lgodom

Kind of hard to verify from what I've seen so far, but is the engine area open to the cabin? If this is the case, then wouldn't there be airflow from the cabin over the engine and out the vents in the rear hatch? Just wondering since this would seem to transmit a lot of engine noise to the cabin. I know this is part of the appeal of a ME car.

ojm

Never owned one, was also wondering if the rear windows fog up more? Do these engines attract dirt/dust like FE motors?

Johnsrx7

There is a firewall between the passenger compartment and the engine bay. There should be a window to see out the back and then engine.

tomlink

Firewall separates cabin from open-air engine compartment. Firewall includes full-width window for rear view.

lgodom

Thanks. I wasn't sure if there was a window to the engine. I caught a glimpse of it in a review after the reveal.

Revette

Many years ago a friend had a Lamborghini Miura and I remember being in the driver’s seat and seeing (I think they were) Weber carbs sticking up in the air when I looked through the rear window so the engine bay was sealed off from the drivers compartment. I think it would have been kind of noisy to have the engine exposed to the passenger compartment.

ssidekickbp

Found a couple shots opposite:

Monkey D. Luffy

I haven't seen the car in person and I'm not a mechanic ( I don't even play one on TV), but judging from the picture it doesn't look like it's going to be easy to work on the engine while it's still in the car.

Just my 2 cents

marknagy13

No there is glass there that is extra thick (9mm to be exact) to keep noise out of the cabin.

ArmchairArchitect

It would be cool to have the ability to remove the glass between the cabin and engine so that you can hear the engine more. Some exotics started offering this up.

blackmagicZ

The only reason I open the hood on any of my Vettes is to keep it clean under there. I leave the mechanics to the experts.

lgodom

Thanks for posting the pics. They're the best I've seen showing the view into the cockpit from the engine bay.

WoozyWagtail

Nothing gets me excited quite like the sound of lifter tick and pulleys spinning.

RapidC84B

The car is designed to be serviced from underneath on most items.

Horrible idea. It's called a firewall for a reason. Plus you have intake and exhaust fumes that can get pulled into the cabin. You wouldn't be able to track the car as it wouldn't pass HPDE tech either.

vrybad

On a 2-post lift I'd bet the entire rear drivetrain drops right out the bottom with the frame section in a couple hours, maybe less.

jcp911s

Like, THE DUDE, turned the V-DUB backwardish, and kut it all the seat out, and and mid-engine beetle, and if you sat in the passenger seat, you could shift it, and then he got CO poisson, and just ain't been right sinse and it was kool!

JerryU

For the things you can do like a Soler Modified Throttle Body (if they show it improves the LT2 like it does the LT1) and a low restriction air intake, (for a few ponies and noise at WOT) looks easy! Can't do much else anyway!

Dealer will have no problem, engine comes out from the bottom!

MikeyTX

GM doesn't want it to be. They want you taking it to the dealer for service

EVOMIND

Folks, usually there is an access door in the firewall below the rear window.
To remove the access hatch you move the seats up (or remove them) then there are a few screws holding the access panel in place.

Tom73

Back glass is fixed.