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06-29-2005, 10:56 AM
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Its...ALIVE!!!
And they said there was no such thing...
Blue Devil Lives!!
When GM's vice chairman speaks of an ultra-performance Corvette, we listen
BOB GRITZINGER
Posted Date: 6/29/05
General Motors vice chairman Bob Lutz won’t confirm this car exists, but he is not saying it doesn’t. We first wrote about Chevrolet’s ultra-performance Corvette—dubbed Blue Devil, most likely to catch the attention of GM CEO and Duke Blue Devil grad Rick Wagoner—shortly before the sixth-generation Corvette debuted at the Detroit auto show in January (AW, Dec. 22 and 29, 2004). We asked Lutz about the car during a recent exclusive interview with AutoWeek.
“Let’s just say [Corvette chief engineer] Dave Hill is not a guy who likes playing second fiddle to any high-performance car on the road,� said Lutz. “My guess is we’re going to find a way to do something beyond the Z06, that would be at a much higher price point, and which would compete with some of the leading high-performance cars of the world.�
Lutz said the car may be delayed while the company focuses most of its engineering might on pulling ahead profit-making vehicles like its next-generation large sport/utilities and pickups.
“But there is certainly no lack of desire on anyone’s part to establish the supremacy of the Corvette,� says Lutz.
Spied on the Nurbürgring, Blue Devil appears to be living up to the earlier hype. Eyewitnesses said the car sounds supercharged, confirming reports the engine is likely a blown version of the Z06’s 7.0-liter V8, producing upward of 600 hp. Look for lightweight carbon fiber body parts to reduce weight to about 2900 pounds.
Pricing will likely start somewhere around $100,000 if and when the car makes production in 2006.
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06-29-2005, 11:04 AM
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600 hp + 2900 lbs. = American supercar. screw the European exotics, and kiss the Ford GT goodbye. As if the new Vette couldn't get any better....
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06-29-2005, 11:13 AM
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You disapoint me big Al. As cool as this is... learning that your actual car is running is much more cooler.
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06-29-2005, 11:36 AM
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ahahah...ohhhh yeah...
well, more on that later....today.... 8)
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06-29-2005, 11:50 AM
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Al, here's something that might interest you...
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=903736
i know that a lot of people at GM have fought for a mid-engined version for decades. if what this guy says is true, it would be one hell of a car.
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06-29-2005, 12:07 PM
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i thought it was gunna be a TT ls7-powered monster...aka the same mill that jay leno tossed in his toronado, that GM said" has made a proven 1000hp"
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06-29-2005, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Scorched SS
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read the post again. the "blue devil" is really just running interference so that GM can develop a mid-engined "C7".
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06-29-2005, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by skorpion317
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I don't know how truthful that is - I can't really see GM building a $100k+ midengine Corvette. A super-vette like the "Blue Devil" is pretty much as far as I think they are willing to go for now....
- Justin
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06-29-2005, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by skorpion317
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Originally Posted by Scorched SS
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read the post again. the "blue devil" is really just running interference so that GM can develop a mid-engined "C7". |
OR all of that mid-engine stuff is BS... why would they change the vette to mid engine for the next generation - GM'd be shooting themselves in the foot (which doesn't sound too out of the question, come to think of it)... maybe the blue devil isnt a vette at all - those pics on autoweek could be of an engine dev test car... for fun im gonna say that i heard that thats the test car for the new f-body... haha!
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06-29-2005, 02:56 PM
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I heard the Blue Devil is the next generation neon.
I heard it will be SEXY 8)
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06-29-2005, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by 12secondv6
I heard the Blue Devil is the next generation neon.
I heard it will be SEXY 8)
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Can we get a word filter back for neon.
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