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Racy New Concept To Wow Paris Crowds!
Chevrolet presents Ultra-cool show-stopper
WTCC concept is ready to race
Designed by engineers across the globe
There'll be some high octane thrills from Chevrolet at this year's Paris Motor Show, with the debut of an all-new concept car designed to celebrate the brand's motor sport heritage and push Chevy's styling language to the extreme.
The WTCC Ultra will be the focal point of the Chevrolet stand in Hall 5 at the Paris Expo, and is much more than just a styling study.
For beneath the bold, muscular exterior, styled by 25-year old designer Ewan Kingsbury, is a fully working vehicle, that's not just ready for the road, but raring to go on the racetrack.
The concept clearly illustrates Chevrolet's commitment to using GM's global resources. Kingsbury himself works for GM in Australia, while development work on the concept was carried out in the UK, Germany and Switzerland. The Ultra's engine was built in Korea, and the prototype was assembled in Japan.
It's equipped with a 190PS common rail turbodiesel engine, based on the 2.0-litre unit that will debut in the Captiva SUV and Lacetti models next year, and unlike most motor show styling studies is a fully-working vehicle, with performance to rival high performance petrol cars.
The concept exists as a vision of a new generation of World Touring Cars, and follows on from the success of Chevrolet's WTCC race team, which took its second victory of the season earlier this month at Brno in the Czech Republic. British driver Rob Huff successfully held off championship leader Andy Priaulx in his BMW, and set the fastest lap time, to lead from the first lap.
Also drawing the crowds to Chevy's stand at Paris will be the new Captiva SUV, which will reach UK showrooms in the first half of 2007, powered by a 150PS version of the 2.0-litre diesel engine or a 2.4-litre petrol unit.
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um, wow.
never will never be built. and if it does it won't look anywhere as cool as that. see Euro and N.A. versions of the Saturn Aura.
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Cool.... looks like a toon.
i like it but...
Jookycola wrote:
never will never be built. and if it does it won't look anywhere as cool as that. see Euro and N.A. versions of the Saturn Aura.
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looks almost like a souped up Astra to me
Its pretty cool. I was hoping for a WRC car too. O well.
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amazing. the instant i saw it i thought, DAMN make that in a diesel and bingo ill buy one.
then i read on and it says 2.0 turbo diesel. whoa
right direction GM right direction.
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Nathaniel O'Flaherty wrote:right direction GM right direction.
Except that this is GM Europe. This car would probably never see our shores.
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i like how an insane concept car still needs to have 4 doors. /sarcasm
-Borsty
Borsty wrote:i like how an insane concept car still needs to have 4 doors. /sarcasm
Could it be because its a WTCC car? [/smartass]
This is the car that Chevrolet is currently running in the WTCC:
If this new car is going to be running in the WTCC, it has to be a production car (with the addition of a body kit). So either the concept is based on an already built car (the Astra perhaps) or it is a new car. Either way it'll be a European car.
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looks like a Ford Focus on steroids.
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FReQ Z wrote:looks like a Ford Focus on steroids.
i was going to say the same thing
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Looks like a big penny racer/matchbox car.
It's an Aveo on steriods, lots of them. And the Aveo is ugly as sin, so...
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Wowzers, that's a little too much "hey look at me". Not diggin it.
Uhm, guys. It is a race car concept.
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That first pic looks like somethin Beach drew, lol...freakin sweet!
Reminds me of a crazy Honda fit.
Why is turbo diesel the only thing I care about in that article?~~shrugs~~
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It looks like a toon.
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ahah some may think its ugly but personaly if GM ever came out with somthing like that id buy one for sure... absoluly love the look to it
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Dave wrote:Could it be because its a WTCC car? [/smartass]
i had no idea it was a racing class, thought it was the name.
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