'14 C7 spy shots, quick update

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Old 09-29-2011, 08:12 AM
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Here's a pic of the C7 wearing C6 clothing.



Notice the longer wheelbase. The C7 is going to have a longer hood than the C6. It's going to have a similar axle to dash ratio to the Viper. Who doesn't love the looks of the Viper??? GM is going after the old Viper customers for sure.



What's up with the two dummy exhaust tips? Very odd. The C7 looks a little narrower too.

Also, it is confirmed that the C7 and the 6th Gen Camaro will get a 7 speed manual transmission.
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your kidding right?

That's just a grandsport
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looks like a Grandsport to me, I do like the wheels!
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The wheelbase will be a tiny bit longer, but that is just to reduce the nose/rear overhang some. The car is indeed supposed to be a little smaller than the current gen.
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Im wondering what their gonna do with the 6th Gen camaro??!?!?
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Originally Posted by texas94z
7 speed manual transmission.
wtf???
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Originally Posted by westtexasbuff
wtf???
That's what I said
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http://www.torquenews.com/106/c7-cor...l-transmission
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i bet that car has been wrecked and was put back together poorly lol. hints exhaust and wheelbase lol. thats no c7 its a wounded c6 ha
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they are doing a really good job at camouflaging haha.
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Whats funny is i dont think anyone has caught the fact that the Gran sport above is not the same car...one is Vert one is hard top. With that being said why do two different cars have the same paint and wheels? Highly doubt it just happens to be two different cars with the same set up...as the the guy posted states it very well could be a c7 wearing c6 body's.

Im other words looks to me like they put two different body's on the same chasis set up.

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The gap between the front fender and the wheel looks to be off.....Maybe they are just using the grandsport body work to test the c7 drivetrain?
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^^ wouldn't surprise me. a lot of times they'll change up the body and add different **** like those dummy exhaust tips to fool people who take these spy photos
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Originally Posted by chrisgo
The gap between the front fender and the wheel looks to be off.....Maybe they are just using the grandsport body work to test the c7 drivetrain?
Yep.

All the OEMs test just like you said. New chassis / drivetrain / electrics / etc wrapped in old panels.

I wonder if the 7 spd is just a new tremec that will bolt up to c5 / c6s. Hmmmm....
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Personally its just ugly to me. looks like they backed into a wall and just said screw it. That'll work just paint it.
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Originally Posted by Texas-Firehawk
Personally its just ugly to me. looks like they backed into a wall and just said screw it. That'll work just paint it.

U do know that its just a Chassis/Engine Test car wearing C6 skins right?

I hope it looks more Viperish when its in C7 skin cause to me the Vette didnt really stand out, the upper ones like the GS/Z06/Zr1 looked better/meaner but still didnt look exotic enough for me (but I love to have one of those) So im on the edge of my seat waiting for the unveil on the C7
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Originally Posted by Texas-Firehawk
Personally its just ugly to me. looks like they backed into a wall and just said screw it. That'll work just paint it.
Oh that is a real classy vehicle your driving there, Mr. Trans Am. Your statement is the eqiuvalent of a Pontiac Aztek driver calling an Escalade ugly, in other words meaningless nonsense.
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Atleast they didn't do a Cormaro again

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^^^

that just blew my mind.




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