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IanZ28 · 09-29-2009, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by shnomac77

I think my passion for the 5th Gen and its upcoming models and packages has turned into a very unhealthy obsession.......

Samesies

RyanotheDyno · 09-29-2009, 07:10 PM

This site takes up waayyy too much of my time. Term papers, ha!, who needs to do those? Oh wait i do, crap

lol! But really i don't care what its called, i just want to see something to compete with the shelby so that i won't here anymore of the, "well Ford has a GT500, What does Chevy have?"
Chevy has a superior car thats What!!!

...it just hasn't come out yet...

RyanotheDyno · 09-29-2009, 07:19 PM

And I know enthusiasts and street racers want it to be stripped bare and light, but is that what the general public really wants? I have absolutely no use for bluetooth, i actually believe it should be taken out of cars, and EVERYONE should be able to read a map, but they can't because they have technology to do everything for them, bagh! But my point amongst this rambling is that it NEEDS options to appeal to the public and not just a small fraction of the driving population. GM should keep it like they have it with options and like how Ford has their GT500, a base model and a luxury model. They need more options even cause people HAVE to have EVERY comfort possible, bagh! again.

Just my semi insane two-cents, ha

sgilson · 09-29-2009, 08:22 PM

I guess I only have interest in the 1st and 5th generation Camaros. I always thought the Z28 was top of the line, but I'm getting an education on this site. With everything I've read about the Z28 history I don't know what to think. So this is what I would like to see:

Camaro 427
Camaro Convertible 427
Camaro Supercharged
Camaro Supercharged Convertible.

I just want a Camaro Convertible with 500+HP. I would be more interested in a 427 Camaro just because I like NA engines more than forced breathing.

BunkG · 09-29-2009, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by S8ER01Z

ZL1 would be perfect.

bring back yenko?

but ZL1 sounds nice too

tommygun6644 · 09-29-2009, 11:16 PM

I still wished they would have released the Z/28 or whatever "this" version is going to be the first year. Most of us would have shelled out some extra G's for the top model Camaro.

Didn't GM say before they wanted the "SS" to be the top model Camaro just like other Chevy models?

Grrr...

*Mr. Wyndham* · 09-29-2009, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by tommygun6644

I still wished they would have released the Z/28 or whatever "this" version is going to be the first year. Most of us would have shelled out some extra G's for the top model Camaro.

I don't think it would have happened that way even if it was clear skys for the past few years. Generally, low-volume, "special" models like this get released a year or two after the base. Like the Corvette was released in '05, and the Z06 in '06, etc.

Plus, if you want to look at it positively...this model will benefit from lessons learned from mistakes made on the first-year car, cables touching, etc.

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Originally Posted by tommygun6644

Didn't GM say before they wanted the "SS" to be the top model Camaro just like other Chevy models?

Very few other models have brand-specific designations like "Z28" or "Z06"...and I don't think they ever said SS was going to be the top model.

mtcwby · 09-29-2009, 11:25 PM

Why don't you guys just stop listening to rumors and speculation...
Remember opinions are like @$$hole$, everybody has one.
Just sit back and relax and when the brochure comes out then we'll talk about it.

*Mr. Wyndham* · 09-29-2009, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mtcwby

Why don't you guys just stop listening to rumors and speculation...

Because then we wouldn't have a site, now would we?

*radz28* · 09-29-2009, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragoneye

Because then we wouldn't have a site, now would we?

+2 Way to bring me down guy

badass96ss · 09-29-2009, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by shnomac77

From Super Chevy magazine October '09.
I cant find the article on their website so I dont have a link.

Now I really have no Idea what to expect......

SC:Now that the Camaro is in the showrooms and on the street, whatabout extending the model lieup with a cobertible, and possibly a Z/28 version? What would a Z/28 be like?

AO: The convertible has been announced, but it has been delayed until 2011. As far as a Z/28, or a performance version, we've had this debate internally many, many times. What would you call the performance version? A Z/28? A COPO? A Yenko? Would you bring back a nostalgic name, or not? Create a new one? The SS was always the big dog Camaro, not the Z/28. The first Z/28 was built just to get us into the racing circuit against the Mustang and all the other cars that were in that class. If you were going to take a Z/28 approach, you'd try to stay true to the RPO, build a car that you could drive daily on the street, take to the drag strip and do well, or take to the track and do well, which the original Z/28 did. Take some things out of it, get the mass down, use and existing small-block, maybe an ls7, an ls9. Make it a great performing car for the purist.

maybe z/28 and yenko don't forget ItalianRetardOnCruz I did get a little insight on a very possible yenko version that id love

American Muscle · 09-29-2009, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by shnomac77

I think my passion for the 5th Gen and its upcoming models and packages has turned into a very unhealthy obsession.......

haha I hear that man

*radz28* · 09-29-2009, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by American Muscle

haha I hear that man

+2

Cessna510 · 09-30-2009, 12:10 AM

I'm interested in a light camaro so a Z\28 would be right up my alley! Make a z\28 that cuts all the frills out and gets this thing down to fighting weight
ZL1= ls9 and loaded
SS= duh!
Z\28 lighter and a LS7 would be great!

09-29-2009, 11:25 PM	#78
mtcwby High on "The Camaro Life" Drives: 2010 2SS, IOM, LS3, Vortech, LG cam Join Date: May 2009 Location: Big Sandy, MT & Yuma, AZ Posts: 1,028 View My Garage	Why don't you guys just stop listening to rumors and speculation... Remember opinions are like @$$hole$, everybody has one. Just sit back and relax and when the brochure comes out then we'll talk about it. __________________ "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who are not."-Thomas Jefferson------Going Strong at 39,250 miles

09-30-2009, 12:10 AM	#84
Cessna510 Gm loyalist Drives: 04 z71 tahoe\99 SS m6 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Baxter Springs Ks Posts: 362	I'm interested in a light camaro so a Z\28 would be right up my alley! Make a z\28 that cuts all the frills out and gets this thing down to fighting weight ZL1= ls9 and loaded SS= duh! Z\28 lighter and a LS7 would be great! __________________

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09-29-2009, 07:10 PM	#72
RyanotheDyno Drives: 2001 camaro convertible Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madison, MS Posts: 40 View My Garage	This site takes up waayyy too much of my time. Term papers, ha!, who needs to do those? Oh wait i do, crap lol! But really i don't care what its called, i just want to see something to compete with the shelby so that i won't here anymore of the, "well Ford has a GT500, What does Chevy have?" Chevy has a superior car thats What!!! ...it just hasn't come out yet...

09-29-2009, 07:19 PM	#73
RyanotheDyno Drives: 2001 camaro convertible Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madison, MS Posts: 40 View My Garage	And I know enthusiasts and street racers want it to be stripped bare and light, but is that what the general public really wants? I have absolutely no use for bluetooth, i actually believe it should be taken out of cars, and EVERYONE should be able to read a map, but they can't because they have technology to do everything for them, bagh! But my point amongst this rambling is that it NEEDS options to appeal to the public and not just a small fraction of the driving population. GM should keep it like they have it with options and like how Ford has their GT500, a base model and a luxury model. They need more options even cause people HAVE to have EVERY comfort possible, bagh! again. Just my semi insane two-cents, ha

09-29-2009, 08:22 PM	#74
sgilson Drives: Civic Hybrid, Dakota, ZRX1200R Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: DC Posts: 6	I guess I only have interest in the 1st and 5th generation Camaros. I always thought the Z28 was top of the line, but I'm getting an education on this site. With everything I've read about the Z28 history I don't know what to think. So this is what I would like to see: Camaro 427 Camaro Convertible 427 Camaro Supercharged Camaro Supercharged Convertible. I just want a Camaro Convertible with 500+HP. I would be more interested in a 427 Camaro just because I like NA engines more than forced breathing.

09-29-2009, 11:16 PM	#76
tommygun6644 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS & 2006 Cobalt LT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Schenectady, New York Posts: 292	I still wished they would have released the Z/28 or whatever "this" version is going to be the first year. Most of us would have shelled out some extra G's for the top model Camaro. Didn't GM say before they wanted the "SS" to be the top model Camaro just like other Chevy models? Grrr...