GM Says Good Bye To Performance Division

[Blubird]

http://www.leftlanenews.com/general-motors-scraps-high-performance-division.html

[96lt1m6]

thank you democrats!
here comes more hyundai KOREAN CRAP:monkey:

[bricez28]

great. zr1 and ctsv two of my favs. this doesnt go for the z06 right?

[grn95t/a]

that really blows nuts! thanks dems!

[4thgenowner]

That's pretty gay.

[KissMyWhtSS]

Wrong section.

Doesn't look like it will hurt the 5th gen except for future development (Z28?)

[IronOutlaw]

Welcome back to the 70s and 80s.

[Camaro_94]

Wait.. so no ZR1?!?!?!? :shame:

If thats the case.. I'm F***ing pissed!!! You wouldnt have been able to keep them on the lots, they probibly would have been sold before they got there!.. And the same thing with the G8 GXP.. WTF GM!!! Seriously? Why dont you just rename yourself "Toyota 2" then!!! No performance division..... :nono:

[KissMyWhtSS]

Wait.. so no ZR1?!?!?!? :shame:

If thats the case.. I'm F***ing pissed!!! You wouldnt have been able to keep them on the lots, they probibly would have been sold before they got there!.. And the same thing with the G8 GXP.. WTF GM!!! Seriously? Why dont you just rename yourself "Toyota 2" then!!! No performance division..... :nono:
:jest:

ZR1 is available.

Pontiac will be phased out and G8/G6/etc will be sold in Chevrolet Dealerships.

[Camaro_94]

:jest:

ZR1 is available.

Pontiac will be phased out and G8/G6/etc will be sold in Chevrolet Dealerships.

Thank god!!! I was about ready to flip out over here.. :laugh:

[KissMyWhtSS]

http://ltxtech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3603 :)

[1FASTSS]

Well, I would worry about the news just yet.

http://www.mfba.org/showthread.php?t=57527

[CamaroZGuy]

dose this mean GM Performance Parts is done for?

[Camaro_94]

dose this mean GM Performance Parts is done for?

Probibly :(

[bricez28]

fuck

[Blubird]

no, car and driver reported that gm performance parts will stay,the camaro is safe,the cts-v is safe and the vette is safe(both z06 and zr1), as long as gm still has money that is...

[Camaro_94]

no, car and driver reported that gm performance parts will stay,the camaro is safe,the cts-v is safe and the vette is safe(both z06 and zr1), as long as gm still has money that is...

How would that be though? Isnt the performance division the place where the Z06 and ZR1 were created?

[KissMyWhtSS]

no, car and driver reported that gm performance parts will stay,the camaro is safe,the cts-v is safe and the vette is safe(both z06 and zr1), as long as gm still has money that is...
basically, it's an end to future development. Anything they've sank a ton of money in (Camaro SS, ZR1, etc.) will still be sold, but I wouldn't count on any big developments regarding performance in the future.

[KissMyWhtSS]

DETROIT - There's a bit of confusion following Automotive News' report Wednesday that General Motors has shut down its High Performance Vehicle Operations. HPVO's 60 engineers have been moved to other projects, mostly alternative fuel/powerplant vehicles and getting better fuel mileage out of conventional internal combustion engines, for example.

GM will continue to produce low-volume performance cars that have been designed, including the Cadillac CTS-v sedan, Chevrolet Cobalt SS and HHR SS and, of course, the Australian-sourced Pontiac G8 GXP. Spokesman Vince Muniga likens it to Ford's shutdown of its Special Vehicle Team about three years ago. Ford has just unveiled SVT versions of the F-150 (Raptor) and 2010 Taurus (SHO).

And because the CTS-v sedan has been on sale for several months, there's a good chance you'll be able to buy a CTS-v coupe some time in 2011, following the 3.6-liter V-6-powered coupe's planned launch in late 2010.

Corvette engineering and design were never part of HPVO, so ZR-1, Z06 and even Camaro SS production are not affected. We've reported, however, that Chevrolet's Z/28 version of the Camaro, which would have used the CTS-v's engine/tuning, is on indefinite hold.

So what does this "hiatus" affect? Mostly future product that would have gone through the HPVO pipeline. Frankly, that makes this almost a non-story, as cash-strapped GM has put much of its future product on hold in order to get the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and Cruze on the market (the new Opel Insignia, just launched in Europe, too). You were expecting, maybe, a Volt SS or Cruze SS?

Indeed, the future of GM's performance division relies as much on what emissions and fuel economy standards the government imposes on the auto industry as it does on whether the automakers get any more federal money. ;)

[96lt1m6]

http://www.leftlanenews.com/high-performance-camaro-corvette-models-safe-despite-death-of-hpvo.html

[WildRidez]

weaksauce

[rebuilt]

Ford did this with SVT a few years back. Yet they still developed the new shelby package. All is probally not lost, but don't hold your breath.