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As Darren said, your soon to be toy will be the exception to the rule! As light as the ZO cars are, and now with 500 horses? Friggin' stupid power to weight ratio! Those 405hp cars were a b!tch to tangle with on the big end of the track, I can't imagine what those 500 ponied cars will be like! And in yellow even...man, you're cruel! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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Yeah but his head will have to stick out the top and cause drag since is is such a tall dude...

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Rob
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Bob Lutz is talking like the automotive writers over reacted. Seems like GM still has something up their sleeve for us. We'll have to wait and see. Personally, I'd go for a rear drive, NASCAR look Monte Carlo. Down in the front with big rubber all around. It would be a little bigger and more practical than a Camaro....for those who want practical. Might appeal to a broader market. Give me a 427 version. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/laugh.gif

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Face it, the Camaro is dead and HAS been dead for 3 years now. 1967-2002, RIP. In 10 years there will still be people spreading rumors that an all new camaro will be coming out in 2 or 3 more years...Odds are good if they ever plaster the word "Camaro" on another car it will just hurt the image of the previous Camaros anyhow... probably just as well they let it rest in peace. I'd love them to bring it back the way it should be, but unless something earth shattering happens at GM, that aint gonna happen. I'm glad they haven't screwed up the Vette yet.

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Rick: nope, thought about trying to swing some tickets, but decided it wasn't worth the hassle...better view on tc anyway!

Joe: very good point...the Camaro had bloated out of the price range of a big part of that niche market, and the GTO only pushed the price up...I wasn't opposed to killing it off, but I thought there was a newer, fresher, better platform just around the corner...but I was wrong. My buddy bought a new SS a few years back, but he coulda nearly got into a Cobra for just a tad more, and been ahead of the game in the horsepower department. I just don't understand how, or why, GM can't make a vehicle comparable to the Mustang, but ALSO with a comparable price? Are they using all the good ideas on the Caddys and the 'Vettes?? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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I would'nt want GM to bring back the Camaro. In the state of mind their in right now they would just screw it up so bad it would ruin the name. Remember when ford redid the mustang and brought out the mustangII. However the MustangII was a great seller but appealed to a whole different crowd. I would expect that if GM did bring back the Camaro they would target the tuner market and bring out some tinkertoy s##t can. If they target the muscle crowd it will pull away the corvette guys, i mean how much would they want for the car we would like to see them build. Being that the corvette is a arguably the best bang for your buck in it's segment, they would'nt be that far off on a Camaro to recoup their R&D dollor. I don't know how ford can keep the mustang so cheap, they must expect to sell a buttload (which is'nt unexpected), there's some confidence in what they do and alot of pride.

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i have diriven the ssr its not bad but i wouldnt say there is anything special about themi personaly think the stance is way of on them

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They introduced a new model last night on the speed channel called the "COBALT SS".

My impression was it was a cross between a ricer and a Nova sized car. Looked neat but not a Camaro for sure. It is offered in various levels of performance up to the "SS" just like they have always done.

I was too sleepy at 2 am, to remember much. I am sure you guys will know more in the next few days.

Pantera

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The Cobalt is a 4-cylinder front-drive Cavalier replacement...granted, the SS gets a supercharger, but please don't confuse it with a performance car!