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Old 10-25-2012, 01:40 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Theo View Post
Speaking of this I wonder how the new vettes front end is going to look with the new pedestrian safety standards that have ruined the looks of almost all front engined cars out there.
I don't think it'll be too bad.

From what I understand there needs to be a certain clearance between the hood surface and hard points under the hood (notably the engine). But in a Corvette the engines are stuffed so far back in the chassis, well behind the front axle line. By the time the hood covers them I think it'll be high enough over the engine due to other design parameters that it won't be a concern. For instance, there will be some height stack for the foot well, plus room for the steering column and then the dash so that the base of the windshield will be reasonably high enough. Draw a line (more or less) from the base of the windshield out to the front of the long nose on the car and I think the engine block and intakes will easily fit under that.
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