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10-11-2007 02:17 PM |
Uncle Bob Driving the Camaro Prototype!!!
TheGMSource - The man crush of TheGMSource has checked in with his thoughts from the land down under, aka Oz.
The cigar smokin', stock selling, helicopter flyin' Bob Lutz has nothing but good things to say about the boys (and girls) of Australia.
Maximum Bob says that GM "sampled G8s in various states of tune, and they were fabulous" He goes on to state that they were also able to sample the Chinese Buick Park Avenue, but gave us a nice hint at some "other things in the rear drive hopper."
We'll let Bob take over from there:
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One I can sort of talk about is the Camaro. We had the first fully representative prototype with close to final surfaces standing at track side. It looked as awesome as the concept, and the blotchy black/white camo scheme could not destroy the great stance and proportion. The body fits were already better than what came off the line a few years ago. The interior had some hand-made plastic parts and showed some gaps, but was remarkable for the first car.
I got to drive it first, not only because “rank has its privileges,” but because I didn't want anyone stuffing it into a barrier before I got to drive.
Twisting the key produced a muted rumble from the big V8. We pulled away smoothly in the first cog of the new, slick, six-speed manual. Depressing the accelerator shifted the world into fast forward, with three or four more quick upshifts. The car had just been completed and had had no tuning or finessing. But I loved the response, the sound, the steering and the brakes. There's more work to be done, for sure, and the group knows it. They still have time for further development. The goal of the team led by Gene Stefanyshyn is to produce the finest car in its class, ever. Do I think they will get there? I wouldn't bet against that team!
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I love how he teases us by saying "the big v8" |
