I saw an article that had an interview with a higher up from GM. Basically hinted that Camaro may come back at some point but he was talking about their TT 4 banger in the same breath. Take that for what you will
Interesting. However if they do come out with a manual trans Z-28, I'm buying it.
Things certainly have changed. My old '71 Mach 1 with the base 302 tipped the scale at 3200 lbs. while my current '20 base GT is 3700 lbs. However, beyond that, everything is better with the '20. It's very comfortable to drive/ride and handles great even over 100 mph where it doesn't feel like it (my '71 at that speed would scare the sh** out of me as it didn't feel as stable). The fact that my current car gives me 29 mpg on long cruise drives is incredible compared to the 16 mpg of my '71, all with much, much cleaner exhaust emissions and all the safety improvements for occupants. I miss my '71 for nostalgic reasons but I am quite happy with my base '20.I don't entirely agree or disagree but I have been hearing the same type of thing on every mustang refresh since I drove an 80s foxbody. If each one is true I might as well have kept stopped 1996 GTlord no...
Power creep is typically gradual. Sometimes a few larger then normal bumps. But that's like every product and company.
Weight has gone up certainly over the years, but so to has the power to rate ratio in most (not all) instances.
Considering EPA rules have been more stringent than ever, even small power gains from same or similar platform can be more impressive than people give credit for. Cars are getting heavier rules are getting more difficult but cars are still mostly getting faster and more efficient.
Just my 2 cents. I know it doesn't apply to every single car and examples exist to the contrary
Not exactly. GM developed the Alpha chassis in the Cadillac division and passed said chassis to the Camaro. They designed the body to fit the chassis. It got smaller due to the chassis GM had already proven on much more expensive CTS cars.
Not sure I agree with deducting points from Camaro just because GM was able to cascade tech down from Cadillac. Guess it is unfortunate that Lincoln sucks. GM still developed that chassis...and a PDR/heads up should have been an easy add for S650.
Majority are old guys around here, I have had 3 want to play with me, two C6s and one C8 (female driver), they all got the gap sauce. The one I actually stopped and talked to was H/C/I, he said 500 to the wheels (I am not a corvette guy so I have to take his word), he was a cool dude... I gave him a massive hit and reeled him in and started putting lengths on him, he actually caught that on camera.
Just to show that, even though weight has continuously gone up, power has gone up more than proportionally. I'll use trap speeds for GT (not specialty models like the Boss302 or DH) and 5-6 speed manuals (mostly comparable and a function of power to weight ratio), from Car and Driver (consistent, corrected method):
