^ ^ good question ..... suddenly, everyone with sets of drag/racing rims for their 4th-gens / C5's+, etc., would need TWO sets of wheels . That would suck .

 

Interior room for my wide shoulders. The 4th gen was great, the vette is too narrow. And tire width, 245's will not cut it. I hope we can upgrade to 315's or bigger in the rear like the 4th gens.

 

My main concerns are ....

Weight . 36-3700 lbs will not keep me from buying , my full weight non-gutted 95 TA vert drag car weighed 3750 with me in it . A GT500'ish 39-4000 lbs will .

Wheel well opening size - I hope to god I can downsize to 18" wheel on a lowered car without it looking like it has 15's . Alot of new cars , the wheel wells are designed to make the 19"+ wheel sizes look normal . Wheels that big are not for me . ......[i]though it may make it real easy to fit a 30" slick [/b]

Durabilty of the drivetrain - I hope to god they make up for all the years of the puny 7.5" ring gear and vibrating driveshafts . For once I hope we have a drivetrain up to the job and dont have to sink a load of cash into the IRS to make it durable . They didnt have factory (possibly)500 hp Camaros in 2002 , so maybe the driveline will up to the task .

 

I think it would completely safe to say , something like a wheel hub will be a holden part . I cant see one reason they would make a special one just to retain the old bolt circle .

 

I'm just now catching up to this site and this board, so be tolerant if I'm covering ground thats already been mentioned ---

But my three biggest concerns are:

1) Interior (as others have said) -- the concept interior is too far out there -- it needs to be a balanced blend of retro and new tech. If its the same chromed crappola as in the concept, I might not buy.

2) Price. Is there ANY chance a Z28/SS version will come in at under $40K??

3) High-end V8. Any chance the LS7 will be included? 500+ HP is nice, but in what package? Anyone have some solid inside "hints" yet, as to what will see the showroom floors?

Besides all that, I agree that weight and the ability to throw aftermarket mods on it will be important, also.

I've decided to wait on "betting the farm" on a used '06/'07 Z06 Vette for the new Camaro.

I hope the wait will be worth it!

 

My main concern is right there with a few others I've seen here: price. The Camaro was always an affordable car, even fully loaded. If this one goes too far north of $30k (before those insipid dealer markups that you just know we're going to have to fight through) for the fully loaded top end model (whether it be Z28 or SS), sales will suffer.

If a mid level V8 nicely equiped 6 speed manual comes in a $25k, they will sell boat loads.

 

Weight is my #1 concern, as it affects how the car FEELS while it's handling. Yeah, you can engineer a 3700 pound car to handle like it's on rails, with a tight suspension that has good geometry and really wide tires...but it's still going to feel heavy, and tossability is one of the major points that one can enjoy in a car without putting yourself or other drivers at a lot of risk. The way the car feels zigging and zagging, or storming that highway onramp....plays a huge factor in how much fun I feel like I'm having in a vehicle.

I know they'll get the engine/tranny right, as it's basically the same thing they've been putting out forever, I know the interior will be at least passable, and I know the real world performance will be higher than the mustang...I just want it to FEEL really good while doing it.

I really....REALLY want the car to come in at something like 3600 pounds....3650 at the most. I suspect we're going to be looking at more like 3700-3750 for the V8 models. This disappoints me, but I'm waiting to see. It's not a deal breaker, I plan on modifying the car after a couple years (it's going to be my first NICE new car, as I'll be done with school and working a good job by the time the 2nd or 3rd year of the car, when I'll buy, comes around, and I plan on keeping it for many years), and if I have to I can swap the wheels for some nice light 17's or 18's, drop quite a bit of weight that way, and then do some stripping, shed some parts I don't need, etc....but it'd be nice if the car was as light as possible to start out with. I know the engineers are doing their best.....and I know that because it's running on a shared platform it's going to be a bit heavier than it SHOULD be, just like the Mustang and 350Z....but that keeps costs way down....

We'll see. I'm sure I'll love it, I just really wish it weighed more like the mustang (well, less, but that's not gonna happen period)

 

That they'll release the car with that terrible grill design, tiny spoiler, and interior. Let's here it for big differences between models or apprearance options.

Other than that, weight and power enough to destroy all challengers. Maybe ease of modification too.

 

Welcome to the 5th gen section of CZ28! Enjoy, and read up as much as you can....you got about a good 3 years of catching up.

There will most deffinatly be a V8 version for under 30k, and a hi-po Camaro will start under 40k. Lets not forget you are starting to get to Vette prices, and you also have to compete with everyone else in the segment.

The LS7's life will soon come to an end. It seems that the new Supercharged 6.2 will come in a few flavors, a LS8 that will make 500hp or so, but cost 1/2 as much to build then the LS7. This is most likely what we will get in Camaro.
There will be an LSA, making mid 500's, this will be placed in the CTS-V and Z06
And then the LS9, the big dog making over 600hp in the new ZR1.

Z06 will most deffinatly out perform the new Camaro by a decent margin. If you want a fantastic sports car, it gets not better then the Z06.

 

Please GM, PLEASE make the car weigh in at less than 3650 (tops), have 400+ hp/tq (base model), and let our Camaro respond to mods like no other Camaro in history!

 

And in how many of those years has Camaro been cheaper than Mustang?

That's an excellent point, but I still think that Camaro will never even come close to winning the sales race against Mustang if it's priced higher.

 

Oh and my other concern will be not being able to find one to buy. I'm going to guess that GM will sell so many in the first year that they won't have enough to go around. That is, if dealers don't rape us on the mark up.

Similar thing happened in 1993. There weren't enough T56s to go around so a 6 speed 93 is rare.

 

price

headlights/grille, i hate this in the concept

retro interior

IRS that won't handle the power

torque management.

 

Another thing that I also fear is a possible torque management system that is similar to that of the Mustang's.

 

Why would that be your concern? I am glad that it "doesn't" look like the Mustang! :thinking: