I with you on that!

My poster child for the next Camaro is the G35 coupe. It has an excellent chassis, amazing performance with the V6, is put together well, and is just under $29,000 pretty fully equipted. It would be the perfect car for a new Camaro LT.

The step above it would be the V8 (Z28 or SS... I don't want to start that debate again so soon) at $2,000 more, and the step below it as a EcoTech 4 that performs like the 4th gen V6, at $3,000 less.

A G35-like Camaro would sell wonders, a LS1-like V8 in a car that size would offer blistering performance, and a GOOD 4 cylinder in a car like that would be quick in itself, and pull in alot of new fans.

 

Okee-dokey! That's what I'm talking about! Now we are back on track.

 

The G35 is also one of my bogies for the next Camaro.

I know alot of you don't care what architecture Camaro has, which suspension components are used, how much refinement it has, or how rigid it is............but if you do....you have to take a long look at the G35 Coupe.

 

Why does the Camaro need 3 entirely different engines? I can't think of a single North American car with such a wide engine range. Other than the old E34 5-series BMW, I can't even think of a modern car that offers 4, 6, and 8-cylinder options.

I know your underlying premise is that of making the Camaro "all things to all people," but that type of thinking has come and gone.

 

so has the car.

 

Just think, Camaro once had alot more than that. It's also part of Camaro's history to have at least 3 levels to appeal to a wide market. You may as well keep Camaro dead if it's going to be V8 only. Chevrolet already has a Corvette & you'd have just given the entire pony car market to Mustang. A V6/V8 combo doesn't work if you only have a "stripper" and a "Z28-SS" model with nothing in between.

Back to North American models with 3 engines:
Mustang: V6, sohc V8, dohc V8, dohc supercharged V8
Grand Prix: 3.1 V6, 3.8 V6, 3.8 supercharged V6 (soon to be the same with Monte Carlo & Impala)
Ford Focus: sohc 2.0, dohc 2.0, dohc 2.3, SVT dohc
....just off the top of my head.

All entirely different engines internally, externally, or both.

 

Here is one thing that I don't understand .

Why is adding a new powertrain too expensive.....but leaving $3,000-$5,000 dollars on the hood as incentives...not too expensive.