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03-19-2008, 02:29 PM | #17 |
[/QUOTE]No 4 cylinders please. Might as well buy a Cobalt SS. It would be faster and cheaper.[/QUOTE]
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03-19-2008, 02:36 PM | #18 | |
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03-19-2008, 02:36 PM | #19 |
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Times are changing. If you expected to never see a 4banger Camaro again, you were fooling yourself, frankly.
I stress to you: Do not underestimate this car simply because it will include a 4 cyllinder engine in it's lineup. The V6, and the V8 will MORE than meet the needs of everyone here. And they will be prices close the the stang's version of such models. so a 300hp V6 for ~22-23k. Are you really gonna complain about that? Really? Why worry about a 4 cyllinder edition that you wouldn't buy anyways? The inclusion of an I4 does NOT diminish the car's muscle/pony/sports car status. If anything, it enhances it. No, hear me out: What other sports car (of the three) could appeal to those who want a 4? None. This is a step up on the competition as much as it is a step down in some of your minds. It will assist the Camaro's sales, so that you and I can have our V8's. There is much more to be gained by this revelation that not. Please, don't worry. This is one of those times where you are really tested in your ability to keep the faith. From all the way up to Rick Wagoner, people in GM are as excited as us about this car. They WILL NOT fail us. |
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I just want to know the lineup, as long as they got my 400+ 8 in there I am cool.
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03-19-2008, 02:46 PM | #22 |
i mean theres nothing wrong with four cylinders but i think it should be for the cobalts. i think that a a v-6 is fast and i have proof. my mom drives a 2002 pontiac grand am gt and it would smoke almost any v-8 car in town. so i dont have a problem with it, its just that change is good but i hate change. i hope ppl see the way i see things.
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03-19-2008, 02:50 PM | #23 |
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Agreed. It seemed like before they said all along that they would be competing with the Mustang on price. The car isn't even finished yet and they're already conceding that point. While the die-hard fans like us will pay the premium for the Camaro, the hundreds of thousands of generic consumers probably won't. If they want a 'premium' sportscar, they'll look at the Corvette. This could be the beginning of a slippery slope...
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03-19-2008, 02:51 PM | #24 |
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You know, Bob Lutz has a big mouth.
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I think my biggest concern with the statement is the pricing. Then again who know's maybe this was taken out of context. I'm not going to read into the pricing thing too much now. The G8 is priced less than 30K for the GT so I would think that's a better scale to judge how the Camaro may be priced. Every new vehicle that GM has come out with lately has been a higher scale and better quality than most of their competition yet the pricing has remained very competative and even better in some cases.
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Here's the full article as on Autoweek.com, it includes more of Lutz words on the subject:
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03-19-2008, 02:58 PM | #27 |
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Whats wrong with a 4cyl? My first Camaro was a 67 with an inline 6. The 4cyl will have more power than that!
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03-19-2008, 03:00 PM | #28 |
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even though i am impressed with the 4 in the redline and gxp, it's against camaro tradition. i'm also kinda upset that gm just pretty much dropped the whole "we will be competitive to mustang prices." i just hope it's not too much. i agree with the majority, this is kinda rediculous.
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