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  1. Camino LS6
    As for the TTV6, since it seems that they intend to build it, perhaps it should be Cadillac/Buick only. It fits those brands better.
  2. Camino LS6
    Oh, and hyper? Not a V6 sportscar, but a turbo 4 sportscar. Light ,nimble, and inexpensive.
  3. Camino LS6
    Three points: 1) My position is an alternative to the foolish idea to mess with Corvette. What the timing might be, or where it would fit into the priority list for GM isn't something I have addressed. 2) I have never subscribed to the idea that GM is so inept that they can't develop cars simultaneously - in fact I see that as nonsense. 3) Done properly, this could be a volume product. Yes, yes it would.
  4. Camino LS6
    As I roll all of this around in my head, it is becoming clear to me that a small RWD sportscar really makes a lot of sense for Chevy. Today, Chevy has Corvette and Camaro and that's it for performance. There is nothing in the lineup which has anything to offer to young, less well heeled enthusiasts. That, and the fact that Corvette and Camaro buyers want the V8 despite a competent V6 in the Camaro, Chevy looks like a one-trick pony. Corvette and Camaro have their identity tied up with the V8 in an inextricable way, and attempts to create enthusiasm for lesser engines in these two cars while expecting to draw in younger enthusiasts really are doomed from the start. The cars just aren't suited for it. But a car designed to do this job from the start wouldn't carry any of that baggage. It could be designed without any intention to use more than a hot 4cyl. turbo, the price could be kept well-below both "C" cars, the fuel economy would be dramatically higher, and the car would be very tossable and fun to drive. That is a formua for attracting young buyers which would actually work.
  5. Camino LS6
    What the hell does Malibu have to do with anything? And, all I did was note a more logical way to achieve what some imagine to be beneficial about this hypothetical V6 Corvette. And a way that would better achieve those ends. I think you know it is a superior approach.
  6. Camino LS6
    Same here.. The hardest part of that is simply finding a car to learn it on. I could teach you in half an hour.
  7. Camino LS6
    That is the best option. By having a cheaper and smaller platform mate for the Vette, you have economy of scales. But if the status quo stays for the Vette, we may not see the C8 and that worries me as a Vette fan the most. I will go a step further, if you do not like the TTV6 option then let Cadillac have a try again on the car and use TTV6 with similar power as the LT1 for base engine - give it a GT characteristics rather than a track machine ability to compete with SL head on. Have a TTV8 as the other engine V series and you have a pricier version to cover the Vette. One more thing I forgot in the car - I would not mind seeing a diesel V8 Corvette that shows GM has balls and can think outside the box. Now, these two ideas have merit!
  8. Camino LS6
    If it could deliver the fuel economy with the power - so far TTV6s haven't shown the capacity to do that. One or two miles per gallon isn't a significant enough advantage to make this a viable idea.
  9. Camino LS6
    Such slow rollouts these days - we'll all die of boredom by the time something interesting comes along at this rate. Let's see a few good "what ifs".
  10. Camino LS6
    If a mini-vette is a waste of time, then a V6 in the actual Vette is a larger one. A small sportscar could do a better job of being less-expensive, lighter, and more affordable. If that can't be justified, then a bastardized Corvette surely can't. The larger car could never achieve the same results as a purpose-built smaller car could. Round peg/square hole is never a very good answer.
  11. Camino LS6
    I suspect that the ELR will do much better than many here seem to think.
  12. Camino LS6
    I'm trying to do my part for these cars.
  13. Camino LS6
    What I'm talking about are production variants as concepts, not vaporware concepts. A Buick Alpha, an ATS coupe... It's a valid way to test ideas. Especially ideas that could be produced.
  14. Camino LS6
    What could be more realistic than expanding the use of an existing platform?
  15. Camino LS6
    The proper way to offer an alternative here is to create a smaller RWD sportscar with a turbo 4. The overall envelope of Corvette has no room for a forced-solution V6 version. But a "mini-vette" could accomplish everything those wishing for this want, in a far more competent way.
  16. Camino LS6
    I'm all for taking money from fools if there are enough of them, but you'd have to prove that case. I seriously doubt that you can, especially as applied to Corvette. If built, these would languish on lots, hurt the image, and reduce resale value. Just a really bad idea all around. The assertion that this is what the market wants is more than suspect. How can you know any of that without knowing what the performance of the V6 Turbo will even be? Because the ground is already well-covered by the various V8s, a TTV6 has no range of performance that expands the car's capabilities. The V6 could, at best, match the power and economy of the entry V8 (or edge it slightly) at a higher cost - how do you market and sell that? If you issue a lower grade V6 that trumps the eight in fuel economy, the performance would be laughable in a Vette. This is an answer to a question it doesn't even make sense to ask.
  17. Camino LS6
    I'm all for taking money from fools if there are enough of them, but you'd have to prove that case. I seriously doubt that you can, especially as applied to Corvette. If built, these would languish on lots, hurt the image, and reduce resale value. Just a really bad idea all around. The assertion that this is what the market wants is more than suspect.
  18. Camino LS6
    To be honest, I really have a hard time seeing much use for V6 engines at GM. The overlap between the fours and the eights in both power and fuel economy doesn't leave a V6 with much territory to call its own. Both the fours and the eights are extremely good at delivering power and economy, and compliment each other nicely, the sixes just don't stand out as logical options in many applications. The new V6 in the trucks might change that, but it is a tough challenge.
  19. Camino LS6
    Corvette needs to go after anyone who has the cash. I'd say that it already does that.
  20. Camino LS6
    So, Corvette needs to go after the Fool market?
  21. Camino LS6
    There just aren't any advantages to a TTV6. It won't make more power It will be harder to package It is unlikely to get better MPG It will weigh more It will cost more It will sully the brand A V6 Corvette is just nonsense.
  22. Camino LS6
    To show the possibilities of the platform beyond what we already know is coming , of course. Many configurations are possible, and I'd like to see some of them explored. is that badge engineering? Not when properly done.
  23. Camino LS6
    Didn't the Corvette start off as a 6-cylinder? Yes, and was nearly cancelled because of it. Only the advent of the V8 saved it. This isn't variety, it is retreat and a weakening of the brand. Yes, but a TT V6 is likely to cost more than the V8. See above.
  24. Camino LS6
    A V6 Corvette would only damage the brand - it wouldn't be a Corvette.
  25. Camino LS6
    Because we are talking about Corvette, not Porsche or Nissan. If you want a V6, you don't want a Corvette, and if you want a Corvette, you don't want a V6. Never the twain shall meet.
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