mid engine corvette qtr panels leaked photo

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True.
...And PS don’t buy the first gen ME Vette. Lol

 

It is a cheap way to become an official Chevrolet Corvette 'test driver'.

If you want to be a Ferrari 'test driver' you have to spend millions on one of there FXX K Evo cars...

 

This particular piece looks an awful lot like a 360.

 

Heavy twisty frame.

 

So...
If there is a 900-1000HP mid-engine Corvette running around NOW (which I doubt), the car is more than likely NOT making all that HP via the engine. Electric motors up front are suppling a bunch of power, which makes the twisting chassis deal sound VERY suspect. The C7 Stingray makes 460HP. The C7 ZR1 makes 755HP, with the EXACT SAME FRAME. Sorry, I call BS on the cracked backlight/twisting chassis. Not to mention, NOT one of these hyper cars has been seen. The IVER's that are running around are clearly base cars.
But it's a good tale....

 

Agreed from what we read the 1000hp one has electrics in front.
The ICe mtoro can still be 750+ hp.
The C7s certainly twist, all cars do, the only question is how much.
On the C7 things like doors hatches etc are designed with movement in mind.
To date no corvette has been what we might call super stiff.
Undoubtably the C8 was designed with more stiffness in mind, but maybe not enough.
Its an inetresting question and at some point we'll probably get fugures on the C8 chasis, I wonder how it will compare tortionaly to a 720 or 488.

 

The C5, upon it's introduction in 1997, had the stiffest chassis of any sports car.
The C7 chassis is considerably stiffer. I have a C7 CONVERTIBLE that exhibits NONE of the standard convertible flexi issues (hood flutter, fuzzy rear view mirror, etc.)
Compared to a friends BMW 4 series convertible, my C7 feels like a vault.

 

^ Agree. Corvette is probably the stiffest convertible chassis I've driven. Camaro (and many others) are like overcooked pasta in comparison.

 

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The side scoops:

MY EYES!

IMO this has lines just going everywhere with no purpose. Looks like Origami.

Its too busy and fussy.

 

Hhmmm - now who does busy and fussy?

 

IMO: Lamborghini.

 

Love that shade of orange! To me, looks like a combination of Corvette Orange (1974) and Inferno Orange (2011). Such a vivid color covers up a lot of perceived design sins that are probably personal preferences anyway.

For the record, here are the various Oranges used on Corvettes over the years:

What's the best Corvette orange?

• 2015 Daytona Sunrise Orange Metallic (29%, 268 Votes)
  
  
• 2007-2009 Atomic Orange (17%, 163 Votes)
  
  
• 2005 Daytona Sunset Orange Metallic (14%, 136 Votes)
  
  
• 2011-2013 Inferno Orange (13%, 121 Votes)
  
  
• 1970-1972 Ontario Orange (12%, 111 Votes)
  
  
• 1973–1977 Corvette Orange / Orange Flame (8%, 72 Votes)
  
  
• 1969 Monaco Orange (7%, 69 Votes)
  

Total Voters: 940

Here is a link to pics of the various orange shades: https://www.corvetteblogger.com/2016/01/29/poll-whats-the-best-corvette-orange/

 

Sunrise Orange was dropped from the C6 to the C7 for lack of sales.

 

I was just about to comment how much I dislike the Orange they had been using on the C7

 

https://www.corvetteblogger.com/2019/03/14/a-c8-mid-engine-corvette-broke-down-at-a-detroit-gas-station-today/?fbclid=IwAR0KimgGv5fIsdtIVcGCgBPr4Zb9C85k3-DsN7twbiSVa0CHVh-IOuAsF7Q Image Unavailable, Please Login A day doesn't go by where there isn't some coverage of this car.......

 

on another site, someone posted these from 1968.
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Interesting design!

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beautiful design.

 

Of the 2 above renders of the orange car, the top render looks good the bottom render not so good as it shows the appalling line which runs just above the fender lips front to rear.

Also, one thing I'm really hating on any car is the fender lip which takes a sharp straight drop and looks like a 1-2 inch flat plane; terrible on honda, toyotas and the like. Just pathetic on supposedly well designed cars.

 

Gorgeous vette!!! How may made? Any ore info?

 

concept car
one produced

 

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