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02-16-2013, 01:01 AM
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Stingray hangs out with New SS
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02-16-2013, 01:08 AM
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...I don't know why but the stance on the Vette looks greater
than all the previous models... 
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02-16-2013, 01:12 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 92Roadster
...I don't know why but the stance on the Vette looks greater
than all the previous models...
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02-16-2013, 06:50 AM
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Camera angle & perspective.
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02-16-2013, 10:23 AM
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Nice line up of cars.
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02-16-2013, 10:47 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 92Roadster
...I don't know why but the stance on the Vette looks greater
than all the previous models...
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It is wider than previous base models (but just a tiny bit more than C5), but not the C6 Z cars.
C7- 73.9
C6-72.6
C6 Z06- 75.9
C5- 73.6
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02-16-2013, 10:49 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fyreline
Camera angle & perspective.
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Wide angle shot.
The SS seems too much like a Holden for my taste.
As the kids say, "meh".
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Brian Kuper
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02-16-2013, 11:00 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bkuper
Wide angle shot.
The SS seems too much like a Holden for my taste.
As the kids say, "meh". |
same here. but even for a Holden looks a bit outdated. When I first saw the SS I thought Chevy must be joking. i think we are in 2013, are we not?!
regarding the width of the C7. Is it me, or was there a talk between Welburn and Akerson or some CEO and they agreed on the C6 is a bit too wide...
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02-16-2013, 01:16 PM
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Nice to the see the Camaro next to the Vette. The Camaro looks like a Camaro and the Vette looks like a Vette.
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02-16-2013, 04:26 PM
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Chevy should call it the Impala. Give it the DOHC V-6 as the base motor, LS3 optional, Impala SS with HO LS3(430hp) with 6 sp manual option. JMHO
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02-16-2013, 11:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bkuper
Wide angle shot.
The SS seems too much like a Holden for my taste.
As the kids say, "meh". |
color do wonder for the SS
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02-17-2013, 12:37 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Andonis
same here. but even for a Holden looks a bit outdated. When I first saw the SS I thought Chevy must be joking. i think we are in 2013, are we not?!
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I agree. Welburn is VP of Global Design, so he is responsible for both the C7 and the bland Catera/Omega-type looks of the Commodore/SS. Perhaps his talent peaked as a designer and is over his head in managing Global design teams. As you say the SS is, "Not ugly, but..." Not impressive either.
The pre-Welburn regime put this concept SS out there:
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02-17-2013, 07:20 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Longtimer
I agree. Welburn is VP of Global Design, so he is responsible for both the C7 and the bland Catera/Omega-type looks of the Commodore/SS. Perhaps his talent peaked as a designer and is over his head in managing Global design teams. As you say the SS is, "Not ugly, but..." Not impressive either.
The pre-Welburn regime put this concept SS out there:
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Sorry but that red car is HORRIBLE I'd much rather have the silver one
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Sampson 9/22/97-1/1/05
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read
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02-17-2013, 08:05 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by raidmagic
Sorry but that red car is HORRIBLE I'd much rather have the silver one
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it look like a bigger rx8
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02-17-2013, 03:30 PM
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The SS is more or less a Pontiac G8 GXP with a new LT1.
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