Saab operative admits mid-engined Corvette C7 was underneath growth
New details have emerged about a next-generation Chevrolet Corvette (C7).
A comparison Saab employee suggested around an unnamed traffic repository that the Swedes combined the double-clutch delivery for a “mid-engined chronicle of a Corvette” when Saab was still owned by GM. It featured the wet-clutch setup which could handle up to 590 lb-ft (799 Nm) of torque, slightly less than the stream ZR-1.
Despite being fully grown, the layout was sidelined due to the mercantile pile-up of 2008, though apparently is right away behind on a bulletin.
As we have previously Informed, the C7 is expected to go into prolongation in April 2012 (as the 2013 indication. It will be smaller than the C6 as well as underline lightweight materials for improved fuel potency as well as softened performance. Speaking of that, the base indication could be powered by the turbocharged V6.
Styling will expected be shabby by a Stingray Concept, which debuted during the 2009 Chicago Auto Show. This means a C7 could have a separate rear window, a “dual bubble” roof tiles, as well as angular lines.
Source: Autocar
