It is kind of sad that in 2013 because of the internet and trolls that Chevy thinks they have to explain their design on the 2014 Corvette. It’s different, some people like it, some people hate it, quite frankly that’s the way it should be. When you design an all new car, particularly your halo car it should have an edgy design that is polarizing. If GM had taken the safe route and just made it like the old ones it would have been a total failure. I’ve heard A LOT of criticism about the car, in fact I’ve heard it all and my response to it will be unpopular but I’m going for it.

What everyone who hates the new Corvette has to realize is it is not 1967. Retro styling HAS TO GO. If you want an car that looks like an old car, go buy an old car. I’m sick of new cars trying to look old and what Chevy has done here is broken out of that mold completely. They have gone ultra modern, dare I say even futuristic. So the 2014 Corvette has square tail lights, why? Because from a design standpoint it makes sense. The rest of the car is very angular and to put round tail lights on that design would have looked dumb. So go ahead and say it looks like a Camaro, you’re wrong, but you can say it because if you believe that you aren’t paying attention. No one is going to confuse the rear of the Vette for the rear of a Camaro.

So what we have below is a video of GM design director Tom Peters explaining the design of the rear tail lights of the Corvette. It’s stupid that he has to, but he is. So thanks to Autoweek we have video of that. Hit the jump and check it out.
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