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Where is this coming from? Seriously?
From DAY ONE, GM specifically said the 6th gen was going to be "EVOLUTIONARY, NOT REVOLUTIONARY." It has been stated ad nauseam for months and months that there were not going to be big surprises, here. It was going to be a refreshed 5th Generation Camaro on a smaller chassis with an updated interior and improved technology. GM stressed over and over and over again we were not going to see big changes in external aesthetics and the major changes will be in performance and interior/technology.
How are you surprised by this? This generation has had very little hype at all. Camaro6 has been largely dead and there is a complete absence of large, rolling threads of interest. What's been incredible is the complete LACK OF HYPE surrounding the 6th Generation Camaro.
I am never prepared for the complete disconnect from reality of the general public!
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Originally Posted by ChocoTaco369
Edmunds: 2016 Camaro styling to be evolutionary, not revolutionary
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It is an entirely different powertrain, drivetrain and chassis. Those things don't happen mid-cycle. Mechanically it has virtually nothing in common with the 5th Gen. It is a radically different car in almost every way. That alone is more than worth a generation change if they left the paneling and aesthetics exactly the same as the 5th Generation.
I feel so sorry for the engineers for these car companies. The car will smoke the 5th Gen in pretty much every way possible and has been built on an entirely new chassis with an entirely new powertrain and drivetrain, addressing the "heavy Chevy" complaints of Camaro owners for the past 7 years, and all they get is whining and complaining because the new generation looks similar to the old generation when they told everyone 14 months ago that it is going to look very similar.
Camaro owners asked GM for a 5th Gen, just lighter and more nimble with more technology in both the motor and the interior. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY PRODUCED!
Holy crap. The George Costanza BONEHEAD MASS AUDIENCE shows itself!
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Ah, here we have it; a loyalist rearing his head and suckling at the teet of whatever GM will throw out. It's not even awful that the car didn't have a major change, it's awful that it doesn't even look anything like a sports car/muscle car/pony car from the rear. I do see this car getting more attention from the younger "euro/stance/JDM YO" crowd.
As I've seen everywhere on this thread - the only way to get an "awesome Camaro" is to have it optioned out. Well if I option a current car out to what I'd want, I'd buy a Corvette.
I keep an extremely open mind about cars and was really wondering if I was going to trade in for a new Camaro. Nope. I don't care if this thing comes out with 500hp to the wheels for $35k. It looks like a family car. Lame, boring lines straight from the mid-nineties; on par with the Toyota Supra, SN95 Mustang, and almost every Nissan car of that period.
I'll leave this with one last statement.
Nothing about this car seems bad, but it certainly doesn't deserve the Camaro name -- much like the Dodge Charger or Dart absolutely don't deserve the Charger/Dart name.
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All I can say is: " Good Luck With Sale"
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Agreed. Competition will only create better options for the consumer.
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Brian Williams broke the story first. He was there during the design process   |
You win this thread.
