OFFICIAL 2010 CAMARO STATS & SPECS released! 300hp / 422hp!

[kyvrwc]

Originally Posted by eb110americana

Here are some interesting dealer options:

• Interior trim kit - a four-piece kit offered in different colors
• Interior accessories - items include premium, "Camaro"-embroidered floor mats, sill plates and more
• Exterior detailing accessories - a variety of components are offered, from grille inserts and fuel doors to a High Rear Wing and Lower Ground Effects Package
• Stripes - heritage-inspired stripes are offered in RS style for the hood or "hockey stick" style side design
• Engine covers - available in five colors for the V6 and V8 engines
• Wheels - split-five-spoke 21-inch wheels are offered in black metallic and polished finishes
• Performance parts - numerous performance-enhancing components, including a tuned air intake, cat-back exhaust system, a Hurst short-throw shifter as well as more traditional GM Performance Parts.

I'm guessing the 4-piece interior trim kit is a direct swap for the gray inserts that were orange on the concept (the hardtop anyway). They're the ones that wrap around from the door across the dash to the other door.

Just out of curiosity, where did you find this info?

[PMC the 1st]

Originally Posted by New_Mexico_Sunset_on_Rt66

That's what happens when a generation of American males has been emasculated and brought up to believe that shaving your chest hair, shaving your pubes and getting pedicures is socially acceptable. Go find your balls and slap them on! This is a car for men, not boys.

I think what Ilovepontiac is worried about isn't 'emasculated', effeminate males in this generation, but rather the emasculated, effeminate males who rule automotive journalism (Car and Driver, Motor Trend, etc).
I already can see it:

Originally Posted by Car and Driver magazine

"The 2010 Camaro, despite attempts at going forward, takes serious steps back. The interior is blah-blah-blah, the dash doesn't feel pretty to the touch, the car doesn't handle like a cute little Miata and it sucks too much gas.
And our top engine (a pushrod V8) can only appeal to rednecks.

YEEEEEEHHHAAAAAW!

blah-blah-blahblah-blah-blahblah-blah-blahblah-blah-blah
blah-blah-blahblah-blah-blah
blah-blah-blahblah-blah-blahblah-blah-blahblah-blah-blahblah-blah-blah
blah-blah-blah
blah-blah-blahblah-blah-blahblah-blah-blah"

It's going to happen. It happens every time GM brings a guy product to the showrooms. Why do you think the press like Car and Driver rated a girl's car like the Miata higher than the Pontiac Solstice? Because they're emasculated, effeminate women and old geezers at that magazine, that's why.
Throw in some rejects from Consumer Reports and you round out Car and Driver's editors.

[63GrandSport001]

Originally Posted by eurohazard

lol, when you said 28 mpg, I had assumed you meant the V8, because that's exactly what it was rated at.

How exactly did you "adjust" the 31 to 28?

Simple he allowed the EPA to adjust the numbers for him and they are on the EPA's site as well as the old numbers. It went from 31MPG highway to 28MPG highway.

[TriShield]

Originally Posted by nikivee

Hell, I may have to sell my Pontiac G8 GT for one. Very impressive.

I might offload the GTO for one.

And I would offload my G8 GT for a proper Impala SS based on this car with neo-heritage styling but the General got cold feet on that one.

Their loss.

[GMusa]

Ahhhhhhhhhh I Want One!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TriShield]

Originally Posted by JBsZ06

Is it the Displacement on demand that is forcing this? Did they have to change the cam to include DOD?

Yes and yes.

It's the same reason the L76 in the G8 makes less power than the LS2 it's a variant of.

[EllwynX]

Originally Posted by I-Love-Pontiac

23 MPG sucks. And the V6 isn't much better.

Who wants to be this will be a sales flop? Those stupid numbers on the window are the single most marketable aspect of any non luxury car right now. A lot of people won't even consider a Camaro when it gets 26 MPG at it's best.

Didn't the last Camaro get 28 MPG? Out of a pushrod? Nice progress GM.

Under the old EPA testing. Under the new testing it would be the same as the 2010 estimates.

[TriShield]

The V6 looks impressive on paper but think about it. 3,700lbs+ and 300hp isn't going to smoke a Mustang GT, it's probably not going to smoke an LT1 car either.

The Camaro is similar in dimensions and weight to the current CTS and that car isn't running close to what Mustangs or 5.7 HEMI cars run.

I'm glad they didn't stuff a four cylinder in this thing because combined with it's heritage and it's size/weight it would be a recipe for failure of epic proportions.

The Camaro crowd is pissed enough that the SS weighs what it does and that they saddled it with cylinder deactivation. A four cylinder would have them up in arms as much as the GTO crowd was in 2003.

[TriShield]

Originally Posted by EllwynX

Under the old EPA testing. Under the new testing it would be the same as the 2010 estimates.

And to be fair the old 3.8L wasn't a high revving, high strung, huge horsepower engine like the 3.6L is nor was it lugging around that much weight either. With that impressive power figure for the new V6 comes an impressive thirst. The LNF turbo fours are the same story. Combined 20-23mpg out of a little 3,000lb roadster on premium isn't good.

[SHOWMAN]

Originally Posted by RamJet502

Awesome!!!

I havent been on here in awhile but i am so getting turned on by this vehicle lol cant wait to get a drive in one, holy smokes this thing is sweet.

[spidge]

Originally Posted by I-Love-Pontiac

23 MPG sucks. And the V6 isn't much better.

Who wants to be this will be a sales flop? Those stupid numbers on the window are the single most marketable aspect of any non luxury car right now. A lot of people won't even consider a Camaro when it gets 26 MPG at it's best.

Didn't the last Camaro get 28 MPG? Out of a pushrod? Nice progress GM.

I doubt that people concerned about fuel economy above all else would consider a Camaro at all. They would be shopping for an Aveo, or Yaris or Fit.

Considering its competition - Challenger, Mustang, Nissan 350Z - the Camaro offers an impressive level of power and efficiency for the money. I suspect that people shopping in this category are considering a reasonable level of fuel efficiency, along with style and performance.

[SHOWMAN]

Originally Posted by mucker15

2 more cents: my co worker is a tried and true Toyota guy and he is very interested in buying a Camaro when his current car is paid off. I have been waiting for a long time and I am even more interested. Ill be ready to buy when it comes out just when My Trailblazer SS is paid off.

same here i just got a 06 Nissan frontier and when it's paid off ill be heading to the dealership to check one of these things out first hand. What model u think ur going to get ???

[2648562]

Originally Posted by RamJet502

Its sounds perfect!!!

It's a web video and my speakers suck, so I'm not going to put a lot of stock in it, but I don't like what I'm hearing. It just has a wimpy ZZ4 crate motor sounding idle to it. That's fixable though.

[eaton53]

Originally Posted by TruckMan

Wow! 7.6 quarts of oil for the V6 and 8.9 quarts for the V8. That's going to be an expensive oil change!

Actually, an oil change on a Northstar Cadillac only ran me about 25 bucks... it holds about the same amount of oil.

[spidge]

Originally Posted by tripowergto

Now the question remains: will the SS be subject to the dreaded gas guzzler tax?

Hopefully just with the automatic, like the GTO was.