Anybody else find these two images odd? In the first the mid-engined car is closest to the camera, yet appears to be quite a bit smaller than both the Vette and Caddy, yet in the second it's further away and appears to dwarf the Caddy. In the first the Corvette appears humongous in relation to the Caddy, just really odd images. Almost feels like a bad photoshop.
The interesting thing is there's multiple ATS' and a CT6 in the series of pictures. Something tells me else is going on and this is not the a Mid Engined C7. Could this be a commercial or a C7 based Cadillac?
I know it's only speculation, but Autoblog is guessing at a $400k price for this mid-engined Vette. I think it's safe to assume that it will be significantly more expensive at it's base than today's C7, thus it's my opinion that this will debut beside the C7 Vette, not in place of it. Even if it ran $150k base the volume is going to be a fraction of what C7 sells so it cannot possibly be a C8 Vette. At least not in the sense that C7 replaced C6, a $150k plus mid-engine C8 cannot replace C7 in the market.
If GM is planning to take this thing racing, a la the Ford GT, then I could see the possibility of a TTV6. It would be undesirable IMO, but it is what it is.
More realistically from a road car point of view, and still a desirable engine for racing, is a TT Cadillac V8. But beyond that, I really have no idea what to expect. Will it be a hybrid like the NSX? Will it be an affordable carbon tub like the 4C? Will there be one variant or will there be a Caddy as well? Fun times, regardless.
I heard the mid engine Vette is going have a starting price of $150K and may top off at $225K. That would bring it in with the Acura NSX and 911 Turbo! To much for me!
Given how stupid fast the C7 Z06 is on a track, virtually tying or beating the 918's and la Ferraris on some tracks, I do not see why Chevrolet would go for a Mid Engined version, it makes no sense since Chevrolet is not exactly a prestige brand though they do sell lots of expensive cars.
Chevrolet has always been an everyman's car with a racing blood in it.. Its never been a prestige look at me brand...
Will you guys think less of me if I just can't get excited about this? Setting aside all the arguments about the Corvette lineage, I can conceive of no scenario where I'd dish out over $100K for a car.
A blurry picture of a camouflaged "prototype" of a car whose most distinguishing feature would be its profile/proportions with no actual side shots of it is not a validation of any title attached to it.
Honestly it looks just like another version of the C7 Corvette instead of a completely different car, if you use something to compare size between the prototype and the C7 they are the same height. Also some of the details that you can see are essentially the same as the C7. It could just be a MCE C7 after all 2017 will be model year number 4.....
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