Chevrolet Corvette Daytona Prototype Announcement
I like where this is going
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Nov. 15, 2011 4:58 p.m. Strike_Zero HalfDork
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Nov. 15, 2011 5:01 p.m. ReverendDexter SuperDork
Not the DP I expected, lol.
Very cool, though... it's nice to see the styling elements of the street car on the prototype.
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Nov. 15, 2011 5:01 p.m. fasted58 SuperDork
yes indeed
I was gonna post it but jus knew somebody would in short order
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Nov. 15, 2011 5:17 p.m. Slyp_Dawg HalfDork
tell me more... including the line I need to sign on to get myself one, and the location of the nearest organ donor clinic so I can fund it
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Nov. 15, 2011 5:25 p.m. familytruckster Reader
Bailout money going to good use!
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Nov. 15, 2011 5:26 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
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Nov. 15, 2011 5:50 p.m. nderwater SuperDork
Props to Corvette and Grand Am. This is the first DP car that doesn't look retarded.
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Nov. 15, 2011 5:54 p.m. friedgreencorrado SuperDork
nderwater beat me to it. Kinda reminds me of another Corvette I used to know..
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Nov. 15, 2011 6:12 p.m. f86sabjf Reader
I can't wait for The Rolex 24 !!!!
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Nov. 15, 2011 7:11 p.m. alfadriver SuperDork
In reply to nderwater: I've read in a few places that DP knew that fans thought the cars looked really akward. Didn't think they would look like production cars, though.
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Nov. 15, 2011 7:13 p.m. SyntheticBlinkerFluid Dork
That Prototype just made me feel funny.
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Nov. 15, 2011 8:01 p.m. JoeyM SuperDork
Maroon92 wrote:
nice
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Nov. 15, 2011 8:11 p.m. neon4891 SuperDork
OK, I will quit my job if I can't get the time off to camp at the Glen for this next year.
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Nov. 15, 2011 8:38 p.m. Will Dork
Oh God that is hot. I need a moment.
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Nov. 15, 2011 9:05 p.m. Gearheadotaku Dork
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeettttt
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Nov. 15, 2011 9:16 p.m. kabel Dork
apparently it closely resembles a prototype design proposed by the ACO in 2008
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Nov. 15, 2011 9:29 p.m. emodspitfire Reader
Best looking DP ever ! (AKA damning by faint praise.....)
Let's hope there's a street car to follow!
Rog
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Nov. 15, 2011 9:31 p.m. carguy123 SuperDork
This addresses one of the main complaints I have about the DP cars.
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Nov. 15, 2011 9:35 p.m. vwcorvette HalfDork
Zora would be happy. Mitchell would like it (including the nod to the "stinger" in the rear window/engine cover).
I NEED to see this in person. When is the 6 hours at the Glen?
Could this lead finally to a road going Mid-engine Corvette? Marketing a mid engine race car after a front engined street car?????
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Nov. 15, 2011 10:09 p.m. Jamesc2123 Reader
2012 Grand-Am schedule , 6 hours at the glen June 29 - July 1.
I was skeptical at all the talk of changing the 2012 DPs to allow more "brand identity". I thought it would end up looking even more forced than the headlights and grill decals they had up until this point. I'll admit now that I was DEAD wrong; This thing looks awesome. Hopefully we see similarly awesome packages from BMW and Porsche, though with Action Express moving from Porsche to Chevy, the latter seems less likely. Maybe ford can pull off a Mustang prototype?
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Nov. 15, 2011 10:31 p.m. Maroon92 SuperDork
Jamesc2123 wrote:
2012 Grand-Am schedule , 6 hours at the glen June 29 - July 1.
I was skeptical at all the talk of changing the 2012 DPs to allow more "brand identity". I thought it would end up looking even more forced than the headlights and grill decals they had up until this point. I'll admit now that I was DEAD wrong; This thing looks awesome. Hopefully we see similarly awesome packages from BMW and Porsche, though with Action Express moving from Porsche to Chevy, the latter seems less likely. Maybe ford can pull off a Mustang prototype?
YES PLZ!
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Nov. 16, 2011 8:44 a.m. scardeal HalfDork
Hopefully, that's just the C7 Corvette that everyone will get.
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Nov. 16, 2011 8:46 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
ReverendDexter wrote:
Not the DP I expected, lol.
hahahaha. You got problems.
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Nov. 16, 2011 8:54 a.m. Rob_Mopar Dork
nderwater wrote:
Props to Corvette and Grand Am. This is the first DP car that doesn't look retarded.
I was expecting something like this:
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Nov. 16, 2011 9:31 a.m. ReverendDexter SuperDork
"Split" rear window hotlinked for your pleasure:
