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Old 07-09-2013, 03:25 PM   #381
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And just exactly where was a V8 mentioned?

You guys are reading waaaaay too deeply into this. There's a pretty good chance nothing will come out of the concept at all.

Not everything GM does is related to Camaro. Alpha or not. A better indication would be ATS Coupe.
I am reading nothing, I just see design cues that resemble 90s and early 70s camaros. If you don't then you are blind. Is it a coincidence? More than likely but it is interesting nonetheless
He agreed with the last person that said they see some 90's Camaro in the design. But that doesn't mean that the Opel Monza is going to be a precursor to the 6th Gen Camaro.


As for the styling resembling older Camaros, I personally think its a mere co-incidence. Afterall, this isn't the first Opel Monza thats been built:


thats from the mid 80s. When I look the new concept, and compare it to that picture, and then to the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generation Camaros I tend to see more Monza than Camaro in the Monza. The grill is a trapazoidal shape that is larger at the top. The top of the headlights are above the top of the grill. There are vents/inlets placed below the headlights. I would never say that they look the same, or even similar. But to me, the inspiration is clearly there.

And for the record, half an hour ago I had no idea there was even an older Opel Monza that existed. But a little looking around, for Chevy Monzas, for possible sources of inspiration for the new concept car, I stumbed across that car.
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