Cobra4B

The only people who don't take American sports cars seriously are ignorant fanbois. The Camaro isn't a sportscar.

Dylank811

Define "sports car" because my insurance company tends to think that my Mustang is "high performance." According to this logic, a 2014 Camaro is a Bugatti.

Cobra4B

Muscle car != sport car. Regardless to say that, only now, will people start having to respect American cars is asinine.

Dylank811

Haha I know that, just being facetious. I wonder how well GM would do if they made a car to compete with the BRZ and FRS. I feel like there's a demand for fuel efficient 4 bangers that are RWD. Or Ford/Dodge.

Yep4doors

Well I would presume that since the price of this camaro is going to be comparable to the boss 302 LS, I'm sure that not every average joe is going to have a z/28. It's procured to be a factory track car therefore it doesn't need a radio or air conditioning. I think anyone spending this much money on a camaro is going to be using it for its intents and purposes not as a 100% daily driver street car.

Cobra4B

They already did that... they were called the Solstice and Sky. Regardless a Corvette already gets close to 30 mpg highway and the new C7 supposedly gets 30+. The BRZ/FRS is a dumb looking car that could have been much more. It's slow too.

Dylank811

I'm not a big fan of them, but that's just my taste. If the Corvette is getting close to 30 mpg, then shouldn't they be able to make a cheaper car with half the cylinders that makes mid 200's hp low 200's torque and get close to 40 mpg? For someone that can't afford a Vette but wants something fun/economical to toy with it would be a good option I think...but that's just speculation. I forgot about the Solstice and Sky, but weren't those also only two seaters? I think a lot of people like the "practicality" of the 2+2 seating.

JDM74

And the Solstice and Sky were horrible to drive as far as visibility goes. They were also slow unless you got a GXP/Redline version. So yes they did that, but as with most GM stuff, they managed to screw it up and cancel it.

The Corvette does get close to 30 MPG and has since the C5 but the price of a Corvette is a lot different than a BRZ/FRS or a Solstice/Sky(which are over priced for what you get) or a Miata for that matter.

I think there is a market for a cheap sports car that has more nuts than a BRZ/FRS or a Miata but is lighter and handles better than a muscle car such as a Mustang or Camaro.

Dylank811

A 2.5L 4 cyl RWD 250hp NA platform 6 speed manual barebones with no bells and whistles coming in around 2800lbs with a pricetag of about $25K would be awesome. I think it would be a great "blank slate" car that the average wrench turner could afford to get into and make a hell of a machine. I'd buy it. As long as it had a GM/Ford/Dodge badge on it.

captainsperry

thread says z/28 and i hear miata talk. the american car industry has exiled FRS( Front engine Rear wheel drive Sports cars) as a whole ( reasonably priced ones of course) American brands just cant compete with asia and Europe. for a well balanced FRS. in America its go big or go home, big engines and big bodies is all we* know. want an american car comparable to the miata- BRZ/FRS/GT86? - used c5 corvettes.

on topic- the new camaro looks great, and the track readyness is a great idea. but i hope it doesnt cost more because.... well... because racecar.