I've never minded engine covers, but the GTO covers look like they're pretending to be an aluminum valve cover, but they stand high enough to see the stuff underneath that they are designed to cover.

 

That brunette on the right is smokin hot.

 

Why skip engine covers? They're trying to make a 09 model that sells, not a 3rd gen to rusts. If you don't like engine covers... simply pull them off when you get home and stuff them in your closet.

 

 

You miss the point completely. If the engine is good looking, you don't need the cover. It's not just a matter of simply removing them and stuffing them in your closet. And what that has to do with a new '09 vs a rusting 3rd gen - I have no idea.

 

I was implying that previously Camaro's had just been a knockdown from another well known sports car... this time why not do it right and put just as much quality into it as the topend model? All the other GM cars have engine covers.... so why skip out on them this time? Doesn't make sense too.

That's why these things failed the first time. People don't want to pay $$$$ forless quality. Which is why people brought the mustangs and continue to do so, because they offered more for a better price. If GM hasn't figured that out yet, I'm sure the Camaro will fail again... And also how would you know about how hard it's going to be to remove the engine covers off a car that no one has seen yet? We don't even know what the final design will look like.

 

There may be some HVH benefits to engine covers, but on LSx engines, they are simply a cheap, field expedient way to cover up an ugly engine. I say, clean up the engine with nicer valve covers, relocated coil packs, etc., and sh!tcan those "beauty covers".

 

personally i like seeing the raw engine. Even if its not all dressed up it looks good. Better than being all snazzed up with some cheap plastic. just MHO

 

engine covers are a definite NVH concern, since plastic intakes are NOISY

 

I wonder why they even bother putting a hood on these new cars?

 

That's a Lexus Luxury car. Thier goal is to make the engine bay look just as elegant as the exterior/interior, so why not follow that concept into the engin compartment?. The average person who isn't a car enthusiest isn't attracted by the mechanical looks of an engine, so why not dress it up to make it more appealing to thier market? I like engine covers, they clean the engine bay up and make it look more modern. But who wants to look at a mess of tangled wires and hoses? look at how sloppy the LS1 Camaro looks, when compaired to the Corvettes engine bay. The camaro looks cheap, trashy, and less appealing. I don't think that's going to attract potential buyers, if you want this car to survive "again" in todays competitive market. Remember the Camaro was only reintroduced to help pull GM out a hole.

 

I completely agree with you. But I just think they take it to an extreme. I mean, even the battery is covered up. Why don't they just make the engine and intake manifold itself nice looking like the new Hemi engine or the old L98 engine?