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htron50 · 04-04-2012, 03:27 PM

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.

04-04-2012, 03:27 PM	#9
htron50 Drives: 2017 ZL1 Status "Thank You!" Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SC Posts: 2,498	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.