Competition Carbon Cooking Up C8 Corvette-Based V12 Cadillac
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The Cadillac Blackwing sedans are impressive, no doubt about it, but when it comes to scratching that mid-engine itch, it takes something like the Cadillac Cien concept to satisfy. Now, however, it looks as though the folks at Competition Carbon are cooking up this tasty V-12-powered Cadillac supercar for SEMA 2022, based on the C8 Corvette.
Recently posted as a rendering to the Competition Carbon Instagram feed (@competitioncarbon), the new digital images preview a body kit for the popular mid-engine C8 Corvette. Based in the U.S., Competition Carbon has a number of composite body components on offer for the C7-generation Chevy Corvette, including hoods, bumpers, wings, and more. Now, the company hopes to transform the C8 Corvette with this new body kit.
The kit is shown in several different colors, and would appear to replace just about every body panel of the C8 Corvette, save for maybe the roof. The lines are sharp and pointed, with an X-shaped front bumper, venter front hood treatment, pumped-up fenders, a roof mounted scoop, and boxy rear end with a prominent lower diffuser. Quad exhaust tips are mounted high in the rear hatch, while the rear wing looks to have some sort of active element to it. A wingless version is also shown.
Although this upgraded ‘Vette doesn’t have overtly obvious Cadillac design elements, the vertical lighting signatures do look somewhat in-line with what one would expect from a Caddy.
The concept is called the C120R, and is offered as a nod to Cadillac’s 120th anniversary next year. To add even more hotness to this reworked Corvette C8, word has it Competition Carbon is working towards dropping the Corvette’s standard naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 LT2 gasoline engine in favor of some sort of V12 replacement.
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Sounds promising. Either way, the Carbon Competition C8 Corvette body kit is set to debut next year at the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
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Definitely a concept. Without laser tech you still need some traditional headlights. And hopefully the air inlets will get some Art & Science mesh covering. The old Cien crosshatch was aptly updated with a chrome/back mesh in 2008+.
Still, I’m interested. If the headlights don’t ruin it, I could see myself getting one. Certainly an option for getting rid of the ugly Corvette embossing. You could put the checkered flag badge on the left side, and the E-Ray/Z06 badging on the right side of the exhaust.
I’ll consider this vehicle. I plan to purchase a FXXK Evo and F2007, next year.
The front vertical lights seems to come from the Cadillac Lyriq .
Someone watched “The Island” much. It looks good..
WOW What a design !! Great Looking
Will it be as fast as it looks?
Hope we see the real deal in production someday
It’s fugly but they’d probably love it in South Beach.
once again Cadillac being what it’s not. Just shows Corvette could be more but still just a toy
Definitely cool and futuristic.
Any performance & pricing specs?
Cadillac needs to rebrand this division.
This is a move into a new era for them and certainly doesn’t represent the heritage of the current Cadillac nameplate, IMHO.
Cadillac needs a halo vehicle like yesterday. Bring back the XLR or whatever they want to call it, sitting on an EV C8. This time around, the Corvette is a world-beater AND mid-engined, so the design possibilities are robust. An EV SUV or 200K sedan are not halo vehicles. Audi has the R8, so this would be a logical next step. THAT’s how you drive showroom traffic to the EV transformation, GM.
I have a C8 now but would trade it for a Cien any day. Cadillac has a very good racing heritage and should take advantage of it with this model.
Hey Y’all,
We all know the E-Ray is on its way. Maybe the E-ray will have a Cadillac clone!
The kit is not worth ruining the C8. There will be a low turnover of interests for this so-called Cadillac kit.