Another C8 (#) Spied
05-20-2018, 06:11 AM
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St. Jude Donor '15
"In honor of jpee"
" I keep wondering if this is a brand-new or the almost locked design from pre-2009."
If you hold to this line of thinking, you may be told that it is an old-style design and car design has advanced way beyond that point. But, there are older designs that are difficult to improve on. Embellish, yes; improve, maybe not.
If you hold to this line of thinking, you may be told that it is an old-style design and car design has advanced way beyond that point. But, there are older designs that are difficult to improve on. Embellish, yes; improve, maybe not.
05-20-2018, 01:04 PM
#62
Racer
05-20-2018, 03:15 PM
#63
Burning Brakes
Back to the folding top on the (maybe) 'vert'...... I'm thinking that it's 2 pieces and folds down vertically behind the driver/passenger seats just like the the old Chevy SSr does. The 'down' side of this arrangement on a ME is that you have a real design challenge if you want show off the engine under a clear cover.
05-20-2018, 04:28 PM
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Clean sheet design
Thanks, it takes a lot of luck, since there is absolutely no one around me who is American and I can talk to. But it is my favorite foreign language.
Regarding the thread now I understand what you meant by the buttresses and I totally agree. On these pictures we can clearly see the 458 Spider-like design behind the B-pillar. The more details we get to know, the more obvious it gets that this car is absolutely stunning, in its simplicity close to perfection. I keep wondering if this is a brand-new or the almost locked design from pre-2009.
Regarding the thread now I understand what you meant by the buttresses and I totally agree. On these pictures we can clearly see the 458 Spider-like design behind the B-pillar. The more details we get to know, the more obvious it gets that this car is absolutely stunning, in its simplicity close to perfection. I keep wondering if this is a brand-new or the almost locked design from pre-2009.
05-20-2018, 04:55 PM
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Back to the folding top on the (maybe) 'vert'...... I'm thinking that it's 2 pieces and folds down vertically behind the driver/passenger seats just like the the old Chevy SSr does. The 'down' side of this arrangement on a ME is that you have a real design challenge if you want show off the engine under a clear cover.
05-20-2018, 05:25 PM
#66
Burning Brakes
I seem to end up posting this vid on several threads already. But the seam locations and buttresses that we can see on the mule are virtually identical to those on the Ferrari. Still seems the most plausible to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_rzDOGe3nI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_rzDOGe3nI
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05-20-2018, 05:53 PM
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" I keep wondering if this is a brand-new or the almost locked design from pre-2009."
If you hold to this line of thinking, you may be told that it is an old-style design and car design has advanced way beyond that point. But, there are older designs that are difficult to improve on. Embellish, yes; improve, maybe not.
If you hold to this line of thinking, you may be told that it is an old-style design and car design has advanced way beyond that point. But, there are older designs that are difficult to improve on. Embellish, yes; improve, maybe not.
just read a very interesting piece of writing about Earl, Mitchell, Jordan, Irv Rybicki and all these wonderful people and they would agree.
when perfection is involved there is no such thing as old style. for me the advanced means functional aero. 720s, Performante and that sort of things. ALA is what Corvette uses (patented) as active aero. if we can believe what we may see on the pictures, then the door hides an aero channel (im not sure what is the right term for that) something the mclaren 720 has or the formula one cars used to have.
my question was merely that if Mr Lutz was so excited about what he had seen as a proposal for next gen XLR and ME Corvette ... has it been used or scrapped.
Last edited by vettedna; 05-20-2018 at 05:55 PM.
05-20-2018, 06:17 PM
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