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Burning Brakes
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Very cool ! Make mine Admiral Blue !! I'm putting in an order as soon as it shows up in an Auto Show. As far along as these shots suggest, that could be Detroit in early 2018. That would make it available in 2018 or 2019, probably as a 2019 or 2020 model. That squares with what a high level insider told me, three years ago !
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Would you accept a lighter 4.6L V6(based on the present LT1) in the mid engine with twin turbo's with around 500-525 HP as the base engine and 650-700 HP for the high performance version(with less curb weight than the current Z06)?
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Or maybe GM will drag out their playbook and do what they did in the past when they chopped two cylinders off the front of their 5.7L V8 to make a 4.3L V6.
Would you accept a lighter 4.6L V6(based on the present LT1) in the mid engine with twin turbo's with around 500-525 HP as the base engine and 650-700 HP for the high performance version(with less curb weight than the current Z06)?
Would you accept a lighter 4.6L V6(based on the present LT1) in the mid engine with twin turbo's with around 500-525 HP as the base engine and 650-700 HP for the high performance version(with less curb weight than the current Z06)?
In a perfect world, and yes I know I'm just dreaming, but imagine a super car variant with a twin turbo, forged 427 as a "zora" package...
Burning Brakes
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Nope. It's a vette. I want a V8 or nothing at all. Coming from a C6ZR1, I want at least 750hp. If possible, I would love a 383 stroker with boost. Think of the torque curve!!!
In a perfect world, and yes I know I'm just dreaming, but imagine a super car variant with a twin turbo, forged 427 as a "zora" package...
In a perfect world, and yes I know I'm just dreaming, but imagine a super car variant with a twin turbo, forged 427 as a "zora" package...
BTW, rumor has it that the C7 frame is just modified with revised front and rear sub frames to make the ME C8. This allows a lot of commonality between the two lines of cars. Has anyone looked to see if the A and B pillars on this prototype are the same geometry as a C7 coupe ? They look pretty damn close to me.
Also, with the McDonald's sign in the background for reference, one ought to be able to get a pretty good estimate of wheelbase and front and rear overhangs. The car looks like a pretty good copy of a Ferrari 458 in terms of geometry.
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Plenty of time to start saving pennies (y). Man I don't know which color I'm going to get. I loved my VY ZR1, but maybe an inferno orange or white storm trooper look would do the trick.
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Although I've always said I'd own a red vette, and haven't yet so . . .
But I'll probably go silver.
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I think that is a base 2018 Camero sans the rear spoiler.
Just googled 2018 Camero conv and it looks to me to look exactly like the yellow conv in this photo.
Just my guess. Definitely has different wheels than the rest of the mid engine mules in all the photos.
I bet it's a Camero.
Just googled 2018 Camero conv and it looks to me to look exactly like the yellow conv in this photo.
Just my guess. Definitely has different wheels than the rest of the mid engine mules in all the photos.
I bet it's a Camero.
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It's a C7 convertible.
There was another article that talks about these pictures with other C7 vettes, but it's also pretty clear that it's a C7
There was another article that talks about these pictures with other C7 vettes, but it's also pretty clear that it's a C7
