Well I agree, I have no idea what GM's intention was. Fords WAS to make a modern retro mustang and everyone else has been bringing back the retro nameplates pretty much due to the baby boomers that are starting to retire and have saved forever to relive their youth. So to that end, perhaps GM is trying to appeal to a wider audience with some cues for the baby boomers and something modern for the current younger generation.
What I had heard and read along the way, however, gave me the indication that they were focusing more on the retro look, but it was never flat out stated the intention was to be solely retro. So to that point I must conceded.
To put it simply, they wanted to redesign the Camaro while paying some tribute to its beginnings. Not to simply copy an old formula.
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