Good news for GM

[camaro_speedemon]

http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=103159

Six months after General Motors halted plans to use its Zeta rear-wheel-drive car architecture in North America, the company has revived the program.

In an interview with Automotive News last week, Jim Queen, GM's vice president of global engineering, said a revised version of Zeta is back on track.

Engineered at GM's Holden subsidiary in Australia, Zeta was expected to be the basis of the next-generation Pontiac Grand Prix and GTO; the Chevrolet Impala, Monte Carlo and a new version of the Camaro; and other vehicles. Vehicles in the program were expected to debut as early as 2006.

[Mighty Thor]

That is good news. I hope GM doesn't find a way to screw it up.

[Tyler]

wtf is the zeta?

[HokieBird]

Originally posted by Tyler:
wtf is the zeta?

Its a platform that the cars listed above would be based off.

I have faith that GM will turn their problems around for the better. Unfortunatley I have faith that it will only be another 20 years give or take before they screw up again and are in the same situation.

[BLLDOGG]

business is a cycle. No one car company can keep the consumer happy at every turn of public opinion.

[Matt G]

cool a new camaro... now what about firebirds :(

[95FirebirdConvertible]

They are building our "want" and "excitement" up for the Firebird. So don't worry, when the Firebird debuts, it is going to be bad *ss [img]graemlins/rock.gif[/img]

[98Silver6]

damn i hope they come out with it soon

[BLLDOGG]

GM said they have no plains to come out with the firebird ever again and i believe it. now, if the camaro is a big hit, then yes, i think they will revieve it based on the success of the camaro and firebird owners will owe us camaro guys forever.

[RicE-ter]

Originally posted by BLLDOGG:
i think they will revieve it based on the success of the camaro and firebird owners will owe us camaro guys forever.

lol well lets not count our chicks before theyve hatched or some other weird metaphor. ill be keeping my fingers crossed on this one.

[BLLDOGG]

i agree, i wasnt saying it would be successful, but if....


on another note related to us, i think if they come out with a v6, and i do think so, it will be pretty popular because of gas prices

[Yaba3800]

their new dual over head cam 3.6l v6 with 305 hp sounds about right

[V8 Killer]

DOHC? No...I want OHV!

[dashboardrunner]

^^^ lol fvck that... i want 305 horses... however i can get em.. haha

[yellowfbod]

Thats old news kinda, they announced that at the January Detroit auto show they will be unveiling the Camaro Concept so I was just assumed that the zeta platform was "not dead" that just confims everyons assumptions