My 2015 Corvett-E, the hybrid sportscar of the future
Rarely do I try to "improve" or "fix" production cars with my chops. I
really just try to bring my own taste to the cars I Photoshop. An
exception these days is the new C7 Corvette. Every time I Photoshop one I
AM trying to fix it, lol. There are some nice things about it and some
ghastly things about it. The problems I see range from the small, ie too
many black vents, louvers, and crap, to the large, ie, that rising
beltline, rear quarter window and awkwardly shaped rear hatch glass. I
still don't care for the taillights either, but I've done several
renderings with the proper quad circular units, so I've let that go,
lol.
For this latest rendering, I created a plug-in range-extended Corvette
coupe, the Corvett-E. Yes, a very powerful Volt-type powertrain for GM's
halo sportscar! To that end I was able to delete all but one set of
body vents, and I toned down that front venter gash with body color and
chrome. Extruded and polished aluminum rocker panels point to the new
alloy "tub" used for the batteries. The body is a mix of carbonfiber and
aluminum for light weight. Note the "gas cap" has been moved to the
front fender, is now a wonderful polished aluminum, and covers the
charging unit outlet. Instead of the quad circular taillights I prefer,
I've modified the current ones covering them with bright grilles,
"hiding" the lights in a very Bill Mitchell-esque way. These fine
chromed louvers exactly match the new front fender vent trim.
