Camaro Reveal Today
The production version of the 2009 Chevy Camaro will be revealed today at 4:00 P.M. Eastern - watch for yourself at GMNext. Included: specifications and details, as well as a history of the model. - Will Stewart, blog editor
- Posted in Cars & Trucks
Nigel Gamecock
Sorry, but in the giant scheme of the world’s energy situation, the Camaro is nothing more than a sideshow.
Edwin
Mr. Lutz,
The new Camaro is so hot, and I really want one.
One neighbor friend has two vintage Camaros, one is a convertable 65 and one a 67. He just traded his Aurora for a new new Buick Lucerne.
My 1993 Camaro V-6 is one of the first redesigned models, and love it, I believe I may be among the first to have put 300,000 miles on this model series Mr. Lutz, I’ve been waiting for the new release to let you know. Its just ready to turn the 300,000 mileage mark, and its runs great. Its the original engine, transmission, and exhaust and it still gets 30 mpg highway. You can be proud of that. (The secret to maintaining high mpg is in those tune-up pig tail wires, the GM dealer mechanic tuned it up. We have our service done at the GM dealer, and we save money that way, because its done right.
My friends, family and neighbors are buying new GM cars when they see ours. They see the loaded crimson DTS w/spoiler parked in our driveway. Our neighbors been enticed to buy new GM cars since we moved in.
We also have a 1987 Firebird V-8 in mint condition, 120K miles, original engine and transmission, we drive it too, it doesn’t stay parked in the garage.
Sam I Am
Firebird.
I just wanted to be the first to say it in this string. I am disappointed that the Firbird and GTO models were discontinued. Pontiac has a couple of fine new cars. But as the original muscle car brand, Pontiac should have something like this.
Jerry
I sent the pictures of the new camaro to my 22 year old son. He responded “something about that car makes my insides feel like I am talking to a pretty girl for the first time”. Great job GM! Beautiful car.
jac rad
STRIKE 1
first no one was buying this car when production ceased in 2002 and gas prices were reasonable
STRIKE 2
so GM decided to pour millions of dollars into launching a new sports car in an energy crisis
STRIKE 3
then you decide to build the THE GREAT AMERICAN SPORTS CAR in CANADA
YOUR OUT
GAME OVER
Ross
Mr. Nigel Gamecock,
Nobody can argue with the ongoing energy situation, but I like the Camaro for many reasons….
1) Cars are not commodities, they are to be driven and enjoyed, showing the character of their makers and owners. Building the Camaro puts some zip into the Chevy brand and GM in general.
2) This is one reason why it’s called “General” Motors. If GM built just the A to B cars, where would the enthusiasts go for drop dead designs, or off road capability, or beat all performance, or the family-hauler? There is certainly a huge market for grocery-getters and fuel effecient coupes and sedans, and GM needs to excel in those as well.
3) To walk away from an iconic design like the Camaro, even in a smaller market, strikes me as short-sighted. The trick for GM is to leverage their size to share components/systems/even underbodies and maintain unique styling and features that the customer does care about.
Hopefully as you’re checking out the Camaro at the dealership, there is another product that might fit your needs.
Regards.
Rum Doodle
jac rad: “…then you decide to build the THE GREAT AMERICAN SPORTS CAR in CANADA”
Jac rad,
Note carefully: Canada is on the North American continent. Anything made in Canada is just as “American” as anything made in the United States.
You can correctly complain that the car won’t be made in the United States. However, you cannot complain that it won’t be made in America.
Andrew Roberts
I visited the London Motorshow yesterday and was thrilled to see the concept Camaro Convertible (but where was the hard top?).
The car looks great, it has *serious* presence and even with the current energy crisis, not everything is about mpg, especially if, like myself, you don’t actually do much mileage a year. Even though fuel in the UK is currently over $9 per US Gallon I still drive my 4.6 Northstar equipped STS as my commute is only a 10 mile round trip. I spend about $250-300 per month in total on fuel which is ok. Naturally if I had a long commute I would be running a diesel. Preferably a nice 3L ish twin turbo CTS…
BUT I would keep my current Camaro (yes I have one) and continue to use it as I do now, for weekend fun.
Sadly I think sales of the new Camaro may be lacklustre (even in RHD, as it needs to be) as the idea of a 6L engine will send a shiver down a few spines, even though the mpg is surprisingly good and certainly a match for the 2.0 - 2.5L turbo machines that are popular over here as performance vehicles. It’s a question of perception. The Monaro was a great car but sales were never that great and to be hones, the Camaro name (unlike the Mustang or Corvette) is not well known over here (even by car enthusiasts).
But I am happy to see cars like this, they give people a reason to go to a motorshow and it gives kids something to dream about and aspire to (pure concepts just aren’t the same). I have stayed away from shows in recent years as they’re full of small, nondescript hatchbacks which don’t make me feel like opening my wallet. After all, if all I care about is mpg (which in other words means money), I wouldn’t be buying a new car anyway…
I wish GM the very best of luck with the new Camaro, the engineers have worked hard and their passion and dedication is obvious.