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Originally Posted by theDreamer
The 400lbs is going to only be the v6 or ecoboost model they are saying now.
Though the v8 will try to cut 200lbs, it might not fully happen they think.
Also rumor or confirmed facts are:
-GT500 is gone and replaced with a NA GT350 to compete against the NA Camaro
-SVT (unknown official name) will be the new top dog. Probably using the 5.0 but unsure yet on SC or TT yet. Another rumor for this model is they hope to take on the Corvette and bypass the top Camaro. They want to basically destroy the Camaro at the top and put a challenge against the Corvette C7.
Also a minimum of a 10% price increase for the Mustang may happen for the top end models.
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I don't think Chevy is going to let that happen this time around. I think they intend the camaro to beat or rival the mustang, without giving them the leeway to compete against the corvette directly... If you look at the engine platforms they have now, and the new alpha platform which we really know nothing about. People are estimating 3400-3500lb chassis based on tensile steel composition on the ATS. We don't know if chevy will use other tricks for weight reduction on the camaro. We have to see which way chevy goes in the war. It's going to be tight.
