Robert Hall

I can't see why a production version wouldn't.. I'm sure people thought the same thing about the xB and Smart...

Maybe Chevy felt 300 hp for the V6 would be too close to their base V8 (the displacement and hp of which has yet to be announced, I think?)

Remember, there are a lot of kiddies on this board..that's the only way they know of expressing themselves.

I have no idea..just a wild guess..but if it is true, I wouldn't be surprised...

Cadillac probably warned Chevy not to go there... they wouldn't want the exact same engine and power used in the CTS to be in a much cheaper Chevy...

Not much point in cheering about an obvious decision, is there?

Yes, 25k 4cyl Camaros would definitely help to offset a couple thousand 500hp top-of-the-line models...

NAIAS 2009, maybe?

Which would be good for GM, I think...they need to expand their customer base, rather than relying on previous customers...

Mmmm....TastyKakes.. I think I'll go to Pat's Philly Cheese Steaks for lunch tommorow..they sell TastyKakes. (I've been on a Philly/New Jersey kick all week--listening to Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi---going to go see the Boss Saturday night in Cinci and Bon Jovi on the 31st here). Pat's Philly Cheese Steaks

And of course, our delusional, trapped-in-a-past-from-before-his-time Sixty Eight will continue ranting for years about the B-pillars..

Hopefully, when the production version is out, we won't hear all the whining from the old farts that it doesn't look just like it did 40 years ago (which is what happened with the GTO).

I suspect the CAFE standards are just a convenient excuse for forces within GM that are against mainstream RWD models, the forces that want all non-Cadillac models to be generic FWDers... (i.e. PCS and his GME minions).

I love manuals, but there are just so many vehicles I like that aren't available with them, that I'm content to live w/ an automatic in a daily driver. I've been driving manuals off and on for 20+ years. As far as traffic goes, it does get tiresome clutching in and out and having to shift and also use my hands to pick up my mocha latte, my bagel, phone, etc..

Yeah, too many people confuse 'ignorant' with 'stupid'. For example, there is an infinite amount of GM engine trivia that I'm ignorant of, but I'm not stupid..

It could be a Scion for the future. Just think how cool cars will look in 2020.

Or pronounced as individual letters... U-T-E... The industry has been long obsessed with MLAs, and Pontiac has been no exception... GTO, GXP, GTP, etc...

I think I've only seen them in pictures...I recall a factory pic in a book of a gold one with hubcaps. If I read the Wikipedia entry correct, there was an RS decal package from '75-80. I vaguely remember seeing yellow '78-80 Camaros years ago with black graphics and 'Rally Sport' spelled out...

It's going to have to be torquey, definitely....I figure the Camaro will probably weigh 3600lbs, minimum, maybe? With V8 it will pushing 4k no doubt...

Wasn't the RS package stand-alone also in the '70-73 2nd gen? I think RS then resulted in the split bumper variant front end..

Well, the turbo 4 they have today is worlds apart from the '80s junk. This is time to think outside the box... I like the idea of a turbo dieselV6 or V8 Camaro, but Lutz seems set against diesels in the US..

The grille and headlights remind me of a tweaked Lexus IS front end..I don't care for the 'mouth' across the bumper.

Well, Caliber isn't necessarily a weapon thing....and Magnum is a wine bottle (and a Renault truck). Dodge definitely has some aggro names, though---Ram, Viper, Challenger, Charger, Avenger, etc... Back in the '60s there were some aggro muscle car names---Eliminator, Judge, Spoiler, etc... No has used Eviscerator or Defecator (which would be the greatest name ever for a heavy metal band, I think).

Yeah...from the front and in profile, it does look like one, doesn't it?

Heh-heh... pretty wierd. If I go with a Town Car, then I'm becoming like my father (who drove them the last 20 years of his life) and I'm a bit young for one (under 40), but I love their old school land yacht American-style luxoboat charms (my favorite rental, along with the Grand Marquis). The CTS I really like for the styling and the interior...it's very ultramodern and high tech, which is appropriate for me since I work in high tech...similar with the TL (and both aren't the predicable BMW choice which my peers often go for). The G8 has an old-school yet modern muscle appeal that I like...etc, etc.. My sister is considering a new car, and she's talked about 3 very different cars--the CTS, the FJCruiser, the Passat. I was the same way when I bought my last car---in the summer of '00, around my 30th birthday, I was seriously looking at the Grand Cherokee, Jetta, Golf, A4, Passat, 4Runner, and Mustang GT. The Jeep ended up being my choice, primarily because my Bronco was worn out by then and needed replacing, and I wanted the off-road capability (which I have used).