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Hey Tool... Why would they have a tall center tunnel (FE sized tunnel to accommodate the drive shaft) that is clearly shown in the Carscoops leaked Interior photos? There is no reason to have a tall FE sized tunnel that normally has the large Torque tube and wiring harnesses contained within it. The Zerv leaks clearly show a shallow 3"-4" high tunnel which is way lower than what is needed since there is no torque tube going through the passenger compartment. We know that the center section of the chassis will work for either FE or ME configurations by bolting on the appropriate front chassis frames or rear chassis frames. We established that last year when reviewing the Zerv leaks. This leads me to believe that the center chassis section will accomodate both FE and ME interior layout systems that will rout all the 48V wiring runs to the same position whether FE or ME. Elegant and I discussed this at great length with others on the efficiencies of duel functioning chassis system that clearly is shown on the Zerv leaks and verfied by many. While these Carscoop photos may show the ME I'm now thinking the FE will have essentially the same interior layout for reduntantcy.
Skank, your theory is very sound and let's confirm that by looking at the Zerv image that supports it. See attached and recognize that while this supports your statement, it still leaves one question unanswered: Is this truly what GM has in mind? My personal take on things is that this is a new car, basically from the ground up, and will have new characteristics throughtout, however, the potential flexibility of having a single center section for both ME and FE surely works well in the fiscal department as well as in uniform assembly techniques.
For comparison, here is the frame of the current C7. Notice under the robot arm and the carrier locks that the center section is considerably deeper! It appears at least 8" - 10" high.
The big center tube has to be for AWD, right? I wonder if it’s designed like the new 911 generation: launch with RWD, then build AWD if there is demand/tech makes sense.
The big center tube has to be for AWD, right? I wonder if it’s designed like the new 911 generation: launch with RWD, then build AWD if there is demand/tech makes sense.
If the car ever has AWD it will be separate electric front drive. Center tunel is for coolant and for driver storage.
The design intent of a common center chassis frame section will allow a hierarchal Interior system that has component locations that will work for either FE or ME. For instance, this new photo shows a deep tunnel with a cascading center section that matches a C7 convertible cascading center section. This new photo clearly shows speaker grill holes at the top where a Bose Panaray sound system woofer would logically be located. By virtue of that design it could work with both FE and ME C8 generations.
Or another big question is, why would the Corvette designers have a interior design that accommodates a tall tunnel (C7 tunnel height) when the zerv leaks show a shallow tunnel? There are many on this forum that have questioned, why can't they have a more open space center section between the seats that are like the Ferrari 488? That gives a more open space feeling.
Hey Tool... Why would they have a tall center tunnel (FE sized tunnel to accommodate the drive shaft) that is clearly shown in the Carscoops leaked Interior photos? There is no reason to have a tall FE sized tunnel that normally has the large Torque tube and wiring harnesses contained within it. The Zerv leaks clearly show a shallow 3"-4" high tunnel which is way lower than what is needed since there is no torque tube going through the passenger compartment. We know that the center section of the chassis will work for either FE or ME configurations by bolting on the appropriate front chassis frames or rear chassis frames. We established that last year when reviewing the Zerv leaks. This leads me to believe that the center chassis section will accomodate both FE and ME interior layout systems that will rout all the 48V wiring runs to the same position whether FE or ME. Elegant and I discussed this at great length with others on the efficiencies of duel functioning chassis system that clearly is shown on the Zerv leaks and verfied by many. While these Carscoop photos may show the ME I'm now thinking the FE will have essentially the same interior layout for reduntantcy. See the discussion starting around post #190 on the Code-Name-Zerv thread.
The C8's center tunnel is narrower than that of the C7's so it wouldn't be able to house a meaty enough torque tube. It is however plenty large enough for the hybrid version's Li-ion battery.
That tunnel is way too shallow for a torque tube to run through. I would also like to point out there is not room for a bell housing on the rear of the motor. Look at the C7 frame, you can see the flared area. That is for the bell housing that feeds into the torque tube.
I believe there is a shallow tunnel for battery and cooling lines. In future models there will be additional lines/batteries in this area for electrical assist AWD.
why can't they have a more open space center section between the seats that are like the Ferrari 488?
Perhaps it is as simple as the Corvette not being a ferrari? They may just want to differentiate the ME Corvette interior from other ME cars from a styling perspective?
I can definitely see the reasons both for/against the idea of a dual FE/ME production (whether both are called “Corvette” or not), but I currently tend toward the end of the FE production, at least for a while.
The nameplate you see in this mule has nothing to do with the car, lots of parts in this specific mule are just placement pieces, including the steering wheel.
As I've said before, these photo's were taken long ago, it was only until now that the owner of the photos decided to sell them to carscoops.
That tunnel is way too shallow for a torque tube to run through.
I believe there is a shallow tunnel for battery and cooling lines. In future models there will be additional lines/batteries in this area for electrical assist AWD.
Completely agree with you guys.
Originally Posted by ajgoyt
Z08?
Not bad.
Originally Posted by Zaro Tundov
Back problems mean I cannot sit up too straight in a car.
03-09-2019, 09:46 AM
