Bob Lutz declares "No more camo on the Camaros!"
For the cadre of camera wielding auto spies chasing the 2009 Chevy Camaro, life has just gotten a little bit easier. Mere hours after a new batch of spy showing a camo-covered Camaro hit the interweb, Chevrolet General Manager Ed Peper posted a message to the GM Fastlane Blog declaring that all pre-production Camaros would be stripped of their camouflage from now until production starts. Apparently, Bob Lutz decided that the camo was causing too much interference with cooling and aerodynamic testing and it needed to come off. Since everyone pretty much knows what the Camaro looks like already, it won't make much difference, but here for your edification is the first official pic direct from GM.[Source: GM Fastlane Blog]
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J. D. Billiford 1:15PM (1/03/2008)
>>> *Yawn!*
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mike 1:40PM (1/03/2008)
@TO WHY NOT LS
I saw Camaro on one of the nightly news.
My point is that this car has been over exposed to general public...not just car nuts. In addition to that i have seen Camaro on Nightly Business Report as well as News with Jim Lehrer.
why not the LS2/LS7? 5:18PM (1/03/2008)
Yes, you saw it on the nightly news. What did dropping the camo have to do with this? If you say that means it is overexposed, it was already overexposed, and the camo didn't stop it from happening.
HotRodzNKustoms 1:14PM (1/03/2008)
Bob Lutz has spoken! Obey Maximus Lutz!
Haha I love how Lutz is portrayed in the media. Yes that includes you Autoblog.
Newsflash: Prices on spyphotos just dropped 50%.
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John Neff 2:02PM (1/03/2008)
I totally agree. This just ruined the spy photo market for Camaro pics.
mike 1:28PM (1/03/2008)
You do realize that it will make the cars stale in pulics eyes. Remember ALL cars get old on the eye in about 4 years.....when most companies do major re-skinning. Well i have seen pictures of Camaro for at least 1+ years. This wil achieve TWO things
#1 Convince the public that managment has some hot stuff up their sleeve, Wagoners main goal. He needs something to justify his performance.
#2 Make car less sellable in the future because everyone will get tired of it.
Look say what you want about Accord but most people did not know what Accord would look like untill the very end, yes there was a concept, but Camaro is completely overexposed.
why not the LS2/LS7? 1:33PM (1/03/2008)
I don't think the public views spy photos. A small group do though.
I think that the people most amped on the Camaro who are so anticipatory as to view spy photos are also likely to buy one in the first two years when it still isn't "worn out" to them anyway.
tbyron 1:35PM (1/03/2008)
While that may be partly true (aging of the design), it has the potential of eat up Mustang sales this year while not cannibalizing any sales of any current GM vehicles. On balance, a pretty sharp move marketing-wise.
Speddy 2:39PM (1/03/2008)
I just hope the Camaro's price isn't inflated 50%! ;)
(Bummed. My lease is up next year. I so wanted a Cammy...but not the first model year...please don't be a lemon!)
Mke 12:59PM (1/04/2008)
What?! People actually pay for spy photos?
Darnit. I saw an IS-F half covered in bright blue tape/fabric a looong time ago on Highway 5 toward SF. :(
why not the LS2/LS7? 1:15PM (1/03/2008)
Nice. Makes sense to me. Free publicity is good anyway.
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wrussi 9:33PM (1/04/2008)
so far so good..
my only observation: i hope those are not the brakes the production is going to come with. they are tiny!
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Greg 1:17PM (1/03/2008)
So now they're going to take the camo off the interior too, right? Right? Please?
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A&W 1:17PM (1/03/2008)
Looks good-even in white. But it would have been better if he said "No! That is not the production interior!"
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Aetius 1:19PM (1/03/2008)
Beautiful proportions for a coupe. Now GM, hope you have the REAL interior hidden somewhere!
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Xcountryflyer 1:24PM (1/03/2008)
That's one ugly interior--its like 90's Pontiac redux.
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VP 1:25PM (1/03/2008)
Don't worry guys, I am sure that is not the production interior. I would think that was to throw the wolves off the scent. After their recent product portfolio i don't see Lutz & co making that kind of a mistake on their most hyped car of the decade.
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why not the LS2/LS7? 1:32PM (1/03/2008)
If you ask me the Volt is the most hyped GM car right now.
Alex Nunez 2:22PM (1/03/2008)
VP, based on some stuff I've seen, that is most likely the production interior. They have some very cool lighting in store for it, too.
Chris 1:35PM (1/03/2008)
Now, unless they airbrushed them out, the rear fender vents are gone. Dammit.
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