OH YEH! Gonna chew on a couple Mustangs for breakfast, and some Trans Am's for lunch! Oh, and a few imports for occassional snacks.
The NEW '06 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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Ummmm.............. the Camaro and the Trans Am have historically been the same car. 
Nice looking car
Now that is a good looking car
because you can drive it whenever you want. in the rain. in the cold. in the...
I think I like the first one better. I know I love that orange.
the first one was so much better. they definitely shoulda stuck with that. dannnngg.
Wow, I'd only seen the second one. I'm under the impression that that is the one going into production. IMO the first one is waaaay better. it has a look all it's own. the second one is good, but it looks way to conservative, way too much like the new mustangs and chargers. chevy should be smart for once and do something that sets them apart in a GOOD way. that first one is so beefy and clean looking. it just flows. but i'm sure they'll pick the uglier one for production like they always do.
After being a fellow 4th gen Camaro owner.......I'll chime in 
I thought Chevy made a huge mistake taking away the Camaro. It allowed the Mustant to run wild in sales and now I see so many of them it makes me sick.
The funny thing was it wasn't like they didn't sell. The Z28/SS was a killer ride. 300+HP at the rear wheels was a excellent starting block. The LT1 wasn't the greatest but did a decent job and the LS1 was really a work of art as far as engines went. You could supercharge them pretty easy (put it over 400 horse's with that alone), nitrous, or turbo's on and have a streetable, runs 92 octane pump gas, and is easily a sub 12 second street car. It's funny because you can take a bone stock Camaro, add a supercharger to it, headers, performance exhaust, a cam/chip/intake, and one of the FAST intakes to it and you basicly have over 500 hp on tap. Plus the suspension to beef up was stupid easy (LCA's, Torque arm, Sway bars/shocks, panhard bar, subframe connectors) and it'd road race all day long. Brake systems were easy to upgrade (thanks to Baer brakes), and you could get a slew of body mods. It's really a great platform for someone who wants to make a drag car or road racing car for not a whole lot of $$$.
But the Trans Am/Camaro almost share the same everything short of badges and sheet metal. They are basicly the same car. I know that from mods I did to mine, all the parts were interchangeable.
As far as that pic goes, maybe take the front end off the first one and add it to the second one's front end (so a retro back/front look) and it might look a little cleaner.
I'd love to see them back, but give me a 98-02 SS and I'd be fine
I thought Chevy made a huge mistake taking away the Camaro. It allowed the Mustant to run wild in sales and now I see so many of them it makes me sick.
The funny thing was it wasn't like they didn't sell. The Z28/SS was a killer ride. 300+HP at the rear wheels was a excellent starting block. The LT1 wasn't the greatest but did a decent job and the LS1 was really a work of art as far as engines went. You could supercharge them pretty easy (put it over 400 horse's with that alone), nitrous, or turbo's on and have a streetable, runs 92 octane pump gas, and is easily a sub 12 second street car. It's funny because you can take a bone stock Camaro, add a supercharger to it, headers, performance exhaust, a cam/chip/intake, and one of the FAST intakes to it and you basicly have over 500 hp on tap. Plus the suspension to beef up was stupid easy (LCA's, Torque arm, Sway bars/shocks, panhard bar, subframe connectors) and it'd road race all day long. Brake systems were easy to upgrade (thanks to Baer brakes), and you could get a slew of body mods. It's really a great platform for someone who wants to make a drag car or road racing car for not a whole lot of $$$.
But the Trans Am/Camaro almost share the same everything short of badges and sheet metal. They are basicly the same car. I know that from mods I did to mine, all the parts were interchangeable.
As far as that pic goes, maybe take the front end off the first one and add it to the second one's front end (so a retro back/front look) and it might look a little cleaner.
I'd love to see them back, but give me a 98-02 SS and I'd be fine
Yay F-body!
Where all the subie/import luving dudes saying all Chevy's are POS's??
hideos hideous hideous. give me a teal t-top from the 80's any day. and a mullet. and nascar.
It frocks (my new word...)
Well being an Analyst in the Automotive industry, I will chime inSpunger said:After being a fellow 4th gen Camaro owner.......I'll chime in
I thought Chevy made a huge mistake taking away the Camaro. It allowed the Mustant to run wild in sales and now I see so many of them it makes me sick.
The funny thing was it wasn't like they didn't sell.
Actually they didnt sell, that is why the platform was killed. Mustang sales have always run amuck over GM's pony car offerings. Even at Camaro's peak, Mustang still out sold them by about 3 to 1 (I think that was the ratio). Even when you combined all the F-Body sales, they still didnt come close to Mustang's #s. GM has always faltered when trying to keep up with the Mustang in sales and profitability(I am not talking about performance). It will be interesting to see if they can make the line profitable. The key will be if they can offer an inexpensive V6 version that is profitable, and at the same time move enough high end versions that it keeps the car in the limelight.
It is a good looking car though.
If it wasn't for the Chevy emblem I would have thought it was a new 2 door Dodge Charger.
I like the first one better, and from searching for more info, it's looking like 2009 as opposed to 2006 before there is a production model.
Wish they were using this body style.
Wish they were using this body style.
good lines, but a perfect example of why american cars suck...
I've always thought Dodge/Plymouth/Chrysler had the best looking muscle cars.
http://www.allpar.com/cars/dodge/challenger.html
The orange and green versions shown were drawn by a guy named Kris Horton. It was just something he came up with about 2 years ago. It is an awesome looking car, but it would be extremely hard to put in production. The proportions look good, but are too extreme for a production vehicle. BTW, those pictures were just computer renderings, a concept of that car was NEVER made... and GM had nothing to do with it.
As for GM's concept. There are 2 of them built, and man are they sweet. They will hit the showroom floor in 2008 as a 2009MY (model year). I drool everytime I see it and I'm so glad they went with sharp lines. Not to mention, check out this interior...
Chevy is also going to keep the production vehicle as close to the concept as possible, including the killer interior. In fact, this concept is, according to Chevy, one of the closest to production concepts they've ever built. That in itself is exciting.
As for GM's concept. There are 2 of them built, and man are they sweet. They will hit the showroom floor in 2008 as a 2009MY (model year). I drool everytime I see it and I'm so glad they went with sharp lines. Not to mention, check out this interior...
Chevy is also going to keep the production vehicle as close to the concept as possible, including the killer interior. In fact, this concept is, according to Chevy, one of the closest to production concepts they've ever built. That in itself is exciting.
I like the looks of it, but I haven't wanted to own anything Chevy-car wise after the '73 production year.
My wife talked me into buying her a Malibu back in '98. Not a bad car overall, but a far cry from the pre '73.
My wife talked me into buying her a Malibu back in '98. Not a bad car overall, but a far cry from the pre '73.
Even the second picture is likely a far cry from what the production version will look like. They've gotta "americanize" it first - make sure all the body panels have gaps big enough to stick a book through, put a nice crummy interior in, stick with a live axle so it handles like garbage, etc.
SkaredShtles said:Ummmm.............. the Camaro and the Trans Am have historically been the same car.
I'm holding out for the new Pontiac Firebird.
This was the last Trans Am I liked, and it was probably only because of Sally Field:
Amen, mah bruthah!OGRipper said:This was the last Trans Am I liked, and it was probably only because of Sally Field:
Screw the new ones, I would take this one: 
WAY TO GO DUMBY! You FORGOT the most important part! Putting a huge WAY over priced pricetag on it!rooftest said:
douglas said:
We were just a little late. Sorry bout that.
Actually, I just didn't like the old f bodies, I thought they were hunks of junk. I'm still more of a fan of the v8 rumble over all.
Thank god....SONofGAWD said:
the old f-bodies were great cars if you held stock in windshield glass companies... i don't think i could have reached to the front of the dashboard from the instrument cluster
as for how well they handle, they seem to be holding their own in SCCA Touring2 racing, but if you look at the videos you can see the drivers barely have them in check.
as for how well they handle, they seem to be holding their own in SCCA Touring2 racing, but if you look at the videos you can see the drivers barely have them in check.
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I'm starting to grow my mullet now in anticipation of its release.
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I'm starting to grow my mullet now in anticipation of its release.
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