onedaydreamcar

LOVE the seats. Everyone complains about support, and that looks like it. I'm sure they will be comfortable enough on a long trip, but at least there is some lateral support from the looks of it. This is a sports car after all, it should be like one through and through.

Awesome observation on the rocker panels flaring out, though I feel like that might be a performance model. Check those fat tires, they are pretty big I think compared to some of the other test cars out there.

Cobra4B

FWIW all the mules I've seen pictures of have that rocker panel flare out in the same manner. I suspect the first year we'll be seeing just one model with a Z06/ZR1 coming down the road. I wonder if there's a convertible for the first year? Probably not or we'd have seen some testing of one by now.

Kvothe

Good point I guess by square I was looking more at the rear end and top of the rear panels. I was looking at the pic side by side with the ZL1 and the curves looked very similar except for the front end.

The more I look at the Jalopnik drawings I think this might be an ok design. It seems to work when you see it all together instead of looking at one part here and one part there.

tuxnharley

There are several things in this picture that could lead one to believe that this might be the high end/high performance version ( a couple have already been mentioned, but none in total).

First and foremost, look at the depression in the cammo in the middle of the hood. Doesn't that look almost exactly like the shape of the ZR1 hood window to the SC?

Look at the rear tires - monsters with no tread on the outer 6" or so!

The rocker panel flare to the rear tires, as already mentioned.

The seats, as discussed, maybe the high performance option?

Could this be the new ZR1?

John T

The Stingray concept had similar seats.

CSixDude

I have photos of three completely different rims on the mule cars. A 5 spoke silver, 10 spoke black, and 20 spoke black.

John T

Some tires appear wider but I am assuming that all bodies are the same width. Hmmmm.

Maybe some with negative offset.

CRABBYJ

Yep!

dangerz

Site is blocked here for some reason. Can someone mirror the images?

69L79

Are we looking at the "big dog"?

Cobra4B

I just saw this article on Jalopnik about the new Jaguar Type-F... look at the seats.... hmmm.... the grey one on the right looks 370Zish to me.

John T

Very observant Cobra ! I was just looking at that car thinking it looked like a larger S2000 Honda....did not notice seats!

AFVETTE

And don't forget we need some hole's for racing belts. I mean we are all closet racers and will want to keep those pesky GT500 guessing what we are packing.

Cobra4B

It was asked above why the holes. That's exactly why. Direct feedback from GM engineers attending NCM HPDE events. Many run groups won't let you run harnesses without pass-through openings in the seats. It used to be you could wrap them around the seat just fine, but that's changed over the years (again depending on run group).

Badluck33

flat bottom steering wheel too....

Stingray23

It's about time we get some real seats in the vette. Now, they gotta get rid of the obvious 5 spoke wheel design. Very boring and unoriginal.

Batman 357

I think the rear tires are bigger. Maybe a clue to extra HP...

c4gone

With the fender flares and the hood and the air gap intake which i see and the tires and the seats.personally i think we are looking at the big daddy. But i see a line at the rear of the top which tells me removable top.as i know only the gs is that way.not the REAL big boys

c4gone

And my guess by the all of a sudden blast of pics compared to a half year ago..it won't be long until we really see it or we really see a true definitive detail.

npayme

Good point...