The future is .............................. now?

[bob vogel]

Originally Posted by BeckyD@RodgersChevrolet

The future is ...now.....and coming FAST....




displacement and size will have nothing to do with performance...

You can't look back and compare....

because the future is going to be....

(in the not too distant future)

Amazing!!

Hold on tight, .....

the ride the has just begun!!

Becky

i love my camaro. a very short time ago my wife got car, about 27k, it gets 30mpg and goes 0-60 in 6 flat. go figure, what a 426 cuda in 1970 was 0-60 in ...what was it 7.2 ? and got 10 or 11 mpg. your right we are in the "FUTUER". i'm one of the lucky ones i got to see it all.

[ShnOmac]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

no no no ... it has to be an SS: Super Sonic

Funny stuff right there!

Serious acceleration to break the barrier in between red lights....

[Mr. Wyndham]

A taste of the future, I'd say...

And you've got good taste, Number 3!!

(btw, I've got to shout out that nobody can seem to topple the Cruze's fuel economy rating...and new compacts have been continuously releasing for the past year or so, now. It's kind of funny. )

[Number 3]

Ok, as of today in the garage:

2.0L Turbo Sky Redline

1.4L Turbo Cruze LTZ RS

1.4L Turbo Sonic LT

It's official......................it's either the end of days or the appocolypse....................or just the future upon us.








And if you add that all up it's only 4.8 L..................TOTAL............What?

[Mr. Wyndham]

Originally Posted by Number 3

Ok, as of today in the garage:

2.0L Turbo Sky Redline

1.4L Turbo Cruze LTZ RS

1.4L Turbo Sonic LT

It's official......................it's either the end of days or the appocolypse....................or just the future upon us.






And if you add that all up it's only 4.8 L..................TOTAL............What?

And yet....Number 3 is in your signature.

It's not the apocalypse, my friend - just a true representation of the word "efficiency"...

And.....it so happens that you ended up with the short end of the automotive stick in your CTF cars...

[Number 3]

Originally Posted by Dragoneye

And yet....Number 3 is in your signature.

It's not the apocalypse, my friend - just a true representation of the word "efficiency"...

And.....it so happens that you ended up with the short end of the automotive stick in your CTF cars...

I enjoy sampling all of GM's new vehicles....................this just happens to be anther one of those.

[ShnOmac]

Originally Posted by Number 3

I enjoy sampling of GM's new vehicles....................this just happens to be anther one of those.

Any chance we are going to see pics of the interior or is it not "finished"?

[JoeP@TeamBeckyD]

Originally Posted by Number 3

I enjoy sampling of GM's new vehicles....................this just happens to be anther one of those.

Originally Posted by ShnOmac

Any chance we are going to see pics of the interior or is it not "finished"?

[Number 3]

Originally Posted by ShnOmac

Any chance we are going to see pics of the interior or is it not "finished"?

Oh, it's finished.

Being an LT, it's not optioned up, but it is well done. I think the motorcycle inspired tach and speedo will take some getting used to by some, but I think you will find yourself right at home.

And the combination of the 1.4T, 6 speed manual and a lighter car by nature of not being optioned up make for a pretty peppy car. Not a rocket ship, but it has some mojo.

I'll take the camera to it shortly.

And you just have to love the big Turbo badge on the decklid.

[Kyle2k]

Originally Posted by Number 3

Oh, it's finished.

Being an LT, it's not optioned up, but it is well done. I think the motorcycle inspired tach and speedo will take some getting used to by some, but I think you will find yourself right at home.

And the combination of the 1.4T, 6 speed manual and a lighter car by nature of not being optioned up make for a pretty peppy car. Not a rocket ship, but it has some mojo.

I'll take the camera to it shortly.

And you just have to love the big Turbo badge on the decklid.

I can't remember where I read this (it very well could have been you), but the 1.4L turbo isn't DI correct?

[Number 3]

Originally Posted by Kyle2k

I can't remember where I read this (it very well could have been you), but the 1.4L turbo isn't DI correct?

Correct

[Kyle2k]

Originally Posted by Number 3

Correct

I'm assuming that DI adds to the price of the engine, which wouldn't seem helpful in a class where price is kept low, but wouldn't that help even more with fuel economy? I heard a difference in tuning and/or axel ratio increased the 2012's model by 2mpg.

[Number 3]

Originally Posted by Kyle2k

I'm assuming that DI adds to the price of the engine, which wouldn't seem helpful in a class where price is kept low, but wouldn't that help even more with fuel economy? I heard a difference in tuning and/or axel ratio increased the 2012's model by 2mpg.

There is an all new transmission in 2012. I've heard it is wonderful in many respects.

Yes, DI adds some substantial costs and also requires some added sound abatement material. Look at the engine cover on a V6 Camaro and the panel at the back of the engine. That ticking noise can be pretty loud on a car without that extra material.

But as you suggest, it's a balance of cost, mass and the resulting FE gain.