Ask him if Caddy plans on doing a coupe version of the CTSv or any coupe to better compete with the Germans and cars like the 3 series bmw ect....

This question would not only give us insite on a possible cool Caddy but give information on the existance of a platform that the 5th gen could be built on. GM has said that they plan on competeing better with them, if they plan on doing so they need a 2 door cpe.

- Gordon Greenblatt
Evanston Il
2001 Stroked Turbo SS 2 weeks from completion
Former owner of a 99 vett that went low low 10s and was broken during a "street racing" venue for GMHTP

 

Actually there is something like that in the planning stage for the 2nd half of the decade.

 

ttt. If I have emailed you asking for your name and hometown, please respond. I need this info for the magazine text.

On the hot seat:

• Guion M
• Pacer X
• "Joshua"

 

Why don't you ask him if gm will ever make a car that doesn't rattle after two years of driving it. Why can't they make a car with the same quality as a *** car. I mean its time to step up or shut up. I drove my uncles Zo6 last week and it has 5000 miles on it and it rattles. For 50gs you can do better. A friend just bought a tahoe and it doesn't even have 100 miles and something rattles in the roof area. Don't get me wrong I love my TA but job quality has to get better. I mean in everycar. I own a mazda I just bought for 2000 and it doesn't rattle at all. It has 95000 on it. GM wants to compete with bmw with the gto good luck. They don't have a chance if they keep making cars the way they have been.

 

It would probably be wrong of me to ask questions to Mr. Ruess since he is a former group leader of my dept. That being said...

Ask him the true intentions of the Bel Air concept from its inceprtion? Just see what he says, if you get an answer.

I can tell you things not to ask him. Don't use the word Camaro when asking him about future plans. Don't ask why just don't mention that name. Make questions broad and just point the question in the area of a rwd v8 2+2 coupe. Making it known what you mean. Ask if the possibility is there. Don't nail him into any specifics because he won't be able to answer.

 

Since we know that Chevrolet will revive the SS line, and Cadillac will use the V series.

My questions are 1) What will performance Buicks, Saturns, and Pontiacs use?

and 2) Are the Chevrolet "Z" cars a thing of the past? (Which I hope not)

 

I want to thank all of you for taking the time to share your feelings. The Mark Reuss interview is scheduled to run in our March 2003 issue. We were not able to ask all your questions, however I will make every effort to relay your input to Mark Reuss and his staff.

Johnny Hunkins

 

Although I'm sure it's abit late to submit any questions.....I wonder what the true purpose of the Sunoco blue 4th Gen Z/28 ( with a slash), which appeared at the Woodward cruise was?

Has Chevy somehow rediscovered the Camaro's racing heritage?

 

Hopefully they've realized the power Z28 has with the Camaro and that it should always be the top model.

 

Just wondering what engine he is standing next to in CAR AND DRIVER Nov. 2002 page 149 ? And is that going into my '04 CTSv ? Also have you found GOD ?

GOD SPEED

 

An LS6 is going in the CTSv.

Have I found God?

I didn't know he was lost!

 

I think it's about the same as the old Chevelle and F-100 and Mustang at SEMA, just fancy old showcars that don't mean anything major in the company.

 

"I wonder what the true purpose of the Sunoco blue 4th Gen Z/28 ( with a slash), which appeared at the Woodward cruise was?"

I initially thought it was just a fun "filler" one-off too. However, based on information I have recently gotten, I have reason to believe there was a more focused purpose to the "Sunoco" creation. I'd love to elaborate, but I don't actually know any details.

 

Well, forget details...what is your personal opinion.

 

It makes absolutely no sense for GM to build the Sunoco car. They have officially gone on record saying there is no business case for Camaro. They can't sell them, they can't make money on them, they can't make them pass safety requirements, they are not working on a new one and have no plans to work on one in the short term or any term, blah, blah, blah...

Now, after killing the Camaro and shuttering the plant, does it make any sense at all to spend a quarter million dollars to build this concept on such a short notice? And why would the team building it have to frantically hide it prior to a last-minute visit from Canadian auto workers?

We ain't gettin' the straight answer. That's my gut feeling.

I'd like to give Buzz Hargrove a piece of my mind. You figure out the rest.