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Qmass posted:oh. my. god. the rear end :O It looks like a drat bluetooth speaker from the back.
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Popped in quickly today to visit my brother who works at a place that restores Healeys. A lot of ice-blue over cream there, and some interesting race cars, including Pat Moss' Mini Cooper that she rallied in the Monte Carlo. But I was more taken by this "before" car. It'll be lovely in 12-months, after £100k, I'm sure. But I thought it charming as it was.  
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Terrible Robot posted:A good post Can't imagine how much work the 4dr Civic took.
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Don Lapre posted:Can't imagine how much work the 4dr Civic took. You meant they didn't get those in Europe or something?
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Qmass posted:oh. my. god. the rear end :O 0-186mph in 9 loving seconds, I wanna ride in that. But not own it, buying an electric car that proudly proclaims "hand built in Britain is asking for trouble.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:You meant they didn't get those in Europe or something? Pretty sure nobody got them anywhere. It's not a wagon.
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Qmass posted:oh. my. god. the rear end :O That Lotus is very pretty. Very pretty.
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4 door EK hatches weren't a thing until someone decided to make one (but why??) https://tiremeetsroad.com/2018/04/23/this-is-what-a-four-door-ek-hatch-conversion-looks-like/
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Lowclock posted:Pretty sure nobody got them anywhere. It's not a wagon. It’s not a wagon in the US I know that but I wouldn’t be surprised if they sold one somewhere else. Makes no sense to fabricate one but whatever floats your boat I guess.
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Seeing as the new mid-engined Corvette is being revealed today can we take a second to appreciate the first one? 
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Seeing as the new mid-engined Corvette is being revealed today can we take a second to appreciate the first one? Want to put a Pontiac logo, basket weave wheels, and C-pillar windows on the new one.  Also, looked up the new one and lol
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I can't find a decent link like I had a few months ago with all the mid-engined concept vettes so I'll toss this out here https://www.automobilemag.com/news/1973-four-rotor-corvette-prototype-mid-engine-chevrolet-corvette-history/ What I always found interesting was GM working on a rotary. It was either destined for the Corvair or Vega IIRC. Anyways, as for the C8, I'm somewhat indifferent. Looks like a mashup of several different manufacturers. I don't hate it, but doesn't exactly blow my skirt my up. I assume it will be for me a car that looks 10x better in person than what you see in photos.
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Colostomy Bag posted:Rear end has been leaked (that came out wrong) oh that was what was posted on the facebook page wasn't it? It's loving terrible.  
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Slap an autobot logo on it and it's ready to be a character in the next transformers movie. Unfortunate to have an rear end for a face but sometimes that's how life works out.
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Colostomy Bag posted:It's down to how many creases and how the side scoops look at this point. Rear end has been leaked (that came out wrong), and the interior shots. Rear end is too busy, and there are some spy shots of it on the 'Ring with just dazzle camo, no masking, I just saw, so yeah, I guess we do know pretty much what it looks like. Saw some renders based on that, and it doesn't look bad, but yeah, pretty derivative. Getting back to the original mid-engine Vettes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm8J0rIb4v8 It's got digital stuff! http://www.rokemneedlearts.com/carsindepth/wordpressblog/?p=10092 Also, I think the 2-rotor version the XP-897, was better looking than the 4-rotor: https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2019/02/05/a-mid-engine-corvette-with-rotary-power-the-1973-xp-897-gt-concept/ 
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Yeah. I'm not a Corvette nut but it looks like a 458 hosed a Huracan and somehow spit out a R8 for the scoops. But as I said it will probably look better in person. Thought the same with the C7. edit: The spoiler is a pile of poo poo.
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The c8's tail isn't great, but it doesn't look too hideous to me. It looks better than the c7. The c7 never gelled with me at all come to think of it, in pictures or in person. Maybe I'm just a weirdo though.
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With how tall bumper and hip lines are getting, anything wide and low is pretty much turning into a kink if mine now.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:oh that was what was posted on the facebook page wasn't it? It's loving terrible. This is the rear end of a Camaro tho
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Darchangel posted:Well, we haven't really seen it yet, so... Speak for yourself. 
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KakerMix posted:This is the rear end of a Camaro tho GM canceled the Camaro. Probably so they don’t have to divide out how to make them have different asses.
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Seems like a weird move to me. The C8 is a completely different market now unless you get one hell of a deal on the C8.
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Darchangel posted:GM canceled the Camaro. Probably so they don’t have to divide out how to make them have different asses. Whoa, what really? I thought I heard something about that, but pretty much dismissed the poo poo out of it.
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Technically it's on a development "pause", but it's likely dead. The current Camaro is losing to the Challenger, to say nothing of the Mustang. Now you have a mid-engine supercar with a Corvette badge that starts under $60k. So as GM you're faced with the question of how you build a Camaro that's cheap enough versus the Vette to not look stupid when parked next to it on a showroom floor, while being competitive with the Mustang and somehow managing to be profitable. If you're GM the likely answer is, you can't.
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The Charger is more powerful, cheaper and a 4 door, and the mustang is just more car per dollar. Its a crying shame, the gen5 small block is a great performer. I know what would sell though: Redone styling and a from-factory hot cam with a loping idle.
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Gotta hand it GM for the C8. Although the backend is sort of a mess and I don't like the spoiler...3.0 0-60 mid-engined car with a DCT for less than 60K is quite a feat.
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Have that said what it’s going to cost? Everything I’ve heard said starting at 100.
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beep-beep car is go posted:Have that said what it’s going to cost? Everything I’ve heard said starting at 100. Base is under $60k, that's all that's been said.
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beep-beep car is go posted:Have that said what it’s going to cost? Everything I’ve heard said starting at 100. Colostomy Bag posted:Gotta hand it GM for the C8. Although the backend is sort of a mess and I don't like the spoiler...3.0 0-60 mid-engined car with a DCT for less than 60K is quite a feat.
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Suburban Dad posted:Base is under $60k, that's all that's been said. Jeeeeze. Okay Chevrolet now I'm interested. Too bad all the dealers will mark it up to 100 for the first year.
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I'm interested to hear if this is an unlimited production run. A mid engine for the masses. When Ford re-re-released the GT I hated all of that elitist bullshit about having to apply for one and pretty much not letting you sell the car.
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Wrong thread The stuff they did to the E31 was awful.
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This is a good E31 (with boring color): This is a propper E31 (because it's nearly the same to mine, but without the stupid badge on the nostrils):  This is the best E31 you can/could buy:  This is the E31 that sadly never happened, and was reborn as the McLaren F1 (engine-wise): 
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um excuse me posted:I'm interested to hear if this is an unlimited production run. A mid engine for the masses. When Ford re-re-released the GT I hated all of that elitist bullshit about having to apply for one and pretty much not letting you sell the car. that stuff is good actually, it stops people from treating cars like assets
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You should watch the VINWIKI guy if you think that's how any of it actually works.
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