Homepage Garage Wiki Register Social Groups Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read
#Camaro6
Go Back   CAMARO6 > CAMARO6.com General Forums > 2016+ Camaro: 6th Gen Camaro general forum


Bigwormgraphix


Post Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 01-27-2014, 11:43 AM   #155
Doc
Dances With Mustangs
 
Doc's Avatar
 
Drives: 2010 1SS/RS MT
Join Date: May 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 3,819
Quote:
Originally Posted by vinzsalvador23 View Post
I really appreciate your effort regarding this post. I agree to you and I'll stand on your side and I really loved all your ideas and thoughts. Keep it up. Thanks for posting.
Well thank you and you're welcome. I enjoy making these concepts and it's good to know that others enjoy them too.
__________________

Blue Angel is here!!
1SS/RS LS3 M6 IBM
Doc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-27-2014, 05:42 PM   #156
skipinminn
Chiquita
 
Drives: 2013 1LE/1SS YELLO1LE 1 of Only 28
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Mpls. Mn./Hudson,Wi.
Posts: 4,740
"O" no not flip up Headlights :( Yikes < I hated the vette because of them for years. I was very very Happy when in 2005 they lost the FLIPUP design.
skipinminn is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-27-2014, 05:48 PM   #157
OldScoolCamaro


 
Drives: Camaro's, always have, always will.
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Home of the brave
Posts: 4,851
Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc View Post
Funny you should mention Corvair. Realizing that the gas mileage requirements coming in the future of over 50 mpg was going to make it nearly impossible to keep big V8's, I was working on the idea of a super slippery shape with a low drag coefficient as a way to help improve gas mileage. A car could still have a small-block V8 or V6 and reach the mpg requirements if it had a low drag coefficient.

Originally I was trying this shape as a Camaro but I realized the Camaro crowd would simply not accept a shape like this, so I was thinking it might work as a revived Corvair and it could even have either a rear or mid-engine design. Something new for Chevy... a light-weight, super-handling, perfect weight-balance car that's a blast to drive and gets great gas mileage. Beautiful styling but not a lot of expensive technology so the price could be kept low. It's an idea anyways.
...at any rate Doc I like your concepts and thinking....very refreshing.
__________________
In Scott We Trust...all others must show proof.
OldScoolCamaro is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-27-2014, 07:43 PM   #158
Doc
Dances With Mustangs
 
Doc's Avatar
 
Drives: 2010 1SS/RS MT
Join Date: May 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 3,819
Quote:
Originally Posted by skipinminn View Post
"O" no not flip up Headlights :( Yikes < I hated the vette because of them for years. I was very very Happy when in 2005 they lost the FLIPUP design.
Those aren't flip-up; I just didn't put the lights inside the lenses yet.

Quote:
Originally Posted by OldScoolCamaro View Post
...at any rate Doc I like your concepts and thinking....very refreshing.
Thank you! Trying to be different so there's a choice and some variety.
__________________

Blue Angel is here!!
1SS/RS LS3 M6 IBM
Doc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-28-2014, 08:14 PM   #159
OldScoolCamaro


 
Drives: Camaro's, always have, always will.
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Home of the brave
Posts: 4,851
...variety is the spice of life...as the old saying goes....besides...every artist or thinker needs a venue....
__________________
In Scott We Trust...all others must show proof.
OldScoolCamaro is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-29-2014, 10:11 AM   #160
MikeSVX
The magic smoke genie....
 
MikeSVX's Avatar
 
Drives: Jewels (2010 RJT 1SS)
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Escondido, CA
Posts: 2,294
why does it have wheels? Shouldn't it have, like, some hover thrusters or something?
__________________
Support Search & Rescue.
Get Lost.
MikeSVX is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-29-2014, 06:32 PM   #161
OldScoolCamaro


 
Drives: Camaro's, always have, always will.
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Home of the brave
Posts: 4,851
Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeSVX View Post
why does it have wheels? Shouldn't it have, like, some hover thrusters or something?
..thats on the drawing board ...they predicated flying cars many decades ago...just sayin...LOL. Good post!
__________________
In Scott We Trust...all others must show proof.
OldScoolCamaro is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-30-2014, 08:27 PM   #162
Doc
Dances With Mustangs
 
Doc's Avatar
 
Drives: 2010 1SS/RS MT
Join Date: May 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 3,819
Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeSVX View Post
why does it have wheels? Shouldn't it have, like, some hover thrusters or something?
Quote:
Originally Posted by OldScoolCamaro View Post
..thats on the drawing board ...they predicated flying cars many decades ago...just sayin...LOL. Good post!
Flying cars?? LOL that would for SURE require that we not be able to drive them; just be passengers.

This version is a reach towards something conservative that's light, aerodynamic and fuel efficient. It may not work as a Camaro because it seems the Camaro crowd wants to drive a Japanese anime robot on wheels with all kinds of slots, grooves, "evil eyes" so they can be menacing and threatening while they drive. That's not me. I have no desire to be evil or menacing; I want a car that's beautiful, balanced, sleek and fun to drive.

I believe the market for something elegant, fast and classy is bigger than the robot toy market so maybe this would work as a revived Corvair or a new category altogether. With Camaros moving upward in price they're starting to be out of reach for the entry level market, or "second car" market. If the work was put in to make it beautiful and aerodynamic; keep the gizmos and gadgets inside to a minimum so it would start at a price below $20k, I think there would be a pretty big market for it. This could be the car with a 4 or 6 cylinder engine, or even a hybrid that makes up for horsepower with light weight and a low drag coefficient. This car could be the entry level cousin to the Camaro...maybe a Cormaro, or Carvair lol. I don't know just an idea.

I haven't put hardly any effort into the details other than sticking some lights on it. I haven't done anything yet with intakes, brake cooling intakes, there's no rear diffuser, no exhaust pipes, etc. I have an idea for different wheels as well. Right now this is mostly a shape concept with some of the elements being fairly crude at this stage. The focus of this is a street car; NOT a track car so I don't have a lot of aero pieces adding downforce at the expense of forward motion. I suppose those could be added later but that would be for aftermarket modding. This shape is optimized for low forward-motion resistance for straight-line performance and gas mileage which is more useful for typical around town and daily driving. If manufacturers have to produce cars that get over 50 mpg, this concept is intended to help towards that.

Name:  2020 Concept 3a.jpg
Views: 1861
Size:  52.9 KB
Name:  2020 Concept 3b.jpg
Views: 2258
Size:  60.1 KB
Name:  2020 Concept 3c.jpg
Views: 1586
Size:  68.1 KB
__________________

Blue Angel is here!!
1SS/RS LS3 M6 IBM
Doc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-31-2014, 01:36 AM   #163
Doc
Dances With Mustangs
 
Doc's Avatar
 
Drives: 2010 1SS/RS MT
Join Date: May 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 3,819
Put it in ye old garage environment...looks better this way. Did some work on the front lighting to get a better idea of how this setup would look. That whole corner is a lens; the top part for the headlight and the bottom part obviously for the running light/turn signal. I made the bottom part of the outside (orange lens) go downward to follow the body line but I'm not sold on that; I'll probably change it. I'm still working out what I want to do on the lower front so that's just kind of "there" at the moment. A few areas need more resolution to smooth out the curves, but otherwise the rest of the body is looking about right.

Name:  2020 Concept 3d.jpg
Views: 1559
Size:  81.5 KB
Name:  2020 Concept 3e.jpg
Views: 1383
Size:  69.1 KB
Name:  2020 Concept 3f.jpg
Views: 3308
Size:  68.7 KB
__________________

Blue Angel is here!!
1SS/RS LS3 M6 IBM
Doc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-02-2014, 10:50 PM   #164
Doc
Dances With Mustangs
 
Doc's Avatar
 
Drives: 2010 1SS/RS MT
Join Date: May 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 3,819
This is a bit of a departure from the sleek styles I've been working on. After spending some time staring at the pic that KMPrenger posted in another thread of the original 5th gen concept car, I decided to stop worrying about a retro-inspired design. That concept car is so close to perfect in the way it looks and stands that I honestly don't think that can be improved upon.

So this is a "muscle" car design and it has some Camaro-ish elements to it, but I didn't try and make it look like any particular previous generation. I took the basic elements that it seems most people want to see; beefy fenders, "hips" in the rear fenders, short back and long front, etc. and started with that. It's got a hefty stance to it and (to me anyways) it has a "GM" look to it. I'm still working on it and obviously there's room on the front fascia for fog lights and brake cooling ducts. The low front profile is achieved by having the radiator leaned forward.

This style works well with dark colors and metallics; it's okay with certain light colors but seems to like bold colors the best.

Name:  2020 Concept 4a.jpg
Views: 1501
Size:  160.3 KB
Name:  2020 Concept 4b.jpg
Views: 1771
Size:  63.9 KB
Name:  2020 Concept 4c.jpg
Views: 1837
Size:  100.5 KB
Name:  2020 Concept 4d.jpg
Views: 1514
Size:  127.6 KB
Name:  2020 Concept 4e.jpg
Views: 1455
Size:  95.8 KB
Name:  2020 Concept 4f.jpg
Views: 1620
Size:  174.2 KB
Name:  2020 Concept 4g.jpg
Views: 1901
Size:  161.0 KB
Name:  2020 Concept 4h.jpg
Views: 1634
Size:  104.9 KB
Name:  2020 Concept 4i.jpg
Views: 1441
Size:  101.0 KB
Name:  2020 Concept 4j.jpg
Views: 1530
Size:  100.2 KB
Name:  2020 Concept 4k.jpg
Views: 1480
Size:  101.5 KB
Name:  2020 Concept 4L.jpg
Views: 1454
Size:  101.9 KB
__________________

Blue Angel is here!!
1SS/RS LS3 M6 IBM
Doc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2014, 04:06 AM   #165
Doc
Dances With Mustangs
 
Doc's Avatar
 
Drives: 2010 1SS/RS MT
Join Date: May 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 3,819
I'm surprised. I thought I would have gotten at least some kind of reaction to this one. No one even hates it? Did I post this in the right forum?? lol

Name:  2020 Concept 4a1.jpg
Views: 1620
Size:  64.9 KB
Name:  2020 Concept 4a2.jpg
Views: 1538
Size:  180.7 KB
Name:  2020 Concept 4a3.jpg
Views: 1430
Size:  103.2 KB
Name:  2020 Concept 4a4.jpg
Views: 11210
Size:  126.5 KB
__________________

Blue Angel is here!!
1SS/RS LS3 M6 IBM
Doc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2014, 11:16 AM   #166
Doc
Dances With Mustangs
 
Doc's Avatar
 
Drives: 2010 1SS/RS MT
Join Date: May 2009
Location: USA
Posts: 3,819
Made a couple of changes. Put a more defined line along the side of the body where the cut-in is; added front brake cooling ducts and/or fog light cutouts; made the Chevy logo smaller and moved it to the top of the front.

Name:  2020 Concept 4b1.jpg
Views: 2564
Size:  125.3 KB
__________________

Blue Angel is here!!
1SS/RS LS3 M6 IBM
Doc is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2014, 07:05 PM   #167
ssrs396
 
ssrs396's Avatar
 
Drives: 68 vert 396 13 ls
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: cruising
Posts: 373
I like it!
Attached Images
 
ssrs396 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-04-2014, 08:47 PM   #168
ssrs396
 
ssrs396's Avatar
 
Drives: 68 vert 396 13 ls
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: cruising
Posts: 373
I love the c-pillar. It looks like an updated early gen. I think you nailed the side profile.
Attached Images
 
ssrs396 is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Post Reply

Tags
2016 camaro, 2016 camaro forum, 2016 camaro forums, 2016 chevrolet camaro, 2016 chevy camaro, 2017 camaro, 2017 chevy camaro, 6 gen camaro, 6th gen camaro, 6th gen camaro forum, 6th gen camaro forums, 6th gen camaro info, 6th gen camaro news, 6th gen camaro rumors, 6th gen chevrolet camaro, 6th gen chevy camaro, 6th gen chevy camaro forum, 6th generation camaro, 6th generation camaro info, 6th generation camaro news, 6th generation camaro rumors, 6th generation chevy camaro, camaro 6th gen, camaro 6th generation

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:12 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.