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Seventh Time's A Charm



Nobody likes to wait - especially for one of the most highly anticipated all-new sports cars on the planet.

But the world waited five years for the details.

It was back in 2008 when rumors about a future all-new C7 Corvette first started swirling. However, it wasn't until early 2012 when the first heavily cloaked test mules were spotted in the wild. But even with physical prototypes running in the public eye, Chevy was able to keep its upcoming flagship under impressively tight wrap. Finally, at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show in January of this year, the automaker officially lifted the covers off the 2014 Chevrolet C7 Corvette Stingray and revealed its inner workings.

And then everyone waited half-a-year to drive it.

Yet all of that pent-up frustration, mental anguish and years of misguided speculation immediately vanished this week when I climbed behind the wheel and laid two fat strips of molten rubber down on the asphalt. The agonizing was so worth it.Continue reading 2014 Chevrolet C7 Corvette Stingray [w/video]

2014 Chevrolet C7 Corvette Stingray [w/video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 16 Aug 2013 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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This picture is so nice! I can not wait until we are allowed to take this out for a test drive. The new redesign only has two features the same at the last generation.

Erica Tiffany
Chevrolet Customer Care