by "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
Published 06/06/2017 at 22:43
by "DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
Published 06/06/2017 at 22:43
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So I was talking to my Uncle about my cars the other day. He’s knowledgeable, but not up to date really. Anyways, I was telling him about the Ecoboost Mustang. Then I remembered, for the first time in a year possibly, that the Camaro also comes with a turbo four.
So two questions. One: why isn’t there nearly as much press about the Camaro as the Mustang? (Strictly the 4 bangers here.) But hardly anything about the Camaro.
So for the Mustang is the ecoboost Mustang actually performance oriented with the V6 being the rental spec and the Camaro 4 cyl being the rental spec and the V6 the budget sports car?
Or is the 4 cyl Camaro comparable to the Boostang, but Chevy’s marketing failed it? Ford’s PR sure has been pushing the EcoBoost brand hard.
"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
06/06/2017 at 22:52, STARS: 1
The 2.0T is the Camaro’s base motor, then the V6, then the V8.
Turbo EcoTecs have historically held up insanely well to mods though, so really it could compete with an EcoBoost should you care to play with it.
"JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7" (jayzayeighty)
06/06/2017 at 22:58, STARS: 2
I think that the 335-hp High Feature V6 is simply the superior engine in the Camaro. Not that the LTG turbo four is bad, but it just lacks the character and involvement of a rev-happy NA motor with more cubes. It can be tuned to outcompete the LGX V6, but it won’t deliver the same driving experience in terms of sound or linear power delivery. Ford seems to have championed EcoBoost engines all along, and the older Duratec V6 is forced to take a back seat to the technology of the 2.3 EB. Here, the smaller turbocharged powerplant is the objectively superior one. GM and Ford simply took two different routes in making their pony car hierarchy, the former being a bit more old-school and appealing to me.
"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
06/06/2017 at 23:23, STARS: 4
All GM did was split the difference. We all knew that Ford only kept the V6 in order to keep people that complain about a 4-cyl Mustang (but dont want to pony up to a GT) something to buy. Just like how the F150 can still have a V8 even though the V6 engines are the better trucks. Consumers only buy new cars once a decade if that much so habits are hard to break. So GM focused on offering something barely below the Ecoboost and then a very modern V6 above it to catch all the people that see 4-cyls as the bottom ends. Everyone is doing this now, hitting around a target rather than going directly at them.
There’s no frenzy over the 4-cyl Camaro because the Mustang came out of the box with a completely new generation, new suspension set up, modernized, globalized, and with the “Ecoboost” screaming future and higher performance than the V6 while being more fuel efficient and lighter.
The 4-cyl Camaro is simply a reaction to it (though still a sweet deal). Ill also note that GM pushed the V6 instead to the point where it’s pretty much the new 370Z and the 1LE makes the Nismo look like a terrible deal. In fact the V6 Camaro is the JDM sportscar everyone is begging for.
There’s all kinds of tricky stuff going on, mostly LYING about what cars you compete with! Drives me crazy.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
06/07/2017 at 09:04, STARS: 0
Mustang range goes V6, EgoDouche, V8.
Camaro goes 2.0T, V6, V8.