Who's holding out for the Supercharged LSA?

[GTAHVIT]

In fairness to you I will excercies my google kung fu and see if I can validate your claim.

Fair enough?

[GTAHVIT]

Whaddaya know I found this thread with you saying the same thing. And with some posts saying you are wrong.... Not quite the confimation I was looking for...

I'll keep looking for ANOTHER source, as in other than you, for your claim...

http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/showthr...ferrerid=13414

[Wm Holden]

light em if you got em......wait......oh ok.....LOL!!!


I am not bullshitting you.

This is the guy in charge of global development.
He's the one that set up the internal competion to be separate and gave them his 69 to get the "Flavor"
And he got to chose the winner. He's the man.


I hate to say it but those guys are saying I'm wrong about the corvette being the only super coming out...and they are right...the ctsv will be super'd...

But I'm right about the Camaro...I'm sorry.

[GTAHVIT]

Do you think it's possible he meant no Z28 and no Supercharged Camaro at the Start Of Regular Production?

Or are you saying there won't be one this year. Or did he say there won't be one for the next 18 months. Or maybe he meant there won't be one tomorrow. How about he just meant they havn't confirmed the Z28/supercharged camaro yet. Or are you saying that there will not ever be a 5th gen z28 and / or a supercharged camaro.

I just want to be clear......

[GTAHVIT]

Still looking for another source.....

[Wm Holden]

Quote: "We have no plans for a supercharged Camaro, there are a few I've seen, but we won't be putting one into prodution"

He went on to talk about stricter cafe-emissions and then the "Volt" and how a hybrid vehicle may be the muscle car of the near future.

I was dismayed

[Wm Holden]

On the bright side...that camaro you want will be closer to 600 hp. (blown)

[GTAHVIT]

Well,

All I can say is I failed miserably at finding any confirmation of your recollection of your conversation with Mr. Welburn.

So, Either you are sitting on the biggest Camaro news since the unveiling, and you should probably call LLN or C&D etc. to get your 15 mins of fame, or you misunderstood him.

Either way. Experience with these kinds of claims leads me to one thought. I'll wait for something official before I believe you. If you are right, I apologize in advance for calling

[Wm Holden]

Originally Posted by gtahvit

Well,

All I can say is I failed miserably at finding any confirmation of your recollection of your conversation with Mr. Welburn.

So, Either you are sitting on the biggest Camaro news since the unveiling, and you should probably call LLN or C&D etc. to get your 15 mins of fame, or you misunderstood him.

Either way. Experience with these kinds of claims leads me to one thought. I'll wait for something official before I believe you. If you are right, I apologize in advance for calling

There was only 10 of us at the breakfast...including my wife.....and it was mostly corvette freaks so no-one else pumped him on the camaro but me.

You know.....I hope Ed lied to me for some internal corporate reason.......for you.
Me.....I'll be keeping my GTO....


Honest man...no BS

No apology needed...I'm just sharing.

[radz28]

I'll wait to hear from 'Father regarding this...

[radz28]

'hvit - I gotta' also agree with what you suggested about selling that info' to LLN or Autoblog for some $$$. The more I think about it, the more suspicious it sounds. Like we've been told time-and-time again: GM doesn't discuss future projects, so who is this person who would be so important as to rub noses with like the Big Cheese of the Camaro?

Eh; I'm not worried.

[Wm Holden]

Originally Posted by radz282003

'hvit - I gotta' also agree with what you suggested about selling that info' to LLN or Autoblog for some $$$. The more I think about it, the more suspicious it sounds. Like we've been told time-and-time again: GM doesn't discuss future projects, so who is this person who would be so important as to rub noses with like the Big Cheese of the Camaro?

Eh; I'm not worried.

Sent: Tue 7/08/08 4:57 PM
To: SeasideGoats@hotmail.com


Mr. Holden,

On Tuesday, July 15, GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz will be visiting Southern California to meet with local business and design leaders. We'd love for you to be among a select group of car enthusiasts to sit down with Bob for a breakfast roundtable during his visit. We ask that you limit attendance to under 4 members per club. Details are as follows:

Meet-and-Greet Breakfast Roundtable with Bob Lutz, General Motors Vice Chairman, Global Product Development
Tuesday, July 15
8 - 9:30 a.m.
Art Center College of Design, Hillside Campus
Conference Room B
1700 Lida Street
Pasadena, CA 91103

Follow the main road through the campus until it ends in a large student parking lot. This lot is adjacent to the south entrance of the campus which gives you direct access to Conference Room B. There will be signs directing you to parking and to the conference room.

Please pass this around to other members of the Seaside Goats and RSVP to this event by this upcoming Thursday (July 10th). We ask that participation is limited to under 4 members per club. Hope to hear back!
-Nate Erickson
xxx-xxx-6014
nathaniel.erickson@xxx

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Later changed to Ed Welburn after Nate called me ....post rsvp.

[Wm Holden]

William,
Thanks for your time on the phone this afternoon. Here is the information of the event and some on Ed Welburn. Please get back to me as soon as possible (preferably by tomorrow morning) with short (no more than one paragraph) bios on those attending and your club, the Seaside GOATS. Call or email me if you have any questions.
--Nate Erickson
xxx-xxx-6014


Meet-and-Greet Breakfast Roundtable with Ed Welburn, General Motors Vice President, Global Design
Tuesday, July 15
8 - 9:30 a.m.
Art Center College of Design, Hillside Campus
Conference Room B
1700 Lida Street
Pasadena, CA 91103

Follow the main road through the campus until it ends in a large student parking lot. This lot is adjacent to the south entrance of the campus which gives you direct access to Conference Room B. There will be signs directing you to parking and to the conference room.



Ed Welburn was appoiting GM Vice PResident, global design on March 1st, 2005. He had been vice president of design, GM North America, since October 1 2003, when he became only the sixth design leader in GM history. As vice president of global design, Welburn is responsible f! or the d esign development of all General Motors cars and trucks. He heads a team of over 1,400 men and women operating in 11 design centers in eight countries around the world. Under his direction, GM has walked away from the North American International Auto Show with the coveted 2007 and 2008 "car of the year" awards and the 2008 Motor Trend Car of the Year for Cadillac CTS, the 2008 Eyes on Design Awards for both the CTS-V and CTS Coupe Concept and the 2008 Green Car of the Year for GM's Chevy Tahoe Hybrid.

[GTAHVIT]

Everything you've posted does nothing but loosely confirm that you were there.

Again, many GM folks have said there is no Z28 planned at the start of production. And there has been NO information released regarding what engine may or may not be in it. So we have been using this thread to speculate on what it may be should GM determine the Z28 is going to be produced.

So, in reality I'm not disputing what you're claiming here. I'm just questioning the finality of it. You quote Mr.Welburn as saying "no supercharged motor for the camaro" and "no Z28 period"

I am still of the position that you misunderstood him. I'm basing that on the fact that more than a few GM officials have said no Z28 at the start of regular production. None of them have ever said "no Z28 ever" or "no supercharged camaro ever"

You don't work for GM. You don't represent GM. You were given the opportunity to ask Mr. Welburn one off the cuff question and he gave you an off the cuff answer.

When someone from GM confirms what you claim to be fact then I'll believe you. Unless of course you can get your story published. Because, I don't think you truly understand the fallout of what you are saying. The 5th gen community has closely followed the prospect of a Z28. To include most of the relevant automobile press. If you do even a little research, I think you'd quickly see how valuable the story you have could be for you.

This thread may help you understand the impact if what you claim and how you quote Mr. Welburn is true and accurate.

Without confirmation or a published story, I choose to relish in the prospect of what the Z28 or a supercharged camaro might be.