The things that CAFE regulations will make automakers do is pretty frightening for us car enthusiasts. Even some of America’s famous sports cars, like the Corvette, aren’t safe from wrath of strict fuel-economy regulations.
Well we have some good news for you today. No one at GM is talking about a mid-engine C7 Corvette anymore. Previous reports suggested that Bob Lutz and other GM exes were leaning toward a mid-engine layout for the next-generation C7 ‘Vette since it would be easier to cut fuel-economy from a mid-mounted LS3 V8. Basically, GM decided that due to the high-cost of switching from the current front-engine layout to a mid-engine was not worth it.
Still the C7 Corvette is not likely to launch earlier than 2013 as a 2014 model year. According to Motor Trend, a 3.6L direct-injection V6 for the C7 could be on the drawing boards.
General Motors is one of many automakers that adheres to these unwritten rules, which is why you're seeing a snapshot of the yet-to-be revealed 2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7 posing on the cover of Automobile Magazine's next issue.
Road&Track magazine's cover featuring the front end of the C7 Corvette has also made its way online. We're going to assume Car&Driver is next.
Another set of scanned photos of the 2014 Corvette C7 including the first of the interior were leaked online.
i hate it, there's nothing stingray-ish about it at all, which i held in high regard after the new shapeless vettes they started making after the stingray era.
I'm going to get a lot of shit for this, but it reminds me a lot of the GT-R. It just does. Like a GT-R and the new Viper had a baby, and it came with a Supra interior.
Hmmm, which modern American sports car do I like...
GT40 - sex
Camaro - cool
Mustang - cool
Charger - cool
Challenger - cool
Viper - sex
Corvette Stingray - sex
Wait a second, I like all of them!
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