2011 Camaro pricing & information announced! HUD, Synergy Green, V6 rated at 312hp!

[Mr. Wyndham]

Originally Posted by calflan

Have you ever lookd through a HUD ?
CAN BE distracting if you get caught up in it.

Uh...yeah.
And no, it's not distracting in the least once you get used to it...just like shifting a manual, or reading gauges in a car.

It has nothing to do with how much you can afford to spend on a car....

[the rich dude]

So when is the official press release with all the info? Still hoping for NAV but the HUD is cool

[HIGHOCTANE]

Originally Posted by calflan;1692318.

As far as HUD, at the price of this car, I think it's a [B

big mistake[/B].

The Corvette (with Hud) has a very specific market. Most car enthusiasts that can spend that much moeny for a car are likely more adept to handle such a distracting mod and drive fine.

I'll tell you what is a big mistake..thinking money=sense and/or skill.

[Mr. Wyndham]

Originally Posted by the rich dude

So when is the official press release with all the info? Still hoping for NAV but the HUD is cool

See the original post.

No Nav besides OnStar...(which is now visually shown on HUD in cars equipped with it)

[Edge.128]

Originally Posted by the rich dude

So when is the official press release with all the info? Still hoping for NAV but the HUD is cool

official press release was posted a few times already, check the first page for it also.

[Sax1031]

Originally Posted by the rich dude

So when is the official press release with all the info? Still hoping for NAV but the HUD is cool

http://media.gm.com/content/media/us...pr/0408_Camaro

[Rogue Leader]

Originally Posted by Dragoneye

Uh...yeah.
And no, it's not distracting in the least once you get used to it...just like shifting a manual, or reading gauges in a car.

It has nothing to do with how much you can afford to spend on a car....

I have to agree with Dragoneye here... I mean really you have to give people a LITTLE more credit.

That said I used to turn off the HUD whenever I raced my C5 Vette on the track out Autocross, too distracting - got in the way.

[Tech]

the HUD was also featured in the GTP but whos keeping track?

[rjcamaro]

“The 304 horsepower in the 2010 Camaro was actually a conservative rating on our end,” said Tom Sutter, GM V-6 chief engineer. “But we knew already that this award-winning engine produced at least the amount of power we stated, but now we’ve gone the extra step in certifying the engine for this application and have verified an additional 8 horsepower.”

Like many of you have said I read into this to believe that the 2010 Camaro V6 may also be in the 312hp range. Also note that not all engines coming off the line produce exactly the same hp rating, you will always have varations.

GM may have only done some computer tweaking to get the extra 8 hp.

What we will need to see is some dynos numbers of the 2010 vs 2011 v6's.

On the HUD GM had to do this. Since the Camaro can play many roles outside of just being a daily comute car people will be using it at the track as well. Monitoring temps can be critical as well as keeping your eyes on the road so looking down to see your temp gauge is not a great idea. However they could have just made it an option.

[fireresq157]

Originally Posted by rayhawk

From the episode, Homer says "I want the world to think it's gonna end when I gun the motor". I love it.

Wait I have the official spy photo of the Homer Camaro in synergy green. Notice they fixed the gas cap on the wrong side issue.

[BaylorCamaro]

Originally Posted by djm96z28

I believe that too. I don't think they tweaked anything on the engine to get an extra 8 hp. But even if they did, 8 hp isn't enough to make any difference..

Bragging Rights, Duh! .........................

[calflan]

Originally Posted by Dragoneye

Uh...yeah.
And no, it's not distracting in the least once you get used to it...just like shifting a manual, or reading gauges in a car.

It has nothing to do with how much you can afford to spend on a car....

'Once you get used to it - my point exactly. How often have you been cut off by some bonehead that just did'nt look, care, got caught up in the radio, etc., etc.

IN MY OPINION, cost has alot to do with it. USUALLY the driver of a car that costs more than average, tends to be a bit more 'car conscious' in that they watch out for traffic, getting hit, getting cut off, etc. because 1-they are a car enthusiast and simply love to drive or 2-simply for the $$ they forked out.
If you drive a bike, you know what I mean. Bikers are much more in tune to traffic and their own position, status, etc. than alot of others on the road.

HUD is meant to alleviate the distraction of looking away from your windshield and surroundings, but it can also have the opposite affect.

[djm96z28]

whatever....

[scritchy]

Originally Posted by calflan

Pilot's of aircraft that use HUD say there is a 'getting used to' period where they have to train themselves to look through the HUD and use the info, but at the same time, see surrounding environment. The typical driver on the road today can barely coordinate carrying a conversation using a hands free on a cellphone safely behind the wheel, now they'll have HUD to work with ???

It takes about 15 secs to get use to the HUD in an F-16. All you have to do is adjust the seat height properly and it is pretty intuitive. A monocle system takes some time (different for everybody) to get use to, but that is because outside imagery (of things you see THROUGH the aircraft body) is projected into that eye. It still is easy to get use to and doesn't distract from the outside. Binocular systems are just like a HUD, completely intuitive from the get go.