Amen brotha! Although a million units sold each year would make for a cheap after market!!

 

Actually that's not true. My sister-in-law, who cannot tell a Camaro from a toaster asked me earlier this year if I had seen the new Camaro and was I going to get one. Albeit, she was a year late on the news, however if a common housewife who knows absolutely nothing about cars, knows of the Camaros triumphant return, then the word is out.

I've talked to people who weren't ever into cars, or Camaros before, who are excited about this car. Everything points to GM doing it right, including price, so I am confident that this car will be a homerun.

BTW - I'm 100% in agreement with Guy, this entire thread is rediculous.

 

Who said that?

What makes you think GM would even think about tooling up to produce a Camaro for a one year production run? The auto industry doesn't work like that. Even the most colossal flops in automotive history have runs of a few years.

This whole thread is pretty much .

 

Who the heck is "they"? I have heard no one from GM make such a statement.

Are you suggesting that GM won't sell 100,000 units of a RWD coupe regardless of what it is called, or are you suggesting they are better off making a Chevelle over a Camaro?

 

Failure is not an option

 

too bad that car is no longer made

 

that would be pretty DUMB...seeing as how 60% of dealers, if not more, will mark up the prices when the car is launched, and alot of people, including myself, will NEVER pay a penny over sticker for ANY car.

 

They did it once, but if GM lets the Camaro fail AGAIN, I will NEVER buy another GM vehicle....

 

GM is not building this car to fail. If it fails it is due to things beyond GM's control.

Things like market support, gas prices, insurance, the lower interest in coupes, etc.

This car should sell and be ok as it has much going for it. But to be realistic it will be with the general public to determine if it is a hit.

GM has done all it can to this point and if someone has a crystal ball that could predict what they can't for see I am sure they would pay plenty for the help.

The coupe maket is a hard sell today. It is also going to be a crowded market with new companies like Hyundia and others entering it.

GM has heritage and a lot of name equity going in and a good solid styling. Drivetrains look very promising.

I is safe to say if this car is not sold well enough to keep in production your not going to see a Chevelle coupe either.

 

Ahhh It is coming back in mid 08 as a 09 as the Cobalt SS Turbo with a 2.0 260 HP Turbo Ecotech.

The SS was not a failure just a new model upgrade and it is in the works.

Check out the HHR SS as it is the same drivtrain.

 

i dont like cars that look and sound VERY similar to ricers lol..but 260hp in a car that small is kinda dangerous dont u think? especially since its FWD? i know my 06 monte ss is dangerous enough with the FWD...im sure the current impala is the same...

 

I'm hoping GM is going to let the stock get nice and full before they ship any...

That and the fact that Chevy dealers are all over the place would help eliminate that. Kinda hard to talk about "low supply" when you've got three...

 

It has allready failed.

 

i dont think it's failed persay, but they are losing some 1st year buyers because people just don't want to wait. i'm very tempted to pick up an 08 coupe vette pretty soon because i just don't want to wait, and thats not considering that there wont be many dealers charging sticker or under. they should have not announced the camaro until a year or so closer to production, then people wouldn't feel like they're waiting an eternity for the car.

 

This thread seem to have gone off the rails somehow. It was a purely hypothetical question, and a scenario that is not likely to happen. The key word here is if. There will still be a gaping performance hole. The only reason I can think of for Camaro to fail is its size, which is slightly longer than the current Mustang, or too big to be precise.

What if people start buying the new smaller turbo Tiburons instead? What should GM do?