Why GM Is Killing The Chevy Camaro After 57 Years
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Westbama Heartthrob
Irregular Zero
Not really after 57 years. It got discontinued before in 2002. So actually 14 years.
Still hate to see it go
Was the first car I ever wanted as a kid because of transformers. Had everybody fiending for a car that wasn't even in production yet
Pure genius marketing
Want one bad, but now ain't the time
Need to get my master's and other stuff first
But when the times right, I'm copping for sure
Still hate to see it go
Was the first car I ever wanted as a kid because of transformers. Had everybody fiending for a car that wasn't even in production yet
Pure genius marketing
Want one bad, but now ain't the time
Need to get my master's and other stuff first
But when the times right, I'm copping for sure
Westbama Heartthrob
Irregular Zero
Chevy fukked up on the marketing for the past couple years
Mustang always is gonna sell for being the mustang. And dodge has so many options for people to customize challengers and chargers
Plus, trims like the hellcat and demon have the biggest hype out of anything
Chevy hasn't really given non hard-core fans anything to get hyped about since transformers
Which is a shame because the car and platform itself is a really great one. The 6th gen can really keep up with supercars on a track. It kind of is like the American equivalent of a GTR. Just with RWD
Wish they could've been able to do one last z28 model to really push things even further
Cause this is it. The nameplate will live on, but not as we know it
Very slim chance of another LS engine going into it
EV SUV's and sedans are all but confirmed
It is what it is
The fact that the new s650 mustang looks like a camaro though is low key a slap in the face/nail in the coffin
"If yall tired of certain car makers discontinuing their performance cars. Being all in on electric only fleets. Come to ford
"
Mustang always is gonna sell for being the mustang. And dodge has so many options for people to customize challengers and chargers
Plus, trims like the hellcat and demon have the biggest hype out of anything
Chevy hasn't really given non hard-core fans anything to get hyped about since transformers
Which is a shame because the car and platform itself is a really great one. The 6th gen can really keep up with supercars on a track. It kind of is like the American equivalent of a GTR. Just with RWD
Wish they could've been able to do one last z28 model to really push things even further
Cause this is it. The nameplate will live on, but not as we know it
Very slim chance of another LS engine going into it
EV SUV's and sedans are all but confirmed
It is what it is
The fact that the new s650 mustang looks like a camaro though is low key a slap in the face/nail in the coffin
"If yall tired of certain car makers discontinuing their performance cars. Being all in on electric only fleets. Come to ford
"
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ABlackMan
Superstar
They “canceling” it because it’s a bluff. See you’re talking about it being done right? Propaganda right?
Word or Arnold “I’ll be back”
Word or Arnold “I’ll be back”
Westbama Heartthrob
Irregular Zero
Mexicans punching the air, they love them things. So it's only the Corvette left now?
Schadenfreude
All Star
Pretty soon, yep. Sad thing is, dynamically and performance wise, the Camaro is best car from the Big 3 that's affordable and performs and handles the best. It performed better than the Mustang when it was on the F-Body platform too. Chevy REALLY could use an affordable sportscar with decent sightlines; if GM had any sort of sense, they'd make a car slightly bigger than the Miata with a V8; they'd sell like crazy.
Westbama Heartthrob
Irregular Zero
Next gen nova
That'd be dope af, but I don't see them putting a V8 in anything ever again
C9 may or may not feature one with sometype of hybrid powertrain, but it's too expensive to continue producing one
But like you said, the camaro was the best performance for the money. And now it's gone
The Mopar hype was just too much for it to compete
Schadenfreude
All Star
Next gen nova
That'd be dope af, but I don't see them putting a V8 in anything ever again
C9 may or may not feature one with sometype of hybrid powertrain, but it's too expensive to continue producing one
But like you said, the camaro was the best performance for the money. And now it's gone
The Mopar hype was just too much for it to compete
The Alpha platform that the CT4, CT5, Camaro ride on could do it; they could make it AWD/RWD and build it on the same line the Camaro, CT5, and CT5 are built on -- the question is, does the upper management want to take a chance? Is there a business case for it?
Edit: with the Japanese bringing back their sports cars, and rumors saying that Honda might be considering development of a new S2000, GM needs something in that space that isn't a Cadillac.
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Jean Jacket
NOPE
Camaro was very much overdue for an overhaul.
It will be back as an EV. I'm sure.
Especially when the new Charger/Challenger is released.
It will be back as an EV. I'm sure.
Especially when the new Charger/Challenger is released.
Kingofthereal
King of kings
Lmao the last Camaro body change did no favors for them. shyt is mad ugly.
Schadenfreude
All Star
They refreshed it fairly quickly after the bad feedback they got.