[Manbearpig]

Originally Posted by horizon670

USA TODAY NEWS:

General Motors' redesigned, 2016 Chevrolet Camaro will be smaller than the current model and will be built on GM's Cadillac ATS compact-car chassis, Chevy says.

It also might offer a turbocharged four-cylinder engine, as the rival Ford Mustang does.

The next-generation Camaro goes on sale late next year.

Chevy hasn't provided any teaser photos of the 2016 Camaro, and says it doesn't plan to unveil the car at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. In fact, Chevy says, it hasn't decided where the next-gen car will make its debut.

The current Camaro, launched in 2009 as a 2010 model, uses a rear-drive chassis that's a modified version of a Commodore by Holden, GM's Australian unit.

GM says it'll stop building cars in Australia in 2017 and turn Holden into a marketing operation only, so the Camaro has to shift to a platform that'll continue in production.

Cadillac's ATS coupe, the version of the ATS that's most like a Camaro, is shorter, narrower and weighs less than the current Camaro, and also is smaller than the new-design, 2015 Ford Mustang.

The ATS chassis was developed to make a car that could be a credible rival to the BMW 3-series, so moving to that setup will mean Camaro joins Mustang in emphasizing a European sporty-car driving feel.

It's a striking move for cars that have defined the American sporty coupe for decades. In fact, such cars are called "pony cars" after the pioneering Mustang launched April 17,1964.

Ford developed the 2015 Mustang to broaden its appeal to overseas buyers, hoping to boost sales globally. To target European and Asian shoppers, Ford gave the Mustang a more nimble chassis with independent rear suspension, and added a 2.3-liter turbocharged, four-cylinder to the engine lineup that includes V-6 and V-8 engines.

GM's Cadillac ATS offers a turbo four, so a version of that engine would be a natural for the new Camaro, as well.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/...ssis/17599689/

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

[S-eatin-grin]

Ha...maybe they should call it the Camaro2 just like the infamous Mustang2

[Rico]

Interesting......

[MBS]

If not Detroit then maybe Chicago which is right after that

[lawdog]

What a mistake !! Must be the Same people whispering in the R and D dept. that destroyed the Cadillac to loyal Cadillac buyers. OOH let's make it small and light and put a whimsy 4 cylinder engine that won't last a long time but be fast and nimble for the first year or two of its life.

[Rico]

I hope all of this hype and anticipation doesn't end up with a over-rated car.

[90503]

...Can't break with tradition....

They gotta unveil it on the "Regis and Kathy Lee Show" like the Refresh was...

USA today should have inquired about that venue.....

[DenverTaco07]

Originally Posted by Rico

I hope all of this hype and anticipation doesn't end up with a over-rated car.

Yeah...that would really suck.

[KMPrenger]

Originally Posted by Rico

I hope all of this hype and anticipation doesn't end up with a over-rated car.

The only ones hyping at this point is us, so if that's the case there is only us to blame.

[KMPrenger]

I can't see them doing another TV show reveal....not for an entirely new generation of Camaro.

Honestly, the TV shots of the 2014 didn't do it any favors at all. Needs a proper reveal....basically like the 5th gen concept reveal, or the 7th gen Corvette reveal.

[Bhobbs]

The only reason they revealed the refresh on TV was because the primary reveal (Z/28) was saved for the prime time.

[DRKS1D3]

Learn from your mistakes GM...

[Ides of March]

lol smaller huh. I think it's small enough already why would they shrink it more. Whatever. Guess I'm keeping what I have till it dies lol.

[Kevlar382]

All I have ever heard is that the C5 is to heavy, now nobody wants it smaller and lighter. Don't worry the Turbo 4 won't be the only motor. I don't hear anything bad about the C7 Vette being smaller and lighter, most people seem to like it.