heck, I feel cramped in the front seat of a Mercedes Benz S-Class due to the shoulder room...

 

I guess my point was that I've sat in cars which have smaller exteriors than the Camaro and larger interiors.

 

Isn't that what makes a Camaro a Camaro

 

True. I don't mind an intimate cockpit for a Camaro - as you say, it's expected. But I also don't fear how a reduction in it's exterior dimensions would impact it.

 

jg hit the nail on the head here. Hardly realistic. A poll with no FI V8 but an "I don't know." option is irrelevant at best.

 

So irrelevant that you felt compelled to both vote and post in it.

A V8 for the 6th gen is still not a sure thing, let alone a FI V8. A turbo diesel option would also be cool, but GM is not going in that direction at all.

 

We all know that "I don't know" really meant FI V8. That's why I voted for it. You just keep on being the vocal minority. I'm sure there's another 2 or 3 people that will agree with you amongst the masses.

So where are you exactly getting your informtion to say that any V8 is up in the air at this point?

 

Nope. "I don't know" means "I don't know". There is no hidden agenda here. A supercharged or turbo V8 for the 6th gen could not have been further from the list of plausible possibilities which I can see right now.

Like I said earlier, the decision on whether any V8 will even go into the 6th gen Camaro is on the backburner. I suppose alot depends on what Mustang does. If the next gen Mustang (~2014) has a V8, that gives traction for a V8 Camaro.

A FI V8 is not even on the radar screen right now.


BTW "vocal minority" for what? Explain.

 

The poll question didn't ask about realism, it asked what our preference was.

 

That's silly, don't you think? I mean this is a poll on an enthusiast site, not a legal contract.

My hopes were that we could have an interesting conversation on the pros and cons of these two realistic choices, *which could have been enlightening and made for good reading* . Instead, we're parsing words and syllables in the poll's verbage like contract attorneys and looking for conspiracies where none exist.

 

Whether I'm in a courtroom or not, when posed the question "what would your preference be?", I have a hard time choosing when my preference isn't on the list and there's no "other" option.

I know exactly what my topline powertrain choice would be -- a (preferably twin) turbocharged, direct-injected V8.

None of your three options apply to that choice.

Now, if you would take a couple seconds to consider the wording before you post a poll (this isn't the first time you've posted a poll with a set of options that ended up excluding some people), you might have realized that a better way to word your poll question would have been something like "If you had to pick between these two, which would you prefer as the top powertrain in the 6th gen Camaro?"

If you don't want your writing to be scrutinized by the public, don't post it online.

 

Yeah. Exactly why knowledgeable people, with interesting things to say no longer post here.

Good job!

 

Hmmm...that you could see. I wonder why that is?

Source for your info?

 

So you are putting yourself into this category? All you have done in the past few years is cry about the weight of the car. How is that knowledgeable or interesting?

 

I think what we have to ask our selves is "How much HP will the 6th gen have in its top engine?"

If your answer is 600HP then Twin Turbo DI V8 would be a likely candidate for that engine. If the top engine is under 500HP then it will most likely be a large DI V8. Gen V 6.2L should be in that ball park.

Forget CAFE, it is all about gas prices. If the average price is anywhere near $4+ then you will not get a 600HP 6th gen Camaro.