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Originally Posted by htron50
Hey..... the Mule might be a decoy.. setting up a SNEAK ATTACK on the competition that we all get surprised by. It would be a dynamic move to intro Alpha with a Z28! And catch the competition flat footed thinking 2015 like FEN.
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Well, it may seem flat-footed to you...but you can't snap your fingers and have a car all ready to drive. It takes years to develop, engineer, chassis-tune, road-test, and validate a brand new car. That they were able to pull a 5thgen Camaro out of the Renaissance Center in just a hair over 2 years is nothing short of amazing.
So...while I'd like to believe what you do, it's just not going to happen. Stracke's quote was misinterpreted....
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Originally Posted by motorhead
I think it would be a great Idea also and I too read that the Z/28 was coming out on the alpha platform in 2012 ,but that got shot down pretty quickly on here. Add 150hp and drop 500 to 600 lbs would be a recipe to beat the GT500 for sure.
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If it dropped that much wieght, you wouldn't get that much hp added. It's unlikely the chassis would be able to handle the stress without the use of carbon fiber and other exotic materials which would drive up costs past what a Camaro is.
Though I'm hopeful, if Alpha lowers the weight by 400 lbs, I think we're lucky. Our best indication will be to look at the ATS and ATS-V when that line is released by Cadillac. It should give a good indication as to what a 6thgen Camaro on that platform would do.
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Originally Posted by CrimsonHowitzer
All this talk has just got me too excited and now I might just give in and get the ZL585, it's supercharged and still has the 5yr warranty. I don't know if I can wait another year+... If the Z28 was going to have 600hp or something else amazing I might try and wait but it's getting too difficult 
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As nice as it is (and it IS nice)....the SLP is not a Z28.
