http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/01/2...per-v10-power/

Ford and Chrysler are going super hardcore with these types of special cars and selling out every single one they produce, even though their not even titleable . Chevy ....where are you ?!?!?! Wheres your stripped of everything Camaro LS body with a LS7 or LS9 . Ya got the body in white's at your disposal ....what gives ?

 

That's way too much money.

 

Because people can build a hell of a lot better race car with the Camaro body in white and anything else they choose for a hell of a lot than $90k+.

 

Who cares, really. I don't see the point in chasing after this kind of "market".

 

Chevy's answer?? Buy a supercharged 6.2L 2012 Z28 for ~$45k and strip it you self.

 

And I say why not, all thats missing for a 3 car factory drag racing series are the Chevy guys. That would make for a really good show and be way more relavent than NASCRAP since you know there is more than the .000000000000000000001% facotry equipment you see on the roundy rounders.

 

I'm sure GM is working on a drag pack Camaro. The 2012 model year will have some surprises

 

Kinda more along the point I was going for . Due to the Cobra jet mustangs and drag pak Challengers , both have a a few engine options in stock eliminator classes outside of the one thats the RPO .

It would be kinda cool just to see the factory offering a body in white stripped car with a LS front bumper , with say a LS7 legal for stock eliminator . The thought of a 2012 427 stock eliminator Camaro just has a cool ring to it . Especially if Chevy called it a ZL1 .

 

I hope the Z is that price. $50k+ is probably more likely.

 

The LSA create engine is $8000 more than a LS3 create engine. They could do a low $40k's Z28, I'm hoping they do.

 

Not sure I see any point in all this.

You and I aren't buying one. The general public isn't buying one. It doesn't do anything for sales volume. You can't even register them to drive on a public road.

Sure it's cool to read about these vehicles from the factory that will never see the street. However I could care less about these types of cars.

When these cars are headed to showrooms to be bought and driven on the road by anyone (with money, of course), call me.

 

Yeah, but GM also charges $8300 to go from the base V6 to the base V8 in the Camaro, so I wouldn't be surprised if it is closer to $50,000 or even above that price. We really just have to wait and see.

 

What's the point of having a 426 horsepower daily driver like a Camaro SS when you can have a car at half the price that get's better gas mileage, is cheaper to insure and quieter riding?

Speak for yourself. Yes the majority of the general public will not buy a factory drag car, but that doesn't mean a relatively small enthusiast group won't. It doesn't have to do anything for sales volume. It's a niche product within the overall line up. The V6 Sales carry the Camaro and Mustang. The Challenger V6 plays a significant roll in the lines sales volume.

It's a certain type of car just like a Camaro SS is, this one strikes emotion in those with a passion for drag racing. If a person has the funds to buy this kind of factory backed drag car why not build it especially if there's a market? Ford sold all 50 of the original new S197 Cobra Jet's in 10 days. Chrysler I'm sure has had very similar result's.

It's great reading about the owners who have taken these types of cars to the strip to show how capable a factory backed car can be. It's good you could careless about this kind of car, the world would be boring without different opinions.

If these types of cars can't be registered or driven on the street legally now what makes you think this will change? It won't. It's a niche product for a certain niche market. It's a drag car built to drag race really well not to cruise the strip on Saturday night.

 

$90k for a stripped Challenger with a 600hp engine? I'd be more excited if they brought back the Viper.

 

I dont even think its about being a niche product, these are hero cars - they are more about fueling dreams and giving the fans something to cheer for with something that is way more identifiable than the rolling billboards in NASCRAP. Which again is why I say GM should get onboard, even though the 5th gen is a stellar seller, they should keep adding fuel to the fire.