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Originally Posted by chevydude26
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and the sync does look more attractive...onstar is like 30 dollars a month...get a clue corporate get a freakin clue! no option for navigation...you guys are just being cheap and unimaginative....contact apple make an exclusive deal with them to counter the sync thing...
i'm sure Jobs would love to work with gm now that the government has a stake in it........
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Please. God. No.
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Originally Posted by Maurdib
So all chevy would need to do is find lighter parts and do some gear tuning and they are right back in first right?
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Easier said than done. 200lbs is a LOT of weight to lose and not have to re-certify the car
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Originally Posted by danraz98
I believe chevy will strike back but not the way we expect them to with a bigger motor. The government is really forcing them to to focus on fuel economy. I belive then next camaro will have a smaller engine but with more horse power and better suspension,gears and options. Gm has stuck with their same 3.45 gears cus basically they really did not have much competion from Ford speedwise with their GT model. Camaros/ Trans ams have always been way faster than the GT. This is the very first time that the GT has been able to beat the Camaro. So now the playing field has competly changed. Now GM has to change a lot of things to stay on top. So I believe that the major changes for the next camaro will be much better handling and suspension, higher rear gears, a better tranmisson and and smaller engine like a 5.5 or .7 that's rated at about 450 or so that's my prediction. So for those of you who like your big 6. plus engines don't wait for the next one. That's just my opinion what do you guys think?
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The gov is not forcing GM to focus on fuel economy any more than they are to every other automaker that sells cars in America. The government does not have a hand in GM's product line they are a majority shareholder that has specifically stated all they want is for GM to make enough money that they can dump their shares and get out of the car business. They want nothing to do with building cars.
As for your second statement I highlighted thats simply not the case. It wasn't until the 4th Gen Camaro that the Camaro was significantly faster than the Mustang. In fact with the 3rdgens, they were pretty evenly matched even though the Camaro/Trans Am was available with more HP. A stripper LX mustang with the 5.0 was even faster because it was a lot lighter.