Chevy C4 Corvette Lies Under This Cyberpunk-Inspired Coupe

On January 26, Reddit user Scifieartist909 posted a few photographs of his incredibly overhauled Chevrolet Corvette C4 in the Cyberpunk subreddit (the sci-fi style, not the video clip game). The ‘Vette appeared so neat, we experienced to get to out to him and discover a lot more. 

Darius, the builder, started out customizing this 1989 Corvette in 2014 when he was 20. He has accomplished all of the get the job done and fabrication to build the indicate-hunting vehicle in his garage and get rid of.

Darius put in some time in university studying motor vehicle design and then left to build video recreation strategy artwork. These abilities were being handy when generating his cyberpunk Corvette. He ripped the design for the C4 out of online video online games and tweaked them in a 3D graphics application to form the human body into this wild-hunting ‘Vette.

“The rear is intensely inspired by the Alfa Romeo Bat 9. The front attracts some inspiration from the Ferrari Sergio as effectively as the Aston Martin Vulcan,” Darius informed Motor1.com. He also took some cues from the Quadra brand of cars from the Cyberpunk 2077 video video game.

Originally, Darius attempted making the human body by carving marine foam, but this proved tough. Right after hoping some other elements, he settled on Alumalight panels, which are sheets of aluminum around a corrugated plastic core. Later on, he acquired familiar with shaping carbon fiber and employed it for the vehicle’s rear.

In November 2020, the cyberpunk Corvette was eventually drivable, and Darius has driven it about 400 miles since getting in a position to get powering the wheel. He told Motor1.com that through a modern push to AutoZone 5 individuals stopped him to communicate about the development. Folks have been telling him about the car’s resemblance to the new Batmobile in the upcoming movie.

The Corvette nevertheless works by using the initial 350-cubic-inch (5.7-liter) V8 motor. Darius has some strategies for potential updates. He’d like to add a rear-mounted turbocharger or a supercharger. At some point, he wishes to transform it to have an electrical drivetrain.