This is yet another attempt to bring back the Trans Am glory days. It has the name and a big 455 V8 up front, but the Lingenfelter 455 T/A just doesn't look right.
Essentially a new Camaro with a heavy makeover, the LPE 455 T/A's proportions are all wrong. If anything, this vehicle highlights the size differences between the new Camaro and the first-generation version. Add on all the Trans Am bodywork and it only gets worse.
At least there's some real muscle under the hood. Lingenfelter built an all-aluminum 455 that the company claims makes 655 horsepower and 610 pound-feet of torque. There's a heavy-duty clutch setup and reinforced half shafts that feed the power to 20-inch honeycomb wheels with 315/35ZR20 tires.
altimadude00 says:
01:39 PM, 11/ 4/09
It's a little trunk-heavy, but I think it looks great. Maybe it's different in person.
thejohnp says:
02:04 PM, 11/ 4/09
It doesn't look as good in photos as it did in the artist rendering from that prior post.
audisport says:
02:09 PM, 11/ 4/09
That's umm, really ugly.... To my eyes that is.
estreka says:
02:26 PM, 11/ 4/09
I think it's a great homage to Pontiac's heritage. If I liked the 70's TAs, I would absolutely dig this. It's just that I don't.
hondacura4 says:
02:33 PM, 11/ 4/09
Some areas are spot on like the a-pillar forward. The rest although recognizable seems way to plasticky. It looks tacked on.
GT5000 says:
04:56 PM, 11/ 4/09
It looks like a toy version of the original.
greenpony says:
07:19 PM, 11/ 4/09
I hope some designer gets fired over this. Ass ugly.
roadburner says:
05:46 AM, 11/ 5/09
The main problem is that the new Camaro stying recalls the first generation F-bodies while the Trans Am bits are modeled after the 1970 second generation cars.