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Old Feb 11, 2017 | 08:09 PM
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So I was speaking to someone who prob saw a C8 Prototype uncovered.

He says it looks like a McLaren

Not sure if he meant P1 but I sure hope so.

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Ugh....

The Mid-Engine car is not the C8.
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I'm probably in the minority, but I prefer the styling of the C7 over the McLaren P1, so I hope your source of info is wrong.
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Do you mean Daytona prototype (IMSA)
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Hopefully not!
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Originally Posted by lakemg
I'm probably in the minority, but I prefer the styling of the C7 over the McLaren P1, so I hope your source of info is wrong.
I like both

Originally Posted by US Icon
Do you mean Daytona prototype (IMSA)
No the C8 road car

I haven't heard anything on a new Corvette DP

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If so, I would NOT want to moderate the C8 forum
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The mid engine car will have a more exotic look than C7 for sure but it will be a bit more conservative than that and will resemble the C7 quite a bit.
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How do you know? Insider trading? Let the rest of us know.
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GM is not releasing any info on the next generation.
They never do, and likely never will.
Concepts are put forth, but they rarely look anything like the final version.
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here's a 2016 calendar year GM Design Studio rendering of the C8..............taken at an art exhibit here in the MOTOR CITY last week........................


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Originally Posted by lakemg
I'm probably in the minority, but I prefer the styling of the C7 over the McLaren P1, so I hope your source of info is wrong.
Although I wouldn't be surprised if you weren't in the minority on this forum, in the real world it wouldn't even be close.

P1 is an amazingly beautiful car.
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Originally Posted by LT1 Z51
Ugh....

The Mid-Engine car is not the C8.



^^^^ This.....besides, this is another speculation thread.

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