What I heard was that the Firebird is on hold as far as design goes and will not even be sketched unless the Camaro, much like the Dodge Charger, doesn't win much popularity or economic gain. That's what I heard. Firebird would sure not be a bad idea, though.
Hot Rod drew a Firebird Concept based on the Camaro, and I thought it looked 10X better then the Camaro. It took the Camaro's worst cues and changed them.
I really hope so, camaro and firebird have always gone hand in hand I would buy the new firebird if it look anything close to what some of the fan scetches look like