[s346k]

Originally Posted by Hops

It will be interesting to see the Camaro in the supercars series in 2022. I'd think if GM had completely axed any idea of a future coupe, they wouldn't be doing this.
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2020/10...ercars-series/

australian. the only reason that's happening is because of holden. guaranteed. by 2022, they won't even be building cars anymore.

[396ssrat]

Originally Posted by ember1205

Yeah... There were about six to choose from.



The 2LS is not a "base" Camaro as it represents a base model plus options. Even a 1LS with a single option could technically no longer be considered "base" since the whole idea of that model is ZERO options added.

https://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.a...specifications

[Hops]

Originally Posted by s346k

australian. the only reason that's happening is because of holden. guaranteed. by 2022, they won't even be building cars anymore.

You are right about Holden, but the article thinks GM wants to sell the Camaro there:
The recent decision to push forward with the General Motors Special Vehicles brand paved the way for the Camaro ZL1 to replace the Commodore in the series, however, and is a clear sign that GM plans to sell the supercharged Camaro model variant in the country under the newly established GMSV banner.

[BlkReaper]

went over this like 2 years ago. Production of the camaro will stop for about 2 years because the platform they are developing isnt set to be released until then. So instead of continuing 2 years on the alpha platform with no changes, it will go away for a while....but not forever

[ember1205]

Originally Posted by Hops

You are right about Holden, but the article thinks GM wants to sell the Camaro there:
The recent decision to push forward with the General Motors Special Vehicles brand paved the way for the Camaro ZL1 to replace the Commodore in the series, however, and is a clear sign that GM plans to sell the supercharged Camaro model variant in the country under the newly established GMSV banner.

What are rules for the Supercar races? The Commodore stopped production in 2017 but will still be allowed to race through at least 2021? This may be nothing more than a way for GM to continue to compete even once the car is no longer produced, for an extended period until they come with something else.

The Camaro, including the ZL1, have been sold in Australia after being re-fitted to RHD by Holden. So, what does this announcement really change?

[Hops]

Originally Posted by ember1205

What are rules for the Supercar races? The Commodore stopped production in 2017 but will still be allowed to race through at least 2021? This may be nothing more than a way for GM to continue to compete even once the car is no longer produced, for an extended period until they come with something else.

The Camaro, including the ZL1, have been sold in Australia after being re-fitted to RHD by Holden. So, what does this announcement really change?

this article supports what you write.



https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator...r-championship

Rights to the Camaro Supercar will be owned by the Championship itself, and manufacture will be handled by Triple Eight Race Engineering. If anything, it seems the Commodore might not be the last GM icon to live on as a race car; a ghost of a beloved, but bygone road car.

[Deputy Dog]

Originally Posted by mikeman

The Camaro doesn't really compete with the Challenger though. It's actual competitor is the Mustang. Of course, since there is no GM equivalent of the Challenger anymore, the Camaro needs to compete with it as well. It needs to compete with the Mustang on performance and compete with the Challenger in styling/design. The current 6th gen does the former pretty well, but not so good with the latter.



Corvettes always had the advantage, and now with mid-engine, even more so. It's called a sports car for a reason. The Camaro is not really a sports car even though the 6th gen is the closest to that definition yet.



When I bought my Camaro, there were rows of 1LS and 2LS's at the dealer. Usually, the automatics favored the manuals by 4 to 1. Still, there were plenty to choose from if you wanted a base model Camaro.



I don't know if a potential Camaro buyer would be cross shopping with a Porsche. At least, not with the high performance models like the 911.

Many of us who buy Camaros usually cross shop between the Challenger and Mustang. And those buyers did the same.