http://thecarconnection.com/index.asp?article=6518

 

wow!
I think it will actually look better than the c5(and that's no small feat IMO).

 

Looks pretty good Though im no corvette expert by any means, it does look very close to the c5 from the side. The front and rear do at least from what i can tell.

 

Hmm. OK, that looks a little better than those white C6 vettes that have been floating on the internet lately. On this car, you can see it's sharper design and the styling cues from the C3 vettes. Perhaps the C6 will look awesome after all.

 

Hmm. Doesn't look very daring. Not that I expected it to be, but maybe I was looking for more pronounced fender buldges. I also thought the C6 was supposed to be considerably shorter in length compared to the C5. Doesn't look it from that pic.

 

After seeing the pic on The Car Connection, I am inclined to believe that this pic

http://www.imakenews.com/autospies/e...e000188960.cfm

is pretty accurate. We still don't know about front and rear end details, but I would bet this pewter rendering is pretty close.

And it looks sweet!!

 

From that profile view, I'm not so sure I like the way the fender dips down before meetig the windshield area now... :blah:

Also, I sort of wonder how many C5 parts are still there... the black plastic part where the A-pillar meets the side window looks to be straight C5... as do the side mirrors. (Feel free to correct me if I am wrong, I think I am sick this morning, and I am too tired, sick, and lazy to pull up comparable pics. lol.)

 

That's the first time I've seen drilled rotors on a factory car! And check out the tires too! Yikes!

 

Looks good but then again I've always liked the car since I saw it.

The article from Car Connection says not to look for carbon fiber body panels and an aluminum hydroformed frame on production C6's. I wouldn't be so certain that carbon fiber panels don't find their way onto the C6 Z06. I think the 04 Z16 Z06 was a test of feasability and I beleive it worked. The savings in weight and exclusiveness of having carbon fiber panels is too hard to pass up.

Also someone said this will be the first production vehicle with drilled rotors.... well not exactly Porsche Boxter S's and Turbo's as well as Carrera 4S's have had drilled rotors for some time. Limited production but production still!

 

Are those tires or rim protectors?

Seriously, though it looks like not much more than a reskin, it doesn't look bad.

 

To answer the length question, I think the quote you may be thinking about is the front and rear overhangs are supposed to be shorter than the C5, but w/ the car having a longer wheelbase, overall length is about the same.

I personally like the pewter car quite a bit, but a source considerably in the know gave the exact quote "close, but no cigar" to that particular rendering.

 

The front overhang is an illusion IMO, hiding a shorter, stubbier nose. I think the bra is "stuffed" to hide the shape of the nose.

I would also bet those aren't the production wheels, they just don't look that impressive to me.

As far as the brakes go, those are straight up C5 parts, so does not appear to be any upgrades there other than the drilled rotors. I also would not be suprised to see the C6 NOT have the drilled rotors, as you have to cast them in to the rotor blanks to prevent cracking, and to my knowledge Brembo is the only supplier for cast-in holes in rotors.

 

 

And for your viewing pleasure....3 more shots of the same car.

Are they at Nurburing?

(click the arrows or where it says Chevy Corvette....hope you speak German)

http://www.motorline.cc/autowelt/ind...article=116418

 

No Brembo isn't the only cross drilled rotor supplier or rotor supplier at all. Raybestos and Bosch do OE brake products like rotors and pads. These companies unlike Brembo have more production power and logistical networks in place for just-in-time production that corps like GM love.


And as for the spy pic. I think a few of you need to stop this speculation from just a pic as to what the C6 will or won't have. We havent even seen the nose or tail. Unlike the Mustang... But the fact is most of what we think we see in these pics may or may not happen. YOu have to believe that the C6 will expand the C5's technical, performance, and quality to the next level. Sure it could share he same frame with some improvements but 63-82 Vettes shared the same frame. This wouldn't be the first time. Things like brake hardware and the nose design won't be available till Jan 04.