This is from the Hi-Po model.
Dadman1950 said:They will not be the camaro tail lights, Ward. So tell "the beav" not to worry!
Yep, that occurred to me too. I think I posted a rump roast rendering long ago with round lenses and Chris applied some round lenses in place of the entire bezel shape, wiping out the tear drops. Much better looking IMO.Oh, and here's another theory. The renderings and Omega video shows that the lights are/were designed as a bezel assembly, and that the Jalopnik rendering is based on what the hi-po version is supposed to look like. Remember the bitching about the C4 ZR1; how people didn't like that it looked too much like the standard version for the cost premium? What if they intend, at least as of then, to have a more traditional looking assembly for the base version and those ridiculous things are/were meant to be one of the things to differentiate the base car from the hi-po car? That, as well as the export market would make a bezel style design make a lot of sense. Just another 2 cents. :cheers:
<<Obviously, GM is very guarded about the corvette. They were very upset when the Jalopnik rendering came out, but realized there was nothing they could do about it at the time, so they issued a statement declaring it was not the C7. We see new renderings and design images almost every week. The Jalopnik rendering was the only rendering for which GM has ever issued an official statement denying it is the C7. Motor Trend just printed their (completely wrong) rendering and MT is a much bigger player than Jalopnik. GM ignored the MT rendering.
Patrick and others had seen the C7 PRIOR to the posting of the Jalopnik renderings and after the posting confirmed Jalopnik.
At least you now better understand some of our statements. Keep in mind that NONE of them were meant to be cruel or combative in anyway. :thumbsup:... Nevertheless I am still staying with my thoughts on the rear design.
Cluttered and oddly placed, in your opinion....:spanked:Kirk Bennion - Exterior Design Manager C7. Certainly the buck stops at Welburn's and Tadge's desk, but this is the guy who "managed" the exterior lines. "Form follows function," said Bennion in the promo. Then three successive screens showing "EVERY" then "LINE" then "MATTERS." To me this is an odd message to try to convey about a design that is cluttered with unneccessary and oddly placed lines.
Ward Cleaver said:I wouldn't call it "leading in styling cues" if it has tail lights which remind people of the Camaro every time they see them.
DadMan1950 said:They will not be Camaro tail lights, Ward.
DadMan1950 said:I said it before and I'll say it again they will not be Camaro lights! Remember where you heard it!
DadMan1950 said:Until I see the car and not a conceptualized drawing I will stay with my prediction.
If you didn't care for 13 model years of a car, I wouldn't consider that being a "HUGE" fan of the car.johnb21 said:I am a HUGE Corvette fan...I didn't care for the C4...
What I find amusing with the C7 is that even among the guys who profess to like it...a large percentage of those guys are making comments about the rear end, showing that they're really not fond of it. I've heard several of them say they hope the rear end will "grow" on them.johnb21 said:Could the backend be better... sure.
Should it look like this to me?
(Photoshopped picture of a C7 with round tail lights).
Yeah maybe.
I wouldn't know this, I don't believe this, and frankly don't care if someone thought this. Anyone who buys a car like this, and does it with a concern for how others feel about it, is doing it for the wrong reason, IMO....knowing that about half the other drivers on the road during the drive home would be thinking to themselves how my new Corvette looks somewhat like a Corvaro