General Motors used the Chicago Auto Show to introduce the world to its latest concept vehicle, the Corvette Stingray, which will be featured in the upcoming Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen movie on June 26th. According to GM, the vehicle is nothing more than a styling buck that was influenced by the original 1959 Stingray racer when it was spotted by director Michael Bay while he was touring GM’s operations looking for inspiration for the first Transformers movie. Don’t expect this concept to spawn any sort of production vehicle, which, needless to say, is a shame.
In robot mode, the Corvette Stingray Concept will take the form of SIDESWIPE, who will reportedly be a skater with wheels for feet. The General doesn’t have anything in the way of new product to show off here in Chicago, so it’s using the blockbuster movie to drum up interest instead. It’s working… sorta
