5.7 Hemi vs. Speculated Camaro base V8

[TAG UR IT]

And it could simply just be an engine cover to keep it lookin' clean. But, 300hp in a DI sounds FREAKIN GREAT to me! You want to talk about a heck of a lot of V6 sales??? There you have it! Hands down, this would sell like hotcakes.

[radz28]

Wow. You guys are amazing with all these photo manipulations and what not!!! A 300 horse V6 doesn't sound too bad to me

[TheMadHatter99]

Originally Posted by radz282003

A 300 horse V6 doesn't sound too bad to me

No, but a 400 horse V8 sounds even better!

[radz28]

DING DING DING!!! You, sir, are correct!!!

[GTAHVIT]

Originally Posted by TheMadHatter99

No, but a 400 horse V8 sounds even better!

"Do I hear 500... 500 horses to the man with more money than sense...

Gongratulations Sir! Enjoy the insurance premium."

I know what I'm getting myself into. No need to hide it.

[radz28]

Ugh, I forgot about insurance, LOL!!! DOAH!

[The_Blur]

Originally Posted by Gatecrasher

This will have to work for now. One of David Kimble's gorgeous cutaway drawings, also downloaded from GM. You can see the humped intake manifold under the cover.

The LLT is a DI LY7. I guess they had to move some stuff around for the DI to work how they wanted. SAE officially states that the LLT has 302 hp—not bad at all. In fact, that's a kicking V6.

[radz28]

F'n A it is!!! If that is our base powerplant, what will the TOL powerplant be?..

[Georgianne]

Well I've died and gone to heaven. Somebody pinch me!

[GTAHVIT]

No kidding. A 300 Hp v6 to start with. It only goes up from there... I just hope it goes way up.

[2010_5thgen]

ls3 will smoke the 5.7 hemi and the 6.1.
did you know the srt8 challanger only comes in auto?!?!?!?!?
whats the deal with that?????
my buddy wants to get one but its only coming in auto (for the 08 version) and im trying to sell him on the camaro because he like shifting through gears .....like me

[Gatecrasher]

did you know the srt8 challanger only comes in auto?!?!?!?!?

FOR NOW.

The Challenger will very soon be offered in a 6-speed.

The more important issue is, will there be a Chrysler Corporation to BUILD the car? Chrysler is in big trouble. Regardless of how much of a fan of GM I am, this is very sad. There is a very real chance there will not be a Chrysler Corp within the next few years. That would be a tragedy for Michigan and the USA as a whole.

I hope this does not come to pass, but I am not confident :(

[Mr. Wyndham]

Originally Posted by Gatecrasher

FOR NOW.

The Challenger will very soon be offered in a 6-speed.

The more important issue is, will there be a Chrysler Corporation to BUILD the car? Chrysler is in big trouble. Regardless of how much of a fan of GM I am, this is very sad. There is a very real chance there will not be a Chrysler Corp within the next few years. That would be a tragedy for Michigan and the USA as a whole.

I hope this does not come to pass, but I am not confident :(

I share similar feelings. Only difference is, I believe there WILL be a Chrysler Corp - only it will be severly smaller than the one we've all grown to despise. (JOKING!!!)

Cerebus is soley in the business of making money. Word it they are going to sell Chrysler in a few years, so they must make it worth more than it is now.

And when they do sell it - if they continue with their current plan, Chrysler will be much smaller, but more profitable.
How do I know/say this? They are looking to cut HALF it's dealers off. How? By deliberately offering fewer models, and forcing singular dealers (i.e. Dodge, OR Jeep, etc) to either consolidate or die. And all the while saying too bad, so sad...we don't miss you.
Not to mention that if any dealers object, rumor has it they are going to starve said dealer of certain models, basically shooting them right between the eyes....nice, Cerebus.

[stovt001]

The DI 3.6 makes a lot of sense. V8 sales are declining. Yes there will still be a market for V8 Camaros (AKA us) but V6s have always been the volume model and the gap will grow even more I think. And GM said they want 2 V6s at launch. Well how about an every day V6 for the people who want the image but don't care much about performance, but then an awesome V6 for the people who want a good balance of performance, efficiency, and value? I mean a V6 Camaro that makes the same power as the current Mustang GT and the 350Z, and around what we expect the top Genesis coupe to make? You'd have to be an idiot to not buy the Camaro. A 300hp DI 3.6L V6 (or something similar) would almost be enough to dissuade me from the V8. But just almost. I'm sure it would find a lot of takers.