GM to Consider 4-Banger for Camaro?
If fuel prices continue to rise
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zeniac
"If fuel prices continue to rise"...Who thinks gas prices will drop to 2$/gl in 5 years? GM, may be?
I wish the worst for GM.
March 20, 2008 7:52 am
That's pathetic. Isn't this supposed to be a 'muscle' car? Why don't they just improve the economy on their other models and let this one be.
March 20, 2008 11:45 am
foose1397
You can't..by law they have to be a certain standard and they need more than just the "group" of people who buy these cars because they like camaros or they won't make enough of a profit (aka the old model). Camaro's are cool but not as a daily driver with 4.50 for gas (it will get that high or higher)
March 20, 2008 12:30 pm
Joe_Limon
I am thinking gm is just muddying the waters so nobody will know for sure what engine is in it, until it is released.
March 20, 2008 3:24 pm
Well consider this: any 4-banger they put in the Camaro will most likely be faster than, say, an 82 Z-28. If they do resort to this, the turbo direct injection ecotec should be their only option. A D.I. V6 should suffice though; in the last gen Camaro, the 3.8L was rated at 30mpg highway.
March 20, 2008 3:47 pm
benz_man
Besides to please suppliers of the port-injected 3.6 V6, why would GM not offer the 260HP 4-banger as a base engine, the 300HP DI 3.6L as a middleweight, and the 400HP small block as the performance engine? 260HP is just adequate, but hey at least you please CAFE.
March 20, 2008 8:17 pm
Drift
ideas... hmm base model should be something along the lines of turbo four cylinder, z28 should be uh maybe supercharged six cylinder, and SS LS3???
March 21, 2008 2:59 am
im all for a turbo 4. those engines can be boosted to well over 500 horses, just look up some of the drag cobalts. the 4 banger would be cheaper to extract extra horse power out of too.
March 23, 2008 3:31 am
maddawg0
well if its the ecotec engine, those engines rock if they are built right and have a big enough turbo.
March 28, 2008 2:31 am
