I say follow Fords new Turbo 6cyl. truck direction.. I watched something on Speed channel about that truck and it's potential, and coming from someone as GM biased as I, I am VERY impressed...

That being said, do a search for Callaway C4 Corvette.. I think if he is still alive, that he should be brought back to help us out with our power, fuel and reliability direction... I don't recall the exact year, but late 80's, early 90's, they made a C4 Vette with Twin-Turbo's do 254.8 miles per hour. What's even more amazing, is that they drove this car TO the track, made that record, then drove it home!! GM even put this vehicle up for sale WITH A WARRANTY.. Hell, the driver of the car was John Lingenfelter himself... GREAT video..

Anywho... I have faith in GM.. I may not have always agreed with the choices made, but they do come through when it counts.

It's not fact because it's a RACE-ONLY engine.

And those who truly know don't talk.

This isn't the 80s and 90s anymore. The competition is moving fast and GM needs to keep up.

I get why so many 5th gen owners are resisting this. You all want your cars to stay current. But GM is a business. They can't give in to sentiment. If Ford's releasing a new Mustang mid-decade, then GM needs to be ready to counter it.

I think most Gen5 (me included) would love to have a short run on Gen5s (just like the Gen1s) as long as the Z28 is produced on a Gen5. We own living legends. The next generation could be a better overall seller, but it's going to be hard to repeat another breath taking style. I'm not saying the Gen6 won't be a big hit, but we all know it'll have to be lighter, better visibility, better gas mileage, and more global appealing.

Any pix or descriptions of body changes yet?

As a 5th Generation owner, it would not bother me one bit to see only a 5 year run, but I have a hard time thinking GM will not make a minor exterior change on the 5th Gen before it ends. By that I am talking a noticable grill and or tail light change on the base and SS Camaros.:thumbsup::chevy:

Yea, I totally agree on this. You gotta believe the so called mid-cycle change will be on the 2013 model.

The day that Chevrolet puts a Turbo 4 in a Newer Generation Camaro is the day that I never buy another American Car. That also being said if the Camaro is changed to a Turbo 6 the same idea applies to me.

I'm fine if they keep the economy version with a V6 or whatever but don't get rid of the V8. A Camaro without a V8 is like sex without the woman IMHO.

I don't ever see a V8 not being an option. But the cost of entry for the 8 will just be much higher than current pricing.

The amount of time energy and money that went into our current Zeta platform makes me think it isn't going anywhere soon. Look at the performance it offers straight off the lot. The sales have been strong in a raunchy economy. I would love the current Gen 5 to be retired immediately as it would guarantee mine near certain classic status, but l I think Chevy will continue to make them and make the money off them for quite a while yet.

GM always takes two years to fix things in a model, 2012 will fix things from 2010 (and 2011), Remember the 2004 Impala SS, 2006 was perfect, and they cancelled it soon after.
Camaro will improve over time and go on different platforms, at least we probably will not have what Ford did with the Mustang years ago when they put it on the MaveriK(?) frame.
I would love to have a 2.0l turbo with DSG 6 spd. transmission like VW and Audi have, lighter weight and maybe 2.5l turbo. Had a 2007 VW EOS and older Passat with that engine and with EOS got 35+ mpg on highway and good performance, of course I must add that the EOS was sold to my son to buy the Camaro.
Final point, we have to change things in Washington, MPG keeps going up, no-one wants the small cars, we will not be able to buy Camaro's in the future, if we would drill for our own oil, we would have plenty, just like natural gas seems to be found in the Eastern states, now no shortage.

Reminds me when I ordered my '88 Chevy pickup, ext. cab/long bed. It costs $750 to upgrade from the 305 to the 350. I thought that was highway robbery 23 years ago. By the way this pickup was a game changer in the pickup market at the time just like the Gen5 is now in the pony car market.

well i guess you'll be on a skateboard because the foreign cars aren't going to be any different. Besides if you're not buying the 4 i don't know how it affects you.
Better start writing your congressman about that new 62 mpg cafe standard coming.

If a top of the line camaro or corvette gets a v6 then they can kiss their sales goodbye.

:facepalm:

They will have V8s.

The sheer fact that no one's even seen a single spy photo of a test mule or even a sketch of a 6th Generation Camaro yet leads me to believe that 2014/15 is VERY optimistic to have a completely restyled and retooled car rolling off assembly lines.

How long did it take from the time we first started seeing concept drawings of the current car until the first 2010's actually started making it to dealerships? It was a LONG time... 4 or 5 years minimum I'm thinking.

I might be wrong, but I think if there was really going to be an all new Camaro in 2-3 years we'd already be seeing pictures of it all over the 'net.

that was different. you don't usually see a car that long before hand. Heck the Caddy ATS will come out before that and nobody has seen it either.

It might look like this...

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/image...-Concept_2.jpg

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/image...-Concept_1.jpg

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That's not so bad ...

Dont like it. Looks like a plain jane Camaro and RX8 got bored one day and had sex.

wasn't this the newer concept for the Impala? I had a 2007 Impala SS... the FWD set up completely killed it it was not fun to drive at all.

We got teased for a long time on the Gen5 because there was no Gen4 to buy and no money to complete the Gen5. It's all marketing. Why would you start showing sketches of a Gen6 when your selling 100,000 a year? The Gen6 will be under the wraps until the next Mustang comes out and sales of the Gen5 go down the tank........

One more point, have you seen any pictures or solid information on the 2014 Mustang ??? Sales of the current model are good enough to not want buyers to wait for the next model. I'm sure in the year prior all sorts information will be leaked out.