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Originally Posted by Michigan1LTRS
For sure not, but I just guess I don't understand using Z28 and Z/28 to mean two different cars.  |
They really don't. When the slash went away it was a stylistic choice, not a statement that the car had deviated from it's roots. The 3rd and 4th gen Z28s were the "base" V8 cars. They made a million of them. With the 5th gen they used the slash to signify the car returning to its roots. It is a happy coincidence that the slash went away around the time the Z28 became the mass produced V8 in the lineup.
As others have stated, they haven't had a generation yet that didn't include the Z28 in some form. I don't think the 6th gen will be the first. The name just has too much value. What wouldn't surprise me (and what I hope) is if the 6th gen Z/28 comes in at a much more achievable price point. The 5th gen was a great car, but they made to many of them at to high of a price point. They either need to offer limited production or bring the price closer to the GT350R (which would put it in competition with the ZL1).