Engine Visability
Safety Car
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From: FLL Florida
Safety Car
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Finalist 2020 C4 of the Year - Unmodified
I don't think most modern engines are good looking so I think a "window" is not worth it. The motor in the Ferarri 360 Modena was pretty unlike most of today's motors with all manner of wiring and plastic pieces. In particular the LS and now the LT motors and not good looking at all but that's just what I think. The C6 ZR1 window was a joke to me because all you saw was the top of a supercharger and not much to look at, but what do I know as I still like the C6 ZR1.
Last edited by prinzSD455; Dec 16, 2017 at 11:52 AM.
Le Mans Master
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From: Austin Texas
The plastic has to go,
The intakes need to be cast aluminum,
The helmholtz resonator needs to look good,
a bunch of ancillaries have to be made "pretty",
Nada gonna 'appen.
Safety Car
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From: Pacific Northwest
I have faith that the overall design of the ME will be so good (as good as the C7 is), that we will all be grinningly-aghast when we first see it.
Last edited by elegant; Dec 16, 2017 at 02:56 PM.
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I am sure there will be some visibility and it will be designed rather pleasing to the eye. I have faith it will look outstanding, visible or not. I hope for a class panel over the engine with nice engine dress up, if not... then aggressive louvers in its place.
Melting Slicks
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From: Pleasanton CA
I suspect it will have some sort of window with a luggage rack like the 570GT or only a very small visible portion ike the 570S. I highly doubt it will be visible for the reasons noted in posts above. And I also highly doubt flying buttresses a la 80's and 90's Ferraris.
Le Mans Master
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Making an engine look good enough to put a window on the bonnet so you can see it is not in GM's cost structure.
The plastic has to go,
The intakes need to be cast aluminum,
The helmholtz resonator needs to look good,
a bunch of ancillaries have to be made "pretty",
Nada gonna 'appen.
The plastic has to go,
The intakes need to be cast aluminum,
The helmholtz resonator needs to look good,
a bunch of ancillaries have to be made "pretty",
Nada gonna 'appen.
Race Director
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From: Arlington TX
Thank you for understanding
Burning Brakes
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My friend is an engineer who is #1 in the world in his field. English is not his primary language and is broken at (most) times. Despite that, it does not affect his engineering performance, nor stature amongst his peers, at all.
Last edited by yz250fPilot; Dec 20, 2017 at 09:06 PM.
Burning Brakes
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look at this video between 45 and 50 seconds; there is canvas covering the back window, which only makes sense if it is vertical. not a visually pretty design, but maybe practical.