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Originally Posted by fielderLS3

Sure. History always repeats itself. 4 and 6-cyl Camaros will be the wave of the future. They will call it the Camaro II. Akerson will personally oversee its development as he considers it to be his "little jewel." It will be based on the Cruze to save money, and have an optional MPG package with fuel economy tires and an ultra high gear ratio. Then GM will come to their senses, and once the 7th gen launches, every Camaro fan on earth will do all that is necessary to never think of the 6th gen again.

Ok, now to be serious. There are too many potential buyers in this market segment (including me) that would never consider the car unless it had an AFFORDABLE V-8 option (No just having a V-8 ZL1 and calling it a day). My actual prediction for the 6th gen: A somewhat smaller displacement V8 (close to 5.5L, though not necessary exactly) with direct injection. It will have roughly the same output as the LS3, which will mean better performance in the lighter 6th gen platform. The DI, smaller displacement, and lighter car (plus other efficiencies that are always being found) will bring the EPA rating up to 27-28 hwy. (Which will probably bring it to about the 35mpg standard given the rating system used to calculate CAFE).



We do have V6's today making the same power as V8s from 5-10 years ago, but it is not the same. They don't sound like a V8, and more importantly, that power is always up around 7000 RPM with no torque on the low end, which defeats the entire purpose of having a Camaro. Works great for a rice burner tuner, but not for a muscle car.

A turbo can solve the torque problem, and I might be interested when a 20 year/200K mile powertrain warranty comes with it.



It makes sense to use it as a starting point rather than start from scratch. The displacement is about right too. It's basically what Ford did with the new 5.0L.

If the Camaro V-6 actually makes the same power as my 1998 LS1 and my 2002 LS1 then why is it that none of them can run a low 13 second quarter mile stock like my LS1's could at New England Dragway?