The Chevrolet Corvette C7 is a sports car produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors. The seventh generation Corvette was introduced for the 2014 model year as the first to bear the Corvette Stingray name since the 1976 third generation model. The first C7 Corvette was delivered in the 3rd quarter of 2013. The C7 was designed not only to provide a bold styling statement, but also to incorporate an interior makeover to put to rest past complaints about the quality of interior fit and finish. While overall the C7 attempts to provide an evolutionary redesign to an iconic theme, the 5th generation Chevrolet Camaro's squared rear end provided inspiration, to C7 designers, incorporating aggressive angular elements that disappointed many Corvette enthusiasts. "The rear contains what will surely be the C7's most controversial styling elements. It is all creases and vents back there, with aggressive trapezoidal taillights similar to those found on the current Camaro and quadruple-barreled tailpipes lined up in a neat row in the center of the rear valance", wrote Jason Kavanagh for Edmunds. Other designers found the C7's large front grille to be a rather unattractive reversion away from the Corvette's prior four generations of grille-less designs that pulled cooling air from beneath nose. Functional aerodynamic aids are tacked on or cut into every body panel of the C7, often juxtapositioned against sharp creases. This is a radical departure from the prior generations when the Corvette's clean muscular styling revealed no tack-on spoiler, few body panel creases, and only semi-functional gills for front brake cooling. In addition, past Corvette models minimized the size of headlamps or even hide them altogether. The C7 reverses that clean minimalist styling language with over sized, intricately styled headlamps with LED accents.
Friday, December 5, 2014
Chevrolet Corvette C7
The Chevrolet Corvette C7 is a sports car produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors. The seventh generation Corvette was introduced for the 2014 model year as the first to bear the Corvette Stingray name since the 1976 third generation model. The first C7 Corvette was delivered in the 3rd quarter of 2013. The C7 was designed not only to provide a bold styling statement, but also to incorporate an interior makeover to put to rest past complaints about the quality of interior fit and finish. While overall the C7 attempts to provide an evolutionary redesign to an iconic theme, the 5th generation Chevrolet Camaro's squared rear end provided inspiration, to C7 designers, incorporating aggressive angular elements that disappointed many Corvette enthusiasts. "The rear contains what will surely be the C7's most controversial styling elements. It is all creases and vents back there, with aggressive trapezoidal taillights similar to those found on the current Camaro and quadruple-barreled tailpipes lined up in a neat row in the center of the rear valance", wrote Jason Kavanagh for Edmunds. Other designers found the C7's large front grille to be a rather unattractive reversion away from the Corvette's prior four generations of grille-less designs that pulled cooling air from beneath nose. Functional aerodynamic aids are tacked on or cut into every body panel of the C7, often juxtapositioned against sharp creases. This is a radical departure from the prior generations when the Corvette's clean muscular styling revealed no tack-on spoiler, few body panel creases, and only semi-functional gills for front brake cooling. In addition, past Corvette models minimized the size of headlamps or even hide them altogether. The C7 reverses that clean minimalist styling language with over sized, intricately styled headlamps with LED accents.
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