Revived muscle car to save industry jobs

Waterbury Republican-American ^ | August 22, 2006 | Greg Bensinger

[Graybeard58]

I had my Z up to 135 once but backed off. The feeling of having zero control and that I am about to become air borne has no thrill for me.

[Doogle]

Why don't they bring back something the public is crying out for ? Like the Corvair...

because RALPH Nadar is still alive

Doogle

[Charles Martel]

They might call that a Camaro, but it's not a Camaro.

Why didn't they follow the Ford lead and simply spruce-up the original design?

Actually, they did. If it is delivered as proposed, it'll look more like the original ('67 - '69) body style than any variation since. The '69 had a few minor revisions that set it apart from the first two year models... I think that's the one GM was shooting for.

[sit-rep]

2500 jobs....(long whistle)

Good job GM...

[Neoliberalnot]

Stupidly, I too had mine at 135 but had the satisfaction of not letting some guy in a 535 BMW pass me.

What do you drive now?

[CertainInalienableRights]

Well, the union has a part to play, both in driving up the costs, which affects the price, and in insuring quality (or lack of it).

That said, there's plenty of blame at GM to go around

[kellynla]

"The only thing it had going for it was that it was fast and looked nice."

well isn't that the reason people buy muscle cars??? LOL

Toyota?
ya gotta be kidding me!

take the badges off that Toyota and you can't it from any other cookie cutter rice burner out there.

btw, the little guy below was my favorite camaro. It was a hybrid...burned gas & rubber.

[Mr. Jeeves]

It might actually sell if it didn't have that discredited brand name "Chevrolet" printed on it. ;)

[alice_in_bubbaland]

IMHO GM has already "screwed the pooch".

[RayChuang88]

What kind of mileage will these things get...

A lot better than you think. GM will likely use a six-speed manual transmission, and will likely use a version of the current Corvette engine with variable cylinder shutdown to improve freeway mileage.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

What year? My husband owned a 70 & a 72 Z28 in silver. He loved those cars. Now looking for a 69 Z and the prices are soaring, if you want one in excellent shape with matching numbers.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

LOL! Is that the new & improved "Herbie"?

[Niteranger68]

What kind of mileage will these things get... actually quite good if driven moderately, and quite bad if driven hard

Not my question, but passing the answer along.

[longtermmemmory]

Reviving a NAME and slapping it on a carter-ized, pinto does not make a car a musle car.

Perhaps they will come with TUBO-CUP-HOLDERS!

(s)It has to go fast, listen to how LOUD it is!(/s)

In order to save the company, you will have to fire every single suit. Dismiss every single designer who had anything to do with a production sportscar of GM that was portrayed as "cutting edge".

[Mariner]

I had a '95 Z28 and it was one of the best cars I ever had...problem free and faster than hell.

Top Speed was 169 as verified by Road and Track.

1.0 lateral g's...stopped better than any of the european imports under $200k.

I got 20mpg on the freeway with the cruise control set to 75.

[kellynla]

70

[brownsfan]

1972! I had one. I only had a 307 in it. But I put headers, new intake, and an advance kit on it. I loved that car. I'd buy another. I'd buy that one! :)

[P-40]

Not my question, but passing the answer along.

I'd be interested in knowing. If gas prices stay high and unstable, and I am hoping they will, this car might not sell that well unless it gets semi-decent mileage. Maybe they will put in one of those six cycle jobs that I read about the other day. :)

[brownsfan]

"70"

Ahhh, I see, it's a Z. The regular 70 had the split bumper. I prefer the continuous bumper. Great looking car. That was the style that was really a poor man's vette. Rode low, handled decent, went fast. The tail lights are very much like a vette's. :)

[Eagles Talon IV]

The problem with muscle cars such as this is that the very market they are aimed at, which I believe is the 18-30+ age group, will not be able to afford the insurance needed to drive them.