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2010 Chevy Camaro named Official Vehicle of SEMA Show
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We are giving you the heads up now. Expect to see a fair share of Camaros when November rolls around and the automotive community turns its attention to Las Vegas for the annual SEMA Show. The 2010 Camaro was just named the Official Vehicle of the show, and we're guessing that General Motors will be using the opportunity to make it the most popular car in Vegas. The automaker is currently accepting proposals for project vehicles, and we're betting that everyone is scrambling to get their hands on a 2010 Camaro. With its LS-based V8 and retrotastic design, it won't take long for a plethora of aftermarket parts to become available. The real question left to answer is when will GM debut the production version of the Camaro? It clearly has to happen at or before the SEMA Show in November. Our bet is that the Camaro's debut will take place the week before the Woodward Dream Cruise in August.
Gallery: 2009 Chevy Camaro - colors
Gallery: 2010 Camaro in Production
[Source: SEMA via AutoWeek]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Allan 8:54AM (6/19/2008)
I wonder how much GM had to pay for that "distinction."
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Alex 9:06AM (6/19/2008)
Is it just me, or has the excitement of the new camaro been completely dashed by all the pre-launch hype? They have yet to be released in the wild but when they do, i'm not so sure i'll be all that excited.
I'm sure Torrent will disagree...
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Chris 9:26AM (6/19/2008)
I dont think so. Personally i cant wait for it. And ill be picking one up as soon as i have the dough.
Nick 9:28AM (6/19/2008)
I'm already bored with this car after seeing photos of it for the past several years. Needs a facelift before it hits the market.
tankd0g 9:55AM (6/19/2008)
This thing seems more common than a Mustang even though I haven't seen one in person yet. I'm sick of it. Good job GM.
Dude 10:16AM (6/19/2008)
It's only because you are "in the know". The average person will be totally surprised about this car. Think of it like a movie. There are people who follow the entire pre-production, production, and post-production process of movies and feel the same as you do by the time it is released. To everyone else, it's all new.
tankd0g 11:32AM (6/19/2008)
You mean a movie like Transformers where everyone from a 2 year old to your grandmother was subjected to this car 2 years before it's release?
AntBee 1:23PM (6/19/2008)
It's not just you. I'm over it, and the car hasn't even hit the road yet. Well, not any roads where I live anyway.
Plus, what I don't understand is, why GM killed the Camaro/Firebird models just in the recent past, and now have hyped up the new Camaro as if it had never been produced before. I have to applaud GM for this clever marketing scheme. Kill a car that has become bigger, overpriced and slow-selling, then bring it back, retro-fied, thereby smaller, more expensive than ever, and hyped to the utmost, thereby creating all the marketing buzz you can handle and then some. Brilliant! Next!
Chase 3:19PM (6/19/2008)
I, for one, still look forward to seeing them. Its really an awesome design... completely bad-ass, but not stuck in the past.
htnelson 9:47AM (6/19/2008)
I also heard that the new Camero will be named the official vehicle of the Manufactured Home Association later in the year. That may just be rumor however since the Challenger is also a strong contender
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eMax 9:47AM (6/19/2008)
I just want to see a new Firebird/TransAm in a year or two after this is released.
So get this thing out the door!
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Chris 10:07AM (6/19/2008)
GM has said specifically that they have ZERO intention of building a pontiac version of this car. So no Firebird/TA...the G8 will have to do if you want a RWD V8
John 9:56AM (6/19/2008)
No matter what I or anyone else thinks about the style and merits of the new Camaro, it will get lots of accolades because it is a Chebby and GM will make sure of it. As a long time Mustang fan, and someone who truly likes the looks of the current Mustang far more than then the Camaro, I will just have to put up with all of the GM paid for hype for the Camaro over the next few years.
Hopefully when the shine and hype wears off, and if gas prices haven't ruined both cars, maybe we can get down to some factory racing in a retro-TransAm series and really appreciate both of these cars in action. If the Challenger goes on a diet, maybe it will want to join in.
Until then, bring it on GM.
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AmazingBimmer 10:09AM (6/19/2008)
OMG SO UGLY!
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Torrent 1:25PM (6/19/2008)
OMG Bimmers Suck
AmazingBimmer 10:11AM (6/19/2008)
OMG SO UGLY
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linkwpc 12:12PM (6/19/2008)
I'm hoping the car is everthing they say its going to be. I plan to get one if it is!
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Anik 2:14PM (6/19/2008)
Good its in production now. But wait when they say it will come out the first quarter of 2009. Does that mean late this year or early next year? Cause usually 2009 car quarter starts in September.
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WillDaThrill 3:50PM (6/19/2008)
Hope they make a TLC/Discovery show about it like they did with the HHR. Maybe the aftermarketing they'll do to it will spark my interest for it again.
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WillDaThrill 4:09PM (6/19/2008)
Hope they make a TLC/Discovery show about it like they did with the HHR. Maybe the aftermarketing they'll do to it will spark my interest for it again.
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