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Originally Posted by RobC
I feel as if posts like the one above ignore everything that has been said in this thread...... and are quite annoying.
To recap, just for you:
The Pony car is dead. Cars that are approaching 4,000lbs or more are NOT pony cars.
AWD will ABSOLUTELY NOT increase cost to the Camaro, and the 130pd (ish) that AWD would add would be OPTIONAL and well worth it for people that deal with 4 season driving and/or high RWHP builds that want traction with a street tire.
Whether people want to admit it or not, the Audi S4 is a Camaro competitor that offers AWD, DCT, and 11 second timeslips.
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Audis, Infiniti G37s and the like are NOT Camaro competitors. They are premium luxury cars and have a different mission and buyer base.
Weight alone does not determine a pony car. I guess you either don't know or don't remember that the 2nd cars could push near 4000lbs.
The costs to the entire program go up when AWD is added as does the weight. Substructures in the front end would be heavier to accommodate the AWD hardware, even on the 2wd models. The costs of engineering the AWD is spread across the board. It isn't just paid for by those checking the AWD box.
Oh, even on the great G37x you keep talking about. The weight difference on the coupe between 2wd and AWD is 201 lbs.