New 2005 Corvette C6

[C_Sephiroth]

Even if they (GM) was making the Vettes look Asian, or euro, is this a bad thing? Think about it. The "Forigne cars/trucks are all ahead of the American Car makes in terms of Reliability and Airodinamics. So would it be a bad thing for American Car/trucks to become more reliable, and have better fuel economy?

[WEF]

Originally Posted by MSGVette04

I voted "it's okay" because it is, but only just. I bought an '04 after seeing the C6 photos and reading the specs. One, they made a big mistake deleting the hide-away headlights. Two, two golf bags will not fit in it. That was enough to convince me not to wait.

Whoa! Are you sure about the golf bags? You have personally seen this? The GM release that I saw said fitting two bags was a must. That is the main reason I went from a C4 to a 2002.

My only complaaint about the C6 is the front license plate mounting. Gross!

[azn3000GTRacer]

That was the first pic ive seen of the new interior and it is sweet. I love the new vette's they look just as good if not better than the c5 and with the LS2 those things are goin to b almost as fast as vipers. I cant wait to c what the new ZO6 is goin to have under the hood.

[caleb56]

I think it looks good, but they should never have changed the hideaway head lights. Now the c5 was really nice but i liked the c4's interior the best, it seems as though i may change my mind when the c6 comes out but by the look of the seats thats doubtful. I want sports car seats not luxury car seats. Hey i could be wrong, guess ill have to find out by sitting in them.

[95corsy]

Originally Posted by WEF

My only complaaint about the C6 is the front license plate mounting. Gross!

where is it? i dont see it anywhere in the pics

[Guyanson_Mendiola]

In my opinion, I like the C5 and Z06 better because the headlights on the C6 don't look that great.

[shortexistance]

ive heard people call it european or what ever but it looks japaneese. and who cares if it looks european, the point is that it doesn't look like an american muscle car.

[Deadcarny]

couple of my pennies:

It is not a muscle car, never has been....

IIRC, less than 5% of the parts were carried over from the C5. It is actually one of the BIGGEST changes in Corvette history since the change in 1963.

I am sure that a lot of people disagreed with the hidden headlights in 1963 (personally, the 1953-1955 style and 1959-1960 Corvette are probably the best looking corvettes ever!).

Styling is brought in a European flair for the C6...AS HAVE ALL CORVETTE STYLES SINCE ITS INCEPTION!

The Next ZO6 will be 500+ HP, this has been announced at GM already.

If you have driven a C5, go and drive a C6 and (from my understanding from people that I know personally) you will notice the improvements immediately.

[Muscletang]

Originally Posted by Deadcarny

It is not a muscle car, never has been.....

HA! Yeah, the vette isn't a muscle car the same way the Hummer isn't a 4X4 offroad machine. I guess you've never heard of the L88.

My on this is that I like...no, love everything on the new vette except, the headlights. If Chevy is going to show us the headlights for the 1st time in over 40 years, PLEASE be creative and don't copy from the Viper. Some people may say the headlights don't look alike but if you look at the two you'll see. Viper fans are having a hoot with this because they feel Chevy couldn't be creative and had to steal an idea from the their car. If Chevy would just re-design the headlights then it would be an awesome car all around.

[94S10SS383]

i love it..to the fullest.....I mean chevy has really found the vette's striking looks.....i cant wait till 500+hp with the C7

[Deadcarny]

http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclec...finition.shtml
http://www.free-definition.com/Muscle-car.html
http://www.collectorcartraderonline....finitions.html

A corvette has never been labled as a muscle car. It has always been labled as a Sports Car or Exotic. A muscle car was supposed to be affordable, but still sporty, which the Corvette was not Inexpensive. Muscle cars were mostly Family cars that had options to become 'muscle cars'. Look in the links above. you will not find the Corvette listed as a muscle car in them. I would be very surprised if you could find any documentation (from a reputable source, not Jou Schmoe's Website) listing the Corvette as a Muscle car.

[Deadcarny]

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=216519

More fuel for the fire?

[Muscletang]

Well, this will put an end to everything everybody has said, will say, ect. The book, "American Muscle Cars", has a list of every single car they considered a muscle car in it. Guess what car is in it, that's right, the Corvette.

People consider muscle cars to be the big family sized cars with really big engines. American Muscle Cars tells us that people believe this because the big majority of muscle cars were like this. The thing that really makes a muscle car a muscle car is that "screamin big block engine." Case closed.

[Deadcarny]

Originally Posted by Muscletang

Well, this will put an end to everything everybody has said, will say, ect. The book, "American Muscle Cars", has a list of every single car they considered a muscle car in it. Guess what car is in it, that's right, the Corvette.

People consider muscle cars to be the big family sized cars with really big engines. American Muscle Cars tells us that people believe this because the big majority of muscle cars were like this. The thing that really makes a muscle car a muscle car is that "screamin big block engine." Case closed.

The author of that book considered it a Muscle car, but that is one. Most 'Muscle-car lists" will not include the corvette, and then will mention the fact that the corvette is classified as a Sports car due to it's 2-seater design. It is not a Muscle car. The quote about the big block is a joke, if it is in that book, i discredit the book..LOL...A lot of the muscle-cars had small blocks as well with HO. 327, 350, 289, 302, 351, 318...etc....were all Small block engines (ford, chevy, mopar) that were considered muscle car engines.

[Muscletang]

Ok I'll admit you got me with the small block in muscle cars, that is true. I think that big block muscle cars are more famous though.

I don't see why you think a book about muscle cars is lying because it doesn't back up your views. A Corvette IS a sports car, but it can be a muscle car as well. Same way the Mustang, Camaro, and Firebird are pony cars but muscle cars as well.

Since my dad was around during this time I asked him if the L88 vette was a muscle car. He said yes it was considered one by many.

He also told me about a test people made up to see if their car was true muscle. So grab your pen and paper people because we're taking the muscle car test.

1. Find out how much horsepower your car makes. Ex. - 03 SVT Cobra 390
2. Find out how much your car weighs Ex. - SVT 3200-3400 lbs.
3. Divide the weight by the horsepower, if you get, at most, 10 lbs. per ever horsepower, then your car is a muscle car. Ex. SVT - 8 lbs. for every horsepower, it's a muscle car.

So, if you think about it, the muscle car isn't dead, just took on a new form in the modern american car market.