06-02-2010, 10:49 AM | #43 |
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I expect they'll take the current design for a starting point, and then play with it.
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06-02-2010, 10:54 AM | #44 |
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Really, we'll have to see where the last half of the current generation takes us. They could do a major styling update the way they did when they added full bumpers to second gens, or LS1s to fourth gens. I think whatever they do would be a progression of that. I'd like to see GM put her on a diet, and maybe add a little more sleekness (that's a word now).
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I agree, but I really think the 6th gen is going to be smaller than the 5th gen. I also think it's going to weigh less. I think we're going to see a shorter nose, and smaller ass end. I also think we're going to see 4 cyl, 6 cyl, and 8 cyl engine options. Overall I think the car is going to slim down, and become more of a sporty coupe than a "muscle" car. T-tops would be fantastic if they could pull it off. I think the car is going to handle better because it will be lighter and will have a smaller foot print. I would prefer they just left the car the way it is now but with minor changes to the interior and exterior styling. However, the times they are a changin, and if GM wants to compete, they are going to have to change too. It's rumored that the next gen Corvette is going to be lighter and with a smaller displacement V8 in place of the LS3. I think this same thing will occur with the 6th gen Camaro. So, smaller displacement V8 in a car the size of the Camaro? Sure it would work, but not as well as the LS3. And I don't think that GM is going to alienate their customers by going from a 6.2 liter down to a 5.5 liter (this is the rumored next gen corvette motor, example only) without also slimming down the car and making it weigh less. |
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I love the way the 5th generation looks - big, powerful, and imposing - but I think if they try to scale it down for the new smaller platform it will lose its impact. A car that's small and light shouldn't try to look big and beefy. I think we'll see something lower, something sleeker, something more suited to the crowded streets of Hong Kong.
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4th Gen The 4th gen is just typical of car styling throughout the 80s and 90s. I don't think any design from those decades will endure the test of time. The Naughties on the other hand, gave birth to amazing designs like the Vanquish, Porsche GT, R8 and of course the Gen5 Camaro. |
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It's no coincidence that the retro look coincides with the fact that a lot of baby boomers are retiring and looking to recapture their youth (AKA mid-life crisis redux).
The next generation won't need to cater to that market any more, but will need to attract the next generation of buyers, so I am predicting a significant design change. I think you will see the same happen with the 2015 Mustang as well. I think the 2010 Mustang design is an interim design - a design to bridge between the 2005 Mustang and the 2015 Mustang. |
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A bigger opening for the trunk would be a start.
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06-02-2010, 11:48 AM | #51 |
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one of two routes will likely happen:
1. complete redesign 2. The end of the "generations"- I think you may start to see "styling" updates yearly just as you see minor other changes. Your kind of seeing that with the mustangs. 2009, 2010, 2011 are all significantly different. For now they call the 2010 the first of the "new" look, but what if 2012 is significantly different as well?
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Or how about a 2011 Chevy II or some sort of Chevelles SS with modern LS6! Subtile changes to the 5th Gen only please, lighter and faster.
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LS6 was the GenIII engine used in the C5 z06. They already used that name for a modern one
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That's the way I would like to see it go. It has a great design now and maybe it only needs refinements. The new platform is suppose to address the weight issue so that is a good start. Danny
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