Our first look with the frunk open!

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03-14-2019, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Kodiak Bear

Either that's a very small driver of the C8 or the C8 is a LOT bigger car than I had imagined.

Side-by-side shots of mules and C7s show near identical dimensions. Cameras can be very misleading.

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03-14-2019, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonAndrew

Umm No. There's a woman driving it.

Who cares about the frunk or the car? That woman is probably up around 90 percentile physically, and maybe a car enthusiast to boot.

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03-14-2019, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Atari_Prime

I'm curious. Let's go down the rabbit hole. I see the line across the hood. Show me more and what do you feel they are hiding?

Made a thread about it 5 months ago. Look at my threads history. You'll find it there.

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03-14-2019, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Kodiak Bear

Either that's a very small driver of the C8 or the C8 is a LOT bigger car than I had imagined.

This has been well and thoroughly analyzed with comparative measurements and overlays. The C7 and C8 are almost exactly the same overall dimensions, minus a forward cockpit.

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03-14-2019, 10:23 PM

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Two times they've been caught with the front opened and both times it looks like they're having to manually hold it up.
No struts installed on the mules for some reason.

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03-14-2019, 10:27 PM

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Could just as easily be checking a fuse since electrical problems have been reported?

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03-14-2019, 10:37 PM

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It obviously has some sort of problem relating to gas stations. They pull in, raise the front lid, and then leave on a hook.

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03-14-2019, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom73

“I see the problem, someone stole the engine!”

LOL! ....Then he found a spare one in the trunk in the back!

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03-14-2019, 10:47 PM

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GM has the Frunk and Wagnal encyclopedia to check for these rare

problems of missing motors.

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03-14-2019, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Tool Hoarder

Yes... that's what I said. The side scoop as presented on these mules is clearly fake and not remotely the actual design.

I've been saying that from the start along with the rear quarter is fake.
Time will tell.

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03-14-2019, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeG37

Two times they've been caught with the front opened and both times it looks like they're having to manually hold it up.
No struts installed on the mules for some reason.

yeah, it looks like just stamped steel hinges, but maybe they are just trying to hover and conceal the innards.

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03-14-2019, 11:12 PM

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Gone: Reverse opening front hood.

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03-14-2019, 11:19 PM

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They arent fake, they just come forward much farther than the do in real life. There is a small faint triangle shape that begins on the door, and the door handle is under it, it is very thin and sharp at the door, so it will not actually hit the car next to it, the normal center round part of the outer door edge will hit first in most cases.

The side intake is much further back than what we are allowed to see.

i agree.

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03-14-2019, 11:45 PM

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Couldn't they just push start it?

Oh, that's right. It's an automatic.

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03-15-2019, 12:02 AM

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Couldn't they just push start it?

Oh, that's right. It's an automatic.

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03-15-2019, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeG37

Two times they've been caught with the front opened and both times it looks like they're having to manually hold it up.
No struts installed on the mules for some reason.

Yeah, could be as simple as "no one is allowed to leave the hood open on this car, as someone might come take pictures while you idiots walk around to the back of the car or to get inside the cabin...

so if you aren't holding it up, it needs to remain closed".

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03-15-2019, 12:14 AM

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As someone who just dealt with a completly dead battery in a car with an electric frunk release (the battery is under there) I hope like hell they have an easily accessible manual release. That was a nightmare.

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