Results 1 to 20 of 26
-
03-16-2015, 07:04 PM #1
- Join Date
- Aug 2007
- Location
- Greensboro, NC
- Age
- 39
- Posts
- 1,335
Pewter- 2002 Trans Am WS6 M6
Camaro 6th Gen Debut Date May 16th
-
03-16-2015, 08:48 PM #2
actually had a story about this car on the news tonight.....GM moved production back to the U.S. for the new camaro. Lansing.
-
03-17-2015, 05:30 AM #3
- Join Date
- Aug 2007
- Location
- Greensboro, NC
- Age
- 39
- Posts
- 1,335
Pewter- 2002 Trans Am WS6 M6
Yup going back to Lansing rumored to lose a couple hundred if not several hundred pounds in weight. Overall size should be shrinking and the interior, the number one complaint among automotive journalist, should be receiving a massive update like the vette did.
I felt the same way spaz did for the first 2 years of the 5th gen but after seeing and driving a couple 1le models they grew on me. Still just too damn big and heavy for my tastes. But I'm excited to see what they have in store for the 6th gen.Mods - Lid, Skip Shift Eliminator, MGW shifter, UMI SFCs, Founders Lower Control Arms, Founders Panhard Bar, Founders Adj. Torque Arm, UMI Torque arm mount, MWC Drive shaft safety loop, KONI Yellows, Strano Springs, Strano Sway bars, UMI Upper and lower A Arms, 160 thermostat, TSP headers and TSP true duals Monster stage 2 clutch, racetronix fuel pump, Strange S60 rear axle and tune by Frost.
-
03-17-2015, 06:49 AM #4
- Join Date
- Feb 2009
- Location
- Florida Man Status Acheivement
- Posts
- 11,760
Navy Blue Metallic- 98 T/A w/ mods, 00 FBVert
My only big grips were the ass end. Hated the tail lights till 2014 models.
Should be on the ATS frame from Cadi. IMHO it's like the did with the 2nd Gens, 1st gens where pretty big compared to the 2nd Gens.
Would love to see GM put out a stripped down, street legal, no frills in the interior and have a balls out drive train like Ford did with the 302 Boss.
COPO's are track only which kinda screwed the public with the concept of COPO.Last edited by SMWS6TA; 03-17-2015 at 06:52 AM.
-
03-17-2015, 07:05 AM #5
- Join Date
- Aug 2007
- Location
- Greensboro, NC
- Age
- 39
- Posts
- 1,335
Pewter- 2002 Trans Am WS6 M6
Curious to see what they do with the z28 since it doesn't look we will see a new LS7 style engine in the LT line. With all the cafe requirements alot people think it will be a while if ever that we see GM put out another similar engine.
-
03-17-2015, 07:08 AM #6
-
03-17-2015, 07:16 AM #7
- Join Date
- Feb 2009
- Location
- Florida Man Status Acheivement
- Posts
- 11,760
Navy Blue Metallic- 98 T/A w/ mods, 00 FBVert
The half ass moon shape is what I call the 10-13' lights.
-
03-19-2015, 07:24 AM #8
- Join Date
- Feb 2009
- Location
- Florida Man Status Acheivement
- Posts
- 11,760
Navy Blue Metallic- 98 T/A w/ mods, 00 FBVert
-
03-21-2015, 06:55 PM #9
- Join Date
- Aug 2007
- Location
- Greensboro, NC
- Age
- 39
- Posts
- 1,335
Pewter- 2002 Trans Am WS6 M6
Have had that as my current ringtone on my phone the last few days.
-
03-21-2015, 06:59 PM #10
- Join Date
- Aug 2007
- Location
- Greensboro, NC
- Age
- 39
- Posts
- 1,335
Pewter- 2002 Trans Am WS6 M6
2016 Chevrolet Camaro Prototypes Spotted Near Tail of the Dragon
Some good shots of prototypes testing in Pigeon Forge near the tail of the dragon.
-
03-21-2015, 07:37 PM #11
- Join Date
- May 2013
- Location
- Nashville, TN
- Posts
- 1,434
Black / White- '00 T/A M6/'19 Hemi Truck
I'll be there in two weeks...hopefully they are still there.
2000 Black TA M6 - LT's, ORY, UMI Short Stick, TT2's, Drilled/Slotted Rotors, Braided Lines, and Tuned by Vengeance SCCA and Car Show Approved
2019 Ram 1500 Crew Cab Laramie Limited
2015 Ram 1500 Crew Cab Sport Premium Hemi - Sold
2010 Hemi Crew Cab Sport Premium - Tuner and HID's - Sold
06 Quad Cab HHHHemi - Sold
99 Hugger Orange Camaro - Sold
97 Camaro - Sold
-
03-21-2015, 11:03 PM #12
The silhouette looks just like the 5th Gen...
-
03-22-2015, 02:44 AM #13
- Join Date
- Aug 2007
- Location
- Greensboro, NC
- Age
- 39
- Posts
- 1,335
Pewter- 2002 Trans Am WS6 M6
It's an evolution of the 5th gen. Sales were way too great to not keep with 5th gen styling. But the only thing carried over from the 5th gen per GM is the badges. Otherwise the components are 70% all new other then the engine and a few pieces it shares with the ATS since it's the same platform. They have said it's the shorter ATS version and not the longer CTS alpha platform. Definitely smaller and lighter. Rear window is much bigger to fix the issues people had with blind spots.
-
03-22-2015, 05:15 AM #14
- Join Date
- May 2013
- Location
- Nashville, TN
- Posts
- 1,434
Black / White- '00 T/A M6/'19 Hemi Truck
If they fix the blind spots and make it shorter and lighter I will be extremely impressed. Just by losing some weight it would become a much more attractive car imo. A lot of the pony cars are getting pretty fat and happy these days...being lighter than the alternatives would certainly have its advantages.
-
03-22-2015, 09:59 AM #15
- Join Date
- Aug 2007
- Location
- Greensboro, NC
- Age
- 39
- Posts
- 1,335
Pewter- 2002 Trans Am WS6 M6
Those new safety standards at work packing on the pounds. Carbon fiber is still too expensive to fix it without jacking the cost way up. Using the caddy numbers alot are expecting a fully loaded one to come in around 3700-3800 pound range. Pretty decent considering a fully loaded 5th gen can be 4100 pounds. But we will see.
They are using tri-y headers on it so there is a good chance it could make more power then the base corvette. The camaro developers are on record saying it's the corvettes problem if they make more power or are faster in any area. I think the days of the vette being off limits to the camaro are over. The z28 showed that they are willing to let the camaro guys build a faster car.
-
03-22-2015, 11:29 PM #16
That's exactly what Motor Trend says in their review of the Z/28 when comparing it against the GT-R. In a way, though, I'm kinda sad that the two cars could have more overlap. It wouldn't matter so much if the Camaro were faster in a straight line as long as the Vette could do everything else better (for crying out loud: it only has two seats). But the Z/28 outclassed the GT-R at Streets of Willow, while the Z06 lost to it (of course, different model years for the GT-R for the comparisons, but still... the Z/28 had less power than it's competition and the Corvette had MORE power AND LESS weight and still lost on the track).
Lid, Throttle Body, LS6 Intake, Heads, Cam, Magnaflow, LS7 Clutch, SFCs, STB, Panhard Bar, Strano Springs, Hollow Sway Bars, Poly/Roto LCAs, Konis, MGW Shifter
-
03-26-2015, 02:16 AM #17
scaled down verson of big and ugly....smh. guess i'll just suffer with this 4th gen a little longer.
-
03-30-2015, 08:07 AM #18
- Join Date
- Aug 2007
- Location
- Greensboro, NC
- Age
- 39
- Posts
- 1,335
Pewter- 2002 Trans Am WS6 M6
2016 Camaro Does More with Less
Looks like they are claiming at least 200 pounds being shed or more depending on trim level.Last edited by raynor139; 03-30-2015 at 08:12 AM.
-
03-30-2015, 06:15 PM #19
I wonder if they'll make a "no options" option.
-
03-31-2015, 10:13 AM #20
- Join Date
- Sep 2010
- Location
- Bel Air, Maryland
- Posts
- 1,675
Silver- '02 Trans Am WS-6, 6M
I was kind of hoping to hear about a greater drop than that. High 3,600's to low 3,700's is still a lot of weight for a Pony car. That weight sounds kinda like the last run GTO.I was hoping they would be in the 3,500's. Of course they could shave almost 100 poinds by using lightweight 18 inch wheels and 26 in tires than the 20 inch wheels and 28 inch tires that they are most likely sourcing.
Thread Information
Users Browsing this Thread
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Similar Threads
-
Hot Wheels Camaro to make big debut at Indy
By Ed Blown Vert in forum General Help - 5th GenReplies: 0Last Post: 04-05-2013, 10:00 AM -
kid gets 2010 Camaro SS for his 16th birthday
By trev0006 in forum Camaro / SSReplies: 111Last Post: 03-22-2010, 02:14 PM -
The camaro launched on the 16th
By RedFenix_68 in forum Firebird / WS6Replies: 29Last Post: 03-20-2009, 07:16 PM -
SEMA CAMAROS!! 4 Camaro concepts debut
By terps in forum Camaro / SSReplies: 24Last Post: 11-10-2008, 07:00 PM -
#3251 2002 Camaro SS SOM Debut
By lbls1 in forum Member's RidesReplies: 21Last Post: 02-27-2006, 07:48 PM
Bookmarks