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*DGthe3* · 04-05-2012, 11:44 AM

Funny little piece of fan fiction

motorhead · 04-05-2012, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by hognutz

well actually no. he is making a 950hp and an 1100 hp version. those cars are actually from his compnay and cost like 200k though. be interesnting to see how the collectabiliy of the SVT cars vs real shelby produced cars goes down.

I wasn't talking about the ones coming out of Carol's shop ,but the ones that Ford builds and puts his name on.

motorhead · 04-05-2012, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by tooslow

The contract runs through calendar year 2013, not model year 2013. I expect the last of the SVT engineered GT500's will be 2014 models. It makes sense, since the new Mustang will be a 2015 model year.

I gotcha.

drummer5679 · 04-05-2012, 12:30 PM

Everyone who says "I'm glad I have what I have because it's the best it will ever be" is silly. There's no reason to scoff at changes in regulation that in the short game may nerf how fast our cars go. If we have learned anything from the 70s it's that adversity breeds ingenuity. Speed junkies will always find new ways to make their toys go fast. Okay, so every car now has to have to have 40 mpg efficiency. Perhaps 10, 20, or 30 years from now there will be hydroelectric supercars pumping 800 hp and 50 mpg with 1000 mile range because of the current "bad" changes in regulation, we'll just have to wait and see provided a meteor sent by the myans doesn't get us first.

htron50 · 04-05-2012, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by drummer5679

Everyone who says "I'm glad I have what I have because it's the best it will ever be" is silly.

It would be silly and myopic to boot. But I think what is being said is, the industry is reaching a recognizable pivot point in historical standards. Next comes the downsizing ---- "again".

Sure, there will always be improvements, but the ZL1 is and will remain a benchmark achievement.

lbls1 · 04-05-2012, 07:42 PM

I'm keeping a close eye out for my eventual "let in" for the zl1. Deep down I know that it will be the last of its kind. We'll still have v8's, but fire breathing, mega horsepower american muscle (and this white hot power war) will surely smolder at or after '16.

BURNT ORANGE SS · 04-05-2012, 11:38 PM

The next Camaro will be more technologically advanced that is for sure. But the pinacle of styling in my eyes has all ready been reached with the 5th gen Camaro. Once you downsize, decrease the broad shoulders, It will start to look like all the others small cars out there. These high horsepower cars will become very collectable because we are coming to an end of an era.

JMAN311 · 04-06-2012, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by lbls1

For some reason I didn't get a lot of info from this article. It seemed more to speculate than to offer facts. Its a given that the v8 engine will become smaller as we approach 2016.

Its my gut feeling though.......that the fight between the mustang and camaro will become brutal and fast all the way up to '16. After '16, the climate of the war between the two cars could be anyone's guess.

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Originally Posted by Apex Chase

I think that article is filled with a lot of hope and dreams and very little creditable information.

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Originally Posted by The_Blur

The stuff in the article was a long list of guesses based on what we do know. It's a company policy projection report—a good one, but not at all scientific. It's just a nicely written guess about the future.

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Originally Posted by DGthe3

Funny little piece of fan fiction

That was the most words I've ever seen without any real new information being given.

REVENGE · 04-06-2012, 07:28 AM

Some people will surely dissapointed when the current ZL1 eventually gets outclassed. Keep fooling yourselves. You will end up pissed off like the people who thought the 500hp Shelby would be the last of the muscle cars.

blackknight · 04-06-2012, 01:41 PM

Well i will be ready for a new car in 2014-2015 so ill sit patiently.

*Mr. Wyndham* · 04-07-2012, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by REVENGE

Some people will surely dissapointed when the current ZL1 eventually gets outclassed. Keep fooling yourselves. You will end up pissed off like the people who thought the 500hp Shelby would be the last of the muscle cars.

...What?

*mlee* · 04-07-2012, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by REVENGE

Some people will surely dissapointed when the current ZL1 eventually gets outclassed. Keep fooling yourselves. You will end up pissed off like the people who thought the 500hp Shelby would be the last of the muscle cars.

LMAO... ever heard of trading in your old car for the new improved model... there are a bunch of SS models upgrading to ZL1 right now...

04-05-2012, 11:44 AM	#29
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04-05-2012, 07:42 PM	#34
lbls1 Drives: 2002 Camaro SS SOM; 2015 Malibu LTZ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 4,022	I'm keeping a close eye out for my eventual "let in" for the zl1. Deep down I know that it will be the last of its kind. We'll still have v8's, but fire breathing, mega horsepower american muscle (and this white hot power war) will surely smolder at or after '16. __________________ '02 CAMARO SS SOM; 5.7L LS1/FLS6B '08 TBSS AWD Black Granite Metallic '15 Malibu LTZ 2LZ Turbo *'14 CAMARO ZL1 Blue Ray Metallic*

04-06-2012, 01:41 PM	#38
blackknight Camaro Lover Drives: 2014 GMC Sierra 5.3L Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago 'Burbs Posts: 709	Well i will be ready for a new car in 2014-2015 so ill sit patiently. __________________ No Camaro right now. But I'll be back in one in a few years.

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04-05-2012, 12:30 PM	#32
drummer5679 Drives: 2005 Infiniti G35 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Carrollton, TX Posts: 390	Everyone who says "I'm glad I have what I have because it's the best it will ever be" is silly. There's no reason to scoff at changes in regulation that in the short game may nerf how fast our cars go. If we have learned anything from the 70s it's that adversity breeds ingenuity. Speed junkies will always find new ways to make their toys go fast. Okay, so every car now has to have to have 40 mpg efficiency. Perhaps 10, 20, or 30 years from now there will be hydroelectric supercars pumping 800 hp and 50 mpg with 1000 mile range because of the current "bad" changes in regulation, we'll just have to wait and see provided a meteor sent by the myans doesn't get us first.

04-05-2012, 11:38 PM	#35
BURNT ORANGE SS Drives: 2011 IOM Camaro 2SS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 169	The next Camaro will be more technologically advanced that is for sure. But the pinacle of styling in my eyes has all ready been reached with the 5th gen Camaro. Once you downsize, decrease the broad shoulders, It will start to look like all the others small cars out there. These high horsepower cars will become very collectable because we are coming to an end of an era.

04-06-2012, 07:28 AM	#37
REVENGE Drives: 1999 Mustang GT Join Date: May 2009 Location: new york Posts: 137	Some people will surely dissapointed when the current ZL1 eventually gets outclassed. Keep fooling yourselves. You will end up pissed off like the people who thought the 500hp Shelby would be the last of the muscle cars.