[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by JoeYock

Don't know how nobody has posted this, but this came in the E-mail today.

That rear quarter does not look like it could have been made by that die that was "Leaked" earlier this year. At least not to me.

[SuperSound]

Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

That rear quarter does not look like it could have been made by that die that was "Leaked" earlier this year. At least not to me.

It's hard to tell b/c of the reflection on the panel below the window, but it does like the email pic shows a smaller gap between window and panel.

[Bhobbs]

I'm really liking that character line that runs along the fender and door to the bottom of the quarter window. I hope it's not just highlighted by the shadowing.

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by SuperSound

It's hard to tell b/c of the reflection on the panel below the window, but it does like the email pic shows a smaller gap between window and panel.

Could be the reflections and the different angles playing tricks on the eye... Hard to really tell

[Clearly_Canadian]

I see that rear glass lifting up with the trunk lid. Why else would there be that weird body panel line upward above the left tip of the spoiler in the todays picture.

[HDRDTD]

Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

That rear quarter does not look like it could have been made by that die that was "Leaked" earlier this year. At least not to me.

Perhaps the die was for an earlier design possibility and not the final design.

[Clearly_Canadian]

and why is the glass sunken in so much at the bottom?

[90503]

The new hood sort of has this vibe...lol...

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by HDRDTD

Perhaps the die was for an earlier design possibility and not the final design.

That's what I said when it was posted but I was quickly told that it was too expensive to create to have different versions...

[DGthe3]

I guess I'm not the only one who thought 'stingray' when I saw the hood. The angle and lens probably screws with the proportions quite a bit. And I like the wing spoiler too, more-so than duckbill type on the 5th gen.

Originally Posted by Number 3

So it has to either add down force or eliminate lift? Can't it just improve airflow to reduce drag? That can also be a benefit of good aero performance.

Such as on the 5th gen. I believe the SS spoiler cut the drag coefficient from 0.35 to 0.34

Originally Posted by NASTY99Z28

You think a 4th gen trans am wing is an "enormous monstrosity"? Never heard that before. Plus that wing doesn't come on verts so maybe that's why it looks a little off.

I think he was thinking of the Charger Daytona/Plymouth Superbird wing, instead the small wing on the back of the modern Charger. Maybe not though

Originally Posted by BahamaTodd

Nope. Those things scare the hell outta me. Always hiding under the sand and suddenly darting out when you get close...

Never happened to me. Though I don't swim in the ocean very much. Very few hide in the beach sand on the shores of the Lake Ontario or Lake Erie.

Originally Posted by Z/284ever

Impala, Corvette, '16 Malibu....

I'll agree on the Corvette being a little too busy. But not on the new Malibu or Impala.

[Number 3]

Originally Posted by HDRDTD

Perhaps the die was for an earlier design possibility and not the final design.

Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

That's what I said when it was posted but I was quickly told that it was too expensive to create to have different versions...

Nope. That is a production die. That would be a butt load of money, a few million, to just check it out. Prototype panels are made with kirksite dies which are much cheaper.

Keep in mind the die appears to be tipped and is not in car position so the space between the fender feature and rear quarter window looks bigger in th picture of the die. In the actual car that appears shorter.

[Number 3]

Originally Posted by Clearly_Canadian

I see that rear glass lifting up with the trunk lid. Why else would there be that weird body panel line upward above the left tip of the spoiler in the todays picture.

If you were to take this rear glass and add water management channels and a seal flange you would have a rear "porthole" about 2 feet wide, which would also make a very poor hatch for pass through.

Don't see a hatch happening.

[Bhobbs]

Originally Posted by Number 3

Nope. That is a production die. That would be a butt load of money, a few million, to just check it out. Prototype panels are made with kirksite dies which are much cheaper.

Keep in mind the die appears to be tipped and is not in car position so the space between the fender feature and rear quarter window looks bigger in th picture of the die. In the actual car that appears shorter.

I'm sure GM lighted the profile picture, or edited it, to keep some features hidden. Lighting can really change the way a picture looks.

[spratleyea]

Originally Posted by Cam#7

I'm loving this !!! The hood looks like a giant stingray (real animal, not the Vette) that I saw at Atlantis the Bahamas !! Backend looks good too !!

You mean like this? I agree. I am liking what I am seeing thus far...