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Originally Posted by ImportConvert
It lost the T-tops. Lots of people liked those. Lots of people hated them.
It gained 300#. Fail.
The LS1 brakes were pretty good. 60-0 in 117' with the tires of the time.
Acceleration is unchanged.
IRS is good.
I think the old Trans Am looks better than the new Camaro, while the Z28
Yes, over-all quality is definitely up.
Still, GM has made every generation Camaro MUCH faster (LS1>LT1>350TPI) This one LS3=LS1 given the platform differences. I don't think that's good.
Still, I concede a lot of your points. Mainly in the QC dept.
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I agree with you, the weight is a bit of a disappointment. Although, it's not useless flab. The new car does carry more safely related hardware and the fore-mentioned beefed-up chassis. Considering present day fuel mileage requirements, I'm surprised they gave the new, heavier car as much power as they did.
I think if the next gen car is built on the rumored smaller chassis and includes various weight saving materials, the result will be very good. Then the car would roll with 425-450hp.
I do like the '11 Mustang GT (great photo Red370!). If I were in the market for a new pony car, I'd choose the GT over the Camaro. Its size, interior design and handling are more to my liking...plus, the 5.0 sounds awesome!