What are you willing to give up for a lighter 6th gen Camaro?

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Jul 8, 2008 | 03:09 PM

#46

JakeRobb

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I'm willing to give up length, width, and height. Basically, take the whole thing down to 3/4 scale.

Jul 8, 2008 | 04:09 PM

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teal98

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Originally Posted by 99SilverSS

One could always ask the question if a Corvette can sell 35K to 44K units at roughly $50,000 and make a business case for its own platform. Then could not a Camaro built to sell 70-90K units at an average price of $25k not also make a business case for its own platform?

No. You have to look at NRE versus gross margin. It'd probably have to be more like $40K at the volumes you've given. Of course, at that price, those volumes are not a given.

Jul 8, 2008 | 08:52 PM

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Z284ever

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Originally Posted by guionM

) and had all the CTS's shortcomings (High beltline? Severe axlehop anyone?).

Axlehop?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ggan6P-z70

Jul 8, 2008 | 11:24 PM

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DvBoard

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I'd be interested in seeing how much a Camaro would weigh if you took off everything unrelated to basic driving and "safety". Then we would be able to see what we'd have to work with as far as weight that we could push to have removed.