Chevrolet Tells Cars.about.com to NSFW Off

by Robert Farago

Published: March 24th, 2009

chevrolet tells cars about com to nsfw off

Cars.about.com‘s Aaron Gold is what I’d call a pushover. So Chevrolet pushed him over.

I know a lot of people are going to fall in love with the Camaro, and I’m glad — this is a gorgeous car, and I can’t wait to see it on the road and listen to it go by. I’d even like to try a second date, if Chevrolet will let me borrow another one (not that they’re likely to after reading this review). But a long-term love connection with me and the Camaro? I’m afraid it ain’t gonna happen. So much for getting everything you want. — Aaron Gold

UPDATE: Chevy’s response:

“You’re right, you definitely won’t be getting a ‘second date’ with the Camaro.”

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Golf4me on Mar 25, 2009

I highly doubt they said that. If I were him, I'd be bracing for a libel suit...

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Autonerd on Mar 25, 2009

Ingvar: I do want to emphasize that this was one person at Chevy (albeit someone kinda high up). For the mostpart, GM has been pretty good to us. There are lots of automakers who don't "get" the web (they lavish resources on newspaper columnists who reach 250,000 readers and neglect web sites like About.com cars, which has 38 million monthly visitors), but General Motors has been very supportive of. And I've always reported (I think) fairly on their products, good or bad. I think this was someone at Chevrolet getting rubbed the wrong way, even though the review wasn't really all that harsh. Having read other Camaro reviews since posting my own, I have a feeling the car isn't getting the critical reception they were hoping for. The embargo lifted Friday, I posted my review Monday, and got that response after what was probably a very unpleasant morning. I still love GM, and I think most of 'em still like me. See, now you know why RF says I'm a pushover. Tedward: The LA Times thing happened in 2005 and was the subject of TTAC's GM Death Watch 2. Golf4me: Really?

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Macca on Mar 25, 2009
jkross22 : March 25th, 2009 at 1:24 am Jeez, Chevy needs a logo redux pronto.. I mean, c’mon, that bowtie looks silly on the car. And don’t do a Toyota redux and make your logo look the Pillsbury doughboy. Exactly! On both counts, actually. That huge gold 'bowtie' is absolutely ridiculous - it looks horrendous on just about everything but a huge honking truck. Not only the size and shape, but the color, too. Gold looks terribly awkward on just about every color car. Except maybe a gold car so that it blends in as much as possible. And yes, I think the Toyota logo is ugly too, although not as offensive as the bowtie. Too swoopy, too rounded, and too 90s. It must seem funny to some that I'm so OCD about logo design, but since most badges have swollen to dinner-plate size, they play a prominent role in a car's appearance. Oh, and comparing this with a 370Z is a joke. What others have said about muscle cars not being sports cars is spot on.

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Stu Sidoti on Apr 08, 2009

I drove an SS today...Wicked. Awesome. I just wish it had had a manual instead of paddle-shift...but it was Faaaaaaaaaaaast. Reeeeal fast.

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