Friday 15th April 2011

Soleil Anadi: The Dutch Corvette

Curious coachbuilt 'Vette revealed at Top Marques

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This, believe it or not, is a Dutch take on a Corvette. Called the Soleil Anadi and created by Dutch industrial designers Ugur Sahin Design, it is aessentially a coachbuilt Corvette.

Underneath the carbon and aluminium body is a standard C6 Corvette, albeit tuned to produce around 650bhp.

Visually, the car takes its cues from the past and present of the Corvette's history, as well as from Ugur Sahin Design's previous, project the 'Z03' from 2007, but the overall effect is kind of a modern take on the 1960s Stingray models

The prototype car has been revealed in the metal at the Top Marques show in Monaco, and Ugur Sahin Design hopes to garner enough interest in the Soleil Anadi (read: actual orders) to make a limited production run a viable option

[mrclav]

Interesting looking beast... Good luck trying see out the back of it though!

[[AJ]]

Not a great fan of the rear, but over all it looks rather nice. I prefer it to the current Vet.

[forzaminardi]

But for the back end, it's beautiful. You have to work hard to stuff up something as classically-shaped as a Corvette.

[Ricky Cox]

I dont like it at all. The wheels are terrible, the rear too.
A good looking car in standard form so why not improve the driving dynamics instead. starting with the rear suspension set up!!

[Papa Hotel]

Love it, how can you not like a Corvette made pretty? The rear is great.

[Hugo a Gogo]

Dutch? but it hasn't got a tow bar - where does the caravan go?

[MrTappets]

Not bad but I think I'd probably go with Callaway, based on looks.

[ellisd82]

back end reminds me of Cylon from the old Battlestar Galactica. Still a decent effort

[kbee540]

Like the front and side views. But, the back view....WTF? Looks like they forgot to design the rear end. 80s/90s-era Pontiacs were quite often found with shiny black plastic. Looked wrong then. Looks wrong now.

[robinessex]

Oh, yes, looks like an amalgamation of just abut all the other GT's on the market. When is someone going to style one that take your breath away the moment you clap eyes on it?

[LuS1fer]

Front good.
Side good.
Back heap bad.

[Papa Hotel]

robinessex said:

Oh, yes, looks like an amalgamation of just abut all the other GT's on the market. When is someone going to style one that take your breath away the moment you clap eyes on it?

[JuniorJet]

looks pretty mean, I likey likey

I have to say with this, Spyker and Zenvo, the Dutch really do have some pretty good designers

[soad]

I rather like it!

[qube_TA]

Front looks nice but the rest of is would look better left as GM intended.

[davidf4]

To echo other comments here, it was going well until I got to the back.
Always liked the four round rear lights that the Corvette tarditionally has. I suspect they are still there hiding behind the smoked glass....hard to see from the pictures.
Wouldn't be so bad I suppose if it didn't have the triangular bit that points down to the exhausts.

[GW65]

Ricky Cox said:

I dont like it at all. The wheels are terrible, the rear too.
A good looking car in standard form so why not improve the driving dynamics instead. starting with the rear suspension set up!!

And what, pray tell, needs fixing with the rear suspension? Double-wishbones not good enough? Or do you think the transverse leaf-spring means it has a live rear-axle?

As for the Soleil...some nice details, but sadly it doesn't work when you put them all together!

[Papa Hotel]

GW65 said:

Ricky Cox said:

why not improve the driving dynamics instead. starting with the rear suspension set up!!

And what, pray tell, needs fixing with the rear suspension? Double-wishbones not good enough? Or do you think the transverse leaf-spring means it has a live rear-axle?

What he means is that Clarkson once said it (the Corvette) has the suspension of an ox-cart so it must be true and bad. All worship at the altar of Clarkson.

[Rumblestripe]

Unfortunate arse.

Pity, it looks decent from (seemingly) every other angle!

[akeithj]

The Z06 may have the suspension of an "ox cart", but it still managed to lap the Nurburg Ring faster than a Pagani Zonda, so it can't be all bad and yes I am biased because I have one.