If that's not enough, then you may want to thank some very lucky (?) members from the Corvette7 forums including Vette_85, who were able to photograph and capture some footage of the seventh generation of GM's halo sports car out in the streets.
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No disrespect to colleagues, but when it comes to getting first dibs on the 2014 Corvette Stingray, it surely helps if your name is Jay Leno and you are a very high-profile car nut and Corvette enthusiast who also owns a ZR-1.
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We'll begin our sightseeing with a clip that comes to us courtesy of the crew over at GMAuthority who placed a microphone up, close and personal to the display model's buttocks at the Detroit motor show as GM fired up the 450-horsepower V8 engine.
Sadly, that's all we get as the person sitting inside had no soul in his right foot and turned the engine off faster than the Corvette can go from zero to 60mph. Bummer…
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The new Chevrolet Corvette is the third model in the series after the second (1963-1967) and third (used between 1969 and 1976) generation vehicles to wear the Stingray designation. It will receive its world premiere at the Detroit auto show on Monday, January 14, and go on sale in the fall.
As with all Corvettes or any other sports car for that matter, the first thing you will notice is the exterior styling, which in the case of the C7, breaks many traditions like the round or rounded-square taillights found on all Corvette's since 1961, while keeping others. Another new feature worth noting is the presence of rear-quarter windows, which were last seen in the first generation coupe model.
Many aspects of its design were previewed by the 2009 Stingray concept that appeared in the Transformers movies as Sidewipe.
It's too early to say whether the edgier and more sculpted design of the new Corvette Stingray will capture the imagination of buyers and fans alike and if it will become a classic, but as a first observation, we'd say that the from some angles, the styling looks unnecessary busy and overly trimmed, while we haven't warmed up to the plain-Jane-shaped rear window, yet.
The new, seventh generation of the Chevrolet Corvette will be presented during a special event today at 7 p.m. EST (4 p.m. PST), with the full details and imagery to be released immediately after.
You can watch the presentation from the live video stream right after the break and as always, voice your thoughts in the comments below.
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GM's halo sports car is scheduled to make its world premiere at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Monday, January 14, but we will have the opportunity to see it earlier as Chevrolet will reveal the car during a special event this Sunday.
While few will be able to attend the invitation-only event, we have the next best thing for you as you can watch the presentation of the new Corvette via a live video stream on this page on Sunday, January 13, at 7 p.m. EST (4 p.m. PST).
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The fourth, and probably final, video released by the General about its upcoming sports car that will debut at the Detroit Motor Show next week shows parts of the car’s manufacturing process.
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It’s got the looks, enough poke to light up those rear tires and justify its muscle car tag and costs way less than the range topper.
Even the SS, which puts out 426HP from its 6.2-liter V8 at $33,535 or US$37,035 in 1SS and 2SS guise respectively, is much cheaper than the ZL1 that can lap the Nurburgring in 7:23.51 and is, thus, priced accordingly.
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