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Originally Posted by 6910
I think GM have executed wonderfully bringing back the 5th gen but missed a marketing opportunity and upset a loyal customer base with this otherwise awesome car. I personally enjoyed meeting you at Camaros for Heroes and talking Camaro with you. So please understand the respect I have for you and this car. All that said I am part of a large contingent of true Camaro lovers who want to see a Z/28 people will drive. For me it is not about if I can personally afford one its about being able to actually drive one or pass one on the road. I hope GM will listen and at some point bring us a Z/28 that people will want to drive. Keep this beauty around as an option just don't burn the Z/28 badge on a car that will live behind a red velvet rope and we have to experience in videos. When the Z was reintroduced in the 70s look how well it sold. In 2002 1/3 of all Camaros were Z28s. Seems like a lot of market potential to spend on a couple hundred cars. How will this car earn it's legend if no one drives it? Again, awesome car. Thanks to the team for pushing the envelope in a Camaro badge. Odd problem is that everyone wants a Z/28.....
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Greg -- thank you for your kind words -- and for your thoughtfulness.
I - and the team - DO get your point.
What I think we're trying to do is to bring the Z/28 back to it's original purpose - and that is to find mustangs on a road course and eat them. No - I'm not saying that this car is set for SCCA rules - what I AM saying is that this car is an amazing driving machine - and on a road course it will blow cars costing many times more to kingdom-come.
NOW - that said -- and I've mentioned this before:
no matter WHAT we do with the Z28 or Z/28 moniker - we alienate some people. For too many years we've alienated the original Z/28 enthusiasts by using the nameplate on a much more mainstream Camaro. To some that's a good thing.......and for a lot of years, they were happy. The reality is that it's time to honor the nameplate by taking it back to its roots.
Yes-- it's expensive - but I invite you to drive a new 1LE or an SS or a ZL1 - and you'll see that we've built a Camaro for 'every purse and purpose" (to use a quote from one of our founders - Alfred Sloan.......
I DO hear what you're saying - but when the final numbers from Nurburgring are published - and the final production numbers are announced - I think - or hope - that you'll see where we're coming from - and that the decisions we make are never easy ones --
We sweat EVERY DECISION because we know we'll get blistered no matter what.
Hope to see you again this year!