What "RS" means to non Camaro owners.

[Qtrofablock]

I always knew wat it meant as a kid, my uncles on my step dads side always had cool ass cars! Monte carlos , stangs , camaros! I had the Z28 race track with the yellow triggers! cant think of the name! I did mybest to teach my sons the terminology! But I'm still learning, there were alota options and models offered over the last 40 or so years! Rally sport, Super Sport! Z28! Iroc Z28 thats wat i know frm childhood! Zl1 and COPO are new 2 me (2010) ! but any one who hasnt or isnt into cars could easily get confused! I have an LS but shes my baby and she has neither badge jus 323hp of fun! M6 the best choice I made! Love my FKN car!

[Qtrofablock]

Originally Posted by camaro_RS

I always get the "is that an RS or an SS?" Most of the time I don't like to explain anything so I just say "it's not an SS", "it's an RS", or "it's a v6".

Bro your car is tight ! Nice work!

[Lou_Dorchen]

Originally Posted by Supercamaro64

Well for the later years of the 3rd gen, the RS could have a V8. Its meant different things at different times. But I get annoyed when people think they know more about my car than me, so id definitely get annoyed if i had an RS and people were being ignorant about it!

My wife had a 1992 25th Anniversary RS Camaro with the 305 V8 in it. It was badged RS.

[selleral]

what does z28 stand for?

[unkillsam]

Originally Posted by selleral

what does z28 stand for?

I believe that was just a GM RPO code, randomly generated with no actual meaning. But most take it to mean 2 door V8.

Basically it's just a random number that sounds good, like a Z71 Silverado.

[BowtieBelle]

Originally Posted by theACe

I always thought RS means "really sexy"....

That's what it means right?

[90503]

Originally Posted by unkillsam

I believe that was just a GM RPO code, randomly generated with no actual meaning. But most take it to mean 2 door V8.

Basically it's just a random number that sounds good, like a Z71 Silverado.

I think there is a lot more to it than that. Z/28's were factory hi-performance small-blocks, built with up-graded suspensions, and packages to qualify as track cars with a 5.0 liter max on engine displacement.

[austinjames]

Originally Posted by selleral

what does z28 stand for?

28 zebras.

[90503]

Just tell anyone who asks, that RS means the car has "Racing Stuff"...on it!...lol

[unkillsam]

Originally Posted by 90503

I think there is a lot more to it than that. Z/28's were factory hi-performance small-blocks, built with up-graded suspensions, and packages to qualify as track cars with a 5.0 liter max on engine displacement.

I am aware of that, however GM could have easily called it the Z/29 or Z/27. The original question was what does Z/28 mean.

[90503]

Originally Posted by unkillsam

I am aware of that, however GM could have easily called it the Z/29 or Z/27. The original question was what does Z/28 mean.

Yeah, I know what you mean. Lord knows how they come up with them! lol...Between theses camaros and vette designations or whatever, I've given up trying to keep track!,,,lol

[AFCMSGTRET]

Originally Posted by ubrimah

So whenever people see the RS badges on my car they instantlly start asking questions and saying stuff like
"how big are your turbos?"
"does it have a super charger"
"How much more horsepower does the RS have?"
"I bet u could beat my cousins SS"
"It's a v6? But you have the RS package??"



"nope... It just adds some wheels and stuff..."
But I keep the badges cuz I like em

I can't be the only one experiencing this

According to the 2012 Sales Brochure if you order the RS Package you get: "20 inch Midnight Silver-painted aluminum wheels, high-intensity discharge headlamps with integral LED halo rings, body-color shark fin antenna and body-color roof ditch moldings.

I believe this has changed some from the 2010 and 2011 models.

[boxmonkeyracing]

Originally Posted by unkillsam

I believe that was just a GM RPO code, randomly generated with no actual meaning. But most take it to mean 2 door V8.

Basically it's just a random number that sounds good, like a Z71 Silverado.

randomized huh. I guess the SS back them wasn't really RPO Z27 and the next one available when they decided to do a trans am car wasn't Z28.


looks pretty random to me.

[Lou_Dorchen]

My coworker has a 1st Gen Z-10 Camaro.

I think the different numbers used to denote different performance/appearance packages and over time Z/28 became synonymous with a performance package, but I'm 100% sure about that.