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  1. regfootball
    I have a hard time seeing why GM needs a 2800 pound coupe as an cheap corvette alternative. The c7 will only be a couple hundred pounds more. Anything like a code red basically eats into the exact same people Chevy would have looking at base camaros. Just make a cheap base corvette to bring in new buyers to keep corvette healthy for the future. Make the next camaro affordable too. Next camaro should basically be packaged like a 3 series coupe in size and room and weight. Camaro needs to lose pounds Ina huge way. To suggest it be between an alpha ats and cts would be about right. I hope gm doesn't get super obsessed with coupes again. They really don't sell. Camaro sells because it was off the market for 7 years and the design is unforgettable. I will say this, a code red Chevy might be as good a business case as a cruze coupe may be, and would be dynamically more fun, but it would be way too narrowly focused due to its RWD. BMW can't hardly sell 1 series coupes in great numbers and partially because there is a 3 series coupe. I sure hope they don't try a Buick alpha coupe. A regal coupe is maybe the only other coupes gm could justify building and I don't even think that would sell. Before any other coupes besides the ATS, GM would be far better off importing the Astra 3 door. 3 door Astra would resonate more with young buyers than practically anything else gm would build off alpha in 2 door form.
  2. regfootball
    the solstice was a mini vette. look at how many hundred thousand that sold.
  3. regfootball
    coupe RWD =no sales. niche model. maybe 15-20k units, and cannibalize camaro sales too. Chevy needs to fix their malibu line, the equinox line soon, and needs a small crossover. they need to make those products top notch. chevy would do best to downsize the camaro a bit, keep the base car priced right, make it habitable inside, and make it right with the times. build on the equity they have of the camaro line. i would go so far to say that AWD should be an option on a small percentage of camaros. chevy already has the camaro and corvette and soon the SS. Gearheads and RWD fans don't need much else. There really is little demand for cheap chevy versions of BRZ's, 240sx's, 1 series. EXACTLY. They need to knock the Malibu out of the park, preferably with an all new chassis and platform. GM has never demostrated that they can build a top in class car in the best selling segment in the US.
  4. regfootball
    i thought it was a nice campaign, but maybe it's shelf life is not long. it's probably too touchy feely for chevy. i see more and more ad campaigns that are successful are less about the actual product, and more about creating an icon or entertainment. for example, flo and progressive.. and now toyota has the jill chick or whatever who sits at the greeting desk.. so harmless, so friendly, so likable. Chevy's under the blue arch is sort of that type of campaign. But they need to have ads that show the cars.
  5. regfootball
    disposable car
  6. regfootball
    I've seen 3 or 4 this past week. Admittedly, haven't really seen any prior.
  7. regfootball
    I do think a v6 corvette would be interesting. But I think simply a downsized v8 like a 4.3 or a 5.0 would probably keep the persona more. Me thinks that a v6 Camaro's EPA numbers when projected in a much lighter Corvette could be something quite outstanding. If the Camaro gets 30mpg highway (can't remember off the top of my head) and is 20% heavier than the Vette, it's possible with an 8 or 9 speed and 20 percent less weight we could be mid thirties for highway mpg on a car that might still have a chance to crack 5.0 0-60. For a cheap base Corvette to bring in younger non AARP buyers, that could be quite attractive. I sort of wonder if the C8 won't be engineered for a Volt like powertrain option. NOW THAT would really bring the Corvette ahead of the curve in terms of innovation. Imagine an EREV Vette with a sub 4.0 0-60 time and crazy gas free range. To be honest, I'd like to see what kind of numbers a really souped up turbo 4 would get in a corvette. Like a 2.3 litre four turbo with numbers in the 300's.....
  8. regfootball
    This. and this.
  9. regfootball
    Pointless. No one will ever buy a V6 Corvette. Oh they will, when the government mandates that that Corvette has a v6. The poison in office just gets more poisonous.
  10. regfootball
    is that badge engineering?
  11. regfootball
    that Code car is dreadful ugly.
  12. regfootball
    no car payments.
  13. regfootball
    Motor trend said the 3.6 may be being prepped for use in the C7 likely because of CAFE. That could top 30mpg highway I bet. But it would probably be a mid 5's 0-60 car then.
  14. regfootball
    My dad really wants a TDI passat. He loves diesel though. Used to wrench em. He's pretty much had all GM and Cadillacs his entire life. He really wants that Passat TDI.
  15. regfootball
    How does huge pushrod 90 degree v6 sound? I assume it's 90 degree since its based off the v8. I very well could be wrong. It will likely be a good engine, it just doesn't come with marketing tag lines that are currently popular built into it.
  16. regfootball
    Cadillac already has 3 sedans...a 2dr is a good idea for something distinctive. a far more suitable 2 door caddy is an ATS coupe. that is not here yet.
  17. regfootball
    there is a pretty cool design speculation rendering on GMI with a much more interesting interior theme. And its not 1994 half baked over again.
  18. regfootball
    and if they make a turbo standard for the camaro, it will be the 2.0, not the 1.6. Not exactly sure why they say the 2.5 don't have grunt, it's a pretty lively motor. The 1.6 might have more torque, but that small of displacement will really put off a musclecar buyer. 2.5 is already adapted for RWD and Alpha chassis. There is some precedent for the four cylinder Camaro, a 2.5 would only make about 5% of production. Perfect for airport rentals and cheap loss leader ad specials. They won't bother making the 1.6 work in it if the 2.0 is all good to go. If they put a 1.6 in it, then folks will start comparing the Camaro to Velosters and such. Chevy does not want that. I doubt Chevy wants to even be compared with Genesis coupes and these Toyota / Subaru dungpiles.
  19. regfootball
    2.0t before the 1.6 in the camaro. ats has the 2.5 standard, i see them continuing that with the stablemate. the 2.5 might only be 5% of production for a loss leader ad car. the 2.0t will likely be 30% or more of Camaro production. I could see the 3.6 still being pretty large. Alpha Camaro might only have 30-40% of sales as a v8.
  20. regfootball
    that rear end is pretty cool actually. But this is my opinion, that dash design sucks ass. Really bad. Is it 1994? My God, couldn't they have designed something for this decade? Pitiful. Shame, because those new seats look boss.
  21. regfootball
    repeat - the new Accord sucks. It is not at all the big to do like the f_ckheads at Car and Driver make it out to be. It's a pathetic example of bias and probably payola. I'll lay 16 trillion down right now that the new Mazda6 is a much better car than the new Accord, but the assholes at C/D will still lay claim to the Accord being sliced bread and everything more.
  22. regfootball
    sonic 1.4t gets good mpg i hear, like its cruze stablemate.
  23. regfootball
    the 4.3 / 6 would be a market failure. the twin turbo, regardless of whether it has net benefit over the v8, will be in tune with where the market is going. If GM is putting it one car, it makes sense for them to spread it throughout the variety of cars. If i was buying a Camaro, I really would take a hard look at a 3.6 OHC TT over the v8. I like the cammy sound and behavior of OHC engines. I fully expect the 2.5 to be the base engine in the alpha camaro. It would be cooler if its a 4.3 to be a small block v8 4.3
  24. regfootball
    if it were a sedan I would be more convinced of it's place in the world. Making it a 2 door is somewhat of a death sentence unfortunately.
  25. regfootball
    ELR is a hard sell. It really has no appeal as an alternate to another similarly priced lux car. It can only appeal to those who want an electric car, or a glitzier volt. I could buy a base Cayman or Boxster for probably what the ELR will sell for. Or a decent A4 or A6. That said, if it sells 5-10k units and helps pay for the volt technology it's probably ok. There are other segments GM could spend the money on right now. Or they could use that money to go to Volt stage 2.
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