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Originally Posted by Frosty
 The Z06 has never been their "flagship" car. I'm not sure what everyone is bitching about, the Camaro is selling just fine. The days of stripped out, 3200lb cars are long gone. This isn't the 60's. There are a very select few people who want no-optioned cars....GM is in the business to make $, not to make every internet guru who won't buy one to begin with happy. |
I don't see many new Camaro's, except on dealer lots. Granted its January. And I'm not saying to build stripped out hulks, just make the Z28 lighter by 400lbs, give a performance based handling package and use the Z06 engine.
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Originally Posted by S.J.SLEEPER
as far as I've always known,
the camaro/trans am/firebird. have always been short changed to keep it away from competing with the Vette.
the Vette is supposed to be Gm's ultimate car & if they produce a camaro that meets or exceeds the vette cause they were tryin to outdo the new mustang. then that would be a problem.
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I agree. So as a compromise use the Z06 but "detune" it with a camshaft swap or something.
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Originally Posted by JL8Jeff
1SS with 6 speed comes in under $32K and has over 400hp, that seems affordable to me.
And I wonder how many of these Boss302R cars will be bought by investors and tucked away in storage to never be driven or raced, probably 50% or more. Any car that is not street legal is not even worth talking about unless you are a real racer. The technology is there to do whatever you want to a car, so having the manufacturer do it, jack the price up and make it not legal for street use is pretty worthless no matter who the manufacturer is. Build it (or have it built) yourself and drive it!
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1LT is a loaded V6 car?
1SS is the entry level V8 car?
2SS is the loaded V8 car?
So why not do something different and offer the Z28 based off the 1SS with superior handling package, exhaust maybe some super duper seats and somehow trim the curb weight by 400lbs? Is that asking too much? We all know the Z28's hertiage was born of SCCA TransAm racing. Why not offer something that honors that heritage? The marketing campaign would practically write itself.
Ford can build the factory race cars because they've got enough of a following and brand established it has afforded them the ability. It's nothing more than a showcase type vehicle. Kudos to them for doing it though.