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Chevrolet Camaro
Basically, what I did here is took cues from the gorgeous 1970.5
- 1973 Camaros, while keeping the overall design distinctly progressive and evolutionary. The car has to identify with it's
past, while opening the door to the future. There are still three trim levels this time, but they are all V8's: 302, Z28 and
SS.
The base engine is a 302cid (5.0L) V8 making almost the same as what
the 2002 Camaro Z28's have: 310hp. The Z28 should pack more than what the LS1 Corvette has now: about 360hp. This should give
the Mustang GT a run for it's money. The Mustang SVT Cobra now has 390hp, which should increase to 400+hp in 2004, when it
is redesigned. The Camaro SS should have a competitive horsepower rating: 400-410hp, leaving a gap between the Corvette and
itself so as not to cut into Stingray sales.
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| Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 in Pitch Black |
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| Camaro SS LS2 in Hugger Orange |
Camaro SS396 GT:
Hey, we've got Corvettes with 427's winning LeMans GTS titles, why not put a Camaro up
against the Ferraris and Porsches in the GT class (you never thought you'd see those names in the same sentence, did
you?).
Power comes from an LS2 engine bored out to 396cid.
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| Chevrolet Racing Camaro SS 396GT |
Pontiac Firebird/Trans Am
The Firebird's hierarchy should be similar to what it was in the
early seventies: The 305 is of course, the base engine, and sister to the 302 Camaro. The Formula is the midground V8
(sister to the Z28), while the Trans Am is the all-hell queen mother of them all (Sister to the SS). The Firebirds will be
slightly stronger than their Camaro siblings, so as not to overlap into their sales.
| vv THIS VEHICLE IS GETTING A NEW PICTURE!!!!! vv |
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| Pontiac Firebird Trans Am |
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Chevrolet Nova
Introduction- This
car came about because there are still two more faults with my concepts for the Camaro/Firebird. All three trim levels of
the cars are V-8 powered (The Chevy gets a 302, the Pontiac a 305), and that's not really a bad thing, except, I'm expecting
them to have just a little under the same hp rating as the previous SS and WS.6 models. It's definetly not very mainstream
at all, and it may cost more than the 3800 Camaro would have if it had continued production to 2000-whatever. So my Camaro/Firebird
would likely follow the V8-model Mustangs upmarket.
The second fault is that the rooflines of my Camaro/Firebird still
do not have a sufficient roofline to allow much rear-seat headroom (a major complaint with the F-bodies). I tried redesigning
them to accomodate such, but I couldn't put a full roofline on either car without making them look stupid and/or radically
altering their shape and niether of those are very cost-effective plans. They just didn't end up looking right.
So, to
kill two birds with one stone, I (re)introduce the Chevrolet Nova. The Nova is built upon the same fictional "Foxtrot" chassis
that my Camaro/Firebird is based on. The "Foxtrot" is so named because there is no Greek letter for "F" to correspond with
Epsilon, Delta, et all, so I went phonetic--"Foxtrot".
So Enough About The Other Two-
The Chevy Nova satisfies
the demand for and entry-level Chevy sportscar while featuring a full roofline to accomodate two fullsized adults, and features
three trim levels.
The Base Nova has a normally aspirated 3800 V6 (or 3800 replacement). Don't ask horse numbers, cos
I haven't figured that part out yet. Although I will say this: any car of mine with this much street cred is going to have
a rather decent set of balls for it's class. The base car isn't pictured, but it isn't much different from the picture you
see a little farther down. Just remove the spoiler, stripes and badging (And maybe different wheels, I donno).
The
Z/26 is the midground offereing and carries the Supercharged 3800 (or replacement). Again don't ask horsepwer, but it should
be able to keep up with a current Mustang GT.
Don't mind the windshield height. I didn't realize how short it was untill
I'd already colored it. You try erasing oil-based coloer pencil and see how successful you are...it's a good way to screw
up the picture...
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| (Picture: Nova Z/26 in Spanish Yellow with optional Type LT appearence/interior package.) |
The Nova SS will pack a
302, and the Horsepower goal for that is at least 300 or more. The SS, unlike the other two models, will not come with a full-on
auto tranny. You'll either get a six-speed manual or a 5-speed sequential (i.e. the TAPshift system on the new Grand Prix)
RAPID
HEARTBEAT--that slogan is just so right on so many levels!
Now as far as the arse-aspect of the Nova, it's pretty
much the same as my Camaro's. I didn't have enough time to draw a rear shot, Lo Siento.
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| (Picture: Nova SS in Pitch Black with some optional equipment shown.) |
Special Editions
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| (Baldwin) Motion Camaro SS402 |
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| SLP Firehawk Trans Am 400 HO |
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