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Originally Posted by Gen6_1Le
The manual transmission was a part of the Camaro heritage and it’s going away because of better technology in the automatic, the same thing will happen to the large V8s , they will go away . Since most people don’t know how to shift their own gears it’s no big deal , but let’s see what happens when the V8s go away to smaller faster engines that are coming, and some even may be hybrids . I myself look forward to the future of Camaro , and with the new technology the heritage will live on another 50 years.
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You specifically talked about a 455hp V6. Why would anyone want that over a V8 making the same power and probably more torque, and also enjoying the benefits of being naturally aspirated, less complicated and probably generating about the same emissions and fuel economy in real-world driving?
There's also the packaging issue - as has been argued with the Mustang faithful for years, smaller-displacement engines - including V8s - do not necessarily make for smaller physical dimensions - not as much of a problem in a truck or large SUV, but in a sports/pony/muscle car, that does create design and performance tradeoffs. The same is true for a 6 cylinder (almost certainly DOHC & twin turbocharged) you need to compact that enough to fit it under a hood low enough to maximize aerodynamics.
To retire the V8, you need to create an alternative which is a significant improvement in all those regards, otherwise there's no point in doing so because you'll be spending huge amounts of money for R&D on a different engine merely as good as existing technology, while infuriating your core customer base. At present no such alternative has been developed at a price point where it's reasonable in the pony car segment.