Mid engine Vette?

[Nitrousbird]

Aren't the Delorean, Pantera, or Ford GT/GT40 also mid engined?

Delorean isn't American. Forgot about the Ford GT. Pantera is questionably American.

[Harry Bird]

ugly as hell

[Rob1647545496]

there will be no turbo v6

there will be no mid engine C7

if they do make one it will be to go for an overall le mans victory which don't have the money for do to the change in the economy

 

the picture you guys are looking at is from the 90's, below is the new concept and man this thing is sexy

 

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/corvettelmp1---0.jpg

 

http://www.corvetteblog.com/uploads/image/c7r.jpg

 

Corvette Racing came to a lull when GM decided to cancel production on a Corvette-based prototype… the C7R LMP1.

 

The vehicle was expected to be apart of the LeMans “Evo” class, a combination of both the GT1 and LMP1 classes. Competition for this class would have included the Porsches, Ferraris, BMWs, Aston Martins, etc. However, plans for such Evo class were cancelled due to cost constraints and LMP1 teams failing to comply.

 

Vehicle models of the C7R LMP1 can be found on display within the Pratt & Miller facility in New Hudson, MI. We are only left now to dream about Corvette having had the opportunity destroy the competition at LeMans.

 

GM road-racing boss, Steve Wesoloski, comments on the lost Evo class. "I'm not giving up," Wesoloski said. "Overall [race] wins are still my target." He continues to inform that Le Mans organizations are working with GM, Porsche, Aston Martin and Ferrari to produce a class that allows all four companies to compete.

 

http://www.zimbio.com/Johnny+O'Connell/articles/1AxJNSaufD9/Corvette+Racing+Changes+Directions

[04silvrz]

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/11/gm-quells-corvette-rumors-no-mid-engine-maybe-a-hybrid-w-poll/

 

Karl Stracke, General Motors VP of global engineering, has unequivocally denied the recent rumors about a mid-engine version of the next-generation Corvette with a wet-dual-clutch transmission. Stracke spoke with editors at Automotive News and Autoweek and addressed the latest batch of rumors. For decades, speculation about what will be done with a next-generation Corvette invariably pops up almost immediately after a new model is introduced.

 

For example, a mid-engined Corvette has reportedly been on the cards since at least the mid-60s, thanks in part to a string of concept and experimental models of that configuration. The last Corvette-badged mid-engine concept was the 1990 CERV-III, but that hasn't stopped the speculation – especially in recent years as the Corvette has gained increased respect among the ranks of high-end sports cars. According to Stracke, "There is no mid-engine in the plans."

 

The same goes for a the story revealed by a Saab engineer about development of a wet DCT. Automakers are increasingly moving away from wet-clutch gearboxes to dry-clutch units because they are less expensive and more efficient. While Stracke shoots down the wet DCT, no mention is made of a dry-clutch unit... if Chevrolet follows Ferrari and Porsche down the dual-clutch path, that is almost certainly the type we will see.

 

Stracke also put the kibosh on a V6 Corvette. GM has already announced a direct injected small-block V8 is coming soon for its full-size pickup trucks and the Corvette will no doubt follow. Stracke did acknowledge that a hybrid is a possibility for the sports car and since competitors are going that way it wouldn't be out of place.

[ImUrOBGYN]

This is believed to be a camouflaged Fisker.

 

Update:

The manufacturer plates match Fisker, thus making it a Fisker (likely a Fisker Karma) prototype. Clever bodywork. Also, calling it the "Karvette" is a good sign.