Thread: Design for C3R Chevrolet Corvette Stingray project updated

We first reported on the C3R Chevrolet Corvette Stingray project at the start of this month, and now we can confirm that the original design has been updated slightly to give it a more aggressive and planted stance. The new C3R is a retro-styled homage to the 1969 Corvette Stingray, but unlike many of the computer generated Corvette mock-ups we've seen in the past this one is destined to enter very limited production.

While the C3R project is still in the early stages, its creators plan to use a modern C6 Chevrolet Corvette platform to help speed development. The dimensions on the C3R are roughly the same as the C6 except the length – this car is roughly four inches longer. The current C6 Corvette is noted for its supercar-matching performance, while its third-generation predecessor, the 1969 Corvette Stingray, gained fame for its wild styling and muscle-car appeal. Now, the chief designer behind the car, Christian Cyrulewski, is hoping to marry these two elements by creating his own interpretation of the car.

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Chevrolet unveils Corvette Stingray Concept as part of Transformers movie car debut

Today General Motors revealed details on the upcoming Chevrolet-branded Autobots "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" movie. Making their debuts at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show are Bumblebee, a Camaro-based Autobot, Sideswipe (Corvette Stingray Concept) and Skids/Mudflap (Chevy Beat concept).

The Corvette Stingray concept is at this point solely a design exercise, not foreshadowing a production vehicle, though talk of the upcoming C7 Corvette has been circulating for some time. The Beat concept filling the role of the twin Skids and Mudflap robots is already headed to production as the 2011 Chevy Spark. The Chevrolet Volt will also be joining the cast as Jolt.

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