Re: i've never been a corvette fan, but damn!
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: turbo54</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hate the rib running across the doors.</div></div>
I wouldn't say that I hate it, but without that feature, it would have had a really wicked "coke bottle" or "wasp waist" look (much like the C3).
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hate the tail lights. Corvettes are 'sposed to have round, or nearly round tail lamps.</div></div>
Not sure who wrote this rule, but there were nine years of Corvette in the not-so-distant past that broke it:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Corvettes are also supposed to be "bottom feeders", with no grill/air inlet exposed up front....I know the C6 broke this rule Also.</div></div>
As did the C1, C2, and C3. I see a blend of the C2 and C3 in the new grille. Kinda like it; the monolithic look of the C4 and C5 got old after two decades.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Love the Ferrari testarossa (ish) "hips", where the back glass is narrow, and you can literally set a beer down ON the rear quarters.</div></div>
Probably my favorite part of the new car!
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Quad exhaust outlets are over embellished and gawky.</div></div>
Agreed. It's like someone looked at the CTS-V coupe and said, "Let's double it!"
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Love the throwback style to the crossed flag Corvette emblem.</div></div>
Agreed, but the one at the rear of the car looks just a touch big.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Red leather interior?? Really? Hope that's a RARE option.</div></div>
Agreed. But other than the color, you'd have to admit it's a huge improvement over the present model.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">LT1? Again? Couldn't think of a new name? Regardless, DI and VVT is cool. GM builds great engines.</div></div>
Eh, LT1 has a lot of heritage when it comes to Corvettes, and provides a natural stepping stone to a future LT4. The modest improvement over the LS3 leaves me wanting more (and I fully recognize that it takes a very jaded person to get a "meh" feeling about a production V8 that turns out 450 HP).
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">450hp:3100lbs is right nice. Kudos to GM for keeping the weight at bay.</div></div>
The weight is extremely impressive. What's really cool is that technology such as structural aluminum and carbon fiber continue to progress down-market.