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Old 29 Jun 2018, 18:37 (Ref:3833651)   #501
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WOW, I completely forgot about that team/car...for obvious reasons of course.

Come to think of it, was that Lambo an actual GTE car at the time or was it just a GT3 to GTE conversion? Since the advent of GTE Pro and AM in 2011, I don't think Lamborghini has produced a GTE car outside of that ALMS Gallardo of course, someone will have to check me on that.
Lamborghini didn't produce it, Reiter did. And yes, it basicly was a poorly executed GT3 to GTE conversion.
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Old 29 Jun 2018, 21:59 (Ref:3833691)   #502
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Never run on Le Mans but I remember also the Reiter's Gallardo GT2 (about 2009?) and the West Yokohama Gallardo on IMSA (2011?). I'm not sure if those two was the same car or not.



...but both was extremelly slow.


Probably Lamborghini is the less succesful brand on ACOish competitions
What do you mean never run on Le Mans? Of course JLOC took part in Le Mans with the Murcielago.
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Old 30 Jun 2018, 08:35 (Ref:3833723)   #503
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Lamborghini didn't produce it, Reiter did. And yes, it basicly was a poorly executed GT3 to GTE conversion.


I remember that car. Wasn’t fast or reliable for that matter. I believe West Racing and Gulf Racing were the only operators of the car besides Reiter. Reiter ran the car at Spa LMS one year from memory, Gulf ran the car in at least one race (????) with no success and then we had West Racing in ALMS as stated earlier.

JLOC were a bunch of amateurs with a small budget and a driver lineup that was lacking compared to Corvette and Aston. Were Lamborghini return to Le Mans with a purpose built GTE Huracan run by Grasser it would no doubt be a lot more competitive.
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Old 30 Jun 2018, 16:42 (Ref:3833784)   #504
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What do you mean never run on Le Mans? Of course JLOC took part in Le Mans with the Murcielago.
I was talking about both gte/gt2 , sorry for the misunderstanding
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Old 8 Aug 2018, 17:40 (Ref:3842377)   #505
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Mid-Engined Corvette C8.R Breaks Cover.

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Old 9 Aug 2018, 01:30 (Ref:3842426)   #506
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Mid-Engined Corvette C8.R Breaks Cover.

https://sportscar365.com/industry/ex...-breaks-cover/
I wonder if they will indeed debut at the end of next season or just wait for Daytona? And if they run at Petit with the new cars, would they be an addition to their C7's or replacements.
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Old 9 Aug 2018, 19:43 (Ref:3842614)   #507
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Loads more here.

https://jalopnik.com/mid-engine-corvette-c8-r-the-best-look-yet-1828229738
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Old 9 Aug 2018, 20:00 (Ref:3842624)   #508
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Looks good to me. I like the side profile. I think it's a little similar to the current C7R on the rear fenders

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Old 9 Aug 2018, 23:51 (Ref:3842651)   #509
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Looks good to me. I like the side profile. I think it's a little similar to the current C7R on the rear fenders

I wonder what BoP they are using.



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Old 10 Aug 2018, 01:36 (Ref:3842671)   #510
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Looks good to me. I like the side profile. I think it's a little similar to the current C7R on the rear fenders

Reminds me of the nsx quite a bit
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Here's a comparison from the NSX GT3 from close to the same angle





They are very similar. Especially in profile, and that rear wing with those mounts. Couple key differences stick out to me though; the side scoops and the height of the nose.
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Old 10 Aug 2018, 08:58 (Ref:3842726)   #512
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No surprise about that, you can compare the shape also with a camouflaged 650s gt3.... these kind of MR supercars have all very similiar dimensions and proportions.

BTW, any rumors about the kind of chassis construction?
carbon tub or aluminium spaceframe?

NA V8 or turbo V6 from cadillac?
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Old 10 Aug 2018, 13:28 (Ref:3842789)   #513
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Here's a comparison from the NSX GT3 from close to the same angle





They are very similar. Especially in profile, and that rear wing with those mounts. Couple key differences stick out to me though; the side scoops and the height of the nose.
Thanks, from the door back they seem take on a different shape. And although I can't tell for sure, the Vette looks like it may be larger.
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Old 10 Aug 2018, 17:42 (Ref:3842836)   #514
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Many won't agree, but that's gone from my favourite car to my least favourite car. Now it literally brings nothing to the party.

The Corvette should have an engine the size of the moon and sound like Thor is having an argument with the sun. Instead, it looks like an NSX, and sounds like a deflated electric pencil sharpener. That car has literally zero redeeming qualities.

A Corvette that doesn't sound like the world is ending isn't worth having.
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Old 10 Aug 2018, 17:56 (Ref:3842838)   #515
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All GTE cars are starting to look the same, with the exception of the Porsche and Ford.
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Many won't agree, but that's gone from my favourite car to my least favourite car. Now it literally brings nothing to the party.

Yeah, I've always countered to people claiming that the Corvette needs to be mid-engined that there's no point. Particularly not after how good the C7 is - even the base model handles on par with nearly every mid-engined car on the planet.


All going mid-engined does is take away the utilitarian side of the Corvette(what little there was) that helped it stand out from other two-seat sportscars.
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I can cope with the mid-engine (just...). But I can't cope with a mid-engine Corvette that sounds like it's having an asthma attack. It's pathetic. Where is Thor and his hammer? Where is that world ending sound that shakes your stomach as it goes by at Tertre Rouge and heads down to Mulsanne? Where's that sound that Lemmy from Motorhead would be proud of? Sounds like a damn BTCC Civic. People thought diesels sounded bad - this is a million times worse. They cut the balls off a Corvette.

Next they'll call it something stupid like an EcoBoost.
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Old 10 Aug 2018, 23:14 (Ref:3842904)   #518
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Can’t decide if that’s hideous or not
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Next they'll call it something stupid like an EcoBoost.
It'll be called an Ecotec. Just like so many engines GM engines since the mid-90s(though they weren't common in the US until the mid-2000s).
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Side window doesn't go back far enough in that render. Looks pretty good imo. I think the new Vette is very long. From the camo road car running around it looks like it has a decent length wheelbase. Closer to that of the Ford GT than something like the Porsche.
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All GTE cars are starting to look the same, with the exception of the Porsche and Ford.
And the BMW.

And the Aston.

Apparently this looks the same as the 488.
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And the BMW.

And the Aston.

Apparently this looks the same as the 488.
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50% true.
Many MR supercars like 650s, 488, nsx etc.... share similiar dimensions size and shape proportions.
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Can’t decide if that’s hideous or not
I feel like the render is blegh, but hopefully the car looks better when properly debuted.
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