11-06-2018, 12:01 PM | #17739 |
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Very interesting reading your latest thoughts on this thread guys. I am in Europe and obviously the EV future here looks very different by the sounds of it. Multiple European countries have now passed legislation committing to cease sales of new non-hybrid passenger vehicles by ~2040, and there is talk of even earlier. Mainstream European manufacturers such as Volvo are now saying that from 2019 onwards they will not manufacture any vehicles powered solely by an internal combustion engine!
https://www.theguardian.com/business...ic-hybrid-2019 This makes me feel great about my very rare 7.0L N/A V8 car over here in Europe. I think it's going to be worth a huge amount of money someday! (not that I'd ever sell it) |
11-30-2018, 02:17 PM | #17740 | |
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12-07-2018, 12:49 PM | #17741 |
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I guess the last hope for a 6th gen Z/28 is officially gone.
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a2...socialflowFBCD General Motors spokesman Michael Albano told C/D that, because electrification is playing a huge role at GM, the automaker is moving "some of our best talent" to work on current and upcoming projects. He acknowledged that this is a lateral move and not an elevation of position for Oppenheiser, who will remain a chief engineer. "We have launched the final variant of this generation of Camaro, so the time is right" for him to move, Albano added.
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12-08-2018, 01:12 PM | #17743 | |
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I had my '69 Z/28 out driving to work on a nice summer day. First in line at a red light. I always watch the idiots behind me at red lights and stop signs to make sure they are gonna stop. I see a Prius with a 20 something female driving up behind me. She pulls up within 2 feet of my car and immediately looks down at her phone. Of course I'm running racing fuel in the ole 302, which once she got a smell of it gave me all kinds of weird facial expressions and gestures, even put her windows up. I promptly gave her a 6,000rpm shot of exhaust and noise to hopefully teach her not to pull up so close, which really set her off. She tried backing up to avoid the smell but couldn't because of traffic behind her. I just smiled and waved good bye when the light turned green. She waved 'the' one finger goodbye at me. Yep, I know I'm number one!!!
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12-17-2018, 07:23 PM | #17745 | |
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12-17-2018, 07:49 PM | #17746 |
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Lets hope we have a few years yet. But clearly other than Camaro and Corvette you are left with Cadillac -V Series cars which are big $$$.
SS Sedan is gone. Not even a 2.0 turbo hot hatch. Hope is that with electrons at least the performance choices expand again and it’s the 60s all over again. Fingers crossed.
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12-17-2018, 08:29 PM | #17747 |
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I can't believe you guys all missed it - it was right there in the article - the next Z/28! Right behind Mark - what a way to arrive
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12-18-2018, 07:37 PM | #17750 |
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I agree! Give people what they want and they’ll buy it.
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12-18-2018, 10:05 PM | #17751 |
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Yes....except when they don’t really know what they want.
The question is, when all the ICE guys get tired of being roasted by EVs on the track and at the strip will the sound of a V8 ultimately matter?
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12-19-2018, 09:25 AM | #17752 |
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The real question is will car guys be willing to drive something that sounds like an electric toothbrush the 99.99% of the time they don’t spend on a track, as well as giving up the ability to build the engines how the want.
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