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Originally Posted by Bhobbs
Just curious what gives you that impression? The Corvette still got the LT1, LT4, M7 and A8 before any other vehicles.
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Where it makes sense, sure - Corvette is the perfect test-bed, and profit-generator to try new, 'crazy' things.
Camaro pushed many performance "boundaries" over the course of this 5th generation. And it's been stated a couple times that development teams have been told to "just make it fast"...never minding Corvette limits. Camaro was the first car to play with true downforce in the ZL1. First to mess with heat extractors, A/C deletes, awesome racing seats. It was the risk-taker for dramatic styling, black "racing" wheels, etc.
Don't mistake my comments for meaning that the Corvette won't be fast, or special. It is, and will continue to be. I just don't think it's being artificially protected, any more. Think back to the 4th-gen, where the hopped-up LS1 in the Camaro was rated at 325hp...while Vette had 350...they were both the same, at least. That's not going to happen, anymore.
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Originally Posted by Jeb114
GM's Camaro being the only American gas hog last year
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It was?