C 9 EV Concept

[Mike 1017]

 

 

[LennyB]

Split rear window OK, split front, ehh not so much.  

[ranma]

It's a strong No for me! GM -Corvette learned that the split window in the rear wasn't that good of an Idea, that's why it was a one year design.... Before '63 and after never had that  rear split for a good reason. It made a blind spot and not in a good way!

[Chuckyg1]

Not thrilling me at all.

[Belugawrx]

I can dig it...except for those humongous..air intakes ?? or what ever

[stavanzer]

It's breathtakingly Ugly.

It is sure crisp, and modern, but it has no soul or life to it.

Even the Split Window Homage is 20 years too late.

Great CAD Design, but otherwise Lifeless.

[Ace-Garageguy]

There are elements I like a lot, some I don't.

You can dump the huge lift-inducing front opening, for starters.

And an EV doesn't need scoops and ducts in places that would be necessary for an ICE-powered vehicle, either.

I imagine the designer probably intends all the scoopularity for some "aero" gizmology, but as it's shown, there's not apparently much room for a real-world battery pack...unless it's only supposed to have a 5 mile range, or unless it's built with some kind of ultra thin and compact battery that doesn't exist yet.

All that said, it sure as jell would be a head turner...even if it was built of bondo-clad plywood and only had a few lead-acid batteries to run it around a parking lot on a starter motor.  

Edited April 13 by Ace-Garageguy

[slusher]

I do not like all the air ducts in front and sides. Few of those concept never come to production ..

[KMcc]

Real Corvette

Electric Corvette

[stitchdup]

I kinda like it. I can see elements i'd change but i can also see a way to turn it into a wild hotrod with some minimal mods to the front as those front arches are just begging to reach the rear fenders and theres plenty of streamlined 30s cars thats styling could maybe work. Something along the lines of a delahaye  or that v16 cadillac as a modern hypercar

Edited April 13 by stitchdup
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[Ace-Garageguy]

21 hours ago, ranma said:

It's a strong No for me! GM -Corvette learned that the split window in the rear wasn't that good of an Idea, that's why it was a one year design.... Before '63 and after never had that  rear split for a good reason. It made a blind spot and not in a good way!

But ackchooally looking behind you is just SOOOOOO passé today.

Cameras and screens and software and cabling and stuff make stupid mirrors and looking over your shoulder totally obsolete.

Get with the 21st century, man.  

Edited April 13 by Ace-Garageguy

[peteski]

On 4/12/2025 at 1:28 PM, ranma said:

It's a strong No for me! GM -Corvette learned that the split window in the rear wasn't that good of an Idea, that's why it was a one year design.... Before '63 and after never had that  rear split for a good reason. It made a blind spot and not in a good way!

RIck,
Have you driven any modern cars lately?  With a 360 degree camera view around the car nobody looks a the rear view mirror. There are no blind spots. Some rear view mirrors are even computer displays showing the rear camera's view.  That split rear window is basically decorative element.  I think it looks cool. As for blind spots, that car is chock full of them, and again the modern technology takes care of that problem.

But the front and rear treatments look just weird. Seems that the designers are just going to the extremes (just to outdo each other).  Tone it down a bit!  But as with the outrageous concept cars from the '50s, the production version (if it is produced) will like not look as ridiculous.

[89AKurt]

Current design, "Let's copy the Huracan."
This time: "Let's copy the Aston Martin Valkyrie."
Makes me think of the litter box shovel.

[ranma]

1 hour ago, peteski said:

Have you driven any modern cars lately?

No I haven't nor do really care to! The more they add to a cars/pickups and SUV's the more junk to go wrong, and the way some of it is designed makes it even worse when those things fail!  And for what ever its worth They also stop a car at Cemeteries as they can detect people or animals that aren't see able by us Human's! Can you say Spirits or souls??? And yes I know it's a concept idea, But then so was the Cyber truck!

Edited April 13 by ranma

[peteski]

5 hours ago, ranma said:

No I haven't nor do really care to! The more they add to a cars/pickups and SUV's the more junk to go wrong, and the way some of it is designed makes it even worse when those things fail!  And for what ever its worth They also stop a car at Cemeteries as they can detect people or animals that aren't see able by us Human's! Can you say Spirits or souls??? And yes I know it's a concept idea, But then so was the Cyber truck!

Not that I disagree with you (I also think that modern vehicles are over-bloated with unnecessary electronic junk), but unfortunately the large majority of the car buying population loves all those gadgets.