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Spy Shots: 2009 Chevy Camaro caught - interior too!
by John Neff on Jan 3rd 2008 at 10:21AM 
click above for 14 high-res spy shots of the 2009 Chevy Camaro
KGP Photographers in Europe caught a caravan of Holden test cars heading up to the Arctic Circle for testing, and lo and behold a pair of Chevy Camaros were along for the ride, as well. The truck was apparently unattended, as the photographers crawled all over it to get close up pics of the Camaro, including the very first shots of what should be the production interior. But let's start with the exterior, where we see the familiar shape of the concept that's been toned down a smidge for mass production. We're particularly interested in the C-pillar that appears to be the most significantly changed part of the car's exterior. The rear fenders look to carry on straight back as the greenhouse turns in towards the center of the car after the B-pillar. The effect is a pair of pronounced rear haunches that sits high atop the 20-inch wheels shod with 245/45 ZR20 Pirello P Zero tires.Glance inside and you'll see a production interior that's remarkably close to the highly stylized retro interior of the concept. The two big analog gauges remain front and center behind the retro-looking wheel, for instance. The center stack, however, has been modified to accept a modern stereo and some useable HVAC controls, though it sits atop a cluster of four gauges giving the car's vitals. All in all, it appears that the production Camaro will retain more of the concept's flair than we thought, so kudos to GM for seeing it through.
[Source: KGP Photography]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 6)
MCS05 10:26AM (1/03/2008)
i think the interior shot is from an '88 Beretta.
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PandaBeat 11:01AM (1/03/2008)
it's hideous.
Allan 11:06AM (1/03/2008)
Since nothing was really mentioned in the writeup about the interior looking just plain awful, I'm glad to see I'm not the only one.
RickCA 3:10PM (1/03/2008)
I couldnt' agree more.. look at the seats and the cheap-o shifter..what's with that hideous messy dash board? The Concept was a gorgeous car at the LA show and was thinking this could help save GM-I'm sure it will still sell well but holy god! it's deplorable!
Merkidemis 5:43PM (1/03/2008)
The gauges are fine, that center stack needs to go though. The passenger dash is fairly intresting too. They did such a wonderful job with the new Malibu that this interior is just shockingly bad.
3cubed minus 3squared plus1 11:49AM (1/03/2008)
The interior is just a sacrifice because the rest of the car is so bad ass.
The mustang a cheap interior also.
Scoobyless 12:19PM (1/03/2008)
Pre-production prototypes and test mules usually do not have the graining and textures and materials that a customer would find on a the production vehicle. That's why it looks that way, n00b.
Bob-omb 12:00PM (1/03/2008)
That interior *has* to be a joke. You've got to be kidding me.
MKIV 12:19PM (1/03/2008)
I think it's been said. That has got to be the ugliest interior I've seen in a long time.
Atomicbri 12:50PM (1/03/2008)
Folks if u look closely you can see it is an interior that has a black molded plastic over it. Working in the car industry any engineer would see this first off. Look closely and you can see the shiny plastic is not the real thing, it actually sticks out above some of the silver trim.... this is still a mule folks, not a final production car.
No thanks to BOB 12:58PM (1/03/2008)
I think the interior will look awesome. It isn't finished on this PROTOTYPE but the layout and structure will remain the same.
All those complaining on how ugly the interior is should be complaining about the horrendous paint job. I mean, what's up with the black and white picasso thing, huh?
Russell 2:18PM (1/03/2008)
People wake up.
THAT IS NOT A PRODUCTION INTERIOR.
Look at the one with the open door, you can see a big hole in the side of the dash, do you think it will be in a finished car. You people are a joke.
Cornholio 3:54PM (1/03/2008)
Wow - who says GM is reformed. That interior is hideous. While the interior may not be production quality, the design is complete.
What is with that dorky looking lop-sided steering wheel? What is with all the wierd surfaces and angles? The designer is trying WAY too hard here to make it look "cool". Bzzzzz - try again. Instead it looks stupid.
This car becomes much less impressive with each set of spy pics - overstyled, bad-taste, and bland, all in the same car. You GM fanboys can have it.
xicer 6:32PM (1/15/2008)
"test cars heading up to the Arctic Circle for testing,"
e-cookie to the first person to notice this before commenting about the interior
FThorn 10:29AM (1/03/2008)
holy crapcakes
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MJK 10:31AM (1/03/2008)
Looks like another transport/ shipping company will be in the GM hot seat again....
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kanoswrx 10:33AM (1/03/2008)
My god that interior is HIDEOUS. I thought GM was starting to turn things around but it looks like they are taking a step back when it comes to interiors. Seriously you have to be retarded to like that!! It looks like they pulled to dials off some toys and the gauges come from a lawn mower. This is just sad GM, SAD!!
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Lee 10:59AM (1/03/2008)
The centerstack where the head unit is looks puckered like fish lips or something
Paul Abdelmessih 11:51AM (1/03/2008)
I think ghastly is a better way to describe that interior. Why can't they adopt a more minimalist approach to interior design?
Injected 10:34AM (1/03/2008)
When will auto manufacturers learn that gray interiors are cheap looking? Also, I hope that most of it is a soft plastic or vinyl cover because sitting in the Mustang feels like sitting in a bucket of tupper-ware. This doesn't look to promising.
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