IGeneral Motors isandula kutyhila iprototype ebifihliwe malunga neminyaka engama-60. Sithetha ngenguqulo engazange ibonwe ngaphambili yeChevrolet Corvette enezihlalo ezine.
Isibhengezo senziwe kwi-akhawunti ye-Instagram ye-GM yesebe loyilo, ekwachaza ukuba imodeli yenziwa kwi-1962 "impendulo kwi-Ford Thunderbird" yelo xesha kwaye "ayizange iveliswe".
Iminyaka engama-60 awahlala efihliwe yanele ukubonisa ukuba le yayiyiprojekthi ephuhliswe emfihlakalweni enkulu, nto leyo ethetha ukuba ulwazi olumngqongileyo lunqongophele kakhulu.
Nangona kunjalo, kuyaziwa ukuba yayinendawo yokuqala yomboniso wento eya kuba yiChevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Coupé ka-1963, kamva yongeza umqolo wesibini wezihlalo.
Mhlawumbi yiloo nto le prototype - eyenziwe fiberglass - ezine-seater iyafana Coupé version - ezimbini-seater - ye Corvette Sting Ray, kuquka ifestile edumileyo ukwahlula ngasemva.
Ukongeza kuphahla olugobileyo ngakumbi kwicandelo elingasemva, iCorvette enezihlalo zabahlali abane yagqama kunye ne-152 mm eyongezelelweyo ye-wheelbase, kwi-2641 mm iyonke.
Ukongezelela, kwiprofayili, kubonakala ngathi kunokwenzeka ukuba uqaphele ukuba iingcango zide kancinane, ukuququzelela ukufikelela kwindawo yabagibeli kubahlali bezihlalo ezingemuva.
Umbuzo uhlala uhleli ukuba lo mzekelo wawuyisithuthi esisebenzayo, esine-injini kunye nawo onke amanye amacandelo omatshini, okanye ukuba "imodeli" epheleleyo. Ngelishwa, kuphela ngabo banoxanduva lweGM abaya kukwazi ukuphendula lo mbuzo…