I think he meant base v8....like the Mustang GT and not the base v6.

You would think so but that isn't the case. Perceptions/stigma's don't die that easy. They see a 5.3L Ls4 engine and automatically assume it guzzles way more gas than the smaller 3.9L v6 when that is far from true. The average person can't get it in their head that the Ls4 impala's combined average fuel economy rating is actually identical to the 3.9L impala's. To them, this defies logic. The average consumer doesn't understand tq, gearing, powerband, nor the workings of DOD. Alot just go off stigmas and perceptions. On top of the fuel concern, there's also the insurance concern. Again, people see a v8 and 300+hp and automatically assume it's expensive to insure. That's another marketing hurdle.

 

I'm saying LS2 won't even be an option by the time Camaro returns. There are several other V8 engines on the near horizon.

 

the LS1 was around in the vette for 7 years.. the LS2 will only have been around for 4 years by 2009. i don't know if there will be a different engine by then.. sure it'll probably get tuned up a few horsepower like the vette, which went from 345 to 350.. not much of a difference in rating though

 

The rumor mill says the LS2 is being replaced by the LS3 ; I think in 2008.