Camaro being discontinued again ?

Cummins12V98 wrote:
IMHO they are the least appealing re-do of the Muscle cars. The rear is simply UGLY. Same person must have designed the rear of the Corvette as it simply does not fit the rest of the car.

I thought getting rid of the round tail lights really was the end for me. Then I found out they were moving the engine to the middle. Thought that was a rumor and they'd never do it, but it appears to be true. It's also going to raise the price quite a bit. To me, they've ruined the Corvette brand forever unless there is a drastic change in management over there...and I'm a huge GM/LS fan.

Cummins12V98 wrote:
IMHO they are the least appealing re-do of the Muscle cars. The rear is simply UGLY. Same person must have designed the rear of the Corvette as it simply does not fit the rest of the car.

Yeah agree. Cool when they came out back in 2010? I tore the rear tires off a rental SS back then. Fun car.
But Ford has always been pretty spot on with the Mustang look after 05 and Dodge hit a grand slam with the Challenger.

Cummins12V98 wrote:
IMHO they are the least appealing re-do of the Muscle cars. The rear is simply UGLY. Same person must have designed the rear of the Corvette as it simply does not fit the rest of the car.

I had a '67 Camaro RS coupe. I thought it was beautiful. Had the 327 V8, 4 speed Muncie transmission, etc.

The modern Camaro was a take off in styling of the '69 Camaro, which I didn't like, either the original '69 or the modern day interpretation.
I did like the '70 1/2 style, with the open grille and two bumperettes.

Apparently the reason the new Camaro was given the '69 styling cues is because the '69 is generally thought of as the most popular looking Camaro, which I can't fathom.

But then the '57 Ford is also thought of by many rodders as the best looking Ford of the 1950's, which I also can't fathom. I'll take the '58 or '59 Ford look, everyday over the odd looking '57.

How much are you paid, Tyler? lol

IMHO they are the least appealing re-do of the Muscle cars. The rear is simply UGLY. Same person must have designed the rear of the Corvette as it simply does not fit the rest of the car.

twodownzero wrote:

Tyler0215 wrote:
GM's plan is to go all trucks and SUV's. They are discontinuing all car production. That's where the money is now. When gas prices raise and no one buys them, GM will need another bail-out. Stupid move, but I'm not getting paid millions of dollars a year like GM execs.

Ford is doing the same thing.

Camaro was always a 25 and under thing, so no real loss to see it go. Sad to see them ruin Corvette over time though, they really screwed the pooch on that one.

I've mostly had GM since '67, with a few Fords. But given both their stated direction for the future, I'm ...reluctantly...looking at vehicles now from Honda, Lexus and Nissan for our next vehicle. I was an intensely brand loyal customer, but I don't see anything that Ford/GM markets to meet my needs.

I saw the new Blazer in a GM showroom (getting my oil changed) and I couldn't tell the difference between that and Equinox...in looks. The differential is in the price . I can't see why anyone would spend more money to buy something that looks so similar, but I guess GM has a plan.

azdryheat wrote:
Didn't know the Camaro was a TV.

Slap a hitch on this RWD platform with it's powerful V8 and I'm sure you could tow.

Didn't know the Camaro was a TV.

Tyler0215 wrote:
GM's plan is to go all trucks and SUV's. They are discontinuing all car production. That's where the money is now. When gas prices raise and no one buys them, GM will need another bail-out. Stupid move, but I'm not getting paid millions of dollars a year like GM execs.

Ford is doing the same thing.

Camaro was always a 25 and under thing, so no real loss to see it go. Sad to see them ruin Corvette over time though, they really screwed the pooch on that one.

Tyler0215 wrote:
GM's plan is to go all trucks and SUV's. They are discontinuing all car production. That's where the money is now. When gas prices raise and no one buys them, GM will need another bail-out. Stupid move, but I'm not getting paid millions of dollars a year like GM execs.

I find it odd that they are coming out with a mid engine Corvette with lower sales volume then the Camaro. They site low sales numbers for the Camaro compared to the Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger.