04-04-2012, 12:20 PM | #1 |
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2015 ZL1?
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04-04-2012, 12:25 PM | #2 |
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Ford Sucks!!!!!!
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04-04-2012, 12:27 PM | #3 |
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Seems like the direct injection/turbo/smaller displacement V8 is the future. The first redesign of the current camaro body will be interesting.
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04-04-2012, 12:28 PM | #4 |
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04-04-2012, 12:48 PM | #5 |
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If its true, I know what I will be saving up for.
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04-04-2012, 12:58 PM | #6 | |
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It's the best way to go, free power. GM already has the technology down, they should jump all over a V8 version.
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04-04-2012, 01:20 PM | #7 |
I think this makes my 12, ZL1 sound even better
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04-04-2012, 01:43 PM | #8 |
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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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04-04-2012, 02:27 PM | #9 |
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NO Buyers Remorse Here! Not a Chance!
Well, it looks like the cars WILL be getting smaller. More CRAMPED. Maintain performance. As the article says, "possibly running 0-60 faster than the current ZL1"... So there IS a risk it won't.
What is also said is the following at the end of the article is that the current 580 HP and 650 HP versions of the Camaro and Mustang are likely to be "pinnacles" in "brute" horsepower. For me, that means that I have bought "near the top" of the horsepower wars, very similar to 1969 and 1970 when in 1971 and on we witnessed the horsepower reduced and efficiency increased. I am confident the 2012-13-14 ZL1's will be legendary. JMVHO. I won't be one to have buyers remorse. NOPE. Not me! If there is one thing to draw from all of this it is that both the 2015 Mustang and Camaro will back down from the brute force school of vehicle design. Smaller, lighter and less powerful, they promise to handle better, ride better, be more fuel efficient, at least as quick and devastatingly fast. They also will have sophistication and style the current Camaro and Mustang can’t match. Naturally aspirated V6 and V8, and turbocharged four- and six-cylinder models will support them. What is more intriguing is what effect their levels of “affordable” sophistication and technology could have on sports cars costing much, much more… But that’s speculation for another day." EDIT: If the new cars are anything like the current Nissan GTR, I wouldn't be a buyer. |
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I feel that some standard or regulation will come along that will somehow lower the amount of hp in the engines.
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04-04-2012, 02:51 PM | #11 |
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End of Era
Ladies and Gentleman, you are looking at the end of an era. The ZL1, the ZR1 Vette, the Z06 Vette, the Boss Mustangs with 500+ HP are all doomed, just like their brethren back in the early 1970's due to the first pollution standards. With CAFE restrictions getting tougher, the V8 is doomed!
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04-04-2012, 03:11 PM | #12 |
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This makes me happy that I have what I have - a brutish muscle car. It sounds like things will be heading towards sports car territory in the near future. It was bound to happen. My future grandkids will probably say "6.2L?!?! What were you driving, a semi-truck?"
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04-04-2012, 03:15 PM | #13 |
Shark attack!
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I honestly couldn't care less about the mustang but some of the features that bug me the least with 5th gen are what they complained about? I don't think that the styling of the 5th gen is default it is something amazing and very well designed for a post modern-retro look. This article says that it will have a different redesign but I don't see that, sure maybe lighter and smaller engines but if style is going to change completely I don't think I would be interested in it...
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