I would say it is, or was, in direct competition. Just the same as the Ford Lightening SVT is, or was, in direct competition with the mustang. Both in two different markets, more or less in two different price ranges, but yet both can be made more powerful then the other. They each just offer different things. The corvette has a premium for the name, the interior (100x better then the Camaro), and things like that.
I personally don't know how they compared in the market, I just looked purely at stats and features. For my money, the Camaro offered me direct competition with all those other cars for a lower price. You're right though, GM dropped their interest and investment in the muscle or sports sedans. Once they lost the government contracts to the crown vic and then let the 95-96 Impala's turn into what they are now... it was just time before the Camaro went down. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Schaefer Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 6:54 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] NC: '05 Mustang Not gonna argue that the LS1 Camaros & T/A's aren't great cars. But I dont think that a 30-35K car is in competion with one selling for 45-50K. You are looking at 2 different markets. I believe that the Camaro died because GM just didn't want to make the investment. It was time & they didn't have a new corporate chassis to use for the F-Body. On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 08:54:25 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Whoa whoa whoa... I have a 01 Camaro SS and it beats any same year or earlier > 'stock' car including the corvette, GT, and cobra. With a low rating of 335 > hp stock and after my SLP upgrades pushing it to just about 420 (RW) I am > going up against the current cars as well. The explanation that I got from > GM and found on the web, is that the Camaro was competing too much with the > Corvette. When the only difference in HP between the 01 SS and the Corvette > was restrictive headers... I can't disagree with them. > > > > They brought out the Cobalt because those Hondas and imports are selling > three times as fast as any of the muscles cars were. (Mustang, Camaro, or > now the Pontiac GT) > > > > Why buy a $32k Camaro SS when your friend has a Mitsubishi eclipse that cost > him half that and he can upgrade for even cheaper. Sure you can roast him > anytime, but you also spent twice the money. > > > > I got mine two years ago and couldn't be happier. (other then the extra > wide tires make it hard to drive on the interstate) > > > > - JB > > > ________________________________ > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 8:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] NC: '05 Mustang > > > > > When I saw the mustang, I said the same thing...even thought I should get > one.. they sure do sound good.... but then I came to my senses. > > > > > > Chevy is falling waaaay behind. How many of us can afford a $65,000 Vette. > They discontinued the camaro... which they had basically destroyed anyhow. > FORD on the other hand has done a great job with the mustang... dang... did > I just say that??????? Come on GM... get your act together.... and no, a > '05 make believe '70 almost looking chevelle for $45,000 doesn't cut the > mustard! > > > > > > just my .02 > > > > > > Donnie -- Rick Schaefer
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