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UPDATE: Live video from the unveiling added after the jump!
UPDATE 2: Another video added after the jump, along with 33 more images.
UPDATE 3: One more video added from the West Coast reveal.
GM design chief Ed Welburn and Chevy General Manager Ed Peper just gave the media our first up close and in person look at the new 2010 Chevy Camaro coupe. The reveal was done in the mechanical prep shop that GM design uses for the final prep on all its concept cars. Peper announced that Job 1 for the new Camaro will be coming on Feb. 16 of next year, and although no official pricing is available yet it will be priced aggressively says GM brass. That aggression goes right along with the new looks and powertrain choices for this new coupe, as well. Chevrolet will offer the Camaro in 3 trim levels, the V6-powered LS and LT and the V8-powered SS. The V6 is a direct injected 300-hp 3.6L unit while the 422-hp V8 displaces 6.2L. Both engines will be available with either manual or automatic transmissions, all with 6 speeds. An RS package will be available as an add-on to to the LT and SS models. GM designers have stayed remarkably faithful to the concept design, although they have made some tweaks mainly to the roofline. The car really looks handsome in person with its short front overhang and big wheels. They're wheeling the car outside so we're in pursuit to get more pictures in the sunlight and we'll have our own video the reveal up soon, as well. Stay tuned and check out the gallery of live shots we assembled so far below or visit this post for all the official specs and images.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Hike15 @ Jul 21st 2008 4:57PM
Great news!
can't wait to find out how agressive the pricing really is
hopefully 25k range
Torrent @ Jul 21st 2008 5:07PM
Wow. 300 horsepower stock. I don't even need a V8. Although I might want one. I love this car. Although I haven't seen it in person yet, I have a pretty good idea since I saw the concept.
Oh look. my 1001st comment.
MikeW @ Jul 21st 2008 5:38PM
The gearing (too tall for the V6, too short for the V8) will make you get the V8.
If the V6 goes to 40, 70, 110, 150 (1-4th gear)
and the V8 goes 35, 60, 95, 130, (1-4) 165+ 5th
Conor @ Jul 21st 2008 5:52PM
I wonder how the "RS" package will affect pricing. Whats the deal with the RS anyway?
Torrent @ Jul 21st 2008 6:36PM
WTF I just realized the RS was in the pictures, but not the specs....
Why?
WOW @ Jul 21st 2008 4:58PM
3 camaro posts in a row... way to go
FASTCAFE.com @ Jul 21st 2008 5:00PM
MMMM, Jamaican Coffee makes me want a 2010 Camaro!
why not the LS2LS7? @ Jul 21st 2008 5:04PM
Technically, the 422HP V8 isn't available with an automatic. You get a different V8, one with "only" 400HP and displacement-on-demand.
Kumail @ Jul 21st 2008 5:08PM
the seats look comfy...
Mike V. @ Jul 21st 2008 5:13PM
wow the fit and finish on the guage cluster is terrible... looks like painted silver bezel is loose from the rest of the dash.
at least they removed the dumb looking fake opening between the grille and the hood. that really helped.
its alright... i think it is to much of a mix of cars. to many themes... not executed as well as it could have been.
KT @ Jul 21st 2008 5:16PM
Looks good and I really like the powertrain options.
Too bad it's still 8 months before you'll see one at a dealership. However, that may bode well for GM. Maybe by then the economy will be on an up-swing.
RLQ @ Jul 21st 2008 5:20PM
This has to be the best V6 Camaro ever.
Brent @ Jul 21st 2008 5:24PM
Oh, so that is what it looks like. (sarcasm).
Randy @ Jul 21st 2008 5:24PM
From a Mustang guy to GM! VERY nice work! Welcome back to the Pony car wars! It's been a long time ol'e friend!
John @ Jul 22nd 2008 9:25AM
@Randy
That's my sentiment too. I'm a Mustang fan, but I found it was more fun when there was strong competition, which Camaro has always provided.
This is a very competent competitor with many pluses over the current Mustang, so Ford will have to take it very seriously as it finishes off plans for the 2010 Mustang.
It's probably good enough in 09 for Camaro (but not Challenger) to have one of those rare years when they beat Mustang in sales as Mustang fans wait for the 2010 model. But GM will have to hustle as Mustang has never been satisfied with second place and has a much larger fan base.
Can't wait to see Camaro and Challenger join the Koni Challenge.
CORVETTE ZR1 @ Jul 22nd 2008 11:36AM
Oh So... Your saying you prefer the Camaro over the Mustang well good for you... Quality is the Key here.
P.s. im not a GM Fanboy i just pick the best and go with it
the only Automaker i Hate is ford.. Because Every Ford Mustang i've had from 98-06 have had some kind of problem. Something always broke. in September 06 i Said Forget this crap and went with something else i Bought a 02 Camaro SS 35th Anniversary. 320hp. and the next year i bought a 08 Corvette Z06. they have been runing well ever since. and thats why i Hate Ford
Randy @ Jul 22nd 2008 12:34PM
@CORVETTE ZR1
Nobody was bashing anyone! And for the record I've owned over 5 Fords and the only one I had a problem with was the one that I broke by accident.
You picking "the best" which is not the best (by way of fact) is kinda silly. It's like jumping on a Red Sox band wagon. You show no dedication! Only opportunistic fandom. Why not just love all cool cars and not pick sides because your grand daddy told you to! Ya know?
john m @ Jul 21st 2008 5:25PM
Awesome looking car. Maybe even better than the Challenger. The interior is growing on me too. Does anyone know what happened to the turbo 4 cyl idea? Rumor had it that GM could easily get 300 hp from that turbo 4.
mk @ Jul 21st 2008 5:33PM
Damn, that is a big car. I knew it would be, but compared to the old Vette in the background, and next to the guys presenting... that is a BIG car.
and, like the G8, weighs like a big car.
It is nice, but are there any RWD sporty cars between the Solstice Targa GXP and the Camaro, in terms of size and weight?
2900lbs to 3900lbs.... what about a modern looking RWD 2+2 3-door fastback at about 3400lbs?
Even the G37 pushes north of 3600lbs, as do most well-equipped Mustangs, which are physically big, too.
Good for GM fans, the Camaro is back.
for the rest of us, can we get a modern design, with a modest curb-weight, please? Pontiac, Mercury, Chrysler, whatever? Even the imports... Hyundai Genesis coupe might be the only thing close.
Potter @ Jul 21st 2008 5:41PM
I'd love to get another Camaro at some point. Had a '95 Z28 Camaro for the last 8 years. First car I ever bought. I miss it.
Though I hope these new Camaros are of better mechanical quality. I had so many mechanical problems with my Camaro and I didn't even drive it hard. It's why I had to give it up. But, man, does that thing look sweet.