[LT4Firehawk]

http://speed.supercars.net/boardpics/2004-...-kw_killera.jpg

Well, it looks pretty certain on a 2007 Camaro, but there won't be a Firebird to go along with it. The platform will be the new Zeta platform and will be shared by the Buick Velite, Camaro and GTO.

[lateapex]

You want to hear some very eye-opening comparisons with our cars?

As long as a Lincoln Mark VIII;
Wider than a Suburban;
200 lbs lighter than a Jeep Grand Cherokee.

(Measurements based on my parent's cars.)

A Lincoln Mk VIII is 207.3” long. A 4th gen Camaro is 14” shorter.
A Chevy Suburban is 79” wide. A 4th gen Camaro is just over 74” wide.
The current Jeep Grand Cherokee with the 5.7 liter engine weighs 4860 lbs. My 1994 Z28 weighs 3438 with a full tank; over 1400 lbs less.

And even though the GTO is much heavier than I would like, it is still about 300 lbs lighter, over 17” shorter, over 5” narrower than a ’73 GTO, the last year the GTO was built on the A-body platform. The current GTO wheelbase is also shorter than any of the A-body wheelbases. It sure would be nice if the new platform would allow them to get the GTO and Camaro under 3500 lbs. Or maybe just a lightweight 1LE type Camaro.

The 4th gen Z28's wheelbase is 7" shorter than the 1st gen's, and the 2002 Z coupe weighs about 200 lbs less than a 1970 Z28.