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Originally Posted by OldScoolCamaro
....interesting Doc, I saw some Corvair inspired lines to it!
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Funny you should mention Corvair. Realizing that the gas mileage requirements coming in the future of over 50 mpg was going to make it nearly impossible to keep big V8's, I was working on the idea of a super slippery shape with a low drag coefficient as a way to help improve gas mileage. A car could still have a small-block V8 or V6 and reach the mpg requirements if it had a low drag coefficient.
Originally I was trying this shape as a Camaro but I realized the Camaro crowd would simply not accept a shape like this, so I was thinking it might work as a revived Corvair and it could even have either a rear or mid-engine design. Something new for Chevy... a light-weight, super-handling, perfect weight-balance car that's a blast to drive and gets great gas mileage. Beautiful styling but not a lot of expensive technology so the price could be kept low. It's an idea anyways.
