2014 Corvette

I’m excited to see it in person. Huge jump from the last car! I would love to see a Viper and a new 'Vette next to each other. While there are some similarities in proportion (say the way there is between a 5 series and an A6), I bet they are quite different in real life.

I saw a new Viper on display at CES in Vegas last week, it is pretty hot. Can’t wait for the obligatory comparison tests between these two cars! Ford, where you at?

I’ll wait to see it in person, but overall I really like the stance and lines/ surfacing. The black vents remind me a lot of those Gundam robots and are too much I think. I wish those areas were more dramatically sculpted airflow solutions rather than applied louvers.

I don’t mind the geometric tail lights, but I think they definitely date the design to right now. The venting eyeliner is also too much. Also, the A-B-C pillar color breakups on the red version are odd. Also, the circle exhaust pipes…do those work?

Yo, do you think Ford’s response would be a Mustang to go against this Vette, or a new GT-40 to go after the Viper?

Pleeeeeease let it be a GT40…

Kind of a mess, in that overstyled way GM is so good at (like the Volt). That body colored roof rail that just ends in space is bizarre. I do like the rear of the greenhouse and the shape of the sill protuberances under the doors. The interior is a huge step up, but still has a hint of that Malibu rental car feel. I think it’s the chunky wheel and overly swoopy buttons.

The Corvette is a tough franchise. For decades there have been people pushing to make it really interesting and groundbreaking, and they’ve made it into a very capable car technically, despite their self-imposed limitations. But they still know who buys most of them, and you can see where they’ve held back to appease those guys.

It’s still too much of a clear descendant from this:

Theres some things that aren’t quite as pure and a bit more overworked than the previous generation, but lets be honest most people who buy a Corvette buy it because it’s a good value.

I think all the additional vents etc may be more of a turnoff to the typical 55+ Corvette buyer, but they may start to appeal to the younger guys a bit more.

Call me when the Z06 comes out.

It’s way overdone, but I bet it’s probably on the mark for the target market who buys these. Matches the overdone, (all the pillars and faux stonework) monster-home style popular with the middle America.

Too bad it will probably never be as beautiful as either of these -

R

Who wants to design some tail light louvers and chrome exhaust covers with me? We’ll be rich!

Anyone else annoyed with all the press shots being renderings? I know they show practically the same thing but they are still NOT the same thing.

Since the “new” GM came back from the grave they are doing this.
Only ever showing high class renders instead of still photos.

Probably they head a whole product photography departement
that is now gone.

The Advantage clearly is that inconsistencies in materials and bad fit and finish
are no problem in renderings…

The crown in NAIAS product renderings had to go to Chrysler, though:

“Sorry Boss our system crashed over night, but here is what we could do on time…”

mo-i

The irony in that is that almost all of those renderings are done on realtime rendering systems these days, so their excuses would have to be even worse. “Sorry boss, the Viper guys wouldn’t get off the machine!” :laughing:

Here are some in-person shots to counter the renders: 2014 Corvette Stingray: Pure Car Porn

It would also appear that, from the driver’s seat at least, the ‘pinch’ detail on the passenger side trim is almost irrelevant thanks to the sweeping form of the controls designed to face the pilot.

Also, might have to start a new thread about this, but… anyone else see the Cadillac ELR about to enter production!?
“This is what happens when a Volt and an ATS get dirty”

digging it.

The creases on the hood kinda look like they came from marker streaks on a rendering. I like.

with little color change in the interior trim… :smiley:
2014 Corvette Interior1.jpg

here is the pinch-that’s-not-a-pinch from the passenger perspective.

That passenger side view makes me not hate the pinch either. As long as you’re not sitting in the trunk with a fisheye lens it looks pretty good. Nice placement of the oh-sh*t handle as well. :slight_smile:

I feel that the CoreBoards have reached a new level of sophistication when we complain about this weird little detail for 2 pages!

Haha, ok I formally rescind my complaint about the pinch, it really irked me the fish eye shot but in real life it’s definitely not as awkward.

Corvette 2014 , it looks very nicely sculpted/clean design. I think they have refined the logo a bit… it is a little more dynamic … like a bird or fighter plane. (the same hint in the design.) They should have been careful as it shares some similarities with others. (Mainly headlight graphics/design)

Cadillac ELR, looks great. I am not pleased with BIG grill & ultra-dynamic wheels. Any simple wheel design can go with that dynamic stance.

And they share a similar wheel arch side indicator … :wink:

The gigantic fake grill on that ELR belongs on the skeuomorphism thread. The only real cooling inlet on the front of that car is the little slit below where the front license plate goes. Surely we can come up with something better to differentiate the front of a vehicle than an ersatz external radiator, something that stopped being used on cars in the 1930s. You might as well put a fiberglass horse in front of the thing.