2007 Chevrolet WTCC Ultra Concept

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Chevvy to reveal the "WTCC Ultra" concept car at the Paris Motor Show

An athlete takes centre stage: The exciting racecar study WTCC Ultra will be the highlight of the Chevrolet Europe presentation at the Paris Motor Show from September 30 to October 15, 2006. The ready-to-drive concept car was developed by a GM team around the globe. It is the optical vision of a new touring car generation and takes the Chevrolet body language to the extreme. The compact Chevrolet WTCC Ultra (length/width/height: 4,325/1,905/1,570 mm) will celebrate its world premiere on the Chevrolet stand in Hall 5.2 of the Expo in Paris.

The trade and the general public will also get to see for the first time the new Chevrolet Epica Diesel, which will be launched in spring 2007. The mid-class sedan is powered by a two-litre common rail diesel with 150 hp. After the Captiva Diesel, which will reach the European showrooms in autumn and is celebrating its French premiere in Paris, the Epica is thus Chevrolet Europe's second diesel.

There’ll be some high octane thrills from Chevrolet at this year’s Paris Motor Show, with the debut of an all-new concept car designed to celebrate the brand’s motor sport heritage and push Chevy’s styling language to the extreme.
The WTCC Ultra will be the focal point of the Chevrolet stand in Hall 5 at the Paris Expo, and is much more than just a styling study.

For beneath the bold, muscular exterior, styled by 25-year old designer Ewan Kingsbury, is a fully working vehicle, that’s not just ready for the road, but raring to go on the racetrack.

The concept clearly illustrates Chevrolet’s commitment to using GM’s global resources. Kingsbury himself works for GM in Australia, while development work on the concept was carried out in the UK, Germany and Switzerland. The Ultra’s engine was built in Korea, and the prototype was assembled in Japan.

It’s equipped with a 190PS common rail turbodiesel engine, based on the 2.0-litre unit that will debut in the Captiva SUV and Lacetti models next year, and unlike most motor show styling studies is a fully-working vehicle, with performance to rival high performance petrol cars.

The concept exists as a vision of a new generation of World Touring Cars, and follows on from the success of Chevrolet’s WTCC race team, which took its second victory of the season earlier this month at Brno in the Czech Republic. British driver Rob Huff successfully held off championship leader Andy Priaulx in his BMW, and set the fastest lap time, to lead from the first lap.

Also drawing the crowds to Chevy’s stand at Paris will be the new Captiva SUV, which will reach UK showrooms in the first half of 2007, powered by a 150PS version of the 2.0-litre diesel engine or a 2.4-litre petrol unit.


World premiere: New Epica diesel with 150 hp
Already much praised in the new Captiva, the up-to-date diesel engine from Chevrolet Europe is now to propel other model series, too: From spring 2007, the two-litre common rail unit will also be available for the midsize Epica sedan.


The powerful diesel engine (rated output: 110kW/150 hp, max torque: 320 Nm at 2,000 rpm) is mated with a manual five-speed gearbox and can optionally also be paired with a five-speed automatic transmission. The Epica Diesel accelerates from 0-100 km/h in just 9.7 sec (automatic version: 10.1 sec) and has a top speed of 201 km/h (automatic: 208 km/h). Despite this excellent performance, the new powerplant is very frugal indeed with an expected MVEG fuel consumption of only 6.1 litres /100 km (automatic: 7.7 l/100 km).


French premiere: Compact Captiva in the showrooms shortly
With its compact dimensions (length/width/height: 4,635/1,850/1,720 mm), strong, sporty design and comprehensive range of equipment even in the entry-level version, the Chevrolet Captiva is perfectly tailored to European customers. With this new crossover model, buyers have a choice between front-wheel and four-wheel drive, five and seven seats and a total of three engines, ranging from 136 to 230 hp.

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Concept cars always look better in their original sketches

If it looks remotely like this, it'll be really cool and give the Astra Coupe a run for its money, but I don't think Chevvy will release it like this. They just won't.

[Blind_Io]

Yuck, looks like they made it out of bits in the parts bin and then stuck an exponent over all the figures. I'll pass.

[WheatKing]

they won't eh?

Remember.. Lutz is at the helm.. where you think Dodge got the idea for the viper? they said it wouldn't make it either.. hell.. they said the 10 cyl engine wouldn't work either..

"they" were wrong..

might have a detuned engine.. but i wouldn't put anything past Lutz.. he's a car guy afterall.. not "just a suit"

[skaternick]

Considering we already have the Cobalt SS Supercharged in North America, I doubt anything like this would ever see the light of day here. If anything, a 'Clubsport' package or something on the SS-S would be a fun idea, like they have on the Solstice, what with the recent successes of the Cobalt in SCCA and such.

[BlaRo]

1. It looks terrifying.
2. No worries, though, because the concept won't look nearly as XTR3ME!!!1 as that, and the production version will be even more diluted.
3. That's assuming if they build it first.
4. There might be a place for this in NA if it's small enough, as a hatch vs. the coupe/sedan of the Cobalt. Maybe then Chevy can have an excuse to claim that their cars are fuel-efficient.

[No Boss]

HA yeah, ok.

[Lilleput]

Hurrr looks like something a 14yr old would do.. I'll go ahead and agree with Blaro and say that if the make it its going to be just another hatch for the already huge hatch market.

[pfrocker]

"ggrrr I'm angry, and ready to kill. No one knows I only have a tiny engine that everyone will laugh at when I lose races, but it doesn't matter cause I look angry!"

[FATMOUSE]

^ Incoming LS6 conversions on the way, please watch your step.

[Momentum57]

could be a aveo replacement 5 years from now

[bartboy9891]

Originally Posted by Momentum57

could be a aveo replacement 5 years from now

but it will look like an updated Aveo

[YF19pilot]

Is it me, or does the first picture (the black one) look a lot like VW's "Fast"?


I'm not too sure about this one...

[jayhawk]

Ever been to a bar, and theres that one little guy who pissed off at everyone and everything? Like, he'll try to fight a lampost because it shined light on him.


Thats that car.

[C53A_4G63T]

Looks like they went Ebay crazy on the ricer parts. Looks terrible. But thanks to car companies the car will not look like the concept.

[jayjaya29]

Uhh no.

[Samir]

Once car companies make ricing mainstream, what will ricers do to be different?

[Momentum57]

Koran cars are looking more conservative and german so rice will be more sleeper

[fbc]

Riiiiight, sometimes designers can try a little bit too hard...

[un-dee]

Looks like they ordered the designers: "Make us a great car, it should look fast, subtle, stylish but very hip on the other hand. Then throw that in the bin and design something stupid that does the terrible mistake of copying souped-up jap cars and looks like it came from a future The Fast and the Furious movie"

[niteriyder]

Here it is cleaned up

http://www.cheersandgears.com/forums...pe=post&id=400