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SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

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what do you guys think of the upcoming Cavalier SS? I read about it when skimming though CAR at Barnes and Noble, wonder why none of the American car mag's don't know anything about it yet ???

 

Anyway, supercharged 2.0L four, 192 HP, 179 Torque (if I remember correctly(I'm not off by more than 10 on HP)

 

I think this think will give the give the Focus SVT a run for its money.

 

According to "car" this was developed the same time as the Impala/Silverado SS under the new GM Performance Division.

 

So we get a Impala SS, Silverado SS, and Cav SS, but is it worth losing the Camaro SS?

 

It's supposed to arrive with the Impala SS.

pacodiablo Senior Enthusiast

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no it isn't.  the f-body is a loss that will be hard from GM to make up for.  it's just like the bronco, a great vehicle that was let go to make way for crap.
97Z71 Enthusiast

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Paco

I mean no disrespect so don't take it the wrong way

 

But I am a  :uhoh: guys and the Camaro is by far more of an  :uhoh: american icon than the Bronco

 

:cheers:

mcali17 Enthusiast

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I know you guys are going to get mad, but do you think GM would have dropped the Firebird and Camaro if they were selling??? They were not selling was the problem, so they dropped it. Some day there will be a replacement, but not until they can find a car that will appeal to the market.

 

Believe it or not the Chevy Cavalier is Chevy's #1 selling vehicle.

 

These are just the facts. I too will miss the Camaro. :cheers:

Shaners Senior Enthusiast

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The Cavalier/Sunfire factory is less than an hour from me.  It is in Lordstown Ohio.  It's a huge sprawling plant.  I toured it back in the early 70's when they were making Vegas there.

 

Believe it or not, that plant has had it's existance threatened alot lately do to the unproductivity of it's union workers, and the lack of profit margin...

 

I haven't heard about the Cav SS, and I don't know if it'll be produced there or not.

pacodiablo Senior Enthusiast

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Paco

I mean no disrespect so don't take it the wrong way

 

But I am a  :uhoh: guys and the Camaro is by far more of an  :uhoh: american icon than the Bronco

 

:cheers:

it depends on what you like.  i would take a bronco over any vehicle any day.  some people want a ferarri, if i had a ferarri id sell it and buy 20 broncos

pacodiablo Senior Enthusiast

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I know you guys are going to get mad, but do you think GM would have dropped the Firebird and Camaro if they were selling??? They were not selling was the problem, so they dropped it. Some day there will be a replacement, but not until they can find a car that will appeal to the market.

 

Believe it or not the Chevy Cavalier is Chevy's #1 selling vehicle.

 

These are just the facts. I too will miss the Camaro. :cheers:

the asstek can't be selling any better

JonesNTN Enthusiast

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Believe it or not the Chevy Cavalier is Chevy's #1 selling vehicle

 

What are the numbers behind this? I would have thought that the Silverado sold more than the Cavalier. I know alot of Cav's are sold, but #1?

mcali17 Enthusiast

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I hate the Aztek, but I think the Vibe looks pretty good. As far as the Cavailer goes, it is #1 in Chevy Car sales, not overall Chevy Sales. I thought we were talking about the Camaro vs the Cavalier here right??
2k2TahoeSS Enthusiast

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the cav is a joke, the cav SS is even more of a joke.  It is a disgrace on the SS name.  Camero SS-325 HP, CAV SS - 192 HP?! WTF?!  I will miss the cameros and firebirds.  Chevy needs to drop the f-bodies for a little, then bring em back.  Will possibly spark interest.  I am looking forward to the new 2004 GTO.  

 

My rambling is done...

 

Ben

SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

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192 HP in a car that size could do BIG things if they figure out how to engineer it right. OF course, we are talking GM, not BMW, so that hope might be lost.....
mcali17 Enthusiast

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Hey, if they can get 400 hp out of the 4.2L Inline 6 they should be able to get some more ponies out of a 2.2L. I was watching Car and Driver today and they had a section on the GM Sport Compacts. I wasn't really paying that much attention as I was working, but they did show suped up versions of the Vibe, Cavalier, and Sunfire. They talked about turbos, supercharges and turbos with NOx. And these were GM executives, not aftermarket companies.
Shadowfax Enthusiast

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Make that sucka rwd and then throw a v6 in the front of her and start workin on it. Then put ss badging on it. FWD cars should never have the lable of SS ANYWHERE on them. Its just not right.

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