When I got my Car & Driver yesterday there was some nice shots of the 2010 Camaro and the 3.6L V-6 Camaro. They are looking at producing a version with their turbo 260 BHP Ecotec 2.0L in light of the rise in fuel costs. I wrote them at the followiing link last night:
http://www.chevrolet.com/contactus/getinformation/
This is what I sent them last night and they actually called me and we talked for 15 minutes about my request:
"Can I PLEASE implore GM to put their new 2.9 liter V-6 clean diesel into the new 2010 Camaro in lieu of the 260 BHP Ecotec 2.0 liter inline 4??? Wake up and be the leader in this country to provide a performance car with performance and fuel economy with a diesel engine!!! Look at what BMW is about to bring into this country with its new 3 Series diesel in the 2009 model year. Take charge with this great new model and bring this car/engine combo together ASAP. The high cost of engineering NVH and emissions has been done already with your European Cadillac CTS. How much more could it be to modify this for the new Camaro??? This combo will be much more of an image builder for GM and Chevrolet then using the Ecotec high performance turbo 4. Also mate this diesel engine with a 6 speed MANUAL transmission with gear ratios that will take advantage of the lower end punch and acceleration along with very low rpms for highway cruising and better fuel mileage. Let me know if there is any hope of this combination becoming a reality and I will start saving my money to buy one of the first ones off the production line!!! Thanks for reading."
I referred them to this site to see proof that there are Diesel performance enthusiasts and that they can sell these kind of cars to people here in North America. I also told them about BMW, Audi, and even Porsche will be bringing Diesels here so Chevy is in a position to be the only American automaker to produce a performance oriented Diesel Sports Car with some good real world fuel economy. I was surprised someone called me and listened and took notes from GM. I don't know that it will do any good but if others write them it can't hurt! I for one would love a Diesel performance Sports Car.
Clicking on the link above should get you where you can send in your request and petition.
http://www.chevrolet.com/contactus/getinformation/
This is what I sent them last night and they actually called me and we talked for 15 minutes about my request:
"Can I PLEASE implore GM to put their new 2.9 liter V-6 clean diesel into the new 2010 Camaro in lieu of the 260 BHP Ecotec 2.0 liter inline 4??? Wake up and be the leader in this country to provide a performance car with performance and fuel economy with a diesel engine!!! Look at what BMW is about to bring into this country with its new 3 Series diesel in the 2009 model year. Take charge with this great new model and bring this car/engine combo together ASAP. The high cost of engineering NVH and emissions has been done already with your European Cadillac CTS. How much more could it be to modify this for the new Camaro??? This combo will be much more of an image builder for GM and Chevrolet then using the Ecotec high performance turbo 4. Also mate this diesel engine with a 6 speed MANUAL transmission with gear ratios that will take advantage of the lower end punch and acceleration along with very low rpms for highway cruising and better fuel mileage. Let me know if there is any hope of this combination becoming a reality and I will start saving my money to buy one of the first ones off the production line!!! Thanks for reading."
I referred them to this site to see proof that there are Diesel performance enthusiasts and that they can sell these kind of cars to people here in North America. I also told them about BMW, Audi, and even Porsche will be bringing Diesels here so Chevy is in a position to be the only American automaker to produce a performance oriented Diesel Sports Car with some good real world fuel economy. I was surprised someone called me and listened and took notes from GM. I don't know that it will do any good but if others write them it can't hurt! I for one would love a Diesel performance Sports Car.
Clicking on the link above should get you where you can send in your request and petition.