My 2 cents on the new Camaro...gotta say it

[70Z]

Not really my .02 because I've already stated the car does nothing for me, but....

There is a webboard for local guys here that is made up mostly of younger people with 4th gen. cars, ricers, etc. and judging by the posts I'd say at least 99% of them love it. The most common word used by far to describe the car, by them, is "sexy".

I dunno, maybe GM is smarter than we think. If the young crowd buys in they've probably got a hit.

[Late BrakeU2]

Tom,
The success of the car is completely dependent on that demographic group.The era of dumped integras with grapefruit launchers is entering it's third decade-those teens are now the thirty something target market and will be looking for something less juvenile,socially acceptable,but yet performance based.While GM might respect our niche group assesment of the design,sYc members represent a very small pct of potential buyers,It's gotta be hip for the current buying influence( I knew I could stick a fork in myself when they came out with those caddy commercials ten years ago with Zepplin soundtracks) or it will be stillborn.I think they did a pretty good job paying homage to the 69..got that argent grill stuffed in there and the early second gen tails.. does any gen camaro really look like it's predecessor? Heck your beauty was designed after a Ferrari 250 berlinetta! Ford hit yet another home run with the new stang,hopefully the finished version of the camaro will have the same effect of 40 years ago.

[NCGuy68]

Welp.............if everyone wants a 'new' 69 Camaro why not buy one in the crate? They're available now and you can dump any motor, tranny, interior, etc. into it that your heart desires. They are certainly more original looking then the concept.

The other question is: Will GM be financially solvent to even build the concept in 09?

[70Z]

LateBrake,

I hear ya..It sucks getting old!

I think experience is everything. Way back when I first got a Z/28 I didn't want it because it was sexy. I wanted it because it was nasty! My mom tried everything she could to ruin that deal because the car scared her. It looked agressive. It sounded aggressive. It was agressive.

The younger people are right though. The concept car has sexy lines. And for 25K, probably as sexy as your going to get. I just don't like my "fun" cars to be pretty. I want them to scare people.

[Belair62]

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[tirebird]

I, too, owned a 69Z back in the day,..just out of high school and heading to college. It wasn't the fastest car on the street but it was certainly the coolest. I like the new design and I think GM, as mentioned before in this thread, has to look to the future not the past. If buyers under 40, under 30, love the design, then GM is heading in the right direction. However, they shouldn't wait until 2008 to put it on the street. Tool up for it now and put it in Chevy showrooms. I know the dealers are screaming for it. Now, when is Pontiac coming out with a new, 2nd generation, Firebird?