Production Camaro Assemblyline pictures!!!

[stevecmh]

ill take it...

god i want it soo bad

[YupYupYup]

Who said it was a "guy"? Ha, ha!

Those pics were taken over the Victoria Day holiday weekend. Hence nobody there except the camera person. This means it could have only been a) manager, b) union boss, c) outside contractor (robots) od d) security. Or it could have just been orchestrated by GM as free advertising. There is nothing in the car we haven't seen before. The only thing that someone might get in **** for are pics of the robots/ assemply area. It is a competitive industry.

[YupYupYup]

Originally Posted by ARCANGEL

as much as I love this car i could only buy it as a second car gas prices do not allow this as a primary anymore

What about a turbo four?

[JT87]

Almost a perfect body-in-white for racing... Tack in a couple doors, some windows, front fenders, and I'm sure we could build the rest ...

Oh, and I'm still clueless to how this guy got these photos... Plus, having your name plastered all over the internet, including an in depth page of yourself, and on your Facebook profile, is a surefire way to get boned by the law... Oh well!

edit: apparently the pics were 'had' sometime on the Saturday

[Road Kill]

Originally Posted by hunterjus

Gm is very "tight" about taking pictures of the assembly line(s).I know for a fact they banned camera phones from the oshawa plant sometime ago.

I recently retired from Oshawa and I can tell you there are cameras all over the place. On my job I had a digital camera with me at all times and I often passed line workers with thier personal phones at their work station. I would usually tell them to turn them off during work hours but thats it. By the way if they are looking for the culpret these pictures were taken between shifts or on the weekend, likley by a member of the cleaning staff or an engineer.

[Grizzlor]

Originally Posted by ARCANGEL

as much as I love this car i could only buy it as a second car gas prices do not allow this as a primary anymore

When it's $7-8 dollars a gallon in two years might not even be worth that.

[MrJamesMc]

Looks eerie almost to me.
They should try exporting it since people aren't buying cars like they used to thanks to our recession.

[YupYupYup]

Originally Posted by MrJamesMc

Looks eerie almost to me.
They should try exporting it since people aren't buying cars like they used to thanks to our recession.

There isn't a recession yet. Way too much CNN for you. The economy has slowed, but in some ways it is a good thing...We were growing way too quickly for a while. Now some people might say WTF to that comment, but you need a few good economics' classes to understand controlled growth.

Okay, enough digression...Camaro is coming sooner than you think.

[Ambalanche]

This car is going to be soooo hot!

[GMfan1111]

I see the unemployment line just got a new member. Whoever took these Is in a boatload of trouble.

[E. Haskell]

Originally Posted by ARCANGEL

as much as I love this car i could only buy it as a second car gas prices do not allow this as a primary anymore

I'd say the 270hp+ V6 will be rated at about 19/27 mpg with a manual - that should allow it to be a primary car for most.

The V8 probably wont be rated much less, but those buying the V8 want performance over gas mileage...same as EVO/STi/350z/135i/335i/Mustang/Genesis buyers.

If gas prices are at the point where a 19/27 mpg car cost to much to fuel...we'll all have to drive < 140hp 4 bangers....no more Civic Si, Mazdaspeed 3, Cobalt SS, V6 Camry/Accord/Malibu/Altima, etc.

[BigAls87Z28]

I figured that a Camaro with the DI 3.6 could do about 18/27mpg pretty good. That would be a 300hp V6 car that got better gas milage then just about every car in its class.
V8 will probably rank in at 16/24 with the LS3.

[Mikkoo]

Originally Posted by MrJamesMc

Looks eerie almost to me.
They should try exporting it since people aren't buying cars like they used to thanks to our recession.

It's already been approved for export to Europe. And for those that don't think the V8 version will sell here, think again. It's a niche market vehicle that will sell in small numbers. The styling alone will sell the car, as it's uniquely and boldly " American Muscle".
Can't wait to see it in the dealership here in Helsinki, Finland.

[jameskz28]

Originally Posted by ARCANGEL

as much as I love this car i could only buy it as a second car gas prices do not allow this as a primary anymore

Does no one else realize that this mentality is flawed?

Buying a car as a "second" vehicle because of the gas mileage makes no sense...

How long would would take for your primary vehicle's gas mileage to make up for the $20-$30k or so you will spend to buy a new Camaro?

Even having a car that gets double the gas mileage, ie: 40 MPG over one that gets 20 MPG will still only save about $1200 per year.

(assuming both cars are driven 12,000 miles per year, have ~15 Gallon gas tanks, and gas is at $4/Gallon)

That means it would take roughly 20 years for you to make up for the cost of buying a $25k second vehicle. Buying a $12,500 car would take 10 years to make up for, a $6250 car would take 5 years, and a $3125 car 2.5 years. How long does the average person keep a car?

Having only one car that gets bad gas mileage is better than having two, regardless of how good thier mileage is- it still takes too long to make up for the initial investment

...unless you buy a $500 beater i guess.

[ScottS]

Originally Posted by hunterjus

Looks like someone gonna loose their job.

Lose.


Also, the thread title is very misleading... even the linked website says they're pre-production photos.