what to call this board?

[tabahr]

The Camaro may come back as some say, and it will lilely no longer have a firebird sister, and its platform will not be called the f-body.

What will the platform be? Rumor says the sister car will be a Buick, not a pontiac.

What will become of this forum? will the name change to the new platform? Would it not make sense to call the new platform the new F body? Or, does the new body already exist and have a different name?

[Christopherrr]

hmmm...??? Good one...I guess there will only be one real F-body "generation". When the Camaro does come out...I sincerely believe that GM will goof up. No hardcore loyalist will accept it IMO. I wouldn't...at least not accept it as what I grown to know it as.

[Jay 02 TA ws6]

Originally posted by LimTeng99TransAm
hmmm...??? Good one...I guess there will only be one real F-body "generation". When the Camaro does come out...I sincerely believe that GM will goof up. No hardcore loyalist will accept it IMO. I wouldn't...at least not accept it as what I grown to know it as.

It will be accepted as long as the top model is V8 RWD... they lose that, and they lose everything that is the Camaro.

[Joe K. 99 Zeee!!]

Originally posted by LimTeng99TransAm
hmmm...??? Good one...I guess there will only be one real F-body "generation". When the Camaro does come out...I sincerely believe that GM will goof up. No hardcore loyalist will accept it IMO. I wouldn't...at least not accept it as what I grown to know it as.

So negative! Already made a decision??

Even if you don't like it, there will certainly be plenty of options just between GM and Ford!

5th Gen WILL have a V8 and be RWD.

Look for a really cool Chevy commercial to debut on New Year's Eve. "An American Revolution"

http://www.wieck.com/public/*2PV_062752

http://www.wieck.com/public/*2PV_062751

http://www.wieck.com/public/*2PV_062762

http://www.wieck.com/public/*2PV_062763 <----My Favorite

http://www.wieck.com/public/*2PV_062761


http://www.wieck.com/public/*2PV_062772

[tabahr]

Originally posted by Jay 02 TA ws6
It will be accepted as long as the top model is V8 RWD... they lose that, and they lose everything that is the Camaro.

V8, rear wheel drive and sit your as* on the floor

If the seats do not place your butt right on the floor with your feet strait out it just won't feel right.

These 4 things define the f-body:

1 As* on the floor
2 V8
3 RWD
4 Two doors

If it says Camaro on it, and accomplishes this it will be accepted.

If it is a GTO style upward sitting 4 door, it will suck, IMO

[Christopherrr]

Originally posted by Joe K. 96 Zeee!!
So negative! Already made a decision??

Even if you don't like it, there will certainly be plenty of options just between GM and Ford!

If and when the Camaro comes out and it's not what I expect from a Camaro, I wouldn't accept it. I might like it as an overall car...but I probably think they should've called somein else. Example: Monte Carlo and Impala...you see the new Impala SS??? That's a joke IMO...front drive V6? Never! I just hope they don't do the same with the Camaro..that's all


Even if it's not what I wanted in a Camaro...I'd drive a bow-tie over a blue oval anyday. Not picking at Ford...it's just me.

[Joe K. 99 Zeee!!]

I'm not saying it'll be a hit or that even I or anyone in particular will love the car when it comes out....I just find it odd that an opinion is already formed before we really know much of anything. Of course, I can see where that comes from given what we see at this moment.

The platform will be sigma based with less aluminum content to keep costs down. It is being developed by Holden who has extensive experience with high performance RWD cars. Power will come from a Gen IV small block (think 6.0L). It will have an IRS. In all truth, I have no doubt that it will perform better than our cars in all respects.

In any case, the people working on it now fully understand that it must stand up to what a Camaro has been known to be and correct the issues that our cars have....you know there's a lot of room for improvement.

Just wait and see, you may be surprised....if not, there are many other exciting cars on the horizon! Chevy will add 10 new cars to their lineup in the next 20 months!!! Even more across the whole GM line!!!!

[tabahr]

I get the feeling Joe K knows more than he is letting on to.

Shoot me a PM.

[Joe K. 99 Zeee!!]

Nah....no need to PM. I've been reading...A LOT! There are boards where bits and pieces of info get put together. People have connections. I've been following this since around 98....there's a lot going on behind the scenes.

Spend some time on the 5th gen forum at Camaroz28.com. cheersandgears.com is also a good place as is gminsidenews.com

It traditionaly takes about 4 years for a car to go from concept to reality. Bob Lutz and others who are bringing new direction to the lineup only came on in 2000 or so. So for now what you see is what the old guard had in the pipeline. The new stuff is just beginning to see the light of day. (i.e. CTS-V, G6, Solstice, etc.) We'll see over the next few years......It's going to be exciting...

Consider a 55k Z06 with 500HP. 3 valve pushrod smallblocks with great gas milage that can take 7,000 RPM. I believe that was Gary Cowger that said that publicly. Ecotecs that can put out 240HP....

[Mr Nice Guy]

Look for a really cool Chevy commercial to debut on New Year's Eve. "An American Revolution"

http://www.wieck.com/public/*2PV_062752

http://www.wieck.com/public/*2PV_062751

http://www.wieck.com/public/*2PV_062762

http://www.wieck.com/public/*2PV_062763 <----My Favorite

http://www.wieck.com/public/*2PV_062761


http://www.wieck.com/public/*2PV_062772 [/B]

Ugh the Aveo is a freakin Daewoo(Korean not American) and the SSR is an overpriced, overweight, underperforming joke. I hope those two vehicles don't represent the way GM is heading. I think the only thing GM has going for it anymore is the Vette and a few trucks. No reasonably priced performance cars, unless you consider $45,000 or more reasonable Thank God for used cars cause the future looks dim.

[00 Ragtop Z]

my vote would be to leave it f-body becuase the camaro and firebird have been this for soooooo long. new platform - always a chance to add a subsection to teh board or add a new baord for teh new platform.

[Joe K. 99 Zeee!!]

Sorry, sorta got off topic above...

I say leave it too.

One thing I've liked about this board is that you can see all the messages in one place. A lot of other boards have too many specialized forums. There's just not enough traffic here to support that.