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Originally Posted by fbodfather
First - the GTO was always -- ALWAYS a limited entry into the market - there was not the production capacity available to make it any other way.
We can argue about the nameplate (for the record, I would not have called it GTO...) -- but if you knew the engineering costs just to move the gas tank to meet U. S. standards, you'd be stunned.
Chrysler has not held back on challenger production - in fact they've spent substantially more money in rebates than either Mustang or Camaro to move the metal. They ARE delivering more cars in fleet and of course they've got a hot new entry the Hellcat. That brings people into showrooms and translates into sales.
As to 'retro' - go talk to a bunch of 30 year olds in volume and you'll find that they don't see the 5th gen as a retro design -- rather, they see it as a cool new style. The magic is that those of us north of 50+ see retro-cues.
There's an old adage in this industry:
'you can sell an old man a young man's car - but you can't sell a young man an old man's car'
(and yes, there are always exceptions to the rule........)
It's a GREAT time to be a Camaro enthusiast.
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Some of the younger folks on here think a new Camaro looking like a 4th gen would be retro. And I have seen several post they don't know anything about Camaro heritage and don't care to learn their history. To me that's a shame.