This is VERY disturbing to me...
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/04/d...brid-pony-car/
Quote:
Buried at the end of an article from The Car Connection that discusses the future of General Motors' rear-wheel-drive expansion (or lack thereof) was an interesting canard. In an effort to lower the General's CAFE rating, GM has supposedly assembled a team to outfit the new Camaro with the automaker's dual-mode hybrid drivetrain. The rational behind outfitting a Camaro with a hybrid system might be sound from a fuel-economy standpoint, but offering a fuel-sipping pony car seems like the antithesis of what a muscle-bound coupe is all about.
The article goes on to say that our new CAFE standards have all but killed GM's planned RWD cars, and because the platform underpinning the Camaro was supposed to be utilized on these other vehicles, its costs can't be kept in check. That's likely going to cause the V8 Camaro's sticker to be higher than anticipated -- possibly encroaching on Corvette territory.
Both the Camaro and the Pontiac G8 will live on, but everything else is likely off the table. Rear-wheel-drive Chevys and Buicks are dead in the water, but Cadillac will soldier on with a RWD vehicle to compete in the ultra-luxury segment.
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GM, no matter how much we love the Camaro if it's anywhere near the Vette in price you will all but have created a failure...another Camaro destined to be killed off.
"IF", this where to happen it would be a huge mistake and it makes me remember another thread asking "what other cars would you consider other than the Camaro" or the thread about what could keep you away from the Camaro.
THIS, would all but kill the Camaro idea for me. A Camaro should NEVER be anywhere near the Vette in price.
I think GM is smarter than that so I'm not going to worry "too much" but this is disappointing to say the least.
