The buzz? Itâs building: In eight months Chevrolet will finally unveil the next-generation, 2005 Corvette at the 2004 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, before it is launched in fall 2004. Between now and then, the C6 rumors and hype and anticipation will no doubt reach feverish levels (in plenty of circles it already has).
This photo illustration combines the spy shots with information from design sources. The new car has a few more edges to it than does the C5, and what insiders call âViper-likeâ headlights.
And now we have the exclusive photos to go with it.
Weâve been chasing C6âthe sixth-generation Corvetteâinformation for months. Ace spy photographer Jim Dunne finally caught up with four âBetaâ prototypes near Brighton, Michigan. Despite the camouflage on the nose, tail and part of the front quarter-panel, the pictures are revealing, with the doors and its entire greenhouse in the clear.
This new Corvetteâs overall length is slightly shorter than the C5âs 179.7 inches, and the C6 will share the Cadillac XLRâs 105.7-inch wheelbase, 1.2 inches longer than that of the C5.
Though the look isnât a huge departure from the C5, the C6âs overall shape is edgier, the nose more blunt and the windshield more upright. The C6âs rear end is more tapered than the C5âsâthat should please most Corvette fans, though those who favor a radical restyle wonât be too excited.
The windshield is not as steeply raked as it is on the C5. Under the skin, the C6 shares a chassis and some electronics with the Cadillac XLR. Design sources said the C6âs fixed headlamps (the first seen on a Corvette since the 1962 model) are intended to reduce wind noise and help lower the carâs coefficient of drag. Headlights will not be hidden, the flaps seen here serve as camouflage and to expose the lights as necessary. A Nissan 350Z was being used for comparisons. (Photo © 2003 Jim Dunne/Popular Mechanics)
This new Corvetteâs headlights are fixed units, not hideaways, for the first time since the Sting Ray of 1963. The reason is for aerodynamic advantages and to reduce wind noise. âThose [exposed headlights] will be debated âtil the cows come home,â a GM design source said.
C6 will share the XLRâs hydroformed frame rails and its magnesium, aluminum and high-strength steel cockpit structure. The body panels are made of SMC, the same plastic as the current body.
Weâre told cutting weight was critical to GM engineers this time around, and the C6 should weigh in the 3100-pound range, about the same as a C5, and less than a Nissan 350Z, one of which was seen traveling with the group of prototypes Dunne photographed.
These spy photos show that the C6 will use an exhaust system (above) similar to the C5âs. The rear glass (left and below left) is slightly longer and has an edge in it, extended from the rooftop shape. The taillights are hidden by the disguise, but weâre told they are more circular than the oval ones found on C5. (Photo © 2003 Jim Dunne/Popular Mechanics)
This photo illustration combines the spy shots with information from design sources. The new car has a few more edges to it than does the C5, and what insiders call âViper-likeâ headlights.
And now we have the exclusive photos to go with it.
Weâve been chasing C6âthe sixth-generation Corvetteâinformation for months. Ace spy photographer Jim Dunne finally caught up with four âBetaâ prototypes near Brighton, Michigan. Despite the camouflage on the nose, tail and part of the front quarter-panel, the pictures are revealing, with the doors and its entire greenhouse in the clear.
This new Corvetteâs overall length is slightly shorter than the C5âs 179.7 inches, and the C6 will share the Cadillac XLRâs 105.7-inch wheelbase, 1.2 inches longer than that of the C5.
Though the look isnât a huge departure from the C5, the C6âs overall shape is edgier, the nose more blunt and the windshield more upright. The C6âs rear end is more tapered than the C5âsâthat should please most Corvette fans, though those who favor a radical restyle wonât be too excited.
The windshield is not as steeply raked as it is on the C5. Under the skin, the C6 shares a chassis and some electronics with the Cadillac XLR. Design sources said the C6âs fixed headlamps (the first seen on a Corvette since the 1962 model) are intended to reduce wind noise and help lower the carâs coefficient of drag. Headlights will not be hidden, the flaps seen here serve as camouflage and to expose the lights as necessary. A Nissan 350Z was being used for comparisons. (Photo © 2003 Jim Dunne/Popular Mechanics)
This new Corvetteâs headlights are fixed units, not hideaways, for the first time since the Sting Ray of 1963. The reason is for aerodynamic advantages and to reduce wind noise. âThose [exposed headlights] will be debated âtil the cows come home,â a GM design source said.
C6 will share the XLRâs hydroformed frame rails and its magnesium, aluminum and high-strength steel cockpit structure. The body panels are made of SMC, the same plastic as the current body.
Weâre told cutting weight was critical to GM engineers this time around, and the C6 should weigh in the 3100-pound range, about the same as a C5, and less than a Nissan 350Z, one of which was seen traveling with the group of prototypes Dunne photographed.
These spy photos show that the C6 will use an exhaust system (above) similar to the C5âs. The rear glass (left and below left) is slightly longer and has an edge in it, extended from the rooftop shape. The taillights are hidden by the disguise, but weâre told they are more circular than the oval ones found on C5. (Photo © 2003 Jim Dunne/Popular Mechanics)
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