FORGET THE MID-ENGINE: NEXT-GEN CORVETTE WILL BE AN SUV

Fans of the Corvette are flooding online forums with comments--many of them impolite and off-color--after a spy photo appeared to confirm feared rumors that the next Corvette will be a sport utility vehicle.  "This is just awful news," wailed one poster. "It looks like the illicit love child of a Corvette and a Saturn wagon!" 

Spy photo suggests next-generation Corvette will be a high-performance
two-row SUV with plenty of cupholders

Gunther Slapsack shows off
his Corvette tattoo

But Gunther Slapsack, who calls himself, "The world's biggest Corvette fan," and went so far as to remove his shirt to show us the Corvette emblem tattooed on his chest, says the wagon might better suit his needs. "I'm pretty big, so I'd probably fit better in the wagon. I hope the seats are wide." Would he buy one?  "Aw hell, I ain't got any money," he replied, shuffling his feet.