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Old 01-21-2018, 09:58 AM   #23
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Knowing the plan is the key and those that know it aren't sharing it. So bootlegged documents that pop up now and again are always suspect. You need to know the source of the document and the age of the document (can change) and the purpose of the document, which could very well be to throw the public off (doubt that though but it would be funny)

The last go around for the mid engine (pre bankruptcy) it was intended to replace, not supplement the front engine car.

Pricing will be the deal. GM will not sell 40,000 $150,000 plus mid engine Corvettes. The new Acura NSX (base price $156,000) has sold less than a 1,000 units in it's two model years. For $150,000 I think you can get a 911 GT3. And that's the battle GM has had for years. Porsche-files do not consider Chevrolet Corvettes, let alone Camaros, to be in their league regardless of the performance.

We also have no clue what else GM may or may not be doing engine wise. A document that shows reductions in 6.2L engines can simply mean there is something to replace it that it not reflected in the document.

We simply can't know.

But it's also half of the internet for auto sites like Camaro5/6 and that's speculation.

So we have two inter related questions. Where is the Corvette going price wise and is GM really trying to let the Camaro fill in the bottom of the pricing?

If GM intends to keep the Corvette affordable then there is a ceiling on the Camaro. If GM takes the base Corvette up North of $75,000 and has extreme performance even in a base model, then that opens some more space for the Camaro. If they don't then it will probably look a lot more like today with some serious overlap. But the top performance car will always be the Corvette. As much as everyone loves it that they now share the top engine (for a little while anyway), GM will not be able to permit a $100,000 plus super car that can get out run by a 2+2 coupe for $70,000 from the same brand.

We can only guess for now.

An even bigger question is simply with the teaser for the GT500, will GM counter? Do they even need to with the ZL1 coming? And it has been pretty well known Ford had this coming so GM has actually had time to decide that. And if so, that will be an $80,000 Camaro or more. Almost the price of a 911.

All fun and games discussing things we can't know.
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