Uncle Bob Driving the Camaro Prototype!!!

[AirGoya]

TheGMSource - The man crush of TheGMSource has checked in with his thoughts from the land down under, aka Oz.

The cigar smokin', stock selling, helicopter flyin' Bob Lutz has nothing but good things to say about the boys (and girls) of Australia.

Maximum Bob says that GM "sampled G8s in various states of tune, and they were fabulous" He goes on to state that they were also able to sample the Chinese Buick Park Avenue, but gave us a nice hint at some "other things in the rear drive hopper."

We'll let Bob take over from there:

One I can sort of talk about is the Camaro. We had the first fully representative prototype with close to final surfaces standing at track side. It looked as awesome as the concept, and the blotchy black/white camo scheme could not destroy the great stance and proportion. The body fits were already better than what came off the line a few years ago. The interior had some hand-made plastic parts and showed some gaps, but was remarkable for the first car.

I got to drive it first, not only because “rank has its privileges,” but because I didn't want anyone stuffing it into a barrier before I got to drive.

Twisting the key produced a muted rumble from the big V8. We pulled away smoothly in the first cog of the new, slick, six-speed manual. Depressing the accelerator shifted the world into fast forward, with three or four more quick upshifts. The car had just been completed and had had no tuning or finessing. But I loved the response, the sound, the steering and the brakes. There's more work to be done, for sure, and the group knows it. They still have time for further development. The goal of the team led by Gene Stefanyshyn is to produce the finest car in its class, ever. Do I think they will get there? I wouldn't bet against that team!

http://www.thegmsource.com/index.php...articleid=673&

I love how he teases us by saying "the big v8"

[Pencil.Fight]

Twisting the key produced a muted rumble from the big V8.

Can we take that to mean that there won't be a push-button start?

I like this bit from bob's Blog on the original site (http://fastlane.gmblogs.com/archives...nderful_w.html

On a side note, Vice President for Global Design Ed Welburn was on the drive, too. Seeing his beloved Camaro as a real car… in near-final metal, glass, rubber and plastic… transformed from a visionary dream into a highly drivable reality… well, it was almost too much for him. He broke ranks, ran over to it, and hugged it! I have the photo to prove it — but of course we can’t show it to you just yet!

More to come soon from the Land of Oz. The G8s are already on the way...

[Dark Knight]

HELL YES!!!! Lutz is a cool SOB! Damn it i wanna know what that "big V8" is!! But all in due time i guess. Sounds like pretty soon we will be seeing the car as well...ABOUT TIME!

[Kyle.Gilmour]

Who wants to head down to the D with me and grab a beer and cigar with Bob? He would be a fun guy to hang out with.

[Kyle.Gilmour]

Dark Knight beat me too it... Yes, he does seem like cool ass SOB

[SoFlaZ]

SWEET!:eek: Some spy photos better surface soon because all of this waiting is driving me crazy! mmmm Big V8!

[Mr. Wyndham]

Don't even need to use my hands to count how many times Maximum Bob has been flat-out wrong...and this quote makes me come to tears...

The goal of the team led by Gene Stefanyshyn is to produce the finest car in its class, ever. Do I think they will get there? I wouldn't bet against that team!

I can wait a bit longer. I've said it before, and I'll say it agsin - this will be a release to remember!

Oh, btw..."tuning to be done''...can anyone say Nurburgring?

[Kyle.Gilmour]

Actually, no I can't say Nurburgring I probably couldn't even spell it if you hadn't posted right above me

[SSRich]

so now theres a black/white camaro concept.

[Pencil.Fight]

[SSRich]

well prototype i want photos lol.

[Mr. Wyndham]

Originally Posted by SSRich

so now theres a black/white camaro concept.

Yep, we call it the "Camooro".... Oh, God, I crack myself up!

[Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Dragoneye

Yep, we call it the "Camooro".... Oh, God, I crack myself up!

Where is a picture of corn when ya need it?!?!

[The_Stache]

ask and yee shall recieve


BTW its not a concept.. its a prototype