GMI First Look: 2010 Camaro

[jzEllis]

Originally Posted by TriShield

It looks naked without stripes. The first year run of colors also leaves something to be desired. And it's a damn shame there will not be a right-wheel drive Impala based on the Camaro's guts. This has amounted to a hefty investment in plant tooling and engineering for just one car whose overall sales figures are going to be low in the grand scheme of things.

Still, this is the type of car Chevrolet should be making. This is the type of styling and attention to detail and engineering EVERY Chevrolet should be sporting.

Chevrolet is not cheap Korean penalty boxes, wrong-wheel drive rental quality Impalas, big bland trucks or Japanese Toyota knock-off Malibus. Chevrolet is as proud and mainstream an American brand as Ford and like baseball and apple pie it must be distinctly American.

That has to be reflect in the interior and exterior styling as well as the driving dynamics of every Chevrolet. The Camaro (and Corvette) should be used as a benchmarket for all future products, but sadly it probably won't be.

PREACH IT TriShield!!

[jzEllis]

Originally Posted by EllwynX

How is that even possible? When I got my license, in 1991, I was paying .86 cents a gallon.

I dunno about the SC having the lowest gas in the nation historically. That's always been NJ due to our much lower gas taxes...

EDIT- Here's a graph from fueleconomy.gov It reflects about how I remember gas prices being over the last 10+ years.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/gaspr...linePrices.gif

i don't know where u get your info but i can tell ya that even in 1995 in Atlanta GA i was filling my 1966 Bonneville coupe with sub 70cent gas. the south usually kills the north in cheap gas prices.

[poncho1982]

Originally Posted by Mikkoo

Rumor mill has it that the Z28 which was to have a supercharged LS3 has
been put on hold for the time being.

I'm OK with that. I'd like to see the return of Yenko style Camaro's. Hopped up by the little guy, and WAY faster then what GM will do. CAFE be Damned!

[BuickBoy]

When I was young I would have died for a Z28 Camaro but could not afford one - GI with little money then college kid with no money. Now I can afford one but I'm no longer young .... a beautiful car!

[jwrebholz]

Originally Posted by 04Colorado

The question is if I'll be able to resist the temptation to buy one of these. That's the most desirable car I've seen in a long time. Maybe ever.

Not having the money is pretty good incentive to not buy it.

That said, if I DID have the money--give me the V6 with a manual and an MP3-capable stereo in Imperial Blue and I'll be a very happy person indeed.

[Mikkoo]

Originally Posted by 454

The Z28 is definitely still on with a version of the LSA
An engineer i spoke with informed me of this

Hopefully your source is correct. I'd still like to see a " top dog" Z28 model.

[vcs2600]

GM really knocked this one out of the park. They stayed totally true to the concept styling. The engine options meet the highest expectations. Manuals on all trim levels. The interior looks top notch for a car in this class, and for once no reviewers will knock a Chevy for having a "partsbin" interior.

Some people are kvetching about the size/weight of the car, but otherwise there is very little to complain about.

[djo165]

Originally Posted by SierraGS

Just an observation but where are all of the postive posts that GM has finally put 6-speed MANUAL transmissions in a performance car (other than Vette) attached to BOTH V6 and V8 engines and as an added bonus more HP with the V8 if you get a manual?

Where are you guys?

I'm right here, saving my pennies and thanking GM for offering up some top shelf hardware! One six-speed manual in 2010, please!

Originally Posted by big swede

There busy complaining about fuel fillers on the wrong side, no navigation, breakaway mirrors, amber turn signals, shift knobs, weight and other silly reasons they can come up with for not buying a fun car.

Actually, I could use a four door. That's why I'm complaining about the G8 not having a six-speed manual with the V6. And hurry up with the DI V6 for G8, too.

Originally Posted by big swede

The curious thing is that the V6 in the Camaro is an engine I have been singing praises about for a long time and I might actually consider getting a V6 Camaro because of it. I wouldn't even consider any of the other pony cars in V6 guise.

I wonder how many people are actually considering a V6 now that GM decided to give us a great one with a 6M/6A even though they would not have considered a V6 in a Camaro ever before.

It's a dilemma, for sure. I've owned two Z28's in my time, and if I get a Camaro, I would be very interested in the SS V8. But at $4 a gallon, I have a hard time justifying it. A 300hp V6 ought to be fast enough. But then again, can anything really be fast enough?

[SigEpCutlass]

Nice article Al!

[Nightshark]

I hate retro interiors.....

I like a nice muscular muscle-car body, but give me a modern interior.

[OLDSCHOOLGMFAN]

Not horrible, but I want it ta look like my good ol' 1987 IROC!


There was not a dang thing ugly about the 1993 to 2002 Camaros neither!


Ta me, a Camaro will always be a long, low, sleek hatchback!

[Beau]

For the first time I am seriously considering a Camaro...

V6, RS, staggered wheels, 6 Speed. Then I can modify it at will, and turbo it when software become available!

Edit. Now the other cool thing is, Where the G35 Coupes will be faster likley but not nessicarily, the Camaro will respond VERY well to mods, whereas the G35 coupes intake and exhausts are very much maxed out in terms of performance.

[greenrail]

Gee maybe Chevy should forget everything about the Z/28 (whether or not it will exist) and call it a Z/29, since it will be an even better car!!!!!

[BigEnos]

Going for huge HP in a Z/28 is the wrong direction IMHO. I'd be happy with the same HP as an SS, but with less creature comforts and some measures taken to make it lighter/handle better. No one is saying it should be sub 3000lbs or anything, but getting it down to 3500 would be a big improvement.

I love it and will probably get one, but I really was hoping that it would be a little lighter. I want to autocross it, but as of now I'm doubting whether it'll be competitive with the Mustangs.

[EllwynX]

Originally Posted by jzEllis

i don't know where u get your info but i can tell ya that even in 1995 in Atlanta GA i was filling my 1966 Bonneville coupe with sub 70cent gas. the south usually kills the north in cheap gas prices.

I'm curious, what are gas prices where you are now?

Every time gas prices come up on the news it always notes that NJ has generally alway had the lowest prices in the nation due to their low gas tax.

On a quick search here's an older list of gas prices- http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/gasprices/

Somehow it says at the top that Missouri has the lowest, but if you check out the list it's not even in the bottom 5. NJ is the cheapest.