That new Camaro is freakin gay looking... That thing will never make it
on the line, AND if it does it won't sell..... Say it does sell.... The
Camaro name will be re-defined as, F*CKING GAY! I think I'll take a
chanllenger as well!
Terrible Tom wrote:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/b2g7f
>
> Cars.com write up on the new Camaro Concept
>
>
> Eh - I dunno... its not ugly, but it doesn't strike me as a Camaro
> should. It's no where near as nice as a few retro sketches I've seen.
>
> GM seems to have done to the Camaro concept - what they also did with
> the GTO. GM seems to be afraid of going too far to a "retro" design.
> They are trying to hard to design the cars they way they think people
> want them. They took and released a GTO thats supposed to envoke the
> heritage and performance of the old GTO's with a new look and a modern
> design. Thats what I think they were shooting for with the Camaro
> concept. It has hints as to what the Camaro used to look like... but it
> doesn't scream "1969 CAMARO!"
>
> It screams "WE ARE AFRAID TO BUILD A REAL CAMARO BECAUSE WE ARE LOSING
> MONEY"
>
> Ford did it perfect... the Mustang proves that you can do a modern take
> on and old classic. Dodge has also hit the nail on the head with the
> Challenger, after making an "oops" with the Charger.
>
> Charger was an attempt at using an old name plate on a new design and
> NOT using strong retro style cues. While the Charger and the GTO are
> both screwming performers in their own right - they do not deserve to
> wear their nameplates.
>
> The Challenger Concept looks more like a challenger, than the Camaro
> looks like a Camaro. Basically Challenger looks more like what it
> should than Camaro.
>
> Some of you will want to upchuck at what I am about to say - but to me -
> between Mustang and Camaro, I was always a Camaro guy. Challengers
> really never grabbed me much. Don't know why. Maybe because I was
> partial to the Camaro 1969 body lines. I LOVE this new Challenger
> Concept more than I can express. I like it more than the original
> Challengers.
>
> And now that I have seen the muscle car offerings from Ford, Chevy, and
> Dodge... rest assured. I WILL have a Challenger in my driveway.
>
> If they build it - I will buy.
>
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