The new Camaros!

Robert_Nash · 03-26-2009, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Endgame

...it was all hype about how the Camaro was going to be able to challenge the 370Z on the track. The more things change, the more they stay the same. I predict the majority of people will stick to what they are used to, aside from those in the minority such as you.

There is always a price to pay and diminishing returns to deal with as you start adding horsepower...for a vehicle (driveline, brakes, shocks, etc, etc.) to be able to handle 400 or 500 or more horsepower, those things have to be strengthened which often means added weight unless innovative (meaning expensive) materials are used. Individual consumers are free to get 600 RWH from an engine without actually making the car safe to handle it but a manufacturer can't do that and survive.

Then the is the simple fact that the more HP you get from an engine, the more you loose in the driveline.

Obviously, Chevrolet can build a world-class sports car and one need look no further than even the base Corvette, let alone the Z06 and ZR1 (although all versions of the 'Vette could use some real work on the interiors and options) but you can't build a Corvette at a Camaro price point.

If you love Chevrolet and/or GM and/or Camaros, you are probably going to love and support the new Camaro even with its shortcomings...if you aren't in the category, then I doubt the new Camaro is going to be the car you've "got to have".