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What if 'forgetting everything you know' means accepting that a Camaro can have more power than a base Corvette or that you will get high tech things like a DOHC DI V6?
If they launch all new engines in this car, then there's no way it'll hit the price points that are competitive with the Mustang. Part of the reason the Corvette is so expensive is because it's a low volume car that uses more or less exclusive engines. After these engines have been out for a while, the price goes down.
I have yet to see someone explain how GM could take a car like the Camaro that's already up against a crap economy and a very difficult fuel market, launch a totally new generation of engines in said car, bring it to market under 30k for most models AND still sell enough of them to justify building the thing in the first place. We're lucky to be seeing this car AT ALL given the current condition of the market.
This isn't a matter of listening to "insiders" or contradicting Scott. It's just common sense.
Go ahead and quote this post for future reference. We'll all see in September. I don't think there's a snowball's chance in hell that you'll see a Gen V engine in the Camaro before the 2012 model year (IF it even happens then)
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