My bad, don't know where I got the mid-size from. Checked the size difference between the G8 an Charger: Length- 196.1 G8/ 200.1 Charger, width very close- 74.8 G8/ 74.5 Charger, weigth- 3995 G8/4031 Charger.
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Originally Posted by stovt001
Jak called it a mid-sizer. I'd have to disagree. The G8 is pretty massive. It cleanly fits the definition of a "large car". So convert that to midsize coupe, and you're looking at significant weight savings, especially if you ditch some of the luxury options that come standard on the G8 GT. So Zeta overall must be a pretty lightweight platform for its size and power/drive train configuration.
As far as the manual, I hadn't heard it confirmed that it really would get one, so that's very encouraging. I had only heard it might or might not. I can understand why GM would just offer an automatic at first. Really, this isn't a true performance car in the same sense that the Camaro is. It is designed to haul families, clients, etc in relative comfort. It is more of a highway cruiser than a sports car. The automatic just fits that profile better. But I'm glad they'll offer both.
I was hoping for the L76 as the base V8, but now I'm hoping we'll get a Gen V that has a similar performance/cost ratio, or better.
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