The new 2020 Corvette isn’t simply ugly, it represents an incredible missed opportunity. Let’s look beyond the rear-end that looks like a generic automobile chimera from your local carwash’s business card and dig into why Chevrolet missed the mark on their plan for the Corvette.

After a multi-decade gestation, the car that has been finally born struggles to understand its purpose. Is it continuing the Corvette story or is it a departure from the Corvette brand we know today. When the answer is both, often times the real answer is neither.