The C9 Corvette Will Be Here Sooner Than You Think - Everything We Know!

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The C8 Corvette is rumored to be in production until the end of this decade, but it won't be long until we get our first official look at the C9. And to get us excited about it, GM has been teasing us with 3 futuristic concepts that are hiding a few C9 easter eggs in their designs.
It feels like it's way too early to be discussing the C9 but the fact of the matter is we'll probably be seeing prototypes of it by the end of this year. And with GM pummeling us with their 3 design concepts, it's hard not to talk about it. And even though GM claims they have no plans to bring any of these 3 cars to production, they're hiding a few C9 details in each one of them, and we're going to take a closer look and see exactly what information they're revealing about the latest corvette. 
The first thing you probably notice about the 3 concepts is that they all share quite a few design elements, and this is not a coincidence. look at this: And with the size, shape and proportions of all three cars being nearly identical, we know that GM provided the 3 design studios that created them with an already established design for the C9, and simply asked them to modify it, and at this point, the general design of C9 has already been established. So let's analyze all 3 of these cars, and determine which of their interior and exterior details will be found on the 9th generation Corvette. 
UK Concept
The first concept was a radical, no compromises design, that was developed by a new advanced design studio located in England. And while it might be advanced, it's definitely the least attractive of the 3 concepts. 
The concept features a fully electric powertrain, wrap-around side glass, Powered gullwing doors, a split body design to better manage airflow, and highly advanced aerodynamics featuring fan ducting to redirect air over and through the car, and also active dorsal fins and spoilers. The prototype was supposed to embody the style of previous corvettes but the only recognizable feature is the C2 Stingray inspired rear split-window.
If the UK study were to enter production, it would be so complicated to manufacture that it would be a multi-million dollar car, so the C9 won't be this complex, but it will be sharing some of it's design elements, like the incredibly low slung chassis, the bubble canopy and wraparound windshield, the extremely low hood, and the raised and rounded fenders.
California and Speedster studies
The next prototype GM revealed was the California Study, and it was a lot more down to earth and much better looking.
Based around an incredibly advanced, 3d printed carbon fiber space frame chassis, and inboard coilover dampers, the California study features a split body design where the top half of the car utilizes incredibly simple and beautifuly flowing lines to achieve a low drag coefficient, and a bottom half that is awkward looking but does a great job of managing airflow through, around and under the car. 
Like the UK study the California study's primary focus is aerodynamics, but unlike the UK study, this car looks fantastic. And if we look closely at the bodywork behind the front wheel we can see a C10 decal. 
And if you're wondering what this car would look like with the top half removed, GM designed it so you can remove the upper body panels. Which is a neat concept, especially if you want to make your car lighter, but it loses a lot of it's beauty once that flowing bodywork is gone. But if you remove all of the body panels, you've got yourself a pretty incredible car, kind of like a futuristic take on the ariel atom. And if you put a manual transmission in this thing I'd buy one without question. 
If you think the exterior of the California study looks great, the interior looks even better. The layout is stunning and clean, it's got fantastic visual flow and the drastic reduction of screens and buttons make it look like a very pleasant place to be.  The screens have been replaced by an augmented-reality head-up display that places the most important driving information directly in the driver's field of view The seats are fixed to the chassis in true race-car fashion, with adjustable steering wheel and pedals. So which elements of the California concept will we see on the C9? There's a good chance  we'll see a lot of the top half of the bodywork on it, but the bottom half most likely won't make it to production as the manufacturing of these features would be quite costly and they also make things like doors a huge headache for everyone involved with the design, which is why the top half of this car raises up. 
The complicated chassis and suspension would also push the corvette into a much higher price point, so those are off the table as well. But we can expect a much more advanced chassis than what was used for the C8.