Twin-turbo, mid-engine Corvette Super Coupe headed to SEMA
Though rumors are still swirling beneath the surface that General Motors may be working on a true mid-engine Corvette that would be sold alongside the next-generation C7 model, no one really expects such a paradigm shifting car to ever see the light of day. That hasn't stopped Phil Somers from American Super Car, who is building a mid-engine car with a Sting Ray body powered by a 1,000-hp, twin-turbo LS V8 for this year's SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Called the V7twinturbo, the car is built on a tube chassis and has an independant suspension that supposedly can handle the stampede of ponies beneath the car's rear-hinged engine cover. Shifting will happen via paddles that operate a Mendeola transaxle, while every other aspect including braking, steering and handling will be top notch, as well. The picture above is of a scale model that's been photoshopped for effect, which is good because those DUB rims need to go.
[Source: MaxChevy via Jalopnik]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mike 6:09PM (5/08/2007)
1000 hp is SOOOOO 2006.
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Yayaja 6:47PM (5/08/2007)
yes, yes, YES! to mid engine!! BUT don't call it a corvette for bhugwan's sake. Its gotta be a totally new moniker.
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dave 7:04PM (5/08/2007)
it looks like a matchbox car!
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Turbofrog 7:06PM (5/08/2007)
Apparently 1/3 of commenters thus far have read the post. A better ratio than usual, perhaps?
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Chet 9:27PM (5/08/2007)
It will be interesting to see how the Sting Ray shape translates to a mid-engine package.
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Kit 9:34PM (5/08/2007)
Turbofrog is my new favorite purveyor of sarcasm.
It looks like a corvair on steroids.
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HotRodzNKustoms 9:52PM (5/08/2007)
I think if GM came out with a mid engine sports car it would be a Cadillac and play with the big boys. I think the Vette will always be front engine because that is what a Vette is.
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PatGolf18 10:34PM (5/08/2007)
I agree with comment 7, if GM were to build a mid engine sports car, make it a Cadillac. A big plus to making it a Cadillac is that they could drop the new V-12 in the engine bay. Once again reinforcing the fact that Cadillac was and always will be a true inovator as opposed to an Import. Just because a car can "park itself" (though you must assist it throughout the process) doesnt make the car any more reliable nor is it really innovative (Volkswagen and Stanford made a car that drove itself for around 20 miles I believe).
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yedkar 11:00PM (5/08/2007)
and somehow its more "innovative" to stuff a V12 in an engine bay than to do a never-done-before-in-a-production-car self parking system?
PatGolf18 at his import hating worst.
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Jaymez 11:29PM (5/08/2007)
As much as I love GM products, they can never do anything with the Corvette that'll impress me.
Well, that's not true. Veyron performance with Prius fuel mileage, and styling reminicant of the '68-'72 Stingrays.
A Corvette, even a mid engine one, will never grab my attention until that happens. To this article, I say "bleh".
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dave 11:31PM (5/08/2007)
i did read the post. It said scale model not matchbox car asshole.
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aaron 12:17AM (5/09/2007)
""A Corvette, even a mid engine one, will never grab my attention until that happens. To this article, I say "bleh".""
So, once it happens, will you be truly excited?
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drPhilGandini 8:38AM (5/09/2007)
This is a Jada model. The wheels are from the Bigtime Muscle 1/24 scale series. Check out the other Corvette String Rays on their website.
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Fooman 1:42PM (5/09/2007)
Is it me or at first glance I thought corvair...
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