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02-08-2007, 09:13 AM
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Anyone go to the Philly auto show?
I was there Monday. First thing i did was check out the new Camaro.....in person it looks ever better. I tried prying info out of the guy explaining the car, but he wouldn't budge off of it. I tried to confirm if the SS model would have the LS6, and if the Z28 would have the LS2....he just told me to fill out a suggestion card that would be passed onto higher hands.(yea right) Also asked a girl at the Pontiac booth on the status of the GTO, and she said it will more than likely be released with the Camaro in the summer of '08. And she also confirmed that the Firebird/Trans Am is 100% dead and theres no future plans for it. But its worth the $10 to go check out all those cars. I think its going on till the 11th.
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02-08-2007, 09:24 AM
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Scott Settlemire (former F-Body Brand Manager) told us last Friday when we were at the auto show for press day that we probably shouldn't expect to see any of the current LSx based V8s in the Camaro in their current form. It won't be released for two more years, so expect GM's engine lineup to change somewhat in that time.
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02-08-2007, 11:52 AM
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plus the LS6 is a dead motor now, well at least what we know it as.
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02-09-2007, 12:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chemicalstylez
I was there Monday. First thing i did was check out the new Camaro.....in person it looks ever better. I tried prying info out of the guy explaining the car, but he wouldn't budge off of it. I tried to confirm if the SS model would have the LS6, and if the Z28 would have the LS2....he just told me to fill out a suggestion card that would be passed onto higher hands.(yea right) Also asked a girl at the Pontiac booth on the status of the GTO, and she said it will more than likely be released with the Camaro in the summer of '08. And she also confirmed that the Firebird/Trans Am is 100% dead and theres no future plans for it. But its worth the $10 to go check out all those cars. I think its going on till the 11th.
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Idk, the camaro died in 2002, and wasent on the radar as coming back, now look at it, and im gonna stick wiht my theory, theyre gonna see how well the Camaro sells, if it sells pretty well for 2-3 years, expect to hear a buzz from pontiac about he firebird coming back, thats my story and im stickign to it.
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02-09-2007, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Blacdout96
Idk, the camaro died in 2002, and wasent on the radar as coming back, now look at it, and im gonna stick wiht my theory, theyre gonna see how well the Camaro sells, if it sells pretty well for 2-3 years, expect to hear a buzz from pontiac about he firebird coming back, thats my story and im stickign to it.
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well, from what i remember, techincally they never killed off the camaro, it was said to be on hiatus. But with the bird it was said outright to never return.
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02-09-2007, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by SmokingSS
well, from what i remember, techincally they never killed off the camaro, it was said to be on hiatus. But with the bird it was said outright to never return.
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Damn, and I was starting to like the looks of the birds ( 98-02) that blows, but still, if GM can get their heads out of their ass, stop all these cookie cutter SUV's and start focusing on a resonable price for the market with cars, I think they might turn around and get back on top, and maybe pontiac could start something on the Zeta platform that doesnt look liek a jelly bean, sorry, i dunno what the next GTO looks like, but i never was a fan of the courtship of the grand am and 96-99 ford taurus reject they came out with, it had the engine, that was it.
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02-12-2007, 10:25 AM
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No new GTO. The G8 will be the replacement
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02-12-2007, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by CJDZ24_Z28
No new GTO. The G8 will be the replacement
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Sorry to say it, but thank god
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02-12-2007, 09:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CJDZ24_Z28
No new GTO. The G8 will be the replacement
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no they will have to end up coming out with a v8 rwd coupe.... think about it pontiac is the "perfomance division" or "driving excitment" as nice as the g8 is not everyone wants a 4 door sports car
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02-13-2007, 04:04 PM
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i think they should start calling pontiac the australian car division. :ducks GM fanboi attack: lol
the hole of the RWD coupe is to be filled by teh camaro currently.that is one of the reasons they went to a more stand up style in place of the lower and lower designs of the past. the taller attitude of the car has a broader appeal in american tastes than the low slung roof lines on the 80's and early 90's.
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02-16-2007, 12:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chemicalstylez
I was there Monday. First thing i did was check out the new Camaro.....in person it looks ever better. I tried prying info out of the guy explaining the car, but he wouldn't budge off of it. I tried to confirm if the SS model would have the LS6, and if the Z28 would have the LS2....he just told me to fill out a suggestion card that would be passed onto higher hands.(yea right) Also asked a girl at the Pontiac booth on the status of the GTO, and she said it will more than likely be released with the Camaro in the summer of '08. And she also confirmed that the Firebird/Trans Am is 100% dead and theres no future plans for it. But its worth the $10 to go check out all those cars. I think its going on till the 11th.
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Technically there is no proof that there will be any SS option or Z28 RPO code 
The girl was definately wrong, because the Camaro is not coming out in the summer of '08.
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Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy
Scott Settlemire (former F-Body Brand Manager) told us last Friday when we were at the auto show for press day that we probably shouldn't expect to see any of the current LSx based V8s in the Camaro in their current form. It won't be released for two more years, so expect GM's engine lineup to change somewhat in that time.
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Yea, he told us that at NYIAS too
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Originally Posted by CJDZ24_Z28
No new GTO. The G8 will be the replacement
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The G8 replaced the Grand Prix. The GP and GTO are definately two different segments...
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03-19-2007, 03:46 PM
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philly auto show wasnt any good this year. My girls brother owns the shop who did the pimp my ride thing with wired 96.5 so i got in for free, that show wasnt worth $10.
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06-25-2007, 01:35 PM
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i went i did enjoy it i also thought the new camaro looked AMAZING in person, i liked seeing the tamahawk hahaha
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06-25-2007, 07:56 PM
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Holy thread bump Batman 
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