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View Poll Results: If the "HP edition" Camaro was called Z28:
Yes, I would still be interested in purchasing the car. 537 78.17%
No, I wouldn't buy it because that's not what I think it should be called. 150 21.83%
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Old 01-15-2011, 02:18 PM   #71
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I think GM really needs to be careful here and listen to a lot of these posts. People are expecting a Z28 and if it is not and named something that has NO heritage, it will hurt sales pure and simple.
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Old 01-15-2011, 02:20 PM   #72
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I have waited three years for this... If all I need was High Performance... I would have gone with Callaway, SLP... and others. After all, I can customize the tuner car to my liking prior to me taking it home.

The whole point of waiting ... is to have a "factory nameplate -- Z28".

Dear GM... please don't screw this iconic name up.
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Old 01-15-2011, 02:29 PM   #73
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IMO the name doesn't really matter.

All that matter IMO is the LSA under the hood
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Old 01-15-2011, 02:33 PM   #74
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This is the 5th generation Camaro that I have waited patiently to buy. Power, handling, styling, the best of what GM has to offer to us today. The Z/28 was originally developed to be an absolute screamer on the race track by putting the best parts available into a package for a special Camaro and by 1968, only its second year of production, it was dominating SCCA Trans Am events, and continued to do so throughout the 1969 year. The heritage associated with this nameplate is second to none. If this car is going to be the pinnacle of Camaro performance in the 5th generation platform, then it deserves a name none other than Z/28.
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Old 01-15-2011, 02:49 PM   #75
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IMO the name doesn't really matter.

All that matter IMO is the LSA under the hood
For people that don't know the heritage of the Z28 or don't care then I would tend to agree. However, I believe this is a minority opinion.
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Old 01-15-2011, 02:54 PM   #76
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This is the 5th generation Camaro that I have waited patiently to buy. Power, handling, styling, the best of what GM has to offer to us today. The Z/28 was originally developed to be an absolute screamer on the race track by putting the best parts available into a package for a special Camaro and by 1968, only its second year of production, it was dominating SCCA Trans Am events, and continued to do so throughout the 1969 year. The heritage associated with this nameplate is second to none. If this car is going to be the pinnacle of Camaro performance in the 5th generation platform, then it deserves a name none other than Z/28.
I agree. BUT . . .

but . . . what If this isn't GM's plan for the pinnacle of Camaro performance in the 5th Gen? Or what if it is, but they have an even better plan for the 6th gen in the pipeline already? They always said they will not put the Z/28 moniker on a car that does not deserve the title and I think they've done exactly that. I personally don't think they could have reduced the weight enough to make it handle to their own internal standards of what the Z/28 should be. I think the Z/28 will be introduced with the 6th gen which will have less weight, more power and better handling which is what they intended to do in future platforms anyway.

Or, if that isn't what they'll do, well . . . we can just hope that it's a Boss competitor, in which case it will be cheaper and appeal to a larger crowd. I was kind of shocked that I technically could buy the Boss as I feel like I'm an average salary guy, and hoped that there would be a Camaro which competes . . . but I've already bought my SS and I'm happy.
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They can call it what they want.... I will just slap a Z28 badge on it .... as it should be!
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Old 01-15-2011, 03:25 PM   #78
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The only car that should have the Z28 badge is one that has a LS7 in it. Don't try to take the engine from the CTSV and put it in a Camaro and call it a Z28. If that is the plan then call it the HP Edition. The Z28 name deserves it own engine and trany package above and beyond any other car package already in a GM car.
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Old 01-15-2011, 03:28 PM   #79
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I'd like for them to wait and make a z/28 on the alpha platform, and make it something like the new boss mustangs.
Whatever they're producing on the 1st is going to be badass though
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Old 01-15-2011, 03:29 PM   #80
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Z28 = Balanced
HPE (or whatever it's called)= Monster
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Old 01-15-2011, 03:49 PM   #81
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IMO the name doesn't really matter.

All that matter IMO is the LSA under the hood
The quote just said 6.2, maybe it will be the LS9. Hence the name change.
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Old 01-15-2011, 03:54 PM   #82
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You don't think the magnetic suspension will make it a balanced monster?
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The quote just said 6.2, maybe it will be the LS9. Hence the name change.
That's something I didn't think about....... hmmmmmm....
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I like COPO or SSX, too, but still prefer Z28, without hesitation. I don't really see GM coming out with two MORE models if the 6th Gen is only a handfull of years away. I foresee this car being the top performing CAMARO and I think it deserves a name that's just as significant.
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