The link referring to an LS7 Camaro and "the reason they built this thing..." is a load of crap.
Scott Settlemire has already dismissed that on another forum.
SO, don't worry about that...
I did find the reference to the Commodore interesting. I hadn't thought to use it as a wieght reference. So, I did a little digging at
www.holden.com.au/ and here @ camaro5...here's what I found and concluded.
Specs..................
Holden Commodore SS...........
.Chevrolet Camaro
Wieght.................(with auto) 3935 lbs...................what we're discussing
Length.................192.6 inches............................. 186.2 inches
Width...................74.7 inches.............................. 79 inches
Hieght..................58.1 inches.............................. 53 inches
So...If we create cubic volumes for each of these cars, and then divide it by the Commodores wieght, then multiply it by the Camaro's "volume". We could get an educated guess as to wieght. Oh, and keep in mind the Commodore is a Sedan, and the Camaro is a coupe.
Holden "volume" = 835897.
Holden's lbs. per "volume" unit = .0047075
Camaro "volume" = 779619.
Guestimated Camaro's wieght = 3670 lbs.!!!!
Now keep in mind, it's also a coupe
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NOTE: I chose to use the Commodore SS, because it uses the same 367 hp engine in the G8, and it isn't the Luxury side of the Commodore. There is a SS V car trim for the car, but I beleive that there is a lot of extra "stuff" in there. Besides the wieght difference was only, 44 lbs. or something like that. But the price difference was somewhere in the nieghborhood of 7,000+ USD...!!!