01-10-2013, 09:10 PM | #43 |
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Hilariously enough I've seen a design sketch that was supposedly a proposed FWD Camaro.
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01-10-2013, 10:00 PM | #44 | |
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And I love your signature picture, so I'm giving you another one: All good thoughts - like the way you think. Let me draw a conclusion from some facts: Fact 1) They just dedicated over a billion dollars to the new V8 engine programming. Two plants are due to produce the engines, and countless suppliers support them. Fact 2) GM sells a bagillion trucks each year, each needing a tow-capable, torque-happy V8. Fact 3) The Corvette will ALWAYS....ALWAYS...feature a V8... Fact 4) Motorhead Al Oppenheiser is the Chief Engineer of Camaro. Conclusion: You think they won't put a V8 into a future Camaro? You're either insane, or you drive a Mustang! |
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Anybody check the horsepower rating on the twin turbo Taurus? I suspect we will see that engine in the next gen mustang. Chevrolet will react to that. When I was young we were promised a flying car by now. Mine flys, just really close to the ground |
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01-10-2013, 11:02 PM | #46 | |
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I have nothing against TT V6, or even Turbo-4 bangers, by the way. |
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01-10-2013, 11:22 PM | #47 |
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Sure, there will always be a V8 option, if you are willing to pay for it and lucky enough to get one of the few made. GM won't give up a V8 Corvette, V8 Silverado/Sierra, V8 Suburban/Tahoe/Yukon and now V8 SS sedan. Something will have to change sooner or later.
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01-11-2013, 03:05 AM | #48 |
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I can see the 6th gen Camaro having a V8 and possibly even the 7th gen. From there on forward, the Camaro would either get shut down again or it will be sold as a 4/6 cylinder and the 8 cylinder being offered like the Corvette where not too many buy them.
I wonder what GM will do with most of its trucks and SUV, since most of those have a V8. |
01-11-2013, 06:00 AM | #49 |
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As long as there is a market for affordable V8 sport coupes, people will continue to buy them.
Detroit makes them affordable and the fuel efficiency to HP produced is excellent. Name anything from Europe or Asia that comes close. Plenty of loyal customers ensure the V8 has a future in the Camaro and Corvette. |
01-11-2013, 12:37 PM | #50 |
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I guess all the people who figure it'll be fine don't remember (or weren't around for) the late 70's/early 80's. Those years aren't remembered as great car years.
As for me, when it goes south, I'll be buying used Gen 5's or Gen 6's instead of new. |
01-11-2013, 01:27 PM | #51 |
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- Gen 6 ATS Camaro, SS - new Gen 7 Corvette LT1 V8 (450HP). - Gen 6 ATS Camaro, 1LE (handling pak) - new Gen 7 Corvette LT1 V8 (450HP). - Gen 6 ATS Z/28, whatever Gen 7 Vette Z06 LT was available (530HP) - Gen 6 ZL1, whatever Gen 7 Corvette ZR-1 SC LT program was offered should go here (680hp)
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01-11-2013, 05:07 PM | #52 | |
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I took the pic in the sig on Skyline Drive in VA, July 4th 2011 (It was my 2010 1LT/RS... Rest In Pieces). It's my favorite for sure. :flag2:
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01-11-2013, 09:00 PM | #54 | |
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Yes... no doubt the V8 Camaro will carry on thru the the 6th Gen car. However, given impending CAFE standards Chevrolet will simply need to find a way to curtail sales of V8 cars. I remember the early predictions made by Chevy with respect to the mix of V6 vs. V8 cars before the 5th Gen car came to market. Chevy was banking on a production mix of 80% V6 and 20% V8 cars. Big joke... in reality, that proportion was reversed, based on the unexpected demand for the SS! The good news was that the V8 car was significantly more profitable for GM than the V6. (so let's leave well enough alone!) The bad news is that CAFE numbers took a hit as a result. Again, given the new fuel economy requirements coming down the road, GM cannot afford to have that kind of imbalance between the V6 and V8 cars again. V8 sales will need to be limited in order to meet the new requirements - and as has already been demonstrated, Chevy cannot depend on consumer demand to strike a balance in order to meet requirements. The clear choice among Camaro enthusiasts looks to be the V8. The easiest way to limit the number of V8s on the road is to make them less attainable by making them more expensive. My prediction is that the V8 Camaro will live on in the 6th Gen car, but those of us who want (need) a V8 will have to dig a lot deeper into our pockets to get one. Best regards, Elie
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01-12-2013, 10:10 AM | #55 |
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I have been trying to ignore this topic for a minute now. I can no longer keep my feelings bottled up. Simply put if the Camaro gets rid of the V8 im gonna whip someones @$$....
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Go look at the 1LT and 1SS pricing and explain to me where that $6000 went? This is with the 2013 fuel economy standards in place. What do you think will happen when we double them in 12 years? So, yes, there will be a V8 in the near term future for the camaro. But anyone who believes they will be made in volume and will be affordable is simply deluded. Common sense and a little math are all it takes to understand that the V8 Camaro will one day become the plaything of the elite, connected class. |
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