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

[Mark_C]

From a posting on Camaros.net:

.....and now you're going to get that chance.

I just got done talking to a colleague of mine in GM's Vehicle Configuration department. His name is Sam Mona and he is the Senior Designing Engineer on the Zeta-Lite program. He is in the process of gathering all the feedback he can on the 5th gen car and forwarding it on to the likes of Scott Settlemire, Tom Peters, Mike Simcoe and the rest of the C5 team. The program has passed through a critical stage here at GM and all signs point to it being a "go". It's now over in Australia where the bulk of the engineering and design work will take place.

Sam is very interested in hearing your comments and he strongly urges you to contact him with your thoughts on the concept.

His email at GM is; [email protected]

Keep it professional and constuctive only, tell them your likes and dislikes and if you have any recommendations to resolve whatever you don't like.

[Hylton]

You Boomers crack me up! If you want a '69 Camaro, go out and buy one! This 5th gen concept is a very good rendition in what a Camaro should be. Did you guys complain when the 1970 model came out? Just asking because it looked nothing like the '69 either. How about the '78 -'79 model which was a boat anchor but made GM tons of cash because it sold so well.

This board obviously attracts those who like 1st gen Camaros (myself included) but when it comes to good business decisions with respect to the new Camaro, GM must also think of those who like 2nd, 3rd and 4th gen Camaros let alone attracting new customers.

The new Challenger is nice but after they sell the first few thousand to you old timers, it will get 'long in the tooth' quickly. There is no way that car will sell 150,000 units a year on a continual basis.

[Canucklehead]

I agree, first gen camaro's should be kept as the original and the new ones should be totally different to attract the new generation of camaro enthusiests. If you want a 69 so bad buy one and refit it with new technology.

[Chevy454]

Funny you mention that Hylton...I originally thought the new Camaro bombed, until I talked to my little bro about it. I'm 30 and into the 1st gen Camaros (and old muscle in general) while he's 22 and pretty into his 4th SS and the like...I felt the Camaro concept was too *Buck Rogers* for my taste but the new Chally hit the mark, but my brother fell in love with the Camaro concept and thought the Chally looked *too* old?! So maybe GM is onto (or on!) something aiming at a younger market? The only thing will be *not* pricing it too far out of reach of that younger market...

[Stuart Adams]

I like the First gen camaros, so I'm glad the new camaro does not look like the old 69. That would be stupid, IMO. I like the initial new camaro, pretty cool. Easy to make a few changes/mods and make it even cooler. With the new Z06 and now the new camaro coming - pretty cool stuff.

[Hylton]

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Funny you mention that Hylton... pricing it too far out of reach of that younger market...

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That's what I told Scott S. - If you are going to price the car 1 dollar more than an equivalent Mustang, don't bother!

We discussed the 4th gen pricing strategy and why I thought that failed. His argument was that buyers got more features than the Mustang which justified the high price. Unfortunately people do not think that way. They go into a dealership and say "I can get a Mustang GT for xxx per month. How much would my monthly payments be for this car (Z/28)?"