Okay, the other thread has some people freaked out at the prospect of V8 Camaros starting in the high $20's.

Is there room for a cheap V8 product below Camaro? What should it be, and which division should get it?

And....V8 Colorados are supposedly around the corner....would that suffice?

 

Seems a larger engine usually carries a larger price tag. I would love to see like, an AWD wagon Malibu with a 4.6 Northstar.

 

IMO, why can't Pontiac get a small V8 AWD sedan to compete against the likes of the Mazdaspeed 6?

 

depends on the price.

 

The cheap V8.....belongs......... as an option in the base Camaro.

That is where it is the most important to the vehicle itself.

 

4.6 N* costs quite a bit more, meaning higher price, to make than the Gen IV motors AND it is larger and heavier. Also thinking about weight distribution and handling which would you prefer in a FWD based AWD config?

 

x2...

Camaro IS the cheap V8!

 

 

Or....a turbo 2.0 motor in a AWD EP II G6 making 300hp, therefor beating the 6, and being attractive to the import market, as well as getting domesticites into the car as well.

 

I'm thinking low $20's. Which would put it below any possible V8 Camaro, both in cost and sophistication. And to not step on Camaro's toes, NOT a ponycar. We were talking about a Nomad in another thread for example.

Anyway, we're talking CHEAP V8. Live axle, cloth/vinyl seats...you get the idea.

 

It would have to be in an existing vehicle. Otherwise, I don't think there would be enough sales to justify development. I like the V8 GMT355 idea, almost enough to vote with my pocketbook. Throw in an interior that is 85-90% as sophisticated as GMT900 and I'd be sold.

 

I agree. If we play fantasy product planning, it would almost have to be off of GMT355.

 

Kappa V8 Firebird

 

and thats an idea that i like. just make it available with a stick.

 

Ding ding ding!!!