4 door Camaro sedan Yes / No

Bimmer007 · 04-27-2009, 06:05 PM

http://blogs.edmunds.com/straightlin...hotopanel..1.*

with pontiac on its way out this doesn't seem like a bad idea

boymonkey · 04-27-2009, 06:12 PM

Maybe not badged as a Camaro. But there's already a sporty sedan in the Caddy.

Year's_End · 04-27-2009, 06:31 PM

not a good idea. a huge selling point of the camaro is the styling.

Bimmer007 · 04-27-2009, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by boymonkey

Maybe not badged as a Camaro. But there's already a sporty sedan in the Caddy.

yeah, its all ready to be made so they wouldn't have to start from scratch, it would take them a long time to develop a new car let alone one that is rwd with a vette engine

this would also save holden from loosing a lot of money
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/27/r...utters-pontia/

Seminole · 04-27-2009, 07:35 PM

Absolutely not. It would ruin the Camaro name.

Take the G8 and make it make it into the new Impala. Not only could you sell it to police forces who are going to be looking for a replacement for the Crown Victoria, but everyone would get that RWD Impala they've been clamoring about for so long. Literally all you have to do is put an Impala badge on it since there is already a Chevy badged version sold in the Middle East as the Lumina.

jeremyc74 · 04-27-2009, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Seminole

Absolutely not. It would ruin the Camaro name.

Take the G8 and make it make it into the new Impala. Not only could you sell it to police forces who are going to be looking for a replacement for the Crown Victoria, but everyone would get that RWD Impala they've been clamoring about for so long. Literally all you have to do is put an Impala badge on it since there is already a Chevy badged version sold in the Middle East as the Lumina.

I think it's a great idea for Chevy to sell the car, but I'm with you on not calling it a Camaro. I'm not so sure Impala is the right way either. Personally I think they should call it something new, because a lot of the current nameplates have a lot of negativity associated with them.

quagmire · 04-27-2009, 08:35 PM

The current plan now is the generation after the next gen Commodore will be brought to the US as the next Impala.

Bimmer007 · 04-29-2009, 11:24 AM

http://blogs.edmunds.com/straightlin...hotopanel..2.*

Crowley · 04-29-2009, 11:43 AM

Yes but not badged as a camaro ..

Crowley

ptack · 04-29-2009, 12:31 PM

So would that mean you get 4 mullets?

DrunkOnJ20 · 04-29-2009, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Seminole

Absolutely not. It would ruin the Camaro name.

ragingclue · 04-29-2009, 01:33 PM

Can't put the Camaro name on it, and GM's not quite that stupid. Would be great if they put it under the 'bu or Impala nameplates.

BMW_TT · 04-29-2009, 01:48 PM

Looks like a G8 rebadged

ChrisV · 04-29-2009, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW_TT

Looks like a G8 rebadged

The G8 is already a rebadge. It makes as much sense to just make it a Chevy. And the Impala has a long enough history that an SS version like that would work well.

Hell, they could just leave it named Commodore with the Chevy badge on it. They already do that in the UK with the Vauxhall version of the Holden.

guardianangel3290 · 04-29-2009, 02:08 PM

What's happening to the Solstice???

Seminole · 04-29-2009, 02:22 PM

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What's happening to the Solstice???

guardianangel3290 · 04-29-2009, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Seminole

does that mean bye-bye? lol

You'd think Chevy would be more interested in saving its sporty turbo-charged coupe than saving yet another ho-hum sedan with a big engine.

This is why the US car industry is failing. It's the same thinking that goes along with Ford not bringing the Focus RS to America

"Hey boss, we just created an amazing, and affordable, little AWD turbo-charged hatch-back. We should definitely sell it in the states! It will match the performance of the EVO and STi while having a cost that is thousands less. It could really turn around the perception of american auto's, while simultaniously drawing in a whole new buyer demographic!"

"Yea we could do that, but it'll encroach on the sales of the shit-tastic Mustang GT, so instead lets just keep doing the usual thing. It's worked for us thus far, right?"

BMW_TT · 04-29-2009, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ChrisV

The G8 is already a rebadge. It makes as much sense to just make it a Chevy. And the Impala has a long enough history that an SS version like that would work well.

Hell, they could just leave it named Commodore with the Chevy badge on it. They already do that in the UK with the Vauxhall version of the Holden.

Exactly. They might actually save a lot if they leave it as Chevy.

Seminole · 04-29-2009, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by guardianangel3290

does that mean bye-bye? lol

You'd think Chevy would be more interested in saving its sporty turbo-charged coupe than saving yet another ho-hum sedan with a big engine.

This is why the US car industry is failing. its the saem thinking that goes along with ford not bringing the Focus RS to america

"hey boss, we just created an amazing little AWD turbo-charged hatch-back. We should definitely sell it in the states! It will match the performance of the EVO and STi while having a cost that is thousands less. It could really turn around the perception of american auto's!"

"Yea we could do that, but it'll encroach on the sales of the shit-tastic Mustang GT, so instead lets just keep doing the usual thing. It's worked for US thus far, right?"

Yeah it meant bye-bye.

The only other variant of the Solstice, the Saturn Sky (which is undeniably better looking) is set to disappear with Saturn as well.

guardianangel3290 · 04-29-2009, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Seminole

Yeah it meant bye-bye.

The only other variant of the Solstice, the Saturn Sky (which is undeniably better looking) is set to disappear with Saturn as well.

They better save one of them, or I'll just swear off American cars all together due to their severely flawed ideology.

OBI_agent · 04-29-2009, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by boymonkey

Maybe not badged as a Camaro. But there's already a sporty sedan in the Caddy.

+1000....Camaro is unique and should stay that way. If they are making a totally new design which is not similar to G8, then I'm up for it.

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Originally Posted by Seminole

Absolutely not. It would ruin the Camaro name.

Take the G8 and make it make it into the new Impala. Not only could you sell it to police forces who are going to be looking for a replacement for the Crown Victoria, but everyone would get that RWD Impala they've been clamoring about for so long. Literally all you have to do is put an Impala badge on it since there is already a Chevy badged version sold in the Middle East as the Lumina.

+1000....Lumina's sell pretty well over here....+ they are left hand drive...so the only modification it will need is a better catalytic convertor or something minor.

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They better save one of them, or I'll just swear off American cars all together due to their severely flawed ideology.

+10....They should also bring that twin turbo V6 from Opel in europe and rebadge it or something....

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