Corvette_fetish

...at The Pavilions weekly cruise-in/car show, Scottsdale AZ, on "Corvette Saturday". A GM engineer brought down a pilot car to give us all a hands on introduction to the new Vette. I parked my '79 next to it for a side by side comparison.
















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stingraymaniac

Eddie 70

I just noticed the also took the work CORVETTE off the back. I haven't noticed that before. It looks like they have been using this car quite a bit. The engine compartment is pretty dusty.
Cool pics, thanks for sharing.

OHSIXX

I thing the Corvette logo is on the lower right rear. Seems as if I saw that in another pic someplace. So, not completely sure.


[Modified by OHSIXX, 9:20 AM 7/4/2004]

turtlevette

the C3 looks every bit as modern and elegant as the brand new car.

if i didn't know better, looking at the front i would think the C3 is the newer design.

Corey_68

Hill stated the C3 was a MAJOR inspiration for the C6. Lines can be seen in the nose and fenders.

81' Corvette Guy

If you ask me..I think Chrysler is flattered by the C6 using Viper accents..but hey, that is just me...look at a vette and a viper pictures next to each other..front, side, back..you tell me. Just my .02 cents worth..lets the flames begin. Joe

SharkAttack

Based on the photos I've seen to date, the "Corvette" script is on the lower right of the rear.

GrandSportC3

Fevre

I still don't see a C6, I see a C5.2

Line up the Gens and tell me the C5 and C6 have a change in styling in the magnitude of the other Gen changes.

79ls1

C-6 is cool, but I REALLY wish they'd left the pop up headlights alone. I just think it looks so, God forgive me, Japanese. :bb The headlights, I mean.


[Modified by 79ls1, 10:56 AM 7/4/2004]

jetlag

Yeah I agree, not much change from the C5s...On the C4s they changed the front and back bumpers in 91 and it was still a C4...all they did here too

But you can tell it looks like they were going back to some tall fenders like the C3s

2TONE82

Great Pics, thanks for sharing.



Line up a C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5 and ANYONE can see the generational changes...not so with a C5 to C6. Nice car, love the bump in power under the hood and priced very well (how in the world dealers are still selling C5s is beyond me)...but hardly a new generation....

Cali,68,L-79

Sure it looks like a C5 but read Road and Tracks road test on it. Quite a difference between the C5 and C6.

79VetteMike

Come on guys.....I'm not entirely thrilled with the frontend, but all in all, it's a great car. How much would you expect it to change? Really? If it changed too much, everyone would be saying that it doesn't look like a Vette. You can't totally change an icon of the automotive industry like that. If they had done any different, everyone would be bitching about how it doesn't look like a Vette and sales would fall. Hooray to GM for staying in the game.

Smokehouse69

I like everything about the C6 except!! the front end! It looks too much like the friggin' clownshoe Viper POS! I bet that it isn't out 15 minutes before someone comes out with a frontend kit to change the look of the car!

Corvette_fetish

First I'd like to thank Forum member Eddie44 for taking the pics for me. I thought it would be fun and interesting to see a C3 side by side with the new car.

It does say "Corvette" on the lower right corner of the rear.

Also, there are no bow tie logos on the car at all, nor do I remember it saying Chevrolet on it either.

The engine compartment was dusty from testing. I forgot to mention the car was from the GM Desert Proving Grounds in near by Mesa, where I use to work as a Durability Test Driver. The engineer had been driving it home, and I guess he decided to bring it down to the car show to let all the Vette owners check it out.

To everyone who feels like the C6 is closer to a mid generation styling update than a true next generation step, all I can say is reserve your final opinion until you see the car first hand. Once you stand next to one, sit in one, and compare it first hand to a C5, you will probably change your mind. It's a very different car up close and personal. The C6 is much narrower, closer to the C3. The car appears a lot smaller than the C5. It's easy to see how you'd think it's a "C5.2" from all the pics, but I feel that's only because it takes most of it's styling influence from the recent C5, but I see C4, C3, and some C2 in there too, just not as much as C5. Again, standing next to it, and sitting in it, you do not get the feeling you're dealing with a C5 variation. This car is definitely it's own. The cabin feels smaller inside to me, but it has that nice "fit's like a glove" feel once you're settled in the seat, like the C5 has. This car was also keyless. You touch pads to open the door and start it. At one point the engineer walked out of range, and I could not get out! I can think of worse places to be stuck though.

Overall, I think the C6 is a nice car. I personally like the exterior from the firewall back. Corvettes have mostly had long engine compartments/front ends that were a bit out of proportion with the rest of the car from the firewall back. This car doesn't seem to have that feel up front. The interior is very nice too, but the interiors of previous Vettes made you feel like you're in a Corvette. This one could be the interior of any contemporary sports car, import or domestic. Nice? Yes, very, but not "unique".

Do I like the C6? Yes, I do, but my initial first hand reaction was limited to "It's a very nice car". Now, my initial reaction to the C5 when I saw it first hand for the first time eight or so years ago was, "Woa, now that's the S**t!

CrossedFlags77

I like the car. I do admit that it does resemble a C5 greatly but what can you do. I can't wait for the first thread about "Can I fit C6 seats in my C3?"

micks69

They took a big *** rear end (C5) and made it an even bigger *** rearend (C6) and then stuck a Mitsubishi 3000 GT front end on it. How tall is that unfinished cut off slab rear end? Its gotta be 3 ft. Look at the difference.

Pacha

Nice interior!!!

I know I am a litle biased but the C3 is just more sexy than nearly any other car