Team Adam's Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 (edited) Found this over at Corvette7.com... An enticing C7 Corvette test car has just been spied in the midst of winter-testing, rocking silver stripes on top of its Velocity Yellow paint job (in the backroads of Michigan). This prototype gives us our first look yet at a racing-striped C7, and how it will interplay with the car's new lines and its blacked-out trim. The question remains, is this just a test-striped early C7 build, or is there any chance that this a new trim level, like a C7 Gran Sport? We don't have a smoking gun that this is an alternate C7 performance package, but in the online colorizer that Chevrolet provided to paint your own Corvette, there were no provisions for adding any additional striping to the Stingray. Next is the fact that while this C7 looks throughly badged-out, there is no Stingray badge on either front fender. While it could be an early-build oversight, we can't help but be intrigued by the omission of the Stingray on this test 'Vette. Finally, we can see clear evidence of a car cover piled up in the rear cargo of this prototype. It would seem that Chevrolet is in full PR mode on the C7 Stingray at this point, so parking them around, uncovered, would seem to be a great eye-catcher to capture the public's attention. Is this car cover at the ready to keep prying eyes from discovering a new C7 variant? Seems plausible, and follows perfectly the protocol that was followed by Corvette test teams which were caught on test runs during the C7's development period. When it comes to the prospect of spotting the next C7 variant after the Stingray, we can't leave anything to chance and disregard the anomalies found on this particular C7 test car. Edited February 21, 2013 by Nick@Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneck08sierra Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 brand new car and already has a hole in the rear, ha! I didn't realize the a$$ end has so much plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holder Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 They sure do love destroying the test cars. I know they're suppose to see what kind if abuse they can take but damn. I could never be the guy to test a brand new car, i would make sure it stayed perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbeard Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Yeah, the rear shot is painful the car is so filthy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ryan Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 That is one filthy rear end. I see lots of new adams customers in the near future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I'm not crazy about the stripes on that car... to me it doesn't seem to go along with the car's modern, sharp edged styling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Adams Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Man, I want to wash that thing bad........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I'm waiting for the bigger motor. Another year or two I figure. But it sure looks good right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Machine Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I think that particular vette looks cheap! IMO I don't know maybe its the black accents! I don't like the rear end!!! Just not sold yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southtexasplayn Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I think the car would look a lot better with a wide body quarters and fenders, like the c6z, grand sport, and zr1 have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbeard Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I think the rear would look better if it was all one color. The black panels looks too plastic (cheap). That's why I think black is the best color for the C7; everything is the same color so the lines flow better and nothing jumps out at you (vents, roof panel, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ryan Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I think that particular vette looks cheap! IMO I don't know maybe its the black accents! I don't like the rear end!!! Just not sold yet. I still want to see one in person, I think they did a pretty good job of making the vette 'new' without taking away too much heritage. I wish it still had the curved rear window though. I certainly wouldn't throw it out of my garage, thats for sure. That black plastic trim would look great with some SVRT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baker Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I thought it was this one for a sec http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2013/02/2014-vette-crash-zoom-1360723711.jpg Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baker Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Ewwww. If a camaro and a Ferrari had offspring.. it would be this.. Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYBEN Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I like it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongosg8 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Wow.. I know they are testing it still but mine would never see that white stuff and have all that crap on its rear. Not too sure of the stripes. The rear end does need to be color matched IMO. I do like it. lets see in a year or two after all the bugs are out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluezey Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 (edited) Well if anyone gets one and drives in the snow, at least you know where the problem area is! BTW: Not real big fan of this color combo! Shine On Bluezey:pc: Edited February 22, 2013 by Bluezey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggoZ Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I'm not a fan of stripes....the new car style looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveVY Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Love the new body style, love the color, don't like those stripes, don't like the black mirrors, don't like the black wheels. Want to add one of these to the garage in a couple years! Though disgustingly dirty, it is interesting to see how the dirt collects differently on the tail now, much more concentrated toward a vertical center line as opposed to the horizontal line that is more dominant on the C6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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