OT - New Camaro Test Drive
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Drifting
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OT - New Camaro Test Drive
This article may be of interest to Camaro fans, it appeared on the front page of yesterdays Detroit news paper.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...376/1095/COL14
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...376/1095/COL14
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From: cincinnati ohio
St. Jude Donor '09
Originally Posted by rcread
I hope they build it and sell millions. Still, I'd much rather have a '69.
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Melting Slicks
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From: New Castle DE
i don't think it is all that great looking a car 
.....as much as i hate to say it i think the Dodge Challenger that is coming out looks much better...http://www.allpar.com/cars/dodge/challenger.html
.....as much as i hate to say it i think the Dodge Challenger that is coming out looks much better...http://www.allpar.com/cars/dodge/challenger.html
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14-'15, '19
Originally Posted by vettfixr
Why can't it be ready before 2009? If the drive train is off the shelf and the chassis is already to go into production what else has to be sorted out? Build it already!!!
We do know that they rushed the new version of Tahoe/Yukon/Escalade/Avalanche out the door in time for the big gas price hikes. Even though they were rushed, they hit the streets at least two years too late.
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From: Rockford Michigan
I drove one of the Charger's for a few hundred miles the other day. (Rental). Car had 14k miles. What a joke. It is like driving an oversize Neon. No power, no handling, noisy and very cumbersome going down the road. I was VERY disappointed. Anything will be better than that car...
Drifting
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From: manalapan new jersey
Originally Posted by JonnHeather
I drove one of the Charger's for a few hundred miles the other day. (Rental). Car had 14k miles. What a joke. It is like driving an oversize Neon. No power, no handling, noisy and very cumbersome going down the road. I was VERY disappointed. Anything will be better than that car...
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Originally Posted by hyprsprt
a rental? i bet it was the v6 i was in my friends srt8 and i dont think there is another 4 door in the planet for under 50k that can outperform that car it has i think 425 hp
I think that is right at 50k
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From: Wallaceburg Ontario
Originally Posted by Glass Act
GM needs to restructure their top management first with people with vision.
Yup, that pretty much sums it up right there. I'd have been all over the new Monte Carlo a la 5.3L when it came out, but oh no, they've gotta stick to the FWD platform for some damn reason; apparently, the torque steer on those things (SS Montes) is pretty bad. Go figure. You'd think that they'd realize not everybody wants a 6,000 lbs. SUV that gets 15 mpg highway yet still can't get out of it's own way. And they wonder why they're in such terrible financial shape right now.
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From: Taylor Michigan
GM is up to their same old tricks again. 400 HP Camaros are not going to stand a chance with the high HP Mustangs and the new Dodge Hemi Challanger. And it on top of that it probably be way overpriced. It`s amazing how GM has always had the tools available {high HP engines} but will not use them.