{"id":20541,"date":"2017-05-12T09:56:08","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T13:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=20541"},"modified":"2017-05-12T09:56:08","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T13:56:08","slug":"corvette-suv-design-contest-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2017\/05\/corvette-suv-design-contest-winners","title":{"rendered":"Corvette SUV design contest winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/b418f06a30152fac404fd6018453eda39290fa21\/c=184-0-2873-2022&amp;r=x404&amp;c=534x401\/local\/-\/media\/2017\/05\/11\/DetroitNews\/B99530796Z.1_20170511094838_000_G9V1FKTFL.1-0.jpg\" alt=\"1stPlace_VetteSUV_design\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><p>What if General Motors Co. built a Corvette SUV? That\u2019s the question we posed in March. While sports car brands like Porsche, Maserati and Jaguar are exploiting their performance prowess to make hugely profitable SUVs, Corvette has remained on the sidelines.<\/p>\n<p>So we did some field research for GM, taking the pulse of prominent former executives like Bob Lutz and Tom Wallace, industry analysts and Corvette owners to gauge whether a Corvette ute would work. We even designed our own Corvette crossover concept called the XC7.<\/p>\n<p>Then we opened the floor to our readers. The Detroit News\u2019 Corvette SUV Design Contest was judged by ex-Corvette boss Wallace, Detroit News design chief Jamie Hollar and News auto critic Henry Payne.<\/p>\n<p>The envelope, please&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>First place<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Raymond Dong, Dearborn<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our winner is boldly rendered with draftsmanship that pushes the boundaries of Corvette\u2019s current design language with sharp edges and fuller headlights. \u201cThe winner is very modern-looking, and has some nice edges,\u201d says Wallace. \u201cA little work on the lower grille opening would make it the perfect Corvette SUV.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second place<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Andrew Kear, New Jersey<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This rendering was impressive for comprehensively imagining a Corvette ute, including three exterior views and interior instrumentation. The attention to detail includes rear fender vents and a digital speedo. \u201cLoved having every view of the Corvette ute including enterior,\u201d says Hollar. \u201cNot sure the concept captures Corvette uniqueness as well as the other entries.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-P8iBvA7Y7Fw\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/7b41b80e20caf36b7be7122aa3158f7d643361a5\/c=0-42-1875-1448&amp;r=x408&amp;c=540x405\/local\/-\/media\/2017\/05\/11\/DetroitNews\/B99530796Z.1_20170511094838_000_G9V1FKTFH.1-0.jpg\" alt=\"2ndPlace_VetteSUV_3view\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/media\/2017\/05\/11\/DetroitNews\/B99530796Z.1_20170511094838_000_G9V1FKTFH.1-0.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/423a019ec925f381d62892457f177b12ef5940fe\/r=500x397\/local\/-\/media\/2017\/05\/11\/DetroitNews\/B99530796Z.1_20170511094838_000_G9V1FKTFH.1-0.jpg\" \/>Second place: Andrew Kear, New Jersey. This rendering was impressive for comprehensively imagining a Corvette ute, including three exterior views and interior instrumentation.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: The Detroit News\u2019 Corvette SUV Design Contest)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Third place<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Rory Williams, Farmington Hills<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our contest asked for SUV designs, but this skillfully rendered \u2019Vette wagon was mouthwatering. \u201cWe need more wagons with center quad pipes!\u201d exclaimed juror Payne.<\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-P8iBvA7LCo4\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/3a9b68a78eb83b81f0a3f461f5d0ed18a50ad828\/c=0-0-491-369&amp;r=x408&amp;c=540x405\/local\/-\/media\/2017\/05\/11\/DetroitNews\/B99530796Z.1_20170511094838_000_G9V1FKTFJ.1-0.jpg\" alt=\"Third place: Rory Williams, Farmington Hills. Our contest\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/media\/2017\/05\/11\/DetroitNews\/B99530796Z.1_20170511094838_000_G9V1FKTFJ.1-0.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/588c3a53f99f922e6ec586b51bd7455cb8e28b9f\/r=500x317\/local\/-\/media\/2017\/05\/11\/DetroitNews\/B99530796Z.1_20170511094838_000_G9V1FKTFJ.1-0.jpg\" \/>Third place: Rory Williams, Farmington Hills. Our contest asked for SUV designs, but this skillfully rendered \u2019Vette wagon was mouthwatering. \u201cWe need more wagons with center quad pipes!\u201d exclaimed juror Payne.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Rory Williams)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What if General Motors Co. built a Corvette SUV? That\u2019s the question we posed in March. While sports car brands like Porsche, Maserati and Jaguar are exploiting their performance prowess to make hugely profitable SUVs, Corvette has remained on the sidelines. So we did some field research for GM, taking the pulse of prominent former [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20541"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20541"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20542,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20541\/revisions\/20542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}