And that should bother us how? The Euro's can trash talk us all they want, at least until the next dictator tries to make the continent speak Russian or German, then they are amazingly quick to forgot our provincialities and welcome us with flags a-waving. This is AMERICA, if we want to put good old imperial measurements on our cars, who the hell cares what someone in the EU thinks? (Besides yourself, obviously) Should we give up horsepower and lb. ft. torque measurements as well?

 

Cubic Inch badging would be an anachronism though.. Since cars these days are designed with the metric system.. But I guess it could be good marketing.

 

Come on guys lighten up and join the 21st Century...

Cobalt SS 122
Impala SS 325
Camaro SS 364 (Assuming it uses the LS2)

Those all sound so much cooler with the cubic inches displaced included in the badging.

Give me a break.

First of all, there's no flippin' way GM does this if every other US manufacturer is showing liters.

Second of all... its just so gosh darn sophomoric. I mean really, what is the point? Because it "sounds" and/or "looks" cool? WARNING! RICE ALERT!

Granted I have a 350 badge on my Camaro... but it was built in 1967.

If this is the mentality of the majority of Camaro fans at this website, then I guess I need to find another place to hang out.

I mean really. I just want them to bring the Camaro back. I could care less what the flipping badges say on the car, as long as one of them says "CAMARO".

 

If it is "sophomoric" now, what was it in 1967 - Kindergartenish?

 

Since when is it rice to have something that looks/sounds cool about your automobile? Visual excitement is a hallmark of the musclecar. If we are looking for pure practicality, we should all be driving 4 banger hybrid econo-boxes. This is about reconnecting with with the past, gloried or not, bringing back the aura of mystique that surrounded the musclecar.

Now for the record, I really don't care if they use cu in displacements or liter based displacements, I would be perfectly ok with either, as long as it resides in a crossed flag emblem on the nose or front quarter. What I don't buy into is the argument that we CAN'T do it because it will makes us look like backwoods hicks to the rest of the world. There are some very important reasons to be part of the international community, the badging on a uniquely American type of car (the muscle/pony car) is not one of them.

Stepping down off my soapbox now

 

Your posts don't make you look very good at all. Maybe you should find another website to hang out at, because your reasoning for your arguement 1: isn't really that good, 2: has the undertone of putting down everyone else who is disagreeing with you.
You are right, GM probably won't do it if every other car manufacturer is advertising in liters, simply because seldom does GM do anything against the grain. Still, I would think it would look great if the Camaro had the CID on it. In case you haven't noticed, there are more than enough Camaro fans who speak in CID as it is, that I am sure it wouldn't confuse any of them. The public typically doesn't know or care what their engine sizes are, they just tend to know the cylinders the engine is equipped with.

I, for one, will not be satisfied with a vehicle as long as it just says Camaro on the back. I want this thing to kick ***. We have waited enough time for it. Sometimes how great something is can be found in the details.

 

Like in days past when the 327, 350, 396, 427, or a 454 badge were used to represent the powerplant, 5.3, 5.7, 6.0, and 7.0 are used to represent todays powerplants. People are familiar with them and know what they represent, like in days past. It just fits.

A 427 badge would be cool, I admit, that number has ties back to the muscle car era, but 364? 325? 122?!?! No thanks. Might as well use cubic centimeter markings.

 

I got the supercharged one two two!

 

All these people who voted yes, if you think a Cobalt SS with a "120 CID" looks cool, you might want to reevaluate your entire stance on cars.

 

How about those of us that would vote "yes" but don't think the Cobalt SS looks cool regardless of what is on the side?

And I'll take your recommendation under advisement.

 

think of it this way, the HEMI has a whole new meaning now. some people have no idea what it used to be.

so 364 doesn't sound cool???? what did 396 sound like when it first came out????? or 427????? or any of the engines of past days?

i'm not saying all SSs should have it, but c'mon, don't you think some deserve a "heritage" touch to them?

 

What's the new meaning to Hemi? It was good marketing back then, its good marketing now.

No, 364 doesn't sound "cool" IMO. 396 or 427 sounded as normal back then as 5.0 or 5.7 do today

Any heritage a Monte Carlo or Impala SS had was lost when they went FWD. So that leaves what, the Cobalt?

For the 5th gen you need not look past the Camaro's name for any more heritage.

 

back then it was a monster, today it's an engine. Hemi's commanded respect back in the day, now it's just a domestic VTEC.

back then it was just a marketing tool, same as it would be today with different numbers. call me old fashioned, but 350 will always sound better than 5.7.

i was refering to the "Chevy coupe" more than anything.

if the Camaro is "heritage" inspired as a few hints have pointed to, why not bring back some of the "heritage" designations. Type-LT, C.I.D., HP on the air cleaner, etc, etc. i'm not saying i'm right, just voicing my opinion as an enthusiast

 

But does 364 sound better than 6.0? There was a reason GM never marketed the LS1 as a 350 (no one get techie on me, I know its a 346). It had a 5.7L designation, they could've just as easily called it a 350 if they wanted. It just sounds....awkward, and out of place with new cars.

Why not bring back the Berlinetta? lol mary kay camaro. HP on the engine cover or something I wouldn't mind, but some things are better left in the past I believe.

 

There ya go, that says it all in a nutshell. They do things ther way, we do things are way.