New C7 Info - GM says no Split window, no 5.5L

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11-13-2011 | 01:39 PM

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The good news for me is that the prices of used c6z cars will go down.

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11-13-2011 | 01:58 PM

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^^ This guy knows what I'm talkin about.

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11-13-2011 | 02:56 PM

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look, the 2012 vette looks similar to a 1978 model.

Nah not similar, that's almost identical

LOL.

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11-13-2011 | 02:57 PM

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GM fails again.

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11-13-2011 | 10:03 PM

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GM fails again.

The only thing GM has done well in the last half dozen years has been the C6, IMO. It's the only car I notice when I stop at the Chevy dealer.

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11-13-2011 | 10:06 PM

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The only thing GM has done well in the last half dozen years has been the C6, IMO. It's the only car I notice when I stop at the Chevy dealer.

Gotta throw the Silverado and Tahoe/Yukon/Suburban in there, definitely.

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11-14-2011 | 01:01 AM

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Gotta throw the Silverado and Tahoe/Yukon/Suburban in there, definitely.

You're right. I should have said that the C6 was the only *car* they've done well, and even that's not entirely true as some of the Cadillac stuff has been great too (CTS-V).

Those trucks you listed are all excellent as well, IMO.

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11-14-2011 | 01:05 AM

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'07 started an entirely different view of their trucks for me. We rented an '07 Suburban 1LT when they first came out to move my sister from Dallas to LA, and I drove it about half the time there/back. It impressed me.

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11-14-2011 | 12:59 PM

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Jalopnik claims the next Corvette will look like this.

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11-14-2011 | 01:15 PM

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doubtful

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11-14-2011 | 01:18 PM

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I like it!

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11-14-2011 | 01:53 PM

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I like everything about that. Just tweak the grill and change the wheels. Too bad GM wouldn't!!

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11-14-2011 | 02:10 PM

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that looks incredible...like a c6 crossed with some lambo

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11-14-2011 | 03:31 PM

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Please tell me they did not raid the camaro parts bin to source the tailights. Other than that, it reminds me of a Ferrari with chiseled edges.

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11-14-2011 | 03:38 PM

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I love that concept! Looks like a GTR & a Ferrari 599 mixed with a little C6 Corvette. Winning?

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11-14-2011 | 04:05 PM

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Would have to order mine without the jalopnik.com sticker option on the rocker panel.

J/K, lol.

Not too shabby...IDK though, from the cowl back seems to work, but the front is just missing something.

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11-14-2011 | 04:09 PM

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Not too shabby...IDK though, from the cowl back seems to work, but the front is just missing something.

I agree

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11-14-2011 | 04:39 PM

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Please tell me they did not raid the camaro parts bin to source the tailights.

Agreed.

Those tail lights look awful enough on the Camaro, last thing we need is to see them on Corvette. Otherwise, I think that design has some real potential.

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11-14-2011 | 05:05 PM

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Interesting. I know alot of people were looking forward to the DI 5.5.

However the 7spd manual is a nice twist.

Who would want a step down in displacement (torque)? Not I. I'll take DI on a nice 376ci or bigger.

7 speed will be interesting.

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Corvette sales are among the worst they've been in the model's history. I think the biggest thing holding it back is it looking like it does sitting in showrooms next to the Camaro, which handily overshadows it.

The general overall look of the Corvette hasn't changed much since the C4 debuted and it's become the most vanilla looking sports car money can buy. Nothing about the style is distinctive or exciting. The Ford GT is a head turner, any Viper is a head turner while the Corvette is just a Corvette. GM's other performance models from the CTS-V to the Camaro are much more interesting to behold.

The car needs a total heritage inspired rethink in looks like the Camaro recieved. I was hoping it would get the same treatment but I guess not. Too bad.

Disagree. I think the C6 models, especially the Z06/ZR1, look amazing. I mean, basing it solely on looks, I would take a ZR1 or even a Z06 over say, a 599. You see many more C6s than you do it's competitors, making it seem bland.

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Flip up lights would be a huge step backwards.

AMEN!

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Agreed.

Those tail lights look awful enough on the Camaro, last thing we need is to see them on Corvette. Otherwise, I think that design has some real potential.

I can't see them ditching the 4 circle taillights that you has become tradition on Corvettes.

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