The Blue Devil will be called ZR1...
at z/28 sack riders. 
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True, the dog dog Camaro should be named something new or use a great title from the past. I agree that the Z28 has been watered down to some degree and SS (even though in the Camaro it has been watered down less) wouldn't fit due to what GM has been doing with SS on all their models.
Maybe something like Ford did with the new Cobra by naming it Shelby?!?
Maybe something like Ford did with the new Cobra by naming it Shelby?!?
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Apparently one snag is that SRT believes that anything over 700 requires sophisticated suspension electronics (launch control, etc), and Viper owners are not so into that idea.
Gonna be an interesting few years.
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blah blah blah SS
blah blah blah Z28
blah blah blah SS
blah blah blah Z28
blah blah blah SS
blah blah blah Z28
Come on...this is beyond silly now...I'm can beat a 70's Z28 in a Mailbu Maxx SS...what is the point.
Z28s and SS Camaros are two seperate cars. It was only in the fourth Gen where the lines were blurred. They are two different packages with two different purposes. BOTH are awesome cars in their own right. Can we stop with this SS vs. Z28...they are built for different purposes and for different people. You are not going to improve the size of your junk by trying to prove the Z28 or SS is better!
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Now, back to the corvette. I personally like the name SS however, if it is ZR1 or Z06R or whatever...it is going to be an awesome car that will still take down cars that cost 2, 3, or 4 times as much.
blah blah blah Z28
blah blah blah SS
blah blah blah Z28
blah blah blah SS
blah blah blah Z28
Come on...this is beyond silly now...I'm can beat a 70's Z28 in a Mailbu Maxx SS...what is the point.
Z28s and SS Camaros are two seperate cars. It was only in the fourth Gen where the lines were blurred. They are two different packages with two different purposes. BOTH are awesome cars in their own right. Can we stop with this SS vs. Z28...they are built for different purposes and for different people. You are not going to improve the size of your junk by trying to prove the Z28 or SS is better!
:/soapbox:
Now, back to the corvette. I personally like the name SS however, if it is ZR1 or Z06R or whatever...it is going to be an awesome car that will still take down cars that cost 2, 3, or 4 times as much.
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That makes no sense at all. Really.
In 1984, the Z/28 was not only the most badass Camaro you could buy - it was virtually the baddest vehicle which GM even offered for sale. It pummeled Porsche so badly in showroom stock racing, that Stuttgard pulled the overconfident 944 out of the series with it's tail between it's legs, so it wouldn't get bitched slapped by Camaro Z/28's in public anymore.
You didn't have to get an LG4, ya know. Properly equipped, a 1984 Z/28 was just a tick behind the 1984 Corvette in performance.
Personally, I'd love to find a clean '84 Z/28. LG4 or L-69.
BTW, over 100,000 people considered the Z/28 cool enough to buy in 1984.
In 1984, the Z/28 was not only the most badass Camaro you could buy - it was virtually the baddest vehicle which GM even offered for sale. It pummeled Porsche so badly in showroom stock racing, that Stuttgard pulled the overconfident 944 out of the series with it's tail between it's legs, so it wouldn't get bitched slapped by Camaro Z/28's in public anymore.
You didn't have to get an LG4, ya know. Properly equipped, a 1984 Z/28 was just a tick behind the 1984 Corvette in performance.
Personally, I'd love to find a clean '84 Z/28. LG4 or L-69.
BTW, over 100,000 people considered the Z/28 cool enough to buy in 1984.
It's obvious you drink z28 flavored kool aid with every meal, but my only point is, the badge simply is not a special, or exclusive. You said it yourself, it was on over 100k cars in 1984 alone. And now, to complete the circle, z06 and ZR1 have always been exclusive badges that meant something special. They were not slapped on L82 corvettes with sticker packages
AAMOF, the thirdgen even more than the lackluster second gen is what killed the Z28 badge IMO. *IF* Z28 had only been used on LU4 and L69, and then LB9 then L98 cars (i.e only top engines), and carried with it mandatory FE4 (or whatever the top suspension was), then you'd be on to something. But as it is, a 1984 z28 was far more likely to have an LG4 with all the same suspension as a base V8 camaro than it was to have an L69 and the fat sway bars.
Again, that is badge dillution. Something the corvette Z badges have never endured.
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Actually it's just two the yellow and the white one but a rumor that a red one with a auto trans was tested in late 1968 called the "Saturday Night Special" that car was later tested with a different engine and nobody knows where it is.
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I know you didn't have to get an LG4 in a 1984 z28, and i know it sold very well. But what does that have to do with the price of tea in china?
It's obvious you drink z28 flavored kool aid with every meal, but my only point is, the badge simply is not a special, or exclusive.
It's obvious you drink z28 flavored kool aid with every meal, but my only point is, the badge simply is not a special, or exclusive.
And now, to complete the circle, z06 and ZR1 have always been exclusive badges that meant something special. They were not slapped on L82 corvettes with sticker packages.
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