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Originally Posted by DGthe3
So you are saying that GM should build a Camaro for the masses (you also say they should do it for the Corvette ... but lets stick to one car for the moment) with all the great looks, has some get up & go, but without all the expensive high performance hardware.
You do understand that GM offers a V6 Camaro for under 25 grand, right? Looks great, offers decent (but not outstanding) performance, has pretty decent fuel economy, and costs thousands less than the average new car. That is the Camaro for the masses.
Also, I haven't read too many reviews where the Camaro was knocked because of its lack of performance. Often they were impressed by how well it did, and then complained about the lack of visibility, the steering wheel, the plastics in the interior, the poor erogonomics, etc.
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I think everything about the Camaro is pretty good right now. I'm worried the next Camaro is going to be quite a bit more expensive. Like I said, it will be worth it, because it's going to perform so incredibly well, but I don't want the bar for entry to be too high.
That's the story of the current Vette, imo. It starts at $55,000? I think it should start at $43,000-$47,000. $41,000 would be great. Give me a lesser engine, lesser wheels/tires, less gadgets, no carbon fiber etc, just give me the look. But if they want to make them a less obtainable borderline super car, oh well. I'll just admire them from afar.
I'm also worried that the next Camaro will be smaller and lighter strictly for the sake of track performance. Now GM has shown that they can achieve great track performance with a big car with the Z/28. So hopefully the new Camaro will stay big. But I don't want the look of the Camaro to suffer for the sake of the track. But hey that wasn't an issue with the C7, it's beautiful.
Finally, and this is my biggest complaint, I'm sick of car reviews bad mouthing cars that don't perform well on the track. Makes me mad mad mad. The performance of the SS is mind boggling, especially for the price. This is a great car. Sure it stinks on the track without mods (1LE if you don't want to mod yourself) but who cares??? Countach bad visibility - amazing car. Countach poor track performer - still crazy fast. They must stop using the track as the only measurement for what a good performance car is. With that way of thinking, every classic car, including the very fast ones, are all rubbish. And they're the most fun cars to drive money can buy, ya know?