Comments on: Corvette Stingray Concept (aka Sideswipe from Transformers 2) Revealed

By: SERSteve

SERSteve — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:53:51 +0000

This will never be built. it’s a great look but GM will never produce this. Especially not now while money is so tight. Even if they did build it it would probably cost $200,000 or more, so they would only sell about 100 of them in 4 years. I’d like to see a concept they could actually build and make money on.

By: ManualorDeath

ManualorDeath — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:20:23 +0000

to me it seems to be heavily influenced by the Citroen GT concept. Does GM have to copy the french now. The back glass is the only iconic design this car really has…and it’s very well done

By: jayjc08

jayjc08 — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:45:50 +0000

Looks to foreign to me. Missing everything iconic about the Corvette except the roofline.

While I think it’s cool looking, without knowing what brand this is I would mistake it for a Japanese concept gone wild.

By: theonetwo

theonetwo — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:15:04 +0000

Intersting…in a good way. Waaay better looking than the camaro

By: CarbonGSR

CarbonGSR — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:30:57 +0000

GM will be bankrupt before this car even attempts to hit the market.

By: Automotive_United_Nations

Automotive_United_Nations — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:54:02 +0000

P.S. Volt looks great too, but it ain’t gunna have a V8. For all you environmentalists out there, GM will be bringing out a great product for you soon. I, on the other hand, think almost 30 mpg highway is plenty for me, and i’ll see you in my Vette, Volting along.

By: Automotive_United_Nations

Automotive_United_Nations — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:52:30 +0000

Need more oil for GM is gunna love this, but I’ve gotta say it: BUILD THIS CAR, NOW. If GM does not build this car, I will personally see to their end. This car is gorgeous, and with some minor changes for safety regulations, and an interior something like the classic concept they’re going for, this would sell like crazy. LS3, LS7, LS9, game over for anything under $100,000, cause everyone with the cash would want one. Awesome concept, now BRING IT TO US GM. And don’t take four years like the bloody Camaro, we’ve waited long enough for the real Bumblebee too.

By: jonmiles

jonmiles — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:14:42 +0000

This is exactly what a concept should look like. I must say I’m impressed with the direction of GM’s recent designs. This, the camaro, and the volt all look excellent.

By: bigjimid

bigjimid — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:35:21 +0000

Wow! This thing is overall pretty nice. But there are also some places where it looks like they just went: “Ehh, what can we do here that’s different?”,”No, that would look stupid!”, “Yeah, but it would stand out. And that’s what we want.”

Looks like an amazing start to the ‘C7-S’ (Stingray).

Valenburg – Hidden. On the inside. Similar to an all glass roof.

By: scratchy

scratchy — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:56:56 +0000

this just looks ridiculous , they can’t be serious

By: fan

fan — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:36:33 +0000

now this concept aint even so bad… but they got to be kidding about the exhausts, dont they? looks like someone drilled 3 additional p00pholes… yuck…

By: fordman

fordman — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:50:31 +0000

Beautiful car,I wish they would build it and this is coming from a man who loves Fords!

By: mikemacnn

mikemacnn — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:45:14 +0000

^^You must be kidding???

By: eff1Fifty

eff1Fifty — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:42:27 +0000

i wanna be on it

By: The Stig

The Stig — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:05:53 +0000

If they’re filming Transformers II in Jordan and Egypt they had better take advantage of the local talent for driving on two wheels for prolonged periods of time.

By: illwill

illwill — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:22:20 +0000

omg please fvcking build this

By: pursang

pursang — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:11:13 +0000

Slap this body on the Zr1, signifigantly upgrade the interior, charge as much as an F430 and it will still be a success and a true bad@ssmobile. Think of it as what the Reventon is to the Murcielago and add apple pie.

By: vortec4200

vortec4200 — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:56:00 +0000

Sideswipe was a Dodge Viper SRT-10 in the Alternators line. Tracks was the Corvette Z06. WTF?

By: 1c3d0g

1c3d0g — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:28:40 +0000

EGGcellent!!! GM is the granddaddy of all car design…it just can’t get better than this!

By: Ring-Taxi

Ring-Taxi — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:19:26 +0000

This thing looks like it got whacked with the ugly stick. Twice.

By: tyler_is_aero_tt

tyler_is_aero_tt — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:34:16 +0000

That’s badass.

By: Das Stig

Das Stig — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:34:07 +0000

I saw this cars teaser and spy pictures a couple of months ago and thought to myself, it may be a concept but it’s not bad at all. I presume if this were to be put into production, it’s styling will be toned down although, if GM are considering it as the next generation C7 Corvette, I think they shouldn’t fiddle with this concept much because it looks gorgeous as it is. Lets see what happens.

By: marcdevon

marcdevon — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:58:19 +0000

That Chevy Volt, Trax, Beat are going to get their a$$es kicked by Megatron.

By: Mutant@DCX

Mutant@DCX — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:56:13 +0000

So, nobody here looked at the hideous backend? I mean, if this bad@ss is made, that is the only thing people will see, when racing against it…
And, move the twice pipes off the body panel.

By: travis0017

travis0017 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:32:22 +0000

haha, i didn’t notice it until the head-on shot of the Chevy Beat and Trax, but they look like complete rip-offs of the Honda Fit and Element. If you can’t Beat ‘em, join ‘em!

By: KuroSyn

KuroSyn — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:01:22 +0000

If that’s the next gen corvette…. holy sh!t… beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeautiful! I’ll be boasting on about it all the time! I’ve seen the “preview” on LLN before, but this… this is sheer beauty for a Corvette! DO IT! MAKE IT! This is sexy and cool and new and… and… and… I’m so clogged with wow’s now that I can’t determine what to say. Yes, this is the car to make for the next-gen Corvette!

By: valenburg

valenburg — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:48:46 +0000

is there no A-pillar?

By: valenburg

valenburg — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:42:05 +0000

HOLY MACH 5! looks pretty good. If Gm goes down, maybe corvette should branch off as it’s own company?

By: atoms

atoms — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:28:26 +0000

the intakes on each side of the grill remind me a lot of the aston one-77 for some reason, and the rear lights also scream lexus LF-A, looks good though, the only part that i think should not be on the car is the tumor like exhaust pipes, maybe put them under the doors right before the rear wheel housing

By: Camaro Design

Camaro Design — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:09:54 +0000

If you do or don’t like it, just wait ’till you see it in person. It is indeed bad ass. A bold and iconic design that balances the old with new. I hate to even use the word new, it doesn’t even look like new car designs IMO. Much more avant-gard. If it challenges your sensibilities, well good. It should.

By: Copperbottoms

Copperbottoms — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:22:47 +0000

wooooooowwwwwwww! Sweet, I miss the old ’70s stingrays. GM is finally getting away from a decade of stagnation!

By: Jon Luc

Jon Luc — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:20:14 +0000

The windsheild looks like those awful square sunglasses from the ’80′s. LOL, but the rest of looks pretty good.

By: Blakkarr

Blakkarr — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:04:58 +0000

Yet another useless fact:

Sideswipe was a red Lamborghini Countach. If not for the GM tie-in a Red Gallardo would not be out of step.

Nice Vette, though. A midcycle refresh towards this style would be great for the C6.

By: CADDY-V

CADDY-V — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:59:18 +0000

I would have to say that thing is HOT!!!!!!
It looks mean. Now give it some muscle.
THEN BUILD IT!!!!

By: ochy38

ochy38 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:48:39 +0000

when i saw this on here a few months ago i thought it was hideous, looking at it now, with some minor tweaking its bad ass

By: ricky_b

ricky_b — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:47:00 +0000

Probably the best looking concept in the past 10 yrs. I want to see this on the road. Very happy to see that GM has paid attention and respect to the nameplate Corvette. This would take Corvette to whole new level. (I esp LOVE the retro Stingray split rear windshield)

By: Captain Crunch

Captain Crunch — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:12:45 +0000

—aesir—-
How old are you? 14? just wondering………

By: Zcarsales

Zcarsales — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:09:01 +0000

idrinorbarsaku, very good point. As far as the people concerning the money wasted on the concept/promotion of the concept.

Its essential that every car company have a soul. The Corvette is Chevy’s. As long there is Chevy there will be a Corvette. VW has the bug, Ford has the Mustang, Honda/Acura mistakenly dropped the NSX, Saturn attempted it with the SKY, etc.

These cars are symbols of what everyone wants. Psychologically, these products serve as a well that the company can market other cars from.

Chevrolet made the huge mistake of not including the Vette for just one year. The Corvette is an American icon. Its imbedded in our psyche.

Kudos to the design team on the all new Stingray. Its beautiful.

By: Need more oil for GM

Need more oil for GM — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:06:27 +0000

The Vette remains the hottest supercar ever. This redesign if it goes through will fly off the lots. The Corvette is a staple of America and everyone loves Corvettes around the world. This will once again be better than anything else out there and look cool doing it.

AN American Revolution

By: aesir

aesir — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:04:40 +0000

For those of you complaining about this being a waste of money you have to understand that this is business. It’s marketing, plain and simple. Marketing budgets for a company this size is gigantic. Who are they targeting here, the enthusiast? Why the enthusiast, because we are the ones people ask when it comes to buy a car. In the last month, I have given my mom information on what new car to buy talking to her about everything from a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid to a Toyota Rav 4. In the last week, a banking friend of mine making a modest income asked me about what car to get when he finishes his MBA and I talked to him about everything from the 2010 Buick LaCross to the Hyundai Genesis.

At then end we, the enthusiasts, understand what’s out on the market. We understand our friends needs are (because we asked them; my mom wanted fuel efficiency, but lots of room, my friend wanted entry level luxury). We can help these people because we know where to find the resources to get the facts on these cars. So it makes sense to market to the enthusiast because we help drive the decisions our friends make. Granted it doesn’t always work out that way as my mom went out and bought a freaking Subaru Forester, but she is stubborn as a mule and hasn’t bought anything but Subaru since she lived up north. *sigh* (She lives in Florida now so the Subaru kills me… such a waste.)

Anyway, I love the idea of a front mid-engine Corvette Stingray, it makes me look at what else GM has to offer, now maybe I’ll get a CTS-V and maybe the next time a friend asks “the car guy (me)” I’ll talk about more GM products.

By: A4

A4 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:57:12 +0000

they need to fix the lobster eyes and then it gets my vote for production

By: Badass Z51

Badass Z51 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:54:29 +0000

If the next vette even slightly resembles this cartoonish monstrosity my current Corvette will be my last…..I am however in favor of GM bringing back the Stingray name.

By: HoosierHero

HoosierHero — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:52:15 +0000

I just shat myself. This thing is beautiful.

By: DCG3

DCG3 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:47:23 +0000

do it please!

By: JakeK66

JakeK66 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:46:56 +0000

Why not build it off the Camaro platform and charge less than 50k for it? Get rid of the Corvette name, call it simply the “Stingray” and use a steel/aluminum body panels. Wouldn’t take the time or the cost to build and with the Camaro’s production slowing down after it’s first one or two years, there you go. It won’t cheapen the Corvette name, since itself will be it’s own model, and it will sell something, since the C6 has been so delayed. GM you have nothing to lose, just give it a try!