Pie in the Sky C7 rendition
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Don't know if you've seen this. It's probably nothing like this at all and no more than a complete fabrication from the fertile mind of an artist but if you click the link, this chunky prop forward makes the C6 look positively diminutive.
http://www.rpmplanets.com/planet-bowtie/
What do you think? Too Ferrari-esque?
http://www.rpmplanets.com/planet-bowtie/
What do you think? Too Ferrari-esque?
I've seen this in a post on corvetteforum - links in to what looks like an e-car magazine (winding road?) with an interesting article about the chances of a mid engined special model vette.
They've photo shopped (or maybe properly produced) a yellow Z06/Gallardo cross to illustrate the mid engined car, the red car pictured is used as an 'evolutionary' take on the current C6 for the front engined C7
They've photo shopped (or maybe properly produced) a yellow Z06/Gallardo cross to illustrate the mid engined car, the red car pictured is used as an 'evolutionary' take on the current C6 for the front engined C7
I seriously think that they shouldn't mess with something that works. There are lots of front-engined RWD cars with massive amounts of power that work as a package - it's just down to the development of the chassis and suspension setups.
If Corvettes came out of the factory with coil overs instead of leaf-springs, then straight away the car would be a better drive. This is more of the same as my comments on Porsche 911's (see C6 failing in Europe thread) - they're trying to engineer themselves out of a self imposed corner with the leafs, when the solution is at hand and easy to implement.
For me, if they produced a mid-engined Corvette, it'd be losing the last bit of tradition and purpose of the car. A Corvette is a large pushrod engine at the front, driving the rear wheels. 4 tail lights which are some variation of circular, a long hood and tonnes of torque. Change this, and you're changing the identity of the car.
As for the way the design looks - not great, I'm afraid. I agree that the odd number models are always the best looking (although I've warmed up big time to the C6), but I was expecting something a little more radical than the image above. As the car is approx 4 years from production, though, I'd expect some fairly major changes between now and then.
If Corvettes came out of the factory with coil overs instead of leaf-springs, then straight away the car would be a better drive. This is more of the same as my comments on Porsche 911's (see C6 failing in Europe thread) - they're trying to engineer themselves out of a self imposed corner with the leafs, when the solution is at hand and easy to implement.
For me, if they produced a mid-engined Corvette, it'd be losing the last bit of tradition and purpose of the car. A Corvette is a large pushrod engine at the front, driving the rear wheels. 4 tail lights which are some variation of circular, a long hood and tonnes of torque. Change this, and you're changing the identity of the car.
As for the way the design looks - not great, I'm afraid. I agree that the odd number models are always the best looking (although I've warmed up big time to the C6), but I was expecting something a little more radical than the image above. As the car is approx 4 years from production, though, I'd expect some fairly major changes between now and then.
They're invariably guesswork. As someone who has never warmed to the C6, I anticipate they'll make the base Corvette a little more serious, especially in Europe, with perhaps an undercar diffuser and a splitter on the front. How they'll top the Z06 'Ring time must be a bit of a headache for them. Made a great headline but now they have set themselves an impossible challenge.
On the coils point, as the leaf is more expensive to make, I anticipate seeing it's return, for packaging reasons, because at the end of the day, Corvette is just as much about old guys wanting to stick stupid golf clubs in the boot as it is about outright performance. Maybe the Z06/7 will get coils. All I* know is the rendition for the C6 was miles out but the C6 was a big disappointment for me. I agree the car should remain a simple pushrod RWD GT but perhaps be a bit more radical in the styling department and stop looking backwards for inspiration Though I still want a Ford GT).
On the coils point, as the leaf is more expensive to make, I anticipate seeing it's return, for packaging reasons, because at the end of the day, Corvette is just as much about old guys wanting to stick stupid golf clubs in the boot as it is about outright performance. Maybe the Z06/7 will get coils. All I* know is the rendition for the C6 was miles out but the C6 was a big disappointment for me. I agree the car should remain a simple pushrod RWD GT but perhaps be a bit more radical in the styling department and stop looking backwards for inspiration Though I still want a Ford GT).
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