Transformers Special Edition Chevy Camaro Unveiled 299
roelbj writes "Automotive stories are few and far between on Slashdot, but today's news from Chevrolet might just make a few readers' mouths water at the chance to own their own Bumblebee. Today at Comic-Con, General Motors officially announced the 2010 Chevy Camaro Transformers Special Edition. The $995 appearance package can be applied to LT (V6) and SS-trim Camaros in Rally Yellow with or without the optional RS package."
And they wonder why..... (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:And they wonder why..... (Score:5, Interesting)
Neither GM nor Chrysler will "get it".
Why should they?
They have governed by finance pros instead of by engineers.
Finance pros are more concerned with short-term profits than long term growth.
It takes someone with FORD CEO's instinct to think ahead.
And being finance pros, they can blackmail the government into funding them into eternity.
Gordon Gekko was absolutely right when he said: "The new law of evolution in corporate America seems to be survival of the unfittest."
Re:And they wonder why..... (Score:2, Interesting)
I really don't think this is the big 'OMG this is why GM fail' deal you're trying to make it out to be. GM are by no means the first to offer a special edition of a vehicle where some will say that the extra cost cannot be justified by the extras that are included for the money. I can't be bothered trying to locate and link specific examples, but I do know that on at least a couple of occasions Top Gear (very popular UK car themed entertainment programme) have mentioned a special edition of some car or other and expressed their opinion that the value of the included extras is less than the premium being charged.
About the picture (Score:5, Interesting)
couldn't be worse (Score:5, Interesting)
They take an iconic American model, one with a decent racing history (Penske in Trans-Am, for example) and make it look like a stupid cartoon toy, so that only someone with the mentality of a 14-year-old would want one, then turn it, literally, into a cartoon toy look-alike?
After Ford botched the Mustang suspension and engine, then "fixed it" by ruining the styling, and Chrysler built a seriously overweight Challenger, my last hope for a factory "pony car" was Chevrolet. Ain't gonna happen now.
You can pretty much build a '60s Mustang or Camaro body from parts, and use some late-model items like 4-wheel discs, EFI, and 5/6-speed transmissions, plus some "lessons learned" suspension bits to build a really nice daily driver, cruiser, race car, ...
http://www.dynacornclassicbodies.com/ford_models.html [dynacorncl...bodies.com]
http://www.dynacornclassicbodies.com/gm_models.html [dynacorncl...bodies.com]
Re:And they wonder why..... (Score:1, Interesting)
Exactly. No one would buy anything from GM to collect after the mid 1970s. Except for the Buick Grand National. Or a ZR1 Corvette. Or a 20th Anniversary Trans Am. Or a Northstar Cadillac Alante. Or a Gran Sport Corvette. Or a car they owned growing up. Or a car I may have just forgotten about that is worth collecting.
Hmmmm, maybe some collectors have different taste afterall...
Re:How long did they take to get this out? (Score:5, Interesting)
but does it come with Ms. Fox?
Re:But who wants a Daewoo Camaro (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:couldn't be worse (Score:3, Interesting)
so that only someone with the mentality of a 14-year-old would want one
Isn't that the market for muscle cars?? /ducks
Re:not bublebee (Score:5, Interesting)
What also really annoyed me was the kid's attitude, in both movies. "I'm 17 and I've never had a real job. Oh, yeah, this is my first car. It's a 2010 Camaro. Yeah, maybe 350hp at the wheels. Nah, I know, it's a piece of junk." What. the. FUCK. is wrong with this kid? A brand new muscle car just JUMPS into his lap and he's like "meh, who cares". Seriously. Make him drive a fkn Geo Metro for three years so he knows how good he has it.
In fact on second grumpy thoughts, that applies to all you Americans. $30k US (that's what, like, $35k Australian these days?) for a 400hp V8 muscle car? We pay that for a fuckin' Camry. The cheapest half-decent 'sports' car would probably be the Ford XR6 Turbo which goes for what, $70k new? How the hell do you get such nice cars so cheap?