More revealed on mid-engine ZR1

[Xfirez51]

2017

C8 Chevrolet Corvette - The Mid-Engine American Supercar - Road & Track

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[guspech750]

Pretty sweet.

Ditch the Cadillac idea.

 

[Wolfman]

Edit- should have read the article before commenting

 

[Primalzer]

This is the mid-engine Corvette that all of you called BS on when that that story broke back in October.

Well, it's obviously not the final car, but it's officially our favorite cobbled-together test mule ever—C7 passenger cell, with flared-out Holden ute bodywork around it. Why make the mule a Vetteamino? Well, that engine's got to go someplace.

Car and Driver has a mountain of additional spy shots, so you should go there right now.

As for us? We have a suggestion for Chevy.

Next week's Detroit Auto Show is going to be a giant Ford Party, what with the expected (though Ford won't confirm) debuts of the Shelby GT350R, the new Ford GT replacement, and the new Raptor all tipped to debut.

So make 'em sweat.

Roll this exact mule onstage, be like, "Yeah. This is happening." Then drop the mic and hustle it away.

That would probably get people talking. Now go see more photos.

 

[Mook]

wtf

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Look ridiculous right now

 

[Primalzer]

Reminds me of this....

 

[Mook]

Roll that on stage and get fucking laughed at

 

[Bru]

Fuck the Corvette, I want that exact mule.

 

[Yaj Yak]

am i perverse for wanting it to be awd...

 

[Primalzer]

If the mule looks like that, it must make the turbo eating chipmunk noise that the Tacoma Pikes Peak racer does

 

[Xfirez51]

In fact, Chevrolet did exactly that in 1970. Ford had bought DeTomaso and they were going to introduce the Pantera at the NY Auto Show. Duntov and Chevrolet showed up with the XP-882 just to piss them off.

https://history.gmheritagecenter.com/wiki/index.php/1970_Chevrolet_XP-882_Corvette_Concept

 

[Ear Rak]

In fact, Chevrolet did exactly that in 1970. Ford had bought DeTomaso and they were going to introduce the Pantera at the NY Auto Show. Duntov and Chevrolet showed up with the XP-882 just to piss them off.

https://history.gmheritagecenter.com/wiki/index.php/1970_Chevrolet_XP-882_Corvette_Concept

Yea...but Ford actually released their product.

 

[Xfirez51]

Yea...but Ford actually released their product.

Absolutely true. Although the they basically re-bodied a Mangusta. I remember seeing a Pantera in a LM dealership in Manhattan. Sticker was $10k. Meanwhile I had a 72 Vette for $4200 incl. tax.

 

[Ear Rak]

Would rather have pantera over 72 vette

 

[crooks]

Is that a truck?

 

[Turk]

If they actually make this car, it should NOT be named a Corvette. It needs to be a standalone car, Chevy's first super car.

 

[Mook]

The Corvalier

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

no they need to keep the vette cabin with the ute frontend and backend

they have at most to put the wagon back of the caddy on it to give the engine a nice glass greenhouse to show off what i hope is a twin turbo 302dz throwback.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

oh and id doubt its a true mid engine with the distance from the drivers seat to the axle centerline

looks suspiciously like a transverse setup out of an LS4 gxp

 

[J-LO]

it better be a hybrid or it will be a failure.....................

 

[Pewter-Camaro]

If they actually make this car, it should NOT be named a Corvette. It needs to be a standalone car, Chevy's first super car.

Fiero!

 

[Xfirez51]

Would rather have pantera over 72 vette

No argument there. 10k for a Pantera today would be a no-brainer.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Would drive truck vette.

 

[frosty23_45]

I think I saw somewhere they trademarked Zora.