This is why the Camaro is so heavy... - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

sen10l · 12-02-2009, 02:12 PM

tjd24 · 12-02-2009, 02:22 PM

...and thank God for it. I'd rather deal with extra weight, reduce where I can eg replacing the stock mufflers with a lighter performance exhaust, than skimp on safety.

HDDAN · 12-02-2009, 02:55 PM

That was a real eye opener. Thanks.

coolman · 12-02-2009, 02:58 PM

I don't understand why that vid makes the camaro so heavy. Their are many cars lighter than the camaro with the same or better crash test results.

2010 SSRS · 12-02-2009, 02:59 PM

wow

*The_Blur* · 12-02-2009, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by coolman

I don't understand why that vid makes the camaro so heavy. Their are many cars lighter than the camaro with the same or better crash test results.

The lighter cars tend to have smaller engines. The ones that don't have smaller engines have lighter body materials, like carbon fiber, that cost much more to implement on the entire body of a car. Basically, you can have a car that weighs less and goes slower or you can have a car that weighs less and is out of your price range. These are only 2 of the several explanations for the weight difference, but they seem to cover a lot of different cars.

The only major exception is the Mustang, which weighs a lot more than its predecessors due to safety parts. It weighs less than the Camaro, but it is also slower and displaces less.

305pride · 12-02-2009, 03:05 PM

and i thank gm for it.

Revo1 · 12-02-2009, 03:06 PM

Poor Bel-Air...

Reassuring though. Glad to see the safety measures working in such prime form.

Brokinarrow · 12-02-2009, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Blur

The lighter cars tend to have smaller engines. The ones that don't have smaller engines have lighter body materials, like carbon fiber, that cost much more to implement on the entire body of a car. Basically, you can have a car that weighs less and goes slower or you can have a car that weighs less and is out of your price range. These are only 2 of the several explanations for the weight difference, but they seem to cover a lot of different cars.

The only major exception is the Mustang, which weighs a lot more than its predecessors due to safety parts. It weighs less than the Camaro, but it is also slower and displaces less.

well spoken.

coolman · 12-02-2009, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Blur

The lighter cars tend to have smaller engines. The ones that don't have smaller engines have lighter body materials, like carbon fiber, that cost much more to implement on the entire body of a car. Basically, you can have a car that weighs less and goes slower or you can have a car that weighs less and is out of your price range. These are only 2 of the several explanations for the weight difference, but they seem to cover a lot of different cars.

The only major exception is the Mustang, which weighs a lot more than its predecessors due to safety parts. It weighs less than the Camaro, but it is also slower and displaces less.

I think you may have missed my point. I agree with what you said, but he's posting about why the car has to be so heavy to be safe. When their's other cars that are lighter that are just as safe. That's all I ment. I wasn't considering power to wieght or anything about power for this thread because that isn't what the thread was about.

*The_Blur* · 12-02-2009, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by coolman

I think you may have missed my point. I agree with what you said, but he's posting about why the car has to be so heavy to be safe. When their's other cars that are lighter that are just as safe. That's all I ment. I wasn't considering power to wieght or anything about power for this thread because that isn't what the thread was about.

It is possible to make it weigh less, but a car enthusiast forum like ours would not appreciate the sacrifices: high cost, low performance, or distorted appearance.

After all of the engineering that has gone into this car since 2006, it's really hard for me to second guess the hard work of GM's designers and engineers.

305pride · 12-02-2009, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolman

I think you may have missed my point. I agree with what you said, but he's posting about why the car has to be so heavy to be safe. When their's other cars that are lighter that are just as safe. That's all I ment. I wasn't considering power to wieght or anything about power for this thread because that isn't what the thread was about.

but other cars that are safe and light weight are also slow. they are lighter then the camaro because they dont have much under the hood.

fdjizm · 12-02-2009, 03:14 PM

None of this explains WHY the camaro is so heavy, and lighter cars are scoring the same and better on crash tests...

fdjizm · 12-02-2009, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 305pride

but other cars that are safe and light weight are also slow. they are lighter then the camaro because they dont have much under the hood.

so it's just the engine? you are saying that a 6.2l weighs 400lbs more than a 4.6l engine?

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