Camaro debuts in Australia along with lineage
Click above for high-res gallery of the Camaro's Melbourne reveal
While General Motors debuted the 2010 Chevy Camaro in Detroit and L.A. on Monday, they also gave it a proper debut in Australia where much of the car's development work was performed. The General just published some new pictures from the car's Melbourne debut in which the new Camaro poses for the camera with a second generation model, two third generation models, a fourth gen and a very cherry 1969 Camaro SS owned by reigning V8 Supercar champion Garth Tander. Those pics plus GM's own shots that were taken at the live reveal in Detroit have been added to the first gallery below, beneath which we've included our own updated gallery of live shots from the Detroit reveal that includes images of the car after it was driven outside.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Jimbo 2:03PM (7/23/2008)
These appear to be the first photos of the production SS exterior. All the others have been RS/LT.
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Pacman 2:09PM (7/23/2008)
Nice catch! This is the first (affordable) car I have really lusted after.
I want one very badly.
MajorGeek 2:13PM (7/23/2008)
Love my Challenger and I should be tired of looking at this thing, but instead it seems to be growing on me. Guess I better go double wide shopping.
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Cornholio 7:13PM (7/23/2008)
Let that hair grow out in the back a little, too....
Biznuss up top, party out back...
Michael 2:16PM (7/23/2008)
Let me know when it debuts at a Chevrolet dealer. Then I'll care.
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Torrent 2:32PM (7/23/2008)
Around Feburary.
lvdave 2:19PM (7/23/2008)
The third gens are still my favorite looking. I wish the had gone retro to the 80's instead.
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lvdave 2:22PM (7/23/2008)
Maybe someday, when I'm an old man going through a midlife crisis, car makers will make retro versions of the cars from my youth. A new version of my 88 Z31 SS = Hell Yeah!!
XcRuNk 2:22PM (7/23/2008)
I'm not a Chevrolet guy and would rather buy a Dodge first, then Ford second for a coupe/muscle car, but I wouldn't kick the Camaro out of bed, it's looking really hot.
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Benfolio 2:24PM (7/23/2008)
THERE'S that SS hood (fascia?) scoop!
Looks good w/o the RS package. Smaller wheels, no HIDs...... and black *drool*
By the way, why is the 2nd gen hiding? Is GM embarassed about it?
Nice group of Holden ass in the showroom, aslo.
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Torrent 11:10PM (7/23/2008)
Yeah GM's ashamed of it.
I kinda am too.
3cubed (4squared plus 2squared) 2:25PM (7/23/2008)
I think I like it better yellow. Maybe its the pictures but it just looks nasty right there.
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Benfolio 2:28PM (7/23/2008)
"Maybe its the pictures but it just looks BAD ASSED right there"
Fixed.
CaptainCaveMan 2:26PM (7/23/2008)
I hear the volume on the XM radio goes to 11! This car instantly adds 5 cool points to whomever buys it.
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Jake 2:38PM (7/23/2008)
Chevy CAMARO: proudly copying the Ford Mustang for 40 years running!!!
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Scott 3:43PM (7/23/2008)
Yeah, sucks to be Ford. The Mustang is always the slower and least powerful of the two in any given year of those 40.
david damn 5:03PM (7/23/2008)
Wow, the original Camaro was a copy of the Mustang. In 2004, Ford copied its original success. Now the Camaro is copying Ford and Copying its Copy.
Looks and runs good, but its still just an imitator.
Dave 2:58PM (7/23/2008)
Uhhh Australia? I don't see RHD pics. So it will be LHD?
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Skybreak 7:05PM (7/23/2008)
Holden have said that it is coming to Australia and it will be badged as Chev (not a Holden or HSV as some people thought might happen).
Currently GMs Premium Car division here is Saab and Hummer, with Cadillac coming opening for business in Q4/08. No doubt Chevrolet added will be sometime later.
Can't wait.
TriShield 2:59PM (7/23/2008)
As Iv'e read on other forums it's amazing how utterly terrible the other generations look with the new one and the timeless original. This is certainly how the Camaro (and Mustang) should have always looked.
That's also our first real look at the SS. The differences visually are few but the SS has Brembo calipers, the hood scoop in the fascia, SS badges (not on the car Holden unveiled), and the exhaust tips are 3.7" on the SS vs 3" on the V6 car.
Holden did the vast majority of work on this car and worked hard to ensure it would be world class inside and out, I think they did a terrific job.
Thanks Aussies.
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