Mid-Engine Chevrolet Corvette Spied

Griz

http://www.motortrend.com/news/spied-mid-engine-chevrolet-corvette-caught-winter-testing-zr1/?wc_mid=4035:5035&wc_rid=4035:2376052&_wcsid=E46EB36FEA51681A126522EAB2C8C7A96C0D26AC71BC5C5B

Polar

do want!

Mister-Jr

It's about time.

Limey

Ill look for it on Alligator Alley. That's where they test a lot of the new cars and trucks. You see them all the time with stuff stuck allover them so you cant tell what it really looks like.

LuckyMrSw

My son showed me that. Kind of like a Corvair on roids :shrug

Griz

Limey wrote: »

Ill look for it on Alligator Alley. That's where they test a lot of the new cars and trucks. You see them all the time with stuff stuck allover them so you cant tell what it really looks like.

Pictures when you do.

td.

See the test cars out here in the Rockies constantly. I think they like the variations they can drive in the mountains.

Tarpon65

Limey wrote: »

Ill look for it on Alligator Alley. That's where they test a lot of the new cars and trucks. You see them all the time with stuff stuck allover them so you cant tell what it really looks like.

I wonder why they do it on the alley as it's a long straight stretch? Seems you would want more turns and curves to see how it handles?

Polar

odd, never seen that on the alley

Flats2blue

Mid-engine is the best engineering solution for a balanced car for race purposes. They talked a lot about the Porsche 911 changes that moved the engine forward towards the center.

The new Corvette looks a lot like the Acura NSX

Mark

Griz

Flats2blue wrote: »

Mid-engine is the best engineering solution for a balanced car for race purposes. They talked a lot about the Porsche 911 changes that moved the engine forward towards the center.

The new Corvette looks a lot like the Acura NSX

Mark

I drove a Porsche 718 last November. It was a sweet handler.

mississippi mac

The mid engine corvette mad it's debut last year at the rolex 24 at Daytona....
there's no secret from chevy that they are getting ready for a major overhaul of the vette which is long overdue,,,

mississippi mac

Flats2blue wrote: »

Mid-engine is the best engineering solution for a balanced car for race purposes. They talked a lot about the Porsche 911 changes that moved the engine forward towards the center.

The new Corvette looks a lot like the Acura NSX

Mark

untrue...the engine in the 911 gts, ad nauseam is right where it has been since the introduction of the 911. there are no plans to move it anywhere else....
the boxster and caymens have been mid engine since their inception. the boxter was the first production mid-engine car with a flat 6 water cooled engine, the m-86 block, which was finally introduced in the 996 version of the 911...the 993 was the last of the air cooled 911's and is the holy grail for collectors....

surfman

They were going to put a Wankle in a vet once.

Polar

surfman wrote: »

They were going to put a Wankle in a vet once.

I cant stand how those engines sound

Limey

Polar wrote: »

odd, never seen that on the alley

See new cars being tested all the time out there. Some times there are different models all together.

Polar

is there a plant near by? Like a testing facility or do they just drive them to there?

Gardawg

Four wheel electric drive with computer controlled motors integrated into each wheel

Four wheel steering with computer assist

Self driving modes ... economy or racing (which will be faster than a human is capable of)

How far in the future before a car like this is offered?

Flats2blue

mississippi mac wrote: »

untrue...the engine in the 911 gts, ad nauseam is right where it has been since the introduction of the 911. there are no plans to move it anywhere else....
the boxster and caymens have been mid engine since their inception. the boxter was the first production mid-engine car with a flat 6 water cooled engine, the m-86 block, which was finally introduced in the 996 version of the 911...the 993 was the last of the air cooled 911's and is the holy grail for collectors....

The mid-engine 911 I speak of was just raced at the 24 hours. It is an RSR, not the street 911. http://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/a31703/porsche-911-rsr-frank-walliser/

fins4me

Afraid the vette has some catching up to do.

Griz

fins4me wrote: »

Afraid the vette has some catching up to do.

Did you watch the Rolex 24? It was very close between the newest and several years old technology.

Resinhead

One of my clients has a McLaren 570.

Sounds like an F1 car pulling up.