I didn't notice that until I you said it. Definately a guy w/ a camera phone.

 

The "open" spot in the hood is actually looks like a clear cover, you can see reflections on it. I truly hope this is an autoshow only feature as it would look all right on a rear engined Ferrari, but it looks totally out of place on the hood of a Corvette.

 

Id prefer a traditional shaker hood but i think this is pretty cool. Dont have to worry about water leakage as much.

 

Don't think thats a reflection. Your looking straight through the opening. It just wasn't erased like the rest of the background

 

Nice!

 

still looks like reflections to me, and im not a huge fan of that, but we will see. but i DO like the huge front fender flairs, and the new vents behind the front wheels, but what i dont get it the otherwise lack of vents, and no spoiler. Although i have heard something special happens at like 70, and 170mph, so maybe its a flip up spoiler like the carrera gt or something.

 

At 170 mph is transforms into a jet, it is a tie in w/ the new Transformers moive!

 

I'm not talking about all of the objects you can see, but rather the white glare from the flash/lights. Whatever it is, it looks cheesy as hell and very rice. The rest of the car looks great and I hope they don't spoil it with this feature. Looking through the hood to see a plastic engine cover is not the same as looking through the rear hatch of a Ferrari and seeing the actual intake plenums.

 

Right on.

 

I'm getting a headache looking at those pictures.

 

Is Dave Hill still the engineering chief on Corvettes? Any clear cover on the engine just seems tacky.

 

I think you're right on both accounts.

Car looks badass. Clear hood or not, I'd give up lefty for one.

 

Maybe the clear hood is just for auto shows or something?

 

Nope, Hill retired last year.

 

That's what I thought. I'm really not crazy about the idea of even a shaker hood on a Corvette.....