Revealed! 2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7

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bonzjr

1979-1982 Datsun 280ZX!! Welcome back! You look a little pointier but otherwise intact.

side_wayz

This thing is so sexy. The leaked pictures just didn't do this car justice. I'm gonna hang back for the Z06 though, but wow.

My only issue is with the interior. Yeah it's definitely a step up from the Corvette interiors of old, but it has a high-class Honda look to it. I think the Viper still gets my vote on the better interior. Then again, these things have a way of looking significantly better in person. So we'll see.

Overall, I like this a lot! I can finally look at American made sports cars with pride again.

drivinrt

I just watched the reveal.
The C7 is the BEST looking Corvette I have ever seen!

And I'm glad Chevy brought back the name STINGRAY!

zr1man

I am here in Detroit and just saw the new C7 Corvette Stingray and it is magnificent! It worth the wait. I do not know yet if there will be a ZR1 for 2014 yet. I am trying to find out. Will let you know. I may trade my 09 C6 for the 2014 C7. I will hold on to my 2010 ZR1 if there is no ZR1 for 2014.

pasuriole

What is with the back end? This is suppose to be a Corvette, not a Camaro.

vizcarmb

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Electronic parking brake.

vtirocz

Jason,
What are the gear ratios on the manual? I'm surprised 1-6 are identical. What's 7th? Also, is it still using a 3.42:1 rear gear ratio?

Thanks.

bestjinjo

Much better high resolution pictures of the reveal on Autoblog:

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2014-chevrolet-corvette-live-reveal/full/

Overall, I like most of the car, except the Camaro rear lights, that awkward looking rear spoiler. The interior seats are look stellar and the interior is much improved, although still not up to par with Viper or Porsche 911 standards. Of course that's expected since the Vette costs substantially less than either of those.

If you look at the Autoblog interior shots, you can tell they focused more on the interior design than interior quality. The plastics, buttons and center console still look cheap:

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2014-chevrolet-corvette-live-reveal/full/#photo-5566084

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2014-chevrolet-corvette-live-reveal/full/#photo-5566088

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2014-chevrolet-corvette-live-reveal/full/#photo-5566090

The Competition Seat Option is a major improvement over the existing seats:
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2014-chevrolet-corvette-live-reveal/full/#photo-5566086

Overall I think the car looks much better in those photos than in the renders up to the reveal. Although I can see some Ferrari 599 / Nissan GT-R lines in it.

gladiator55

I have a BMW 530 2002 and was not disgusted when saw the 2004 model. Now I also have a Vette 2011 and prefer the soft flowing curves of my C6, its round back lights and rounded canopy style rear window. I dislike the lack of fog lights on the front bumper, the Camaro radio-climate controls, the priority given to the tach (imitating Porsche) among the gauges and the Camaro-Malibu rear lights. I hope the seats are better, the glove compartment door is sturdier, it has bluetooth (standard), up/down one touch window button, telescoping steering (standard), and protected front end seats tracks. Buying a new model with cylinder deactivation, a non GM automatic transmission, and built by workers getting familiar with new body parts, is not a good idea.
Probably I'm getting old, and already exposed to the digital gauges of the 1980's, the Olds Aurora dashboard curves, and the edgy lines of the 1970's.

jkavanagh

@vtirocz, I graphed the gearing of the Stingray and Z51. It's buried deep in the photo gallery at the top of this article -- see photo #49.

mike_honcho

A comment

jkavanagh

Let's try that again. For the gearing, see this:
http://media.ed.edmunds-media.com/chevrolet/corvette/2014/fe/2014_chevrolet_corvette_ill_fe_110131_717.jpg

jkavanagh

http://media.ed.edmunds-media.com/chevrolet/corvette/2014/fe/2014_chevrolet_corvette_ill_fe_110131_717.jpg

Argh, try the link above.

dddonmaui

Exterior details choppy and busy - sorely lacks the smooth flow of SRT or Italian designs...back end is a real mess...Want to see one in person..disappointed...

superenchilada

A new low mark in GM horrible designs. Looks like it was drawn by 12 year old.

Carbon fiber interior? Jesus GM is staffed by morons.

jmaroun

I am relieaved that the car look so good since the covered spyshots looked so horrendous. Very anxious to hear and experience how it drives soon!!

dmpete

This is what we waited months and months for? Really? Is it April 1st. I like the lines of the C6 much better, the 7 doesn't flow at all, the interior is a step up, but hell a bench seat was a step up from a horse and buggy. The carbon fiber body is a nice touch, it's a shame that they couldn't have done more with the overall styling. As a whole I think GM needs some fresh blood in their engineering and design divisions. They even took Nissan's rev-match. I don't think they had 1 all new idea for this NEW car, they just scabbed off of other R&D from other manufacturers. Overall a poor showing.

yjbeach96

Not too bad. Front end off the Ferrari.

frank908

This is sad, only 18 comments since last night and Autoblog has around 700 for the new Corvette.

I was on-board with this new IL-to-Edmunds transition, but it appears the party's over here.

mnorm1_

Mosly good. The rear looks to much like a Camaro (at least in pictures).

bonzjr

Funny how all of the critical comments have thumbs down marks. Does ZR1 man have like 10 different log-ons? I stick by my 280ZX comment. ;-) Sorry but this design is derivative and heavily 'foreign' looking. I see some Japanese (old school Datsun & new school Nissan), some Italian (new school Ferrari) and a touch of Brit (Aston Martin) -- normally those are good things but not for an American icon. There's also lots of overwrought grille/vent work (functional though it may be it's way too overdone in terms of style) and an unfinished -- and quite childish -- back end. Frankly, it looks like they were trying too hard. Design aside, I'm impressed with the engineering underneath. I’m a DOHC/32V guy, but GM has done a great job with the pushrod small-block V8. It's still relevant and appropriate here. And I applaud the offering of a true manual transmission -- with 7 forward gears to boot! I'll even give the interior good marks. I still see some 'obvious GM switchgear' but I can live with it since it's much improved over past applications of GM cockpit controls. Besides, this car will start in the $50k range so l have to be fair on how bespoke I expect something to be. The leather and stitching everywhere is nice (and it doesn’t look like an afterthought) and the seats and overall ergonomics look fantastic. I like the configurable gauges too. A solid 'A' on the engineering; 'C-' on the styling. The problem is that with the Corvette style actually matters. I bet it’s a blast to drive though.

jederino

Carbon fiber interior is dated and tacky. If I blur my vision and look at the overall proportions, this is a gorgeous car! The fussy details get in the way. At least they are claimed to be functional, but I hope a future refresh can simplify and show off this excellent car. I can't wait to read how it drives!

shift17

This definitely looks like the best vette I've ever seen. I like how it’s got a lot more curves then the C6 and the overall looks in my opinion are better. I also like how they've stuck with the manual transmission, it seems like more and more great sports cars are losing the manual transmission these days. That plus the 450 hp engine this is definitely a car I would seriously consider buying, GREAT JOB CHEVY!

sturgl

Purty. Well done, GM. The Camero-esque rear looks a little odd to me - but man, that's a beautiful car. Kirk Bennion et al should be proud. Here's to it performing as well as it looks!

330i_zhp

Why do so many people get hung up on the past? It's not so bad on edmunds, but many people have complained about the taillights not being round and copying the looks of Ferrari, etc. Why does a car need to stay the same? While I appreciate keeping certain elements (you can still tell it's a Corvette by the overall shape), changing the taillights to another shape or using syling queues from other cars is part of evolution. I'm not a huge GM guy, but I think this car looks amazing. Can't wait to see how it performs.

ne_blackshirts

I want to love this but just as the trucks where's the ingenuity at these days in GM?? No the seven speed CLUTCH isn't cool that's seven up and seven down seven up and seven down and ........................................................................................................................... Kinda dig the interior not the digital tach hated in the 80's hate it today. Rev match is cool but already been done (370Z). Front looks good like the idea they had for the air flow around the car but wonder if it's going to be a wind whistling nightmare.

trav187

Meh, I like everything but the back, they killed it by making the Camaro and Vette the same, I don't know what they were thinking... Funny how they used a lot of the GTR design lines.. Hopefully the interior is better, I hate the current one.

Besides that, I'm anxious to see the numbers on it.

mr_kq

The car looks great, but how did they gain weight with all that alluminum and carbon fiber? That's a little bit dissappointing considering how well they controlled weight in the C6.

anthony512

Love this car. GM kept it fun and exciting.

rryckoff

It's not quite as ugly as the Aztek -- but, it's close....

Re. the exterior styling:
It is too busy, choppy w/unnecessary bulges and overall looks like a forced and gimmicky re-do of the previous version.
And I agree w/other comments the rear end is terrible and looks like a Camaro. Real smart on a car that costs approx. $30,000 more than a Camaro (duh!).
For the Corvette, they couldn't even do a ground-up re-design?
This is the best Chevrolet/GM can do???
They also produced a semi-video arcade dash (instrumentation) that I thought we got rid of after the 80's.... And the 'partial' tach is terrible w/the Mercedes (old, now) style of computer/data/BS taking up the middle of it.
It's ruined, as far as I'm concerned.
I would have loved to have seen a brilliant design here (One of my favorite all time cars that I've owned was a 1964 Sting Ray Coupe).
This is a shame.

pacecar79

Love the car overall.....My concern is the glossy black treatments on the rear end.....Too much black area on rear.....And too glossy....Hopefully this will not be the final version, or perhaps body color option as an option?

c6bob

I currently own a 2006 C6 Vette. IMHO the new C7 looks great until you step around back. What was GM thinking?? The rear looks horrible. Looks like a Camaro. Corvettes should have the traditional round tail lights. I guess when I get ready for another sporty car it's going to be a Boss 302 and not the Camaro reared Vette. That rear end is just ugly. Note, your mileage may vary.

tsy

The back looks like it's crying and mascara is running. Otherwise I think it looks pretty good. The interior looks a ton better and hopefully the fit and finish will be better as well.

shatner

The back end is already dated, a terrible cliche, ugly as sin.