SCOOP: The Mid-Engine Corvette Will Likely Be Confirmed in 2016
01-26-2016, 06:56 PM
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We'll have to agree to disagree. It would be stupid to call a limited production $400k supercar the same thing as a mass produced sub-$100k car.
01-26-2016, 06:58 PM
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01-26-2016, 07:08 PM
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Stupid based on your opinion which may be right or wrong? You do know the Corvette is the most expensive car GM produces, right??? So based on your logic, if GM builds it they should then give it to Ferrari or Aston Martin and have them badge it and sell it?
01-26-2016, 07:26 PM
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01-26-2016, 07:27 PM
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01-26-2016, 07:32 PM
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if and when the midengine sports car from gm, corvette or cadillac, shows up, if it looks like this rendering, i'll be the most surprised guy on the planet.
i hope it looks more like this: http://www.kangasdesign.com/2015/01/blog-post_20.html
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01-26-2016, 07:32 PM
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This time it's different how? 
Car magazines have speculated about it for decades. A number of prototypes have been built. It's never come to fruition. I'd love to see GM come up with a competitor to the Ford GT but I don't believe it will carry the Corvette name much as the GT wasn't sold as a mid-engine Mustang. I think selling a mid-engine super car meant to compete with the GT and similar cars with the Corvette name would be stupid on GM's part.
Edit: The pic in the OP is a complete photoshop, not a prototype of any kind.
Car magazines have speculated about it for decades. A number of prototypes have been built. It's never come to fruition. I'd love to see GM come up with a competitor to the Ford GT but I don't believe it will carry the Corvette name much as the GT wasn't sold as a mid-engine Mustang. I think selling a mid-engine super car meant to compete with the GT and similar cars with the Corvette name would be stupid on GM's part.Edit: The pic in the OP is a complete photoshop, not a prototype of any kind.
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01-26-2016, 07:40 PM
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Still waiting for the "Editor" to put his money where his keyboard is and agree to my bet. 
01-26-2016, 08:32 PM
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I'm intrigued. I have owned 3 mid engine sports cars (Dino Ferrari, Acura NSX, Porsche Boxster) and loved how quickly you feel like you are "wearing the car." Bring it on!
01-26-2016, 08:36 PM
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01-26-2016, 08:57 PM
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Honestly , am I the only one seeing all these ludicrous posts from brand new CF editors?
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01-26-2016, 09:11 PM
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They are basically choosing the most contested topics that have a million threads, choosing a side of the argument, and creating more threads about them, and putting them on the front page.
Then, they sit back and watch us dance around.
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01-26-2016, 09:18 PM
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Unnamed source thinks it would be crazy if they didn't?
So, basically, nobody gave an opinion that GM should announce the mid-engine Corvette. Thanks for the "scoop."
Not saying GM hasn't been working on this, but I'll believe it when I see it. And honestly, shouldn't a mid-engined supercar just get its own name?
So, basically, nobody gave an opinion that GM should announce the mid-engine Corvette.
Thanks for the "scoop."Not saying GM hasn't been working on this, but I'll believe it when I see it. And honestly, shouldn't a mid-engined supercar just get its own name?
01-26-2016, 09:32 PM
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It's relatively easy to deduce the following:
- GM is working toward production of a mid-engine supercar.
- The mid-engine supercar will either be a Chevrolet or Cadillac.
- The car will be assembled at the Bowling Green Assembly.
01-26-2016, 09:41 PM
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Edit: Just noticed that the "Editor" that started this thread joined the forum in Jan 2016. Yeah, a noob with the scoop.
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01-26-2016, 09:43 PM
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How would something like this ever pay off for GM? Lamborghini sells something like 2,500 cars a year and I doubt GM could do the same for one model. Yes, some prestige could be gained out of this, but having the Fiero as their last mid engine car isn't a great pedigree. With the number of drivers shrinking each year, GM needs to focus on their future.
01-26-2016, 09:59 PM
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Unfortunately, that's the only sales model that makes sense. A cheap mid-engine Corvette would cannibalize sales of the C7, leaving neither car very profitable. At prices similar to the GT, Chevy can build just enough to homologate the car for racing. And they may need a mid-engine car to stay competitive with the GT.
01-26-2016, 10:06 PM
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As I look at the illustration I see so many bits of a frt engine C7 that
have just be tweaked and repurposed. I like the look but am surprise
that the radiator is not top vented as the C7. I wonder how close
to reality the illustration may be?
I personally like it better than the Ford GT.
have just be tweaked and repurposed. I like the look but am surprise
that the radiator is not top vented as the C7. I wonder how close
to reality the illustration may be?
I personally like it better than the Ford GT.
Or nothing like it at all.
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