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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
Its not that. Trying to fight history is impossible. There is a time to just not bother. Its not a matter of agreeing with me, because for the most part I understand what they are saying.
Its that some people cannot be pleased. What some people want is just a 69 Camaro, reproduced, with a big block, a M22 4spd manual, 12 bolt rear, dog dish hub caps, and 1320 ft of open road.
Cars are more than just an engine. If this engine is not fancy enough for you because its not exclusive to Camaro and does not offer any sort of gee-wiz wow feature, then there is no pleasing you.
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Eh, it's really not quite like that. Feel free to laugh openly, but I'm not one of the guys who feels that civilization was doomed the day they cut the compression ratio of the LS-6. Thing is, I deal with misbranding, bad positioning, and the like all the time in the MR industry. Right now it appears to me that the Z28 nameplate has much better recall: ask a joe off the street what a ZL1 is and they probably won't know, but they will know a Z28. GM has a lot of good vibes from the past in their naming, they just have to leverage it correctly.
From a positioning standpoint, it seems like the new ZL1 is in a bit of a tough spot- it's got a lot of competition from three fronts. First, internal stuff like the ZR-1 and the V. Yeah, pricing is different but to a lot of people that can afford it it's not that big a jump. Second, external stuff from other brands. Challenger, Shelby, etc. Third, places like SLP who are already offering those types of power levels, and people homebuilding stuff. So if they want this to be a hit, I think they need something that sets it apart from the rest of the pack, and (in my opinion) the place to do that is under the hood, where you can play on the old school vibe of the RPO. It doesn't matter if you are selling cars or cheeseburgers. Something's got to be there to make people want to buy your product over someone else's.
If you are done that's cool and I'll STFU about it. I am being honest when I am saying I am just trying to understand what they are trying to accomplish, because it looks like they took their kickass engine, dropped it in the Camaro, slapped a vintage emblem on it, and let 'er rip without thinking about much else. Naming aside I am very impressed with it.