http://www.autoweek.com/article/2013...ROIT/130119927

See article above for photos. Anyone else think it's overstyled?

[NoCake]

I'm a bit skeptical. It looks like the Corvette and the Skyline GTR had a love child. I don't really see much of the old stingray in the design.

[Timgt5]

The back window treatment behind the B pillar looks a bit like the newest Aston. I am not crazy about the wheels, hopefully those are just for show and not standard, overall the looks are a bit juvenile compared to the great sports cars of Europe, the 458 Italia for example is much prettier, and the SRT Viper much is a much more defined and cleaner shape, this is just gaudy from some angles.

450 Hp from 6.2 Liters is not that impressive either considering the 458 Italia puts out 562 HP from only 4.5 Liters. The interior materials look better than before, but the cockpit design lacks eloquence, more boy racer than proper sports car.

My continued problem with the Vette though is GM's refusal to move this car away from its "muscle" roots. Leave the Camaro for the blue collar aspirants, and make the Vette a proper exotic supercar, meaning the engine needs to be behind the driver, not in front. Maybe in the C8?

Here's a pic.

I think that the styling hints that the next version will be mid-engined. This is evident from the vents above and before the rear wheels meant to cool the rear brakes and the vents near the taillights. Sales wise, the 'vette is trounced by the rear engined Porsche 911. It's only a matter of time before Chevrolet makes the change. Rumor has it that that was the original plan but it was scuttled due to GM's recent bankruptcy filings. Here are more pics.