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Originally Posted by 2010_5thgen
well, baiscally chevy doesnt want the camaro to top the vette in power.
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Says who
? 'Cause in an interview with Ed Peper (General
Manager of Chevy
-j/k-)...he said the exact opposite.
Something to the effect of: "There is no concern with stepping on the Vette. They are two distinctly different cars. etc, etc."
EDIT: Here is it,
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/11/d...with-ed-peper/
Quote:
Autoblog: Is there concern about stepping on the Corvette, power-wise?
Ed Peper: No. Because again, the capabilities of a Corvette are world class. I mean, we are talking about a vehicle that competes in the American Le Mans Series with Aston Martins and all –no, there is no concern because what the Camaro is going to be is what it has always been, which is a really great looking vehicle that will have a muscle car or muscle car set of derivatives with it, but that will also have a fuel efficient version. It's a vehicle that you really, really can drive every single day -- a four seater and so forth, while Corvette is in a class all by itself. It's one of our ultimate brands at the company that just continues to do well. We try to keep the production, you know, in line and not build too many so it keeps a very strong demand. The Z06s are some of the fastest turning vehicles that we have.
The dealers just can't get enough of them and, you know, we intentionally in some ways want to keep it that way because we want to make them very, very tight and hard to get and that is what builds a really strong brand.
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