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Originally Posted by fbodfather
actually we're not.
If we were morons, we would not have brought you this wonderful car called the Camaro.
We are nearly a year out on this car - much more development work to complete.
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OK, "MORON" was in poor taste. My apologizes to you and every other GM Exec that is in a steering position for the Camaro, most specifically the ZL1.
The fact remains that many of the customers of this car are those reliving their youthful experience with a Camaro and the high horsepower autos are what best suits many within that demographic. Then there are those like myself where it is my BRIDE that desires the car and she is 40+ and is not about to learn to drive a manual. I have a manual shift Camaro in the garage that has nearly 700 HP at the wheels. If she were about to learn to drive a manual I have the car in the garage.
Any decision by the directing executives NOT to offer the LSA/6L90 pairing JUST as in the CTS-V was a terrible one at best.
There are many, a very measurable amount will not buy a Camaro period because they would like to have the high horsepower option but in an auto. Go back and BEAT whoever over the head to offer the LSA/6L90 pairing for the ZL1. The leg work is already done as the test car was equipped as such.
This is very personal to me as my BRIDE was gonna race the car if I bought her a CTS-V. Since the information on the now called ZL1 was leaked it had the LSA/6L90 pairing and she was dead set on racing a Camaro. And I liked the aftermarket support offered to the Camaro to the V. Vastly superior in the Camaro. So when it was released in manual only it was like well hell, now what. I REFUSE to butcher a V for her to clip 10’s in. PERIOD! She actually wants me to build a Roush Mustang freaked out by the dealer that will be 100% power train warrantied IN WRITING! So such is my dilemma.
Pat