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Originally Posted by Bhobbs
That’s my point.
Look what Ford does for the Mustang.
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The Mustang is their only big car, and it shares motors with multiple vehicles.
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Originally Posted by Bhobbs
Look what Dodge does for the Challenger and Charger.
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They really only started doing this once the decision to axe the Viper came down. Prior to that decision, the Viper was king and nothing exceeded it in performance. Even with a Hellcat motor outperforming the V10, they still opted to keep it that way (when really a Hellcat/Demon powered Viper would have been AWESOME!)
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Originally Posted by Bhobbs
The only thing keeping GM from doing the same thing for the Camaro is the Corvette. We can’t get a 700+ hp Camaro because of the Corvette. We can’t get a 500+ n/a Camaro because of the Corvette.
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Actually, GM already produced a drag pak for the ZL1....that put the car at about 800hp with minimal changes/effort. The reason we haven't got it? You'd have to ask GM.... you can get a 700+HP ZL1 with a simple pulley swap.
With the addition of the new C8, I would expect to see the Camaro finally get its own new toys....but there is no way they are dropping an LT5 into the current ZL1. They wont name a blown motor Camaro a Z/28...because that Heritage means something to them..
More to the point, and the single biggest point, it would make far more sense for them to go all nutjob like the Demon and label it a C.O.P.O Camaro....and yes, this is both accurate and historical..