Why Does The 2014 Corvette C7 Look Just Like An SRT Viper?
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When an alleged photo, and not a rendering, of the 2014 Corvette C7 leaked out last night, the internet nearly exploded. Of course, after months — even years — of speculation and leaked CAD renderings, this would happen. And while it does, by all accounts, seem to be the C7, something about the leaked Road & Track photo seemed a little off.
It could be just us, but we could swear we’ve seen that front profile before in the new SRT Viper — an all-American arch rival to the Vette. And it could just be a coincidence, but we think it’s something worth talking about. Maybe the grey-hued Corvette photo used isn’t an official photo at all. Perhaps it’s actually a Photoshop rendering using the SRT Viper, and other renderings floating around online. Just look at the similarities in the headlights, for starters.
So, did Road & Track just punk everyone? Or are we staring at a bona fide photo of the C7? We really won’t know for sure until tomorrow.
Road & Track's C7 Corvette overlayed with a 2013 SRT Viper
SRT Viper next to Road & Track's C7 Corvette
Editor’s note: the original version of this article referenced photos from Automobile Magazine. This was in error, and has been changed to Road & Track – the alleged source of the photo of the C7′s front-end.
Update: looks like the leaked images were of the 2014 Corvette Stingray C7 after all; check out the details of the new Vette, complete with specifications and photos, right here.
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They don’t look alike. The Viper is all rounded and ugly, the Stringray looks a lot more like an F40. Gotta wait to see it in person, but it looks mighty fine to me!
It’s also on the cover of road and track.. apparently in order to get the car on this months cover gm had to give them photos to use .. I think this is def the new vette.. yea the whole profile looks almost exactly the same but if u look the front design screams sting ray
As the viper is supposed to be a snake.. however I doubt they’d wana steal the vipers look its most likely shaped identical for aerodynamics n its just coincidence
They’re similar as the previous versions.
Chevy can’t seem top do anything original anymore they just copy what everyone else is already producing…. If this is the real vette I hope the hideous rear gets updated before I am ready to order a new Z06!
So Chevrolet, and Ed Welburn, waited until the official design of the Viper was known and then copied it in a few short months? Sounds likely…
Both cars seem like natural evolutions of their predecessors. It’s merely a coincidence that they should converge on such a similar profile. But in reality, each looks appreciably different, and I doubt either company would be accused of copying the other in the future…
They share a similar profile but not the same look. Plus I doubt that’s the real c7 because no company would want to reveal their flagship early and kill all the anticipation and excitement.
It’s the real C7
And it wasn’t that GM/Chevy revealed it early, it’s some (rather questionable) journalism tactics that resulted in these leaks.
I think both cars are still distinct, and while I like the Vette better, I also appreciate the looks of the new viper.
That aint the new Vette.
Yes it is
Well, seeing as cars are shaped by science, and they both are direct competitors trying to succeed at the same thing, you can imagine why they would look a little alike.
I’ll hold my mule until tomorrow…
Thank God I wasn’t the only one who noticed this!
They are twins split at birth to face each other in battle.. But from what I remember they both kind of resembled each other in shapes, but if this is the new Corvette which I think it will be.. This is the first they ever looked so close.. I guess I will just wait till tomorrow to find out..
They have always resembled each other in overall look n this is just the front view n if u look closely u can see the stingray look in the hood design .. and the headlights look nicer on the vette
I dont think so , the headlights look like the same, but other than that there completely different, from a distance they would look the same, as other said, there very similar cars trying to accomplish the same thing, anyways, the corvette and viper have always been similar in exterior design, aerodynamics probably had to do alot with it.
Maybe this whole thing was just a test mule created to ruin Jalopnik’s credibility. Tomorrow, they will reveal a fender-flared, dule-port tail-lamped, basket-handled beast that has been testing in the depths of the Amazon.
Some of you fine gentlemen are missing Manoli’s point. It’s not that one is “copying” the other… instead, its that the Road and Track photo might be colpletely fake… Did I get that straight?
Glad to know somebody is picking up what I’m putting down.
Having owned both cars the Viper doesn’t hold a light to the corvette , Never has.
Earlier genuine spy shots conflict. The air intake is different
I like it the Corvette nose looks flat out “angry” can’t wait until the 13th to see the real deal. For all the haters out there, you probably weren’t gonna buy one no matter how it looks, I sold my 2011 in preparation for this I’m all in!
If this isn’t the what the C7 looks like due to the picture being photoshopped, then a wrench has definitely been thrown into the gears.
There is a resemblance and I would expect that to be the case because computer modeling is used to assist with design and engineering. But the front-end grill tends to look more Ferrari-like to me.