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Old 05-18-2018, 01:32 PM
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Default Another C8 (#) Spied

This time the #5 C8 has been seen

Can you tell the difference which is which?

Hope it is a not a repost.
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Old 05-18-2018, 01:57 PM
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We have a video of the number 5 car(seems like a base coupe with an auromatic transmission )

I would love to see the pictures,there’s no attachement .
Old 05-18-2018, 02:03 PM
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Here are the pics. Is it just me or does it look like that front axle is being lifted?









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Old 05-18-2018, 02:05 PM
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Is it just me or does it look like there's a split window under that camo???

Old 05-18-2018, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by NewYuriCity
Is it just me or does it look like there's a split window under that camo???

My Guess is the GM will not repeat the 1963 scenario
Old 05-18-2018, 02:16 PM
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It seems like stiching line on the camo,
but who knows,anything is possible.

The car has a killer stance.
The front axel lift is probably under acceleration,
or camera angle.

Maybe magnetic shocks could be standard,with the rear biased weight of this midengine gem.
And they tend to make the front look higher as well.
Old 05-18-2018, 02:47 PM
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Things I'm noticing on car #5

Exhaust tips titanium?

Actual fastback rear window? Most of the mules spied seem to have been convertibles.

Buttresses look skinny. Not like the fat 'vert ones.

Another wheel design?

And yes it looks like front lift.

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Old 05-18-2018, 03:28 PM
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Little by Little she is starting to strip down!
Old 05-18-2018, 03:46 PM
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Sure looks to be the coupe. Exciting times.
Old 05-18-2018, 03:49 PM
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I am really hoping for a solid roof with no removable top. I cannot tell from these photos if there is a parting line or not in the roof.
Old 05-18-2018, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by rgregory
I am really hoping for a solid roof with no removable top. I cannot tell from these photos if there is a parting line or not in the roof.
There is:



However it is noticeably further back than the one in the spy shots the other day.
Old 05-18-2018, 04:21 PM
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The front axle lift appearance is because the rear tires and left front tire are off the pavement and the front right tire is up on the pavement which is an inch or so higher than the rear as the car creeps onto the road.

More a result of normal movement of the chassis, even at slow speed.
Old 05-18-2018, 04:33 PM
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For the first time its easy to see that strange looking lower piece between the tail pipes is fake and just stuck on.
Old 05-18-2018, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by vrybad
The front axle lift appearance is because the rear tires and left front tire are off the pavement and the front right tire is up on the pavement which is an inch or so higher than the rear as the car creeps onto the road.

More a result of normal movement of the chassis, even at slow speed.
Very possible, but if the driver front tire was on the lower gravel and the passenger front tire was on the higher pavement that would only compress the passenger front suspension more. Only way this could be an illusion is if the driver front tire is on the pavement and, because of the angle the passenger front tire would be extended further to meet the tire to the pavement. Still very possible though.
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Originally Posted by moldyviolinist
There is:



However it is noticeably further back than the one in the spy shots the other day.
That is clearly a folding hardtop convertible. The horizontal gap line is a dead giveaway.
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Old 05-18-2018, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by skank
That is clearly a folding hardtop convertible. The horizontal gap line is a dead giveaway.
Folding hardtop convertible has the roof-line break further forward in the roof, see below. Looks like the Coupe gets a removable hardtop, or it's just for constructability purposes.

Old 05-18-2018, 04:55 PM
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Hhmm. I wonder if they're testing different retractable roof designs. They certainly will be chasing squeaks, rattles, operational issues etc. Would they be testing a couple different configs?

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Old 05-18-2018, 05:06 PM
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Roof partition lines are definitely in different positions between mules but even though the partition line on #5 is further back, it doesn't make sense that a targa top rear partition line wouldn't be even with the rear of the window glass.

The plot thickens....
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Originally Posted by tomlink
Roof partition lines are definitely in different positions between mules but even though the partition line on #5 is further back, it doesn't make sense that a targa top rear partition line wouldn't be even with the rear of the window glass.

The plot thickens....
I agree. And as Skank pointed out, it still has the horizontal separation line indicating retractable top. It looks like two different retractable configurations.
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We will have a bolted in hardtop, targa top, and a folding hardtop IMHO. There are enough spy photos of all three floating around. I've entered this observation on my list thread.

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