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I agree with Rob. Excellent lines and a nice rendering ... and all Corvette!

If they go to Direct Injection, they may need an all-new engine to accomodate the big shift in technology. No doubt, though, the good stuff from LS like the 6-bolt mains and such will be incorporated into the new design.

I think Huskerman nailed it. Base, Gran Sport, ZO6, ZR1. You can toss the 427 convertible in there somewhere, too, just for marketing pizzazz. And Hib ... don't mention politics or Obama. I did that a few threads back and got stomped into the ground by the haters. Bad Juju.

Speaking of mixing parts. I just pulled the engine and trans from a '95 Buick Roadmaster and stuck it in a '97 Z28 that threw a rod and needed new guts. Both cars came with LT1's and 4L60E's. It was not a direct exchange. Obviously, I had to switch out tailshafts on the AT's, but I found out...

So Hib .... That was an excellent article you wrote about the new 427 engine. Looks like you had plenty of inside access. Did they give you a little peek at the C7 with an oath of silence? Seems like you're having some fun with this one. ;)

I guess you guys are right. I'd take any one of them in a heartbeat. :thumb

The Ferrari and Camaro comparisons are spot on. Corvette has its own unique styling ques that can easily be incorporated into an all-new design. If this is close to the real C7, the designers have missed that mark by a mile. While it can be called "attractive" by the casual observer, it just...

She's a beauty ... ... and you're a cutie!:thumb

It's all part of the dance. The fat lady will sing in mid-to-late 2013 when they pull the sheet off the 2014 production car.

There's a common thread here. We love our 'Vettes in every flavor they come in (except for the Corvette Summer car ... LOL!). Yes, newer Corvettes are absolutely awesome and the new technology is more than keeping pace with the times. Each generation could say the same in their day when they...

Amen. My '84 with the rock-hard Z-51 suspension is all that, and I love it. I'm 63, but I wanted a sports car and I damn sure got one. Crossfire? Spare me the pitiful stories because mine runs nice and strong and I'm keeping the car box stock. They say a Corvette keeps you feeling young and...

Good one. We need more humor on this part of the forum. Folks been gettin' too serious and throwing a few elbows ...

I just hope the government owners don't have a lot of influence. That would sound the death nell for any real performance, styling or technological innovation in such a "non-PC" beast as the Corvette. Having said that, I agree that all we've seen so far are red herrings and canards meant only...

You guys are right ... ... that rear view especially is the sloppiest job of slap-and-tickle Photoshopping I've ever seen outside of Comicon. Let's all desperately hope they are trying to pull the wool over our eyes and there really is a new, unseen Vettezilla waiting in the bushes around...

I don't like the word "revamped." It's nebulous and inspecific and could mean anything from evolutionary to derivative to retro to all-new. What a bunch of bureaucratic doublespeak. Akerson represents all of GM, so to him, the Corvette is just a wart on GM's ass. He'll probably retire soon...

Too much hype for me. This whole C7 issue has dragged out too long and there's been way too much speculation and hyperbole. I'm at the point where they could make a ZR1 Cobalt and call it a 'Vette and I'd just be glad it's over and done with. I'm happy with the Corvettes we already have...

Good call, Tuna ... ... and there's no way that choice could disappoint you. BTW ... I'm about 150 miles from you in Stigler.

I think Hib Halverson offered one viable alternative ... ... when he talked about a direct-injection V6. What if the car were reduced in size and the layout was a transverse mid engine? Then go for piezo-electric bars for an infinitly-variable lighweight suspension that could be controlled at...

I think the factory has missed yet another opportunity. After a decade of "retro rides" like the Mustang, Camaro, Challenger and even the C6, you would think it's time to rewrite the book and come out with an earth-shaking change that can dazzle the masses. The design talent is there and so is...

The front-end rendering on the magazine cover ain't half bad ... ... but the rear end is absolutely hideous. It's not even about Camaro styling cues, but rather the uncoordinated look of parts stuffed half-hazardly into some kind of slab-sided shell of an uncoordinated body. Where are the...