Al Oppenheiser moving from Camaro division to electric vehicle group - Page 8

JoeP@TeamBeckyD · 12-08-2018, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by waterman

Thanks for sharing this mlee.

Thanks to you Al, for all that you have contributed to OUR Gen5/6 Camaros. All the best in your future endeavors. You will be missed.

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Becky

SpeedLimit · 12-08-2018, 10:17 PM

This isn't bad news...

https://www.tesla.com/roadster

Michael2000 · 12-08-2018, 10:43 PM

Some people here are blaming Al for the 6th gen not being as successful as they wished. Al led the engineering group, not the marketing group, and not the styling group. For the area that he was responsible, he led the engineering team that created a car that literally was a world class sports car. Based on the Alpha platform, it rides well, handles better than almost any car the world, out accelerates almost every car in the world, has a higher top speed than any car in the world, has probably the best sounding engine you could buy, and is affordable. They said they wanted to build a car that was good on the road, the track, and the strip. They delivered. What more could you ask for?

waterman · 12-08-2018, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by hotlap

+1

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Originally Posted by BeckyD@JamesMartinChevy

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Becky

Do you think that it's too late for me to let Al know that I gladly take him fishing or whale watching if he is ever out this way...as long as he signs my ZLE?

Doin It For Dale · 12-09-2018, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by mlee

From Al..

The best performance team in the business has more to show you, as you will see in the near future.

fastball · 12-09-2018, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by SpeedLimit

This isn't bad news...

https://www.tesla.com/roadster

And I have zero interest in it because it doesn’t make noise and there’s no gears to shift.

From my perspective it might as well be a ‘89 Buick LeSabre

*mlee* · 12-09-2018, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by waterman

Thanks for sharing this mlee.

Thanks to you Al, for all that you have contributed to OUR Gen5/6 Camaros. All the best in your future endeavors. You will be missed.

His team connected with the enthusiast crowd like no other.

Very much appreciated...

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Originally Posted by Doin It For Dale

Yup... this train is still rollin...

hotlap · 12-09-2018, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Doin It For Dale

The best performance team in the business has more to show you, as you will see in the near future.

LT5 please. Kick the Ford boys one more time

waterman · 12-09-2018, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by hotlap

LT5 please. Kick the Ford boys one more time

I like the way that you think.

97cavy22 · 12-09-2018, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jingaling

There were those surveys that went out a couple months ago asking about the interest in 4 cylinder hybrid turbos and v8 hybrids. I would imagine they start out with the hybrids before they go full electric on the camaros. I don't think the v6 will be around much longer though.

I responded to that with: if this car had anything but a N/A v8 and 6spd manual I wouldn’t have purchased it.

*mlee* · 12-09-2018, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by hotlap

LT5 + A10 please. Kick the Ford boys one more time

Let me fix that for you...

fastball · 12-09-2018, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by 97cavy22

I responded to that with: if this car had anything but a N/A v8 and 6spd manual I wouldn’t have purchased it.

Exactly!!!

waterman · 12-10-2018, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Frisbey

Here’s what I know for sure,
Going back to the glory days of the hot rod, the 60’s and early 70’s
I NEVER expected to see a stock 650 bhp monster that handles like the ZL1 or the 1LE ever produced, especially on the Camaro platform!

Nobody goes backwards in business purposely , that’s a receipe for disaster.
I’m expecting exceptional things for the Camaro and Corvettes futures.

Technology will just make things better

Although i’m sad to see Al leave the Camaro team, I wish him luck in his new venture, and give him many thanks for the direction and level he helped bring the Camaro team too.

As the Savagegeese video and the goonzsquad guys say,
This thing is a beast.

Somehow I missed this post.

Well stated my friend.

650 hp/650 lb. ft. TQ... with a track warranty.

These are truly amazing days to be an enthusiast.

whiteboyblues2001 · 12-10-2018, 10:30 AM

When trying to decipher whether there will be a Gen7 Camaro, we should all be looking in the parts bin to see if there is stuff there to support it. The Camaro went away for a while because of platform issues (there just wasn't a platform availalabe to support the business case).

If the rumors are true about the ME vette, there will be an engine for the Gen7 Camaro, namely the 500+HP Reworked LT1 (which is rumored to be the initial engine for the ME vette).

BUT, is there a platform for it? I don't know the Cadillac lineup well enough to know if there is something that could support the next gen Camaro as a worthy successer to the Alpha. If there is, there WILL be a Camaro. Why? Well, as stated above, the Camaro is a parts bin car. If there are parts in the bin, it makes great business sense becasue even if you only sell a limited amount, the sales help offset the development costs of other vehicles.

So, my question to folks who know GM better than me, is there such a platform?

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SpeedLimit Drives: 2019 F150 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Virginia Posts: 203	This isn't bad news... https://www.tesla.com/roadster

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Michael2000 Drives: . Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Southern California Posts: 467	Some people here are blaming Al for the 6th gen not being as successful as they wished. Al led the engineering group, not the marketing group, and not the styling group. For the area that he was responsible, he led the engineering team that created a car that literally was a world class sports car. Based on the Alpha platform, it rides well, handles better than almost any car the world, out accelerates almost every car in the world, has a higher top speed than any car in the world, has probably the best sounding engine you could buy, and is affordable. They said they wanted to build a car that was good on the road, the track, and the strip. They delivered. What more could you ask for?

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whiteboyblues2001 Drives: 1SS, A8, MRC, NPP, Blade Spoiler Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: MD Posts: 1,485	When trying to decipher whether there will be a Gen7 Camaro, we should all be looking in the parts bin to see if there is stuff there to support it. The Camaro went away for a while because of platform issues (there just wasn't a platform availalabe to support the business case). If the rumors are true about the ME vette, there will be an engine for the Gen7 Camaro, namely the 500+HP Reworked LT1 (which is rumored to be the initial engine for the ME vette). BUT, is there a platform for it? I don't know the Cadillac lineup well enough to know if there is something that could support the next gen Camaro as a worthy successer to the Alpha. If there is, there WILL be a Camaro. Why? Well, as stated above, the Camaro is a parts bin car. If there are parts in the bin, it makes great business sense becasue even if you only sell a limited amount, the sales help offset the development costs of other vehicles. So, my question to folks who know GM better than me, is there such a platform?

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