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Old 01-14-2006, 07:58 PM
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Default Ford reaction to new Camaro!!!

Here it is folks!



You think should I post it a some Ford forum??? maybe not!
Old 01-14-2006, 08:07 PM
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i'd still buy an 05+ stang over this. and we'll see how much of this concept make it to production, if indeed that happens.
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I wouldnt worry about Ford losing stang sales. That car in person is ugly they need to go back to the drawing board. I just saw it at detroit the fronts way to weird for it but the rest of the car is nice.
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I wouldn't start the **** talking until you've got one in your driveway... Don't get me wrong, I'm excited about this car too, but GM has let us down is the past... I wouldn't start an all new Camaro-Mustang war until I was positive I wouldn't be eating my words.... But if you do decide to post that on a ford forumn... post up a link, it should be fun watching them tear you apart
Old 01-14-2006, 08:20 PM
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I agree the front end needs to be changed up, as far as numbers i'd take the Camaro, but the 09 Challenger concept is bad ***, I'd almost go MOPAR =P Almost.
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Originally Posted by Nautilus
I wouldn't start the **** talking until you've got one in your driveway... Don't get me wrong, I'm excited about this car too, but GM has let us down is the past... I wouldn't start an all new Camaro-Mustang war until I was positive I wouldn't be eating my words.... But if you do decide to post that on a ford forumn... post up a link, it should be fun watching them tear you apart
Have you heard the word "joke"?? Well this is one! I just want to keep the opinions and discussions going...I wont post this anywhere else....
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I said the front end sucked in my post "The Revised Camaro Concept!!!!" and I got bashed for it.
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Originally Posted by drone
I said the front end sucked in my post "The Revised Camaro Concept!!!!" and I got bashed for it.

Gee, I wonder why...
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I'm not even gonna consider ANY of these new muscle cars until they start losing weight. These things are nothing but fatass pigs, reguardless of looks and power. The only car's weight that is where it should be is the Vette. Everything else is being stuffed with lard.

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Old 01-14-2006, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by TransAm52804
These things are nothing but fatass pigs, reguardless of looks and power.
Very well said.
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have you forgotten what muslecars started out as. FATASS PIGS with tons of power and looks. case in point 4200 lb 70 chevelle, gto, 69 charger even the fbods were not featherweights. as long as it is the >3500 lb area i am game
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I sure wouldn't recommend stirring anything up against Ford in this arena. The Mustang wasn't discontinued, and they had the drive and organization to pull off a new model that has been selling like crazy. No doubt who the true "winners" are on the ponycar wars right now.
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Originally Posted by Nine Ball
I sure wouldn't recommend stirring anything up against Ford in this arena. The Mustang wasn't discontinued, and they had the drive and organization to pull off a new model that has been selling like crazy. No doubt who the true "winners" are on the ponycar wars right now.
True. I just get frustrated how GM have left them all alone in this segment. They have obvious weaknesses that could be exploited and GM just sits around and give us the SSR (???), Cobalt, etc.
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Originally Posted by purple98haz28
have you forgotten what muslecars started out as. FATASS PIGS with tons of power and looks. case in point 4200 lb 70 chevelle, gto, 69 charger even the fbods were not featherweights. as long as it is the >3500 lb area i am game
You're joking right? Just because the "old" cars were lardasses, you think these new ones SHOULD be overweight too?

Wow... just wow.

"Hmm, 350 HP with less than 3500 lbs for much better performace all-around, or 350 HP around 4000 lbs because that's how the old cars weighed. Gee, I'll go with the heavier car because it's retro even though all categories in performance are hindered by the weight."
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We cant forget how GM stopped building the rwd Caprice and handed Ford on a gold platter the law enforcement and taxi market.Yes health cost are killing them,but them having their heads up their asses that have hurt them more.
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well i have bad news for you boys the cars aren;t going to get any lighter. not unless you want to start paying more than you already are. safety regulations are a big part of the weight gain. can they build a lighter camaro yes will they prob not because of the cost of r&d, retooling, retraining of workers and blah blah blah. remember it all boils down to money.
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Originally Posted by kozak
well i have bad news for you boys the cars aren;t going to get any lighter. not unless you want to start paying more than you already are. safety regulations are a big part of the weight gain. can they build a lighter camaro yes will they prob not because of the cost of r&d, retooling, retraining of workers and blah blah blah. remember it all boils down to money.
Or you could stop making power everything and navigation and ABS and traction control and computer assisted handling stock on every car .
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With the Shelby GT500 on the way I wouldn't be boasting about a LS2 powered Camaro concept too much right now.... unless thats the base motor
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Originally Posted by Shinkaze
With the Shelby GT500 on the way I wouldn't be boasting about a LS2 powered Camaro concept too much right now.... unless thats the base motor
I remember reading the specs on that car and although i don't remember the coupe #s the vert is said to run a 12.9???? These cars are supposed to have 475 Blown horses and the best it can run is 12s???? I think the vert weighed in at over 4000 lbs. Call me crazy guys but im not sure the new cobra is gonna be anything to worry about.
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Originally Posted by 10SSPOKE
I remember reading the specs on that car and although i don't remember the coupe #s the vert is said to run a 12.9???? These cars are supposed to have 475 Blown horses and the best it can run is 12s???? I think the vert weighed in at over 4000 lbs. Call me crazy guys but im not sure the new cobra is gonna be anything to worry about.

Then wont you be dumbfounded at a light by a 600rwhp pulley/exhaust/filter gt500. Havent you learned anything from the 03/04 cobra? You cant truly think that's all that car is capable of!

There were 03 cobras in the 9's in the first year of production with stock bottom ends and heads. Do you think that by upping displacement and blower size on the GT500 that things may have changed for the better in your favor?


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