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Old Jan 15, 2019 | 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Telepierre
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GOSH! thousands of viewing of all Corvettes and the C3 still comes on top. IMHO of course.

P.S. sorry for the thread derail. I keep my mouth shut now.
And what I failed to add to my above post was also the use of a C3 style verticle window that is retractable with or without the T-Tops off.
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And what I failed to add to my above post was also the use of a C3 style verticle window that is retractable with or without the T-Tops off.
There should definitely be a vertical retractable window on the folding hardtop but not the sloped back coupe.

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Old Jan 15, 2019 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by skank
There should definitely be a vertical retractable window on the folding hardtop but not the sloped back coupe.
I’m actually hoping those pics of the suspected ME Coupe with the C7 style but ventilated hatch is fake thus no sloped back. Instead there is a horizontal windowed cover over the engine. Common to both Vert and Coupe to keep it below $169,000. We will, I hope see soon.
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Old Jan 15, 2019 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by skank
There are lots of them that have little to no rear window. McLaren Senna, Lambo Aventador, Bugatti Chiron Sport. In fact the Bugatti Chiron Sport is a Split rear window.
A rear window is not required but a rear view mirror is required.
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Originally Posted by Atari_Prime
A rear window is not required but a rear view mirror is required.
Correct ! Read this link. Very informative.

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2018/11/...camera-mirror/
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Old Jan 15, 2019 | 02:05 PM
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From Chazcron’s thread:
Originally Posted by savage99ss
Just noticed this pic in detail and saw something interesting. Look closely at the before and the highlighted in blue scribble. Sorry freehand on iPhone. If you look closely it looks like the sun is shining through the rear hatch and looks like a split rear window.




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Old Jan 15, 2019 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by skank
Correct ! Read this link. Very informative.

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2018/11/...camera-mirror/
Did you read the link?

Those who aren’t keen on the new innovation can simply “flip” the mirror down, reverting to a traditional rearview mirror experience.
and because it's a regulatory requirement.
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Originally Posted by Bikerjulio
Did you read the link?



and because it's a regulatory requirement.
Of course I read it. Twice to get the full gist of it.
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Originally Posted by Foosh
OMG, now we're talking about "split window" styling in a dedicated thread on the ME. Just wow . . .
And how awesome T-tops would be with it! I may just head back to motorcycles, that BMW S1000r looks good, so does the Duc Monster 1200s.

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Split window will be a "One Year Only" design.....
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Old Jan 17, 2019 | 06:50 AM
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^^^

Yep, and when Zora turns over in his grave he will put a hex on all those cars!

Another reason to wait one year for the C8 Grand Sport (Manta Ray or whatever name) version in addition to getting a fatter tire than the rear 305's on the cars in Germany!

PS: The Ford GT with 647 hp has 325 section width rear tires! That is in the right direction!

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Old Feb 16, 2019 | 07:31 PM
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Remember the split window design car that was out before the final C7 design I was hoping it would look like that concept car
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Old Feb 16, 2019 | 09:00 PM
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Looking at Chaz's latest renderings you can see that a split window overlay would look great over the sloped rear glass window. A centerline bookmatched carbon fiber detail would look awesome. And with the new digital rear view streaming camera there are no vision obstructions.
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