not speak Corvette to me either, at least so far.
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Old 01-15-2013, 01:16 PM   #395
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Good job GM! i finally think that Gm is making quality cars! with the new camaro, particularly the ZL1, and this new vette i totally can see chevy getting a lot of respect by the rest of the world. Lets hope the 6th gen camaro is just as good!

The Stingray is an amazing looking vehicle! I am sure there will be more to come from Chevrolet!

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Old 01-15-2013, 01:19 PM   #396
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I feel like it was time to lose the lights. Hell i was forbidden to buy a c6 z06 by my significant other BECAUSE of the tail lights.

To show this car as being completely new would be hard slapping design elements for the previous gens in the mix.

Change isnt always good.....I believe this to be a great one...imho
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Old 01-15-2013, 01:29 PM   #397
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I actually hated the oval taillights on the C5. I think the Corvette needed a new look.
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Old 01-15-2013, 01:41 PM   #398
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I like it, its like an American Muscle and Japanese samurai designers had a baby!! Lol
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Old 01-15-2013, 01:55 PM   #399
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they do look nice.... but

theres nothing that resembles the great REAL STINGRAY!

for decades the tailights have always been ROUND!!!!!!!!

beautiful car! but nothing 'stingray' about it


Did a 63' look anything like the Gen1? NO!
Did the 68' look anything like the Gen2? NO!

It was time for the Corvette to move ahead and be cutting edge as in years past. Great Job GM!
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Did a 63' look anything like the Gen1? NO!
Did the 68' look anything like the Gen2? NO!

It was time for the Corvette to move ahead and be cutting edge as in years past. Great Job GM!
What's cutting edge about making your sports car look like every other supercar out there ,and in the mean time loosing the identity of what the car always was.

You're right the different generations don't like alike ,but they all share key points that scream Corvette. There is no mistaking any generation of Corvette with any other vehicle on the road with the exception of the C7.

Myself and my father-in-law are huge Vette fans ,and this is a major fail for both of us. But, then again we were never into the transformer movies.
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What's cutting edge about making your sports car look like every other supercar out there ,and in the mean time loosing the identity of what the car always was.

You're right the different generations don't like alike ,but they all share key points that scream Corvette. There is no mistaking any generation of Corvette with any other vehicle on the road with the exception of the C7.

Myself and my father-in-law are huge Vette fans ,and this is a major fail for both of us. But, then again we were never into the transformer movies.
You need glasses...it has plenty of styling cues from previous generations....
Sure there are similarities to other cars but show me any car that does not have a similarity with another car...
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As has been pointed out they worked heavily in the windtunnel on the design, hmmmm just like Ferrari, Lamborghini, McClaren...and so on. Maybe this is why they start looking similar. And c'mon the C7 front end looks like a next gen Corvette. If you look at the C6 and C7 together the C6 looks 10 years old. In my opinion the C7 is a BIG leap forward.
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You need glasses...it has plenty of styling cues from previous generations....
Sure there are similarities to other cars but show me any car that does not have a similarity with another car...
I have glasses, and they work great. Thanks for being concerned about my vision. I'm sure it's the best Vette ever performance wise ,but it's not a Corvette to me and many other people that love the Corvette around me. I'm sure they'll sell fine though.
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Old 01-15-2013, 02:27 PM   #404
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I have glasses, and they work great. Thanks for being concerned about my vision. I'm sure it's the best Vette ever performance wise ,but it's not a Corvette to me and many other people that love the Corvette around me. I'm sure they'll sell fine though.
I keep hearing this Kansas song in my head... not sure how your hearing is...
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I have glasses, and they work great. Thanks for being concerned about my vision. I'm sure it's the best Vette ever performance wise ,but it's not a Corvette to me and many other people that love the Corvette around me. I'm sure they'll sell fine though.
I believe he is being brash. Personality not particularity.
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Old 01-15-2013, 02:31 PM   #406
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I have glasses, and they work great. Thanks for being concerned about my vision. I'm sure it's the best Vette ever performance wise ,but it's not a Corvette to me and many other people that love the Corvette around me. I'm sure they'll sell fine though.
I love the Corvette too, and to me this new Corvette is as fresh and exciting as the 63 Split Window Coupe was. I did own a 65 Stingray in the 70's and this one is just as much a Corvette as that one was.
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