Mid Engine ZR1 coming, C8's all to follow platform!
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Everyone relax ffs, just how many threads do you think were started when the C7 was rumored to be released......
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Based on many decades of front engine, rear wheel drive Vettes and almost as many decades of mid-engine rumors, my money says the C8 won't be mid-engine.
My money does say that as soon as the C8 comes out Car & Driver publishes an article saying the C9 will be mid-engine, followed immediately by at least 10 different threads started here about it.
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Nope. Highly unlikely though as it would be priced so much higher that it would be a totally different demographic market for buyers, and would sell a lot less cars.
Based on many decades of front engine, rear wheel drive Vettes and almost as many decades of mid-engine rumors, my money says the C8 won't be mid-engine.
My money does say that as soon as the C8 comes out Car & Driver publishes an article saying the C9 will be mid-engine, followed immediately by at least 10 different threads started here about it.
Based on many decades of front engine, rear wheel drive Vettes and almost as many decades of mid-engine rumors, my money says the C8 won't be mid-engine.
My money does say that as soon as the C8 comes out Car & Driver publishes an article saying the C9 will be mid-engine, followed immediately by at least 10 different threads started here about it.
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What if?..
http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2014/9/1...-Mule-7722648/
"We’re honestly not so sure what this is. Even the folks at Motoring Exposure, who snapped these images, are a bit puzzled. Caught testing on the Long Island I-495 freeway the other day is this Chevrolet prototype. Clearly it has Malibu bodywork but the exhaust pipes definitely aren’t typical. GM Authority further noticed that the rear wheels are from a C7 Corvette. The front end is also an unusual thing. Why does that grille only partially cover up what’s behind it? And what could this test mule really be?"
"A Malibu SS? A new Cadillac? Perhaps. Better yet, how about a very early prototype for the rumored 2017 mid-engined Corvette Zora ZR1? We know, we know. It's just another ******** mid-engine Corvette rumor. But that rumor came from reliable sources who claim to have a further inside source at GM. Your guess is as good as ours."
"We’re honestly not so sure what this is. Even the folks at Motoring Exposure, who snapped these images, are a bit puzzled. Caught testing on the Long Island I-495 freeway the other day is this Chevrolet prototype. Clearly it has Malibu bodywork but the exhaust pipes definitely aren’t typical. GM Authority further noticed that the rear wheels are from a C7 Corvette. The front end is also an unusual thing. Why does that grille only partially cover up what’s behind it? And what could this test mule really be?"
"A Malibu SS? A new Cadillac? Perhaps. Better yet, how about a very early prototype for the rumored 2017 mid-engined Corvette Zora ZR1? We know, we know. It's just another ******** mid-engine Corvette rumor. But that rumor came from reliable sources who claim to have a further inside source at GM. Your guess is as good as ours."
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Can someone definitively state that there will NOT be a rear mid engined Corvette ever?
I guess the rumors about a V8 engined Corvette back in '55 were false too........... just like the rumors about the re emergence of the Stingray name in 2014...........
Things do change over time, ya know...........
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So - rumors never come true? GM has spent a lot of time working on mid engined prototypes - is that all just for show? Tadge has reportedly been working on the concept since before the BK.
Can someone definitively state that there will NOT be a rear mid engined Corvette ever?
I guess the rumors about a V8 engined Corvette back in '55 were false too........... just like the rumors about the re emergence of the Stingray name in 2014...........
Things do change over time, ya know...........
Can someone definitively state that there will NOT be a rear mid engined Corvette ever?
I guess the rumors about a V8 engined Corvette back in '55 were false too........... just like the rumors about the re emergence of the Stingray name in 2014...........
Things do change over time, ya know...........
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Hmmm..............
Anybody notice that picture has a Corvette emblem on the rear deck lid......................
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No, I can definitively state there will be an electric, mid engine, corvette hybrid in 2019 with a flux capacitor so it can fly above traffic and through time so you'll never be late to work again!
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