Boxing Day Surprise: 2014 C7 Corvette Drawings Slip Out

Sitting there sullen and alone with nothing but a rock-hard fruitcake and a mug of day-old eggnog to keep you company? Maybe these leaked images of the soon-to-be-revealed 2014 C7 Corvette will restore your holiday cheer. Although now removed, the images were originally posted on Corvette Forum by user Blue Ox, then deleted shortly thereafter. Alas, it was too late, and the images were picked up by Jalopnik and spread about the interwebs like fairy dust. The illustrations appear to be torn from the pages of the new Corvette's owner's manual, detailing the switchgear and dash functions with an underhood shot and a few exteriors thrown in for good measure. The exterior is right about where we figured it'd be; a black-and-white amalgamation of the series of Chevy's teasers, the C7 test mules we've spied (and the one that resides in the virtual world of Gran Turismo 5), GM service documents, and the renderings we've drawn up ourselves over the past number of months. If these drawings are correct, there looks to be some risky louvers integrated with the squircle taillamps that Chevrolet seems to favor these days. And will you forsake us for pointing out a hint of Maranello in the nose? Comparison Test: 2012 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 vs. 2013 Nissan GT-R vs. 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S Instrumented Test: 2013 Chevrolet Corvette 427 Convertible Comparison Test: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 vs. 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Judging by the overall look of the dash and the center stack, it appears—and rightly so—that the interior is optimized for the driver. The outboard edges of the dash—including the infotainment screen and controls on the center stack—curve in around the driver. We've seen hints of a digital gauge cluster in one of Chevrolet's teaser videos, but judging by the blurry instrument panel shot here, it seems the C7 may utilize a mix of analog and digitized gauges. The newly designed steering wheel looks to feature the usual controls, all identified by standard GM iconography. The seats, long derided by critics and consumers alike, appear to feature heavy bolstering and at least four controls for adjustment. We've glimpsed some quality-looking seating in test mules, so let's hope the finished interior finally matches the performance capabilities of Chevrolet's halo vehicle. from Car and Driver Blog http://blog.caranddriver.com

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