[mikeman]

The C7 was a good design. The base models were the cleanest. Unfortunately, they added those stupid little rear side windows which looked dumb IMO. It made the car look like a GT car instead of a pure 2 seat sports car.

The C8 has continued this same tradition, but now the rear side windows are completely fake. Unlike the C7, they provide no function except to perhaps visually lighten up the large mid engine design C-pillar. Still, I think the C8 would look far better and even more exotic without them.

[Deputy Dog]

The C8 Vette has the ugliest front end and rear fascia in modern American history. I thought the 53' was the worst of all time until the C8. Look at all the indents, angles, lines, impressions, shapes, lights etc. all clumped together in one rear fascia. Its just ugly even in person. The deck looks like its sagging in the middle. Way to much going on. It doesn't flow. Eyeballs don't know what to focus on because of all the confusion.



https://www.midenginecorvetteforum.c...te-tail-lights

[Number 3]

Originally Posted by Deputy Dog

The C8 Vette has the ugliest front end and rear fascia in modern American history. I thought the 53' was the worst of all time until the C8. Look at all the indents, angles, lines, impressions, shapes, lights etc. all clumped together in one rear fascia. Its just ugly even in person. The deck looks like its sagging in the middle. Way to much going on. It doesn't flow. Eyeballs don't know what to focus on because of all the confusion.



https://www.midenginecorvetteforum.c...te-tail-lights

And the awesome thing is, you're wrong.

LOL, just kidding. I like it and in person it's even better. A wonderful car.

But you simply make the point, there is no perfect appearance for anything. No matter how awesome, there will always be detractors. And for subjective things like appearance, there will never be a perfect answer that makes everyone happy.

I've referenced it before, but years ago GM did a full size truck clinic. The Dodge (at the time) which came out with the very pronounced front fender appearance for the first time was either wildly loved or wildly hated. Think a board with a meter of love on the right and hate on the left, the Dodge hit the whole spectrum. The Chevy on the other hand only went about half way up the love scale, but didn't go at all into the hate it zone.

So are you better with a completely polar look? Or one where no one hates it, but the love isn't nearly as strong?

[GearheadSS]

Originally Posted by Altered Carbon

In no way did I think it was a Ferrari, it's like a Dollar General Ferrari maybe.

No one at GM wanted it to look like a Ferrari so that's good.