This is quite interesting, actually. And altought this is just some rendering, it looks rather good

In Europe, Chevrolet has had great success in the World Touring Car Championships with its Nubira (Optra) sedan. Its done an admirable job fending off BMWs, Seats (a Spanish brand owned by VW) and other European carmakers. In celebration, Chevrolet decided to use the WTCC as a theme for the Ultra. The vehicle itself, much like the Nubira WTCC car, has been a global effort, with styling from Australia, development work from the UK, Germany and Switzerland (Chevrolet of Europes HQ), and the final build done in Japan. The Ultras engine comes from Korea; definitely not as American as apple pie.

Speaking of the engine, the Ultra is powered by a tuned version of a new diesel that Chevrolet will be launching in various non-North American products later this year. The 2.0-liter inline-four common-rail turbodiesel normally makes 150 horsepower, but its been heavily tweaked to churn out a whopping 190 horsepower. Alright, so its a fair bit less power than the average WTCC car, but its still a substantial figure for a hatchback of this size, and remember that diesels are best known for high torque ratings. The Ultra also reflects the growing movement of touring car racers that have switched to diesel. Many private teams in different forms of touring car racing have experimented with diesel with great success.

The thing thats bound to attract the public to Chevrolets stands, and fulfill the brands claim that the Ultra is a true "show stopper" is its outrageous styling. Penned by 25-year old Ewan Kingsbury, the 13-and-a-half-foot long (Golf/Focus-sized) hatchback looks so wild, the sketches you see here make it look like a caricature. It starts with a massive grille, moving on to broad wheel arch flares, features a towering spoiler, with sharply creased bodywork formed in between. It does look functional though, and thats because it is: Chevrolet says that the Ultra is road and race ready, even in its first appearance as a concept car.

Full Article: http://car-reviews.automobile.com/Chevrolet/review/wild-racer-concept-chevrolet-ultra/2077/

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Looks awesome in black though..




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