I just imagined this..


let say GM builds a relatively light, RWD V8 2+2 coupe, but calls it a different name.. NOT a Camaro..


and while you actually order one thru the dealer and you go thru the factory option codes, there would be a "hidden" (not publicly advertized) Z28 option code, for various performance upgrades (various coolers and supporting hardware for track duty, firmer suspension, maybe different heads and cam, better wheels, etc) thats combined with a lighter/cheaper interior/accessory trim..


No badges, trims, stickers or anything thats just extra fluff.. Just pure business..


or would that be too retro?

 

that's just wrong. bring the camaro back full-fledged, or let it (and all its variants) die a peaceful death.

 

I see how that would be great in a way.......

But I think if Camaro is dead, then Z28 should die with it. They are one in the same.

 

i would buy one (if it looked cool)

 

no way, i'd be pissed and throw rocks at every one i ever saw

 

and they would drive over you.

 

Not if you threw really big rocks!

 

Heh.. big rocks huh?

well they should at elast have an option code like that out there.. maybe they can raise up a new "Z28".. like Z32.. hahhaha

 

every model has either had no Z-code or has had its own unique code.. seems they went wild in the 80s, with Z24 cavalier, Z34 lumina, Z71 trucks (still around), etc. The Z-codes have always been unique to each model (excluding arcane ones like Z49) and I don't see a reason to start sharing now..

I remember hearing how so FEW people even knew they still made the Camaro (when they did) even as recently as 2000 or 01.. so, having something like a "Z28 Malibu" in the future would fragment the already sparse enthusiasm the 4th gen left behind.

"yeah I got a new Z28"

"wow.. camaro? cool"

"no, no.. malibu Z28"

"huh?"

 

There are ZR-2 S-10's, Blazers, and Trackers...

But, yeah, you point is very true and valid.

 

There is to be no Z28 without the Camaro.