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Corvette Stingray Shooting Brake under consideration by Callaway

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Old 03-18-13, 05:34 PM
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Default Corvette Stingray Shooting Brake under consideration by Callaway

Corvette Stingray Shooting Brake under consideration by Callaway



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Callaway has released a few renderings of a design study for a shooting brake version of the C7 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. The company says it wants to create a long-roof version of America's sports car to offer buyers more interior room and a vehicle with "unique style." The company says it will use structural carbon fiber for the new body bits, which suggests the conversion shouldn't add too much more weight to the Corvette. Along with a few mechanical tweaks, the Callaway Corvette Stingray AeroWagon could breeze past the 200 miles per hour barrier.

Provided that they get enough interest, Callaway estimates they will be able to effect the changes on the Chevrolet for around $15,000, and says the conversion work should be available through its network of dealers

2014 CALLAWAY AEROWAGON CONCEPT

SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA March 14, 2013 – Callaway Cars released renderings today of the company's design study for a C7 Corvette-based shooting brake concept. Callaway plans to manufacture the body package providing an openable hatch that would result in a unique style and increased interior space, positioning the Corvette in the elite class of two door shooting brakes.

Callaway's AeroWagon body will be manufactured in their proprietary RTM process for structural carbon parts. The KRTM (Krämer Resin Transfer Molding) process produces load carrying carbon parts in one swift molding step.

Fitted to the Callaway version of the C7 Corvette, the Callaway AeroWagon is projected to be a 200+ mph automobile while still returning the highest mileage rating in the supercar segment.

Based on market reaction, Callaway plans to produce the conversions coincident with the release of production C7 Corvettes this Fall. The AeroWagon option is projected to be under $15,000 and available through Callaway Dealers nationwide.
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/18/c...n-by-callaway/
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Old 03-18-13, 05:36 PM
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Gonna be honest. I think Shooting Brakes are hot..
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Old 03-18-13, 06:27 PM
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looks ugly as shti to me....

Callaway has always been a little too tacky for me....this one waaay too tacky IMO.
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F that. There's a cts-v estate specifically to keep an abomination like that from existing. The Ferrari makex me gag too... But I do love the Maserati & AM.
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I say why not. It's fast, still looks tremendously appealing and it's more versitile. Make it.
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What's the point of adding a couple square inch of metal and glass when you can't even carry anything extra???

Might as well add 2 more doors and go for the Paranormal wagon style

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There should be a HELL NO option in the poll ......
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They are trying to create a whole brand under the corvette name.

I still think the porsche wagon is the best looking shooting brake; the panamera should have looked like that
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