2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Stingray ZR1 Rendering Released

The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7 has just made its world debut in Detroit and the vehicle is now keeping those who handle virtual tuning busy. Yesterday we showed you a rendering of the car wearing COR wheels and now it’s time to go even further.

The adjacent image shows the new Stingray as a ZR1, with the car receiving new front end details. The front fascia is significantly more aggressive than before, as if it would indicate the presence of the ZR1's supercharged engine under the bonnet. It also uses massive LED daytime running lights, as well as a generously-sized front splitter that draws quite a lot of attention to the vehicle.

The ‘Vette is also shown wearing a set of custom rims from Advance One Wheels. These come with a multi-spoke, deep concave design. The simple styling cues of the wheels allow us to focus on the design of the car and simply make it stand out a bit more.

Image credits: SpinnerBG on deviantart

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2014 Chevrolet C7 Corvette Stingray Convertible!

We’ve said time and time again that automakers are probably letting photos onto the internet to get more attention. At the cost of an early reveal, they get double the media attention and sometimes a frenzy of speculation.

However, we have a snaking suspicion these weren’t supposed to come out yet.Two photos of a potential convertible version of the brand new Corvette Stingray revealed at 2013 NAIAS emerged on theautoinsiderblog.com. Supposedly, these are not renderings, but actual images providing a sneak peak at the C7 Convertible, which is seen here with 1-inch smaller wheels: 18s at the front and 19s out back.

Chevrolet will probably deny these photos are authentic, but from the way those lines are flow into the small boot lid spoiler, we’d say this is what they have planned for the production model.

For your viewing pleasure, we’ve also included the color blue into the Corvette’s vocabulary. Check out the gallery below!

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GM CEO Dan Akerson is ‘Proud’ of the New Corvette C7

And why wouldn`t he be - it is not only an excellent modern interpretation of the classic ‘Vette recipe, with great styling, a substantially better interior than its predecessor, a high-tech engine which is still a V8 and high tech construction - it even uses carbon fiber for the hood and roof!

The GM CEO, Dan Akerson, recently stated: “If you really want to transform this company from just playing it kind of four-corner stall, as they say in basketball — but go on offense, you are going to have to take some risks [ . . . ] It’s a statement about American ingenuity — it’s about technology and, frankly, our risk-taking. This is the first car that was designed start to finish-post.”

They plan to sell around 35,000 C7s per year, despite the fact that sales of the old model reached a 50-year low, back in 2010, when only around 13,000 were sold. Still, this new car is a far more appealing prospect, and from what the people behind it say, it is a much better all-round car - a more usable one which works well both on the road and on the track, thanks to selectable driving modes.

This high-tech new ‘Vette will give Chevrolet a much-needed image boost, above all - it won`t really be a money-maker for GM, but more of a ‘halo car’ for the Chevy brand.

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Chevrolet Will Make Right-Hand Drive Variant of Corvette C7 Stingray!

American cars are becoming increasingly popular in the UK, and while until now there was never enough real demand to warrant the building of right-hand drive models, that`s all about to change with the all-new Chevy Corvette C7 Stingray.

According to autoexpress.co.uk, the new Vette will make its way to the British Isles with the steering wheel on the right side, yet it has not been specified exactly when this will happen - it is at least two years away, though.

Corvette Chief Engineer, Tadge Juecheter said: "There is no plan to build a right-hand-drive version in the short term [ . . . ] In the long term it's something we definitely want - to make this a more global car - but it won't be for a couple of years."

The British publication also asked Juecther about the engine choice for the C7, hinting at the possibility of a smaller engine making its way under the bonnet. He replied: "It already is a smaller displacement engine, I think of it as a 3.1-litre V4 that has an extra four-cylinders when you need them," hinting at the fact that the new Vette has cylinder deactivation tech.

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