Here's what I understand from the Lutz comments:
The Camaro is
DEFINITELY getting the 3.6L DI 300+ engine.
They were considering the non DI 3.6 for the base(260 HP), but are leaning twards the turbo Ecotec(260 HP) for the base.
They were considering lower V6 engines, but decided against it.
Now everybody take a deep breath...
Fbodfather told us to forget everything we knew about engines, He was right. But just because they're thinking of putting a turbo 4 in the Camaro does not diminish the standing of the the brand. I, for one, do not look down upon non V8 Camaros. Do any of the rest of you? You shouldn't. That V6 or I4 prev gen Camaro is what made your Z-28 and SS possible. GM is in the business of making cars and money. If there wasn't profit potential, GM wouldn't do it. There are consumers out there who neither know nor care about the heritage of the Camaro. They know it from a movie, and thought it was a cool looking car. They might prefer the turbo4 engine, and that's fine by me. That person just helped make my V8 more affordable.
I think the picture is brighter than many realize. Think about this, they chose a
PERFORMANCE turboI4 eigine for the base car. They could have chosen...lets see...the I4 from the Colorado with 185HP. Or how about the 1.6L 103HP monster form the Aveo? They
DIDN'T. They have been doing pretty damn well up to this point, I think they've earned a good deal of faith on our part. If you can't stomach that a Camaro somewhere in the the world might have I4 engine under the hood, then don't buy one. I'm sure there will be plenty of people to take you place in line. Some of them might even want the turbo4.
As for the premium price...
I consider a premium about $2k. Any more than that and the G8 GXP starts to look prety good.