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Originally Posted by jdsblueray2013
If Cadillac and Camaro share the same platform, then you just may be looking it a 2016 Camaro, with some subtle changes to front and rear end.
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The days of swaping fascias & calling them different cars are essentially over at GM (main exceptions are cars that aren't sold in the same region, like Buicks & Opels)
Don't think of a platform as a physical thing like a frame or unibody. Think of it as a set of parameters. What can the wheelbase & track width be, what engines can it accept, what potential drive configurations are there (FWD, FWD+AWD, RWD, RWD+AWD, AWD only), where does the suspension mount up, why types of suspension can it use, what is the mass range that it can handle, how many seats, where are the main structural elements, where are the crumple zones, and on and on and on. Its those 'hidden' parameters that are going to be common (or at least fairly common) between cars that share a platform. But nearly everything that you can see or touch can & usually will be different.