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I don't follow true aftermarket tuner mods much (I'm not talking basic bolt-ons) but what outfits offer reliable twin-turbo packages that could possibly be Rezvani's OEM supplier for the Beast? One that comes to mind is Late Model Racecraft. Don't know much about them other than some of their past YouTube vids gave me an impression of grassroots tuner competence and quality so at least their marketing is solid. Coincidentally they uploaded this vid today mentioning a 1,000HP package with the right ancillary upgrades and the Rezvani Beast instantly came to mind.
That's a big drop in weight, wonder if they made the body panels from Lexan?
Areas they shaved tens to hundreds of pounds would be from all body panels being full carbon fiber (according to a vid I posted) including a significantly lighter rear hatch (vid shows it violently swings wide open and bounces at the top over-sprung unlike the stock hatch), swapping out the heavy stock exhaust system, and chopping off the trunk. Also not sure if the donor car is a Z51 but a non-Z51 could shave tens pounds from its smaller brake calipers/rotors, thinner half shafts and rear sway bar, and no extra radiator/piping. They may also have done away with other electronics like some cameras. The PDR camera is a good sized box under the rear view mirror. And the PDR electronics box likely somewhere behind the dash is a pretty hefty unit from what I've seen on eBay. Electric motors such as for the power folding mirrors can also be candidates to cut pounds. Every little thing seems insignificant in weight but in aggregate they become significant.
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Looks OK, not too original or authentic. More rounded and less sharp edges than the C8, with the aftermarket touch of the primitive designs of the funk and trunk lids, and a cross of F90 front, Vantage rear.
They will probably be serialized... #s 1 - 10. I could settle for a $200K optioned maxed out Z06.
Four days ago I made this request to the car design YouTuber Bembli:
And today he obliged with his analysis. He made some comments that made me realize why the Hennessey Venom F5 looks awkward to me (without him naming that car specifically) which I couldn't quite put my finger on before.
It's because the fenders don't look like cat haunches on most of these cars. The ideal car shape looks a lot like you took 4 wheels and a cabin as separate entities, and draped a sheet over them. This isn't new. It's why, imho, the original 33 stradale is the most beautiful car ever created, with the DeTomaso P72 a close 2nd. It's why the x100 and x150 XJR coupes look so damn good around their rear fenders.
Sports cars are supposed to have an hourglass shape; narrow around the cabin, bubbly around the fenders. And we all visually find it striking and attractive for the same reasons we prefer this look on women.
It's because the fenders don't look like cat haunches on most of these cars. The ideal car shape looks a lot like you took 4 wheels and a cabin as separate entities, and draped a sheet over them. This isn't new. It's why, imho, the original 33 stradale is the most beautiful car ever created, with the DeTomaso P72 a close 2nd. It's why the x100 and x150 XJR coupes look so damn good around their rear fenders.
Sports cars are supposed to have an hourglass shape; narrow around the cabin, bubbly around the fenders. And we all visually find it striking and attractive for the same reasons we prefer this look on women.
Not even close. There is no contour on the C8's *** end. It's very squared off up front and out back. And the fenders are also rather chiseled and not curvacious. You cannot even see the fender arches from that photo.
-Side intakes are much closer to C8.R, and that's a beautiful thing
-Exhaust location makes perfect sense, and the C8's stock bumper makes you wonder why that wasn't done from the get-go
-Tail lights remind me of Kia Stinger
-Overall shape is much improved, smoothed out, fluid, and while I don't care for the front fender vents, those rear fenders are gorgeous
100%. If the C8 looked like this, I'd buy one. It addresses pretty much all the faults in the C8 design. GM needs better designers.
100%. If the C8 looked like this, I'd buy one. It addresses pretty much all the faults in the C8 design. GM needs better designers.
Really? The C8 is a far better design than the C6....inside and out. I think the C8 is a beautifully designed car. Is it perfect? No....but we don't know the constraints the designers had to work with and around.
Really? The C8 is a far better design than the C6....inside and out. I think the C8 is a beautifully designed car. Is it perfect? No....but we don't not the constraints the designers had to work with and around.
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100%. If the C8 looked like this, I'd buy one. It addresses pretty much all the faults in the C8 design. GM needs better designers.
