The Corvette has lent itself to many a rebody, thanks to its relative affordability, almost infinite tuning potential, and easy to work with fiberglass body. The latest company to have a go at re-clothing the ubiquitous Corvette is from Germany. Called the Endora SC-1 the car has a unique sense of style which was inspired by American and European sports car design from the 1960 and 1970s.
Taken as a whole, the Endora SC-1′s donor vehicle can still be identified, especially in the curvature of the roof and windscreen. However the majority of the car is all new. The execution of the front end is a little less successful than the rear, although there’s nothing which is a deal-breaker. Viewed from the rear the Endora SC-1 has a distinctly Camaro-ish vibe.
Endora Cars will sell you an SC-1 in three different flavors. The entry-level vehicle is equipped with a 437 horsepower 6.2 litre V8. The mid-range model is fitted with a 512 horsepower 7.0 litre V8. While the top-spec car gets a 647 horsepower supercharged 6.2 litre V8.
Endora are keen that their drivers make some use of their right hand when driving. So unless you buy the entry level car and choose the optional automatic transmission, you’ll be getting a manual six-speed gearbox – much better suited to the car’s personality.
Pricing, availability and any other images other than a series of Photoshop sketches still haven’t been released. Let’s hope this we see a fully functional prototype before too long.
Source: endora-cars.com via carscoop
Endora SC-1 Press Release:
Dynamically flowing body lines, a sporty sketched silhouette with a distinctive swing – the SC- 1 picks up the looks and values of contemporary American and European Sports Cars once built in the sixties and early seventies and skillfully reinterprets it into the presence.
The Design
In its body shape the SC-1 among other things looks about the concept cars once built in the fifties, sixties and early seventies. Modern and timely interpreted without being too “retro” the SC-1 stands out due to its sharply defined front, holding high-intensity-discharge headlamps and LED-fog lights, a long engine hood, an upward designed belt line including a dynamically shaped swing and a flowing rear end with its extremely horizontally positioned back window.
The rear of the SC-1 houses two LED-taillights, optically accentuated through the black body part on which they were positioned. Below the beltline one can find an also black painted diffuser that contains the back-up- and fog-lamps.
A very special design cue is found on the side of the SC-1: Here a part of the body is formed in a contrasting color that somehow reminds of a design detail used on the classic sports cars once built in the fifties.
An amply dimensioned front spoiler not only lets the SC-1 be visually more to the ground, but also delivers a better compacting pressure to the front axle. Under consideration of all these details the car forms a harmonically designed, almost breath-taking entity. Uniqueness and polarization has a name – Endora SC-1.
The Technology
Under its flowing body lines SC-1-owners can trust on the modern technology of the current sixth generation of the Corvette. Therefore customers will get their Coupé equipped with a 6.2 Liter/376 ci Aluminum-V8 (437 hp, 424 lb-ft) already as the basic configuration. The second step in matters of power would be another eight cylinder, this time developing 512 hp and 470 lb-ft of torque out of its 7.0 Liter/437 ci engine. The top-of-the-line model will feature a
supercharged version of the 6.2 Liter/376 ci V8, that will deliver an impressive 647 hp and 604 lb-ft of torque to the rear axle. Every engine is mated to a six-speed-manual gearbox, while an automatic transmission with six gears and paddleshift is optional for the smallest V8. The burned gasoline will be removed by sidepipes that exit just ahead of the rear wheel
arches.
The suspension of the SC-1 consists of cast aluminum upper and lower control arms, transverse-mounted composite leaf springs and monotube shock absorbers on all four ends. An electronic traction control is as standard as the Active Handling-system that monitors the driving dynamics. All Endora SC-1 will be delivered with 19 inch alloy wheels in the front and 20 inch rims in the back. As an option there will be 20 and 21 inch rims available.
While i have nothing against restyling the corvette, I do fee that its important that the changes add to the aesthetic value of the vehicle. With the exception of the wheels, this design clearly does not.
There are a number of elements in the design that are quite attractive, but unfortunately how they are packaged together detracts for the overall appeal of the car. Its clear that in this case, the sum of its parts are grater than the hole vehicle.