Chevrolet pulls the wraps off of the new Camaro

[mockingbird812]

From Hemmings eWeekly:

MUSCLE CARS
Chevrolet pulls the wraps off the Camaro

The 2010 Camaro will be available in coupe form in 2009 and as a convertible in 2010.
photo courtesy General MotorsGeneral Motors has finally released a full slate of details about the 2010 Camaro, which will be available in coupe form in early 2009 and as a convertible in 2010.
It’s an aggressive-looking package that shouldn’t disappoint fans of the formerly forsaken pony car, unless they had their hearts set on a Z28 being part of the original lineup. The top-dog Camaro will be labeled SS, keeping it in line with the bowtie brand’s other SS offerings and will get a 422hp, 6.2-liter V-8. Next down the performance ladder will be a 400hp, 6.2-liter with a six-speed automatic and active fuel management. LS and LT models will get a 3.6-liter direct-injection V-6 rated at 300hp, presumably the same engine used in the Cadillac CTS and STS.
There will also be an RS appearance package offered on SS and LT Camaros that will include HID headlamps with integrated halo rings, RS specific taillamps, a spoiler and 20-inch wheels. Be sure to check out the Camaro microsite (link above) for complete details.
- By Mike McNessor


New Camaro

[1969l78]

Not a fan--Dodge did a way better job just my .02

[shor]

they really blew it.
they draged it on too long.
the new camaro should have been out a year or two ago...not 2010!

[Salvatore]

DITTO!

[BARNFOUND YENKO]

2010 works for me!, Red droptop SS w/422hp and a 6speed transmission, Can't wait to see it sitting in my shop next to the 69.

[Les Quam]

A whopping 422 HP and about 4000 pounds wow what will I do with all the performance? Oh yeah I know, keep driving my 08 Shelby Supersnake with 725 HP. What is Chevy thinking to spend three years leaking pictures and information about this car and then bring it out through 2010 with 422 HP???

The Ford GT 500 Mustang is delivered stock with 500 HP and having a supercharger can easily and cheaply be modified and weighs about the same as the Camaro. Or you can buy the Mustang and have the Shelby factory convert it to 605 HP in the vert or a 725 HP coupe.

What happened to the 550 HP Camaro Bob Lutz promised? Cut due to budget or gas prices? Dodge did the same thing with the Challenger at 425 HP. So both Dodge and Chevy have already conceded this era's muscle car wars to Ford?

Dammit I want a 550 HP Camaro Lutz promised to park next to my Yenko Camaro.

[1970ChevelleSS]

So the cadillac cts-v has 556 and the camaro 422????

[Les Quam]

Is it just me? Am I the only one who thinks if Chevy put that 550 HP motor in the Camaro for 2009 or 2010 they would sell many more Camaro's than Caddy's? 422 HP in a 4000 pound car ???????????

Memo to Lutz: put a 550 HP motor in the Camaro offer a 3.73 or higher rear diff and call it a drag pack option and watch the line form at the dealers and while people are waiting in line, gasp they might actually notice other Chevy's on the lot? Or put the 638 HP Vette motor in a Camaro call it a COPO or ZL-1 and watch the car be on the cover of every magazine in the world. Or put the 422 HP motor in it watch it sell briskly for one model year than watch it die and just decide their is no market for muscle cars with high gas prices.

[chevelleheart]

And people wonder about how GM got in so much trouble ????

[BARNFOUND YENKO]

422HP with a few mods to around 500hp is fine by me for my streetcar as im done with the street racing thing long ago and don't need 800hp on the street, Even if it did have 800hp its not going to touch my nasty nascar SB-2 headed smallblock camaro dragcar which does make over 800hp and runs in the low 9 second range. Bring that 725hp supersnake on id like to give it a good spankin.