2007 Camaro....
#21
06-08-2005, 06:37 PM
RE: 2007 Camaro....
Its a shame to have a 2002 SS, call it "the last true" camaro, and drive it around the block once a month.... what a waste!
#24
07-07-2005, 01:39 AM
RE: 2007 Camaro....
The thing that I have noticed is the fact that Ford and Dodge have both jumped on the wagon of bringing back the old body style with much success. Now in the meantime you have Chevrolet that is sitting around ........... or are they.
Right now there are no specs out on it right now all they are giving out is pictures but no specs for the vehicle itself. The rumor is that the SS model will have the Corvette LS2 engine in it along with the upgraded suspension package. They will most likely release the V6 models and the Z28 and will be taking orders for the SS package. The Z28 model in itself will be very powerful as well but if you are a true lover of the Camero ......... of course you will go for the SS.
My hope is that they will come out with this and not just be another story to gain attention back to Chevrolete. Considering the fact that Ford came out with the classic Shelby body style for the Mustang you would think that Chevrolete would think of bringing back the Camero after it stopped the production of them back in 2001. Now considering the demand for the new Shelby body style that is placing considerable amount of money in Fords already large bank account ........ its all about catching the eye of the consumer. But if you really think about it and look at what was happening you would see the puzzle starting to come together. Ford has up the grade on the Mustang to keep the awarness coming there way due to the fact that March 1 they are coming out with a Mustang with a MOD 4.6L SEFI DOHC V8 in it. Now considering that ...... surely to goodness Chevrolete will not stay idle for long letting Ford take the consumers for the production of the area of sportscars within their group. So it would seem logical that Chevrolete has/had something up their sleeve.
2007 - The Camaro will be There!
Work on a new 5th generation Camaro, though GM will tell you different, began about two years ago in almost a skunkworks fashion. It was a difficult task for GM to perform in secret especially during the acrimonious final year of the fourth generation Camaro. GM constantly referring to the Camaro being on “Hiatus†is a sure sign that they were not fully giving up on the Camaro. Initial work was largely marketing studies, seeing what potential Camaro buyer must have, would like to have, and defiantly don’t want. This kind of research is done before engineering and design on a new car program. Camaro is the 3rd most recognized name in GM’s portfolio, and it has understandably become notion at GM that it had to come back. The current team working on the new Camaro is pushing to build a car that will be appealing not only when it’s released, but 5-7 years later (as far out as 2015!). That means for the most part that retro is out, which is good for Bob Lutz, who dislikes such design to begin with. GM does not want another T-bird or new Beetle, as their sales do not hold up well over time. Initially in the development process, Cadillac’s Sigma platform was considered the leading architecture for which to base the new Camaro. Several issues however came up with this choice, the first one of which being the cost of the Cadillac platform which was not designed with Chevrolet prices in mind. Secondly, the Sigma platform has a very high cowl (commonly called firewall) height that was made as a concession for the Cadillac SRX Crossover. This however is not ideal for a low slung sports coupe and would be very expensive to impossible to correct. This realization occurred at about the same point GM discovered Holden. In importing the GTO, GM realized that Holden had expertise and efficiency in designing affordable rear wheel drive cars that they could only wish to have. When they signed a 3-year agreement with Holden to build the GTO, they also had an eye on the future, and an American made GTO. It seems Holden was already developing a successor to the V-chassis that the Monaro, GTO, and Commodore are all built on
Right now there are no specs out on it right now all they are giving out is pictures but no specs for the vehicle itself. The rumor is that the SS model will have the Corvette LS2 engine in it along with the upgraded suspension package. They will most likely release the V6 models and the Z28 and will be taking orders for the SS package. The Z28 model in itself will be very powerful as well but if you are a true lover of the Camero ......... of course you will go for the SS.
My hope is that they will come out with this and not just be another story to gain attention back to Chevrolete. Considering the fact that Ford came out with the classic Shelby body style for the Mustang you would think that Chevrolete would think of bringing back the Camero after it stopped the production of them back in 2001. Now considering the demand for the new Shelby body style that is placing considerable amount of money in Fords already large bank account ........ its all about catching the eye of the consumer. But if you really think about it and look at what was happening you would see the puzzle starting to come together. Ford has up the grade on the Mustang to keep the awarness coming there way due to the fact that March 1 they are coming out with a Mustang with a MOD 4.6L SEFI DOHC V8 in it. Now considering that ...... surely to goodness Chevrolete will not stay idle for long letting Ford take the consumers for the production of the area of sportscars within their group. So it would seem logical that Chevrolete has/had something up their sleeve.
2007 - The Camaro will be There!
Work on a new 5th generation Camaro, though GM will tell you different, began about two years ago in almost a skunkworks fashion. It was a difficult task for GM to perform in secret especially during the acrimonious final year of the fourth generation Camaro. GM constantly referring to the Camaro being on “Hiatus†is a sure sign that they were not fully giving up on the Camaro. Initial work was largely marketing studies, seeing what potential Camaro buyer must have, would like to have, and defiantly don’t want. This kind of research is done before engineering and design on a new car program. Camaro is the 3rd most recognized name in GM’s portfolio, and it has understandably become notion at GM that it had to come back. The current team working on the new Camaro is pushing to build a car that will be appealing not only when it’s released, but 5-7 years later (as far out as 2015!). That means for the most part that retro is out, which is good for Bob Lutz, who dislikes such design to begin with. GM does not want another T-bird or new Beetle, as their sales do not hold up well over time. Initially in the development process, Cadillac’s Sigma platform was considered the leading architecture for which to base the new Camaro. Several issues however came up with this choice, the first one of which being the cost of the Cadillac platform which was not designed with Chevrolet prices in mind. Secondly, the Sigma platform has a very high cowl (commonly called firewall) height that was made as a concession for the Cadillac SRX Crossover. This however is not ideal for a low slung sports coupe and would be very expensive to impossible to correct. This realization occurred at about the same point GM discovered Holden. In importing the GTO, GM realized that Holden had expertise and efficiency in designing affordable rear wheel drive cars that they could only wish to have. When they signed a 3-year agreement with Holden to build the GTO, they also had an eye on the future, and an American made GTO. It seems Holden was already developing a successor to the V-chassis that the Monaro, GTO, and Commodore are all built on
#28
07-08-2005, 11:37 PM
RE: 2007 Camaro....
I do hope that everyone is paying close attention to the topic of the Dodge Charger :
http://autos.msn.com/advice/article....LP%20Passenger
With this much attention being brought forth in regards to bringing back the " Car History " , you can bet that Chevrolet is paying close attention to this as well.
http://autos.msn.com/advice/article....LP%20Passenger
With this much attention being brought forth in regards to bringing back the " Car History " , you can bet that Chevrolet is paying close attention to this as well.
#30
07-10-2005, 01:44 AM
RE: 2007 Camaro....
Just another example of a motor company capitalizing on bringing back a familar car to the consumer hoping to grasp them by the name ..... bringing back one of the classics and suping it up. Thus by doing this you know that Cheverolet will be eager to see the results from the consumers whether they accept this on like they have done with the Mustang Shelby body style now