davepl

I've read a number of times that the Corvette just cleared the amount needed between the engine and the hood, which is a requirement for European pedestrian safety standards.

With the new intercooler lid the "engine" is taller, so how does it still clear and meet that requirement?

Or are they just not going to ship Zs to Europe?

T/A KID

Bottom of the hood is modified...
The new lid works on the 15-16 cars with the existing hood (may not meet Europe standards then, but we don't care)

wstaab

C7 is exempt from European pedestrian safety standards due to low sales volume in Europe.
This was not known during the design phase.

3 Z06ZR1

New lid on the way. I thinking the same thing as this will add to the air volume in the top of the blower. Allowing the blower to preform better.

HNK

So the lid will fit a 15 car without hood mod??

lgsdds

It will clear, but needs a new hood liner with a cutout for the new lid. Also, for what it is worth, the rep I spoke to at the GM tent said an optional upgrade was coming(perhaps through accessory parts division) for the A8 cars. Namely, an additional radiator cooler similar to what the manual cars have now. He even gave me a code -- VO5. We'll see. He wouldn't speculate 'much' about where it would go, but did wave his arm down between the front of the engine underneath the shroud.