Chevy Camaro getting early unveil at Indy in September
by John Neff on May 15th 2008 at 10:27AM 
Click above for high-res gallery of the Camaro prototype in more colors
It's true. The production Chevy Camaro will debut at Indy, but not at the Indy 500 race in a couple of weeks. Rather, General Motors has informed various Camaro fanboy circles that production Camaros will be in attendance at the Indy '08, Back at the Brickyard event from September 19-21. The Back at the Brickyard is an event attended by thousands of Camaro and Firebird fans, so it's appropriate that the production Camaro be welcomed into the world by friends. On hand will be a number of different Camaro models sporting the full engine lineup and, of course, all the different colors. Everyone thought GM would wait until the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit to debut its new rear-wheel-drive coupe bearing the iconic Camaro name, but we're hardly disappointed the car will be unveiled more than three months earlier. We may just have to make a special trip to Indianapolis for this one.
Before you plan your trip to the Brickyard, we feel compelled to note that GM has not issued a formal press release confirming all of this, so it's possible some forum members are pulling everyone's leg right now. Thanks for the tip, Tommy!
UPDATE: We've contacted GM to inquire about the validity of this story, and they tell us that the production Camaro will not debut at this event. It will actually debut BEFORE then at a place TBD. Hmmm... what event takes place before September that would be an appropriate place to debut an iconic muscle car? If you'd all like to meet us at the Coney Island restaurant on Woodward Ave. the Thursday before the Dream Cruise, we'll buy you a coney.
Gallery: 2009 Chevy Camaro - colors
[Source: LS1Tech]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Pluton 10:38AM (5/15/2008)
Gas Guzzler?
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Ken Stamper 10:54AM (5/15/2008)
Rumor has it the (relatively) economical turbo four from the Solstice/Sky will be available... the mullet crowd won't like it but I sure would consider if they manage to keep weight down. An independenly- suspended rear-wheel drive American car with a revvy turbo 4... I hear the weather forecast for hell calls for snow.
The Luigiian 7:10PM (5/15/2008)
@ Ken:
"Rumor has it the (relatively) economical turbo four from the Solstice/Sky will be available... the mullet crowd won't like it but I sure would consider if they manage to keep weight down. An independenly- suspended rear-wheel drive American car with a revvy turbo 4... I hear the weather forecast for hell calls for snow."
The turbo-4 from the Solstice is a terrible motor for fuel-efficiency, as it gets only 21 mpg on premium gas.
The Chevy Camaro will get a respectable 20 mpg out of a 3.6 liter V-6 or a decent 22 mpg out of an Impala-sourced 3.9 V-6. Both get better mileage for the money and better power than the turbo-4.
TBlueMax 10:37AM (5/15/2008)
Pictures of the production headlights and interior, I think we've seen everything else.
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Eric77TA 1:35PM (5/15/2008)
The leaked pictures of the convertible appear to have the production headlights.
It's just the interior that's a question mark.
oby 11:03AM (5/15/2008)
Great landing, wrong airport!
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EndlessMike 11:29AM (5/15/2008)
Oh boy, this will only be the most anti-climactic "reveal" in the history of cars.
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Quattrofan 12:10PM (5/15/2008)
Yep. Yawn!
psarhjinian 12:21PM (5/15/2008)
Challenger?
EndlessMike 12:30PM (5/15/2008)
The Challenger wasn't featured in a movie prior to being "revealed."
Disgruntled Goat 12:38PM (5/15/2008)
I agree. This things not even out yet and I'm already wondering whether this thing is due for an update.
meshies 7:23PM (5/15/2008)
^^^ hahahaha. Very true.
Torrent 9:12PM (5/15/2008)
Technically, the Concept Camaro has been revealed and shown in Tranformers, not the actual car. The only thing I'm afraid of is the price and the fact that the design may not be as edgy and fresh as the Concept. The Interior spy shots are a scare also.
Torrent 11:41AM (5/15/2008)
As you can tell, I'm a camaro fan. I already know I want a V8- but now I dunno if I want an RS or Z28.
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Adam 12:04PM (5/15/2008)
There are 4 Coney island's on Woodward. Which one?
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Aaron 7:56PM (5/15/2008)
Yeah...which one?
or we could just cruise back and forth to each one and eat coney's all day...
tbss_in_the_D 12:29PM (5/15/2008)
Let me know which coney and I will take you up on the offer for the free dog!
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Eek 1:09PM (5/15/2008)
Hm, looks good orange.
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Corey W. 2:17PM (5/15/2008)
Interesting, If you don't give a hard enough look, you'd swear the Camaro and Challenger are they same car.
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rar 1:26PM (5/15/2008)
Have you considered Lasik?