A couple of weekends ago I was at Laguna Seca for the historic races. Chevy had at least 15 or more C7's in the paddock for display, Bondurant had his cars there, Ron Fellows school, etc. Bondurant just received 22 cars for their school. I've got a couple of contacts there, it will be interesting to see how the cars hold up with the new technology.
Here is what I felt after getting to look at the new cars under multiple angles, different lighting and the cars running around the track between races. I felt no desire for the look of the car. I was actually surprised that I prefer the look of a lowered C6 Z06. Now if somebody lowers a C7 and puts some nice rims on it, maybe the car will appeal to me from the looks department. Maybe a wide body version of the C7 will catch my eye, but as of now, I can't believe how the looks of the car did nothing for me. They also had a targa version of the C7 there with the roof off and it looked the worse to me than the coupe.
But, they did have a convertible C7 there with the soft top in the up position and to me, that car looked great. The top looked very much like a Ferrari F430 top, very angular and perfect compliments to the lines of the C7. Since it did not slant back like the coupes roof line, it stood out as the best looking C7 in Monterey IMO.
The performance of the C7 in the above video is impressive. I can't wait to drive one to get some feel of how the car drives. But, as it stands now, I look at the C7 as a wife that looks "ok" but is really good at cooking and taking care of the house. I see the Gen 5 as a wife that looks like a super model, is super **** but has no clue in the kitchen....thankfully she knows how to make reservations.
Cheers,
George