Anyone else dissapointed the V6 and V8 look the same? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

StoutFiles · 01-27-2009, 12:46 AM

Yeah, I know they are some differences here and there, mail slot being a big one. However, the V6 model to the untrained eye looks exactly the same as the V8...people will just say "Oh, there's another Camaro".

In a couple years the Camaro could be like the Mustang...so many of them with the V6 that anyone with a GT doesn't stand out, they just blend in. Does it annoy anyone else that people will confuse your V8 with the V6 and therefore your car will be deemed not as special down the line? That you could spend almost 40,000 for a fully loaded SS and people will confuse it for a LS?

We all want the Camaro brand to sell well, and we all want GM to prosper. However, I know that no one really wants Camaro's littered all around them so that your car is just one of the many.

Hooy · 01-27-2009, 12:48 AM

All the more reason to buy the V6... GM needs the money. It's smart.

stovt001 · 01-27-2009, 12:57 AM

Nope. I care more about go than show. Trust me, if they want to know which one it is, they'll be able to find out without one single badge. Actions speak louder, exhaust louder still...

camaro5 · 01-27-2009, 12:58 AM

No.

zebra · 01-27-2009, 01:00 AM

i think it's nice that they're similar. the people who don't want or can't afford the V8 will have a car that looks just as good & gets the same respect as the guys with the top dogs.

TaylorRyanSS · 01-27-2009, 01:02 AM

yeah I thought about this too

The SS should have cut out side gills like the concept maybe a different grill
The v6s should have 1 exhaust pipe, and no fogs (LT too)

I think that would help tell them apart a little bit

Hooy · 01-27-2009, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by TaylorRyan74

yeah I thought about this too

The SS should have cut out side gills like the concept maybe a different grill
The v6s should have 1 exhaust pipe, and no fogs (LT too)

I think that would help tell them apart a little bit

Dual exhaust tips are CRUCIAL for the sale, imho. Any car with a single tip just doesn't do it for me, save for something like a TT Supra or a Porsche/Lotus. Don't down the 6, but up the 8, if anything.

TaylorRyanSS · 01-27-2009, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Hooy

Dual exhaust tips are CRUCIAL for the sale, imho. Any car with a single tip just doesn't do it for me, save for something like a TT Supra or a Porsche/Lotus. Don't down the 6, but up the 8, if anything.

yeah it would be cool if the SS had 4 exhaust pipes, 2 on each side

zebra · 01-27-2009, 01:12 AM

never was a fan of quad pipes

Hooy · 01-27-2009, 01:21 AM

I don't think quad tips would work on the Camaro.

OUR72GTO · 01-27-2009, 01:25 AM

So at 30 mph going in the other direction in 1969 you could tell the difference between the 6 and 327? a 350 and a 396?

camaro_burns_all · 01-27-2009, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by OUR72GTO

So at 30 mph going in the other direction in 1969 you could tell the difference between the 6 and 327? a 350 and a 396?

good point

that is a good reason also to why they are both about the same

my2010camaross · 01-27-2009, 01:51 AM

I am not worried about them resemble each other on the outside, because we all know the difference underneath the hood. The v6 will not boast the ss badging, and who really cares what others think?

hsdguru · 01-27-2009, 02:34 AM

I am and lets not forget about no Z28 SS1 SS2 So dumb they should of called the v6 the SS1/2

01-27-2009, 12:46 AM	#1
StoutFiles Drives: Black/Black 2SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 733	Anyone else dissapointed the V6 and V8 look the same? Yeah, I know they are some differences here and there, mail slot being a big one. However, the V6 model to the untrained eye looks exactly the same as the V8...people will just say "Oh, there's another Camaro". In a couple years the Camaro could be like the Mustang...so many of them with the V6 that anyone with a GT doesn't stand out, they just blend in. Does it annoy anyone else that people will confuse your V8 with the V6 and therefore your car will be deemed not as special down the line? That you could spend almost 40,000 for a fully loaded SS and people will confuse it for a LS? We all want the Camaro brand to sell well, and we all want GM to prosper. However, I know that no one really wants Camaro's littered all around them so that your car is just one of the many.

01-27-2009, 12:57 AM	#3
stovt001 Drives: 2006 Cobalt, 2004 Taurus wagon Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: California Posts: 3,812	Nope. I care more about go than show. Trust me, if they want to know which one it is, they'll be able to find out without one single badge. Actions speak louder, exhaust louder still... __________________ "It's kind of fun to do the impossible" - Walt Disney There's a great big beautiful tomorrow shining at the end of every day There's a great big beautiful tomorrow Just a dream away

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01-27-2009, 01:00 AM	#5
zebra just can't seem to leave Drives: your mom wild!! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: cold & windy Posts: 10,625 View My Garage	i think it's nice that they're similar. the people who don't want or can't afford the V8 will have a car that looks just as good & gets the same respect as the guys with the top dogs. __________________ Eve ('00 FRC): hot-air intake Rowan ('09 H3): 5spd mom-mobile Penny ('99 Sierra): 5.3 / HD 5spd... gone but not forgotten Samson ('18 HD): compounded 408

01-27-2009, 01:02 AM	#6
TaylorRyanSS COTW: 12/13/10 Drives: 1969 Camaro Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 7,880	yeah I thought about this too The SS should have cut out side gills like the concept maybe a different grill The v6s should have 1 exhaust pipe, and no fogs (LT too) I think that would help tell them apart a little bit __________________ "Are you one of those boys who prefer cars to women? - I'm one of those boys that appreciates a fine body, regardless of the make." 1969 CAMARO JOURNAL: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=341239 \| FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/taylor.ryan.apt \| GRAPHIC DESIGN: www.aptdesigns.net

01-27-2009, 12:48 AM	#2
Hooy Will Drive For Food Drives: Acura TL Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 261 View My Garage	All the more reason to buy the V6... GM needs the money. It's smart.

01-27-2009, 01:12 AM	#9
zebra just can't seem to leave Drives: your mom wild!! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: cold & windy Posts: 10,625 View My Garage	never was a fan of quad pipes __________________ Eve ('00 FRC): hot-air intake Rowan ('09 H3): 5spd mom-mobile Penny ('99 Sierra): 5.3 / HD 5spd... gone but not forgotten Samson ('18 HD): compounded 408

01-27-2009, 01:21 AM	#10
Hooy Will Drive For Food Drives: Acura TL Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 261 View My Garage	I don't think quad tips would work on the Camaro.

01-27-2009, 01:25 AM	#11
OUR72GTO 2010 SIM Beige RS 6M Drives: SIM RS 6M 66 Corvair Silverado LTZ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kamloops,British Columbia Posts: 4,677	So at 30 mph going in the other direction in 1969 you could tell the difference between the 6 and 327? a 350 and a 396?

01-27-2009, 01:51 AM	#13
my2010camaross ss Drives: all black ss Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: texas Posts: 331	I am not worried about them resemble each other on the outside, because we all know the difference underneath the hood. The v6 will not boast the ss badging, and who really cares what others think?

01-27-2009, 02:34 AM	#14
hsdguru Banned Drives: 04 GTO,65 Cadilac 59 DuneBuggy Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Plainfield Posts: 18	I am and lets not forget about no Z28 SS1 SS2 So dumb they should of called the v6 the SS1/2