I kind of like this drawing. If it ends up looking like this, that would be good.

Love the Corvette, but don’t like this iteration; the front is just plain wrong. I would also love to see Corvette spin-off from GM so that it can exponentially better its models, survive and thrive.

so what? they will bankrupt before 2011 and it will be renamed hyundai corvette

This is an awesome car, I think it would be a proud iteration of the Corvette. This is being quite optimistic that GM survives though…

LLL#3 – No. GM is Corvette and Vice-versa. It’s the same as saying, “I hope Mustang spins off of Ford” That’s their iconic product and I think it should live and die-if that is to be- with GM. Maybe someone buys the Corvette production line, but by no means should they ever use the name that GM made and perfected.

If this is indeed representative it’s not going to wow anyone in the same manner as a GT-R or an R8. Maybe it’s not supposed to, but I’d be taking this one step further.

front end is too squared off, dont’ like it.

i think corvette would be capable of “spinning off”, seeing as they have their own production facility, however i think it would be more likely for chevy to spin off as a whole.

I like it for the most part. The front end could use some work in my opinion. I am not feeling those large ducts on the left and right. Same could be said about the back ducts under the tail lights. The side looks a little busy with all those contour lines. I think if they polish the look they would have a good car.

I have always respected the Corvette and this one should be no different.

For the money, I would still take the M3 or S5 or, if I only needed two seats, an Elise. But thats just me.
Heck by a 370Z for $35k and put $20k of mods into it. That would be one he!! of a car.

who cares? this car is vapor-ware, as well as the not-so-new camaro… will never hit the showrooms; gm will be dead by august ‘09, the very latest.

That nose is absolutely hideous. It looks like it has one of those corny French cartoon mustache’s.
Mais Non!

The front end looks pretty funky but then again I thought that about the new Aston Martin supercar and it looks incredible. Let’s hope they at least upgrade the cheap interior! I bet that front end styling is about to catch on with a lot more cars.

barfff! Return of the Mako, prolly an electric hybrid to boot!

Everthing on this vette looks clean. Im not used to that kind of front end on a vette but, if this is what it takes to compete then so be it. Rear end is nice

Those slots better be functional.

Too many styling cues from other brands iconic vehicles here.
The artist did a nice sketch, hopefully it wont look like that though!

Front and back end just looks wrong. Surely there will be revisions.

call me a pessimist, but I do not like the front or the back. The outer air intakes go higher than they should and should stay level with the inner intake. As for the rear headlights..they make the rear look like the Volts rear- not Corvette material. As for the skirt, I’m lovin the new vent down low. Just my two cents.

Idk some parts are hot and others are not. The front is kind of awkward but the back is aggressive.

The rear looks original, but I see little fisker karma, lambo gallardo, and aston martin one-77 in the front but it all seems to mesh together awkwardly.

The front is ABSOLUTELY HIDEOUS!!!! The designer should be publicly flogged , then tarred and feathered!

i had the opportunity to talk to a GM rep at the Chicago Auto show. after i made the mistake of calling the Stingray Concept a Corvette, she immediately corrected me saying that the concept was just a concept and there is absolutely no plan to put it or any of it’s components into production. thank goodness for that. whereas the concept looks cool as a concept, it would just look weird as a production car. corvettes have followed a visible progression through the years with every new model that has come out. this just seems too random.

i highly doubt GM has the money to create a car like this that will roll off the assembly line in the same manor and in the same number of units!

Looks like a Popular Science illustration…………………………..from the 1940s. Lol

Kauf,

Agreed. The one thing that really kills this for me are those side scoops They look wrong on the Aston Martin One-77 (or whatever), they look worse here.

The CORVETTE’s styling has always been Evolutionary rather than Revolutionary. While the rear looks fine, though I’m not approving those tail lights, as does what I can make of the profile, those scoops have got to go or be sorely diminished.

Whoever did this drawing, it’s great!

I just hope this isn’t what the C7 will end up looking like…I’d rather see an evolutionary design than a REVOLUTIONARY design. I don’t want to see a mid-engined ‘Vette, either!

Good illustration, but no one really knows what the C7 will look like.

Besides, GM would never have a production car this radical. Corvette would have to be owned by a different owner for something like this to come out.

All the Corvette enthusiasts should band together and by Corvette from GM.

desertdriver:

You are right, the Corvette lost it’s soul in 1984 with the “Datsun/Nissan” body and has never recovered.

The back end looks like a very angry old man!

Fan, your a ignorant jackass!

@JakeK66, GM was initially comprised of separate car companies bought-up under the umbrella of General Motors. I, and many others, can easily envision Corvette spun-off as a separate car company absolved of GM. If fact, it would probably be the best thing that ever happened to the Corvette name.

For G.M.’s sake, I hope the refresh doesn’t look anything like this. This is fugly on so many levels. I know most of the auto industry is going through an “ugly period”………..but…………..damn! Oh, & the wannabe G37 coupe tail light styling isn’t working.

The C7 design needs to be handed to an Italian for inspection, only then will it be enough to move my soul as a new generation Corvette that can drive properly.

This one looks completely wrong, even as an illustration. the design needs to be re-evaluated and improved considerably if it will look anything like this. At this point, I would just agree to let GM go bankrupt then start fresh and new. GM is like a 90-year old man on a life support machine, sooner or later, he will die.

UGLY

fordman: ignorant? cause i didnt state the car is awfully hideous? well, again, who would care… in 2 years time, noone will even remember this last monstrosity of GM… be prepared to see the realty “fire sale” signs on GM-Plaza in Detroit real soon…

that rear end is nice, if looking a lot like an lfa. the fronts just ugly though, it looks way too much like an americanized one-77

The front end is horrible. It looks like the 2002 Cadillac Cien Concept. Not Corvette enough…

That looks like arse. The Corvette does not need some huge gaping maw up front.

I thought the Corvette redesign had been pushed back to at least 2012 anyways?

Everyone is missing the worst part of this car, which is the old school egg crate grille. It’s totally inconsistant with any other design feature on the car.

Why? The Stingray wasn’t a concept of a future Corvette. GM already affirmed that. It was a show car made for Transformers.

Wow. Well done John. These are nice. (Giving name “John” as a general name for the graphic artist). Your renderings always look really good. I thought I used a lot of layers, dang. Plus your lighting is almost always right on. Mine….not so much.

As far as the design. I think the back came together very nice. I like the “angry eyes” on the tail lights. The entire rear also looks more thought out than the current Vette. Everything looks like it’s supposed to go where it is. The front is a different story. Too much mouth for me. I like the idea of having the headlamps on the fenders, but the vents are a bit much and look better on the rear. Also, I like the little ricer vent on the front of the side skirts. Looks like they’re meant to be there. Maybe think of a way to integrate some fog lamps into the front end and that could help push it farther. Unless of course they only commission you to do a front and rear shot and you could care less about what it looks like.

GMs affirmations arent worth the paper their printed on…

@LLLLR3

-While that is true, it happened in the early 20th century before any company had market dominance. The Corvette was founded in the mid 1950’s way after the merger of those brands. The Corvette is GM, if GM is to survive, they need that car. You have to not want GM to survive to want it to spin off. GM deserves that car since they developed it, not in someone’s undeserving control. You spin ff bad unprofitable companies to help them survive. Not your profitable pride and joy! That’s bad business!

That car looks grumpy from the rear. Also, whats with the lambo headlights?

looks like the batmobile! i like it and i don’t at the same time. i hope they clean it up a bit before they produce it. i am liking the corvette more and more so i hope GM does not mess this one up for me or for anyone that are vette fans!

Does anybody else think that all new cars look like the front ends had a close encounter with the cheese grater????

no not relly