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"The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette is better than the C6 in pretty much every quantifiable respect. Stiffer. Quicker. Faster. A proper cockpit. Real seats. Some will argue the styling misses the mark. I disagree. The C7 looks ferocious in person. But hey, fighting over that stuff is what the Internet is for, right? The web&amp;#039;s also pretty ace when it comes to rumor-mongering and &amp;quot;what if?&amp;quot; exercises. To that end, let&amp;#039;s toss a nice, CAM2-soaked log onto the fire. Future C7 performance variants are a given. It&amp;#039;s a matter of when, not if. Bet on the next Z06 to come first. If we had to make an educated guess, it&amp;#039;ll be in a year or so, right around when the the racing guys unveil Porsche&amp;#039;s and Ferrari&amp;#039;s next track nightmare, the C7.R. After that, it&amp;#039;s only logical that a C7 ZR1 would emerge to rule the Corvette roost again. Figure it&amp;#039;d show up a year or so after the Z06, packing more firepower than ever. 700 horsepower would hardly be surprising, with the LT1 V8 acting as the starting point for a potential LS9 replacement. And since the C7 is now a known commodity, we can start imagining what the next ZR1 might look like thanks to these new illustrations from the talented Theopolus Chin.  The imagined changes seem pretty realistic. The carbon fiber splitter, sill extensions, and ducktail spoiler are hardly outlandish. Same goes for the added ductwork in the nose and ahead of the rear wheels. The domed hood obviously signals the more powerful engine likely to reside beneath it, and the C7&amp;#039;s Stingray badge adds flair to the ZR1-signature bisected fender vents. One thing we hope makes the cut on the inevitable halo Corvette: no more see-through hood panel. What say you? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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