Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums - Camaro5.com
 
dave@hennessey
Go Back   Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums - Camaro5.com > General Camaro Forums > 5th Gen Camaro SS LS LT General Discussions


Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 10-28-2009, 01:26 PM   #1
ShnOmac


 
ShnOmac's Avatar
 
Drives: 2006 Silverado SS, 2009 G8 GT
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: PNW
Posts: 13,313
Thumbs up Popular Mechanics Best Vehicle Design Award: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro

Good to see the Camaro getting some positive recognition!


2010 Automotive Excellence Awards
Best Vehicle Design: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro
By The Editors
Published in the December 2009 issue.
Popular Mechanics....


"After a painfully long eight-year hiatus, the Chevy Camaro returns packing V8 power and V6 efficiency wrapped around classic sheet metal pulled forward into the 21st century. The design certainly pays homage to the past, but the muscular lines of this Camaro are modern and fresh.

The success of a new car design, especially a sporty one, depends on its ability not just to turn heads, but to inspire an almost primal lust in everyone from a college kid to his grandfather— hitting all the age groups in between. The new Camaro does just that—and it’s become one of the few cars outside the supercar ranks that will almost always elicit a conversation at the gas pumps.

Under the watch of GM design boss Ed Welburn, Chevy imagined the new Camaro as a thoroughly modern take on the 1967 original. And it looks amazingly close to the 2006 concept car. GM engineers somehow avoided the compromises that tend to dilute a designer’s original vision as it makes its way into production. The inset front grille and the outboard round headlights offer a real link to that first Camaro, yet the big wheels and taut proportions perfectly convey 21st-century muscle.

Good design extends to the interior too: The view through the windshield is 1960s cool, yet it’s the subtleties that make this car feel so right. Of course, a Camaro wouldn’t feel right at all if there wasn’t some serious firepower under the hood. The top-dog SS models have a big 422-hp 6.2-liter V8, and even the base cars receive a potent V6 that returns 30 mpg highway.

The real triumph is that all the Camaro’s performance and intelligent design can be had for just a tick over $20,000. That’s a bargain."

http://www.popularmechanics.com/auto...h_buzz&mag=pop

Last edited by ShnOmac; 10-28-2009 at 01:43 PM.
ShnOmac is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-28-2009, 01:30 PM   #2
Sinergy
 
Sinergy's Avatar
 
Drives: em crazy.
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Right here
Posts: 305
I figgered as much. Hardly a day goes by, I don't get compliments on my beast.
Sinergy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-28-2009, 01:33 PM   #3
Supermans
Camaro & Stang Enthusiast
 
Supermans's Avatar
 
Drives: 2011 Mustang 5.0 in Kona Blue
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Miami
Posts: 4,752
Popular Mechanics knows what sells their magazines..Thumbs up to them..
__________________
Bought my Camaro from Eric Hall(817) 421-7266
Supermans is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-28-2009, 01:33 PM   #4
daphatgrant
June '10
 
daphatgrant's Avatar
 
Drives: '10 2SS/RS RJT
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Upstate NY (FingerLakes)
Posts: 2,395
That is awesome, going to have to grab a copy of that magazine when it comes out .
daphatgrant is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-29-2009, 10:03 AM   #5
CamaroSpike23
Truth Enforcer
 
CamaroSpike23's Avatar
 
Drives: anything I can get my hands on
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: anywhere and everywhere
Posts: 22,797
Send a message via Yahoo to CamaroSpike23
just picked a copy up about 20 min ago...
__________________
Never race anything you can't afford to light on fire and push off a cliff
A group as a whole tends to be smarter than the smartest person in that group until one jackass convinces everyone otherwise.
Quote:
Originally Posted by BowtieGuy View Post
Nobody makes CamaroSpike happy. You just disgust him a little less than other people.

Quote:
Originally Posted by WheelmanSS View Post
Post count is truly an accurate measure of how cool someone is on the Internet.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Greg Norris View Post
I piss excellence
and fart awesomeness
"You can think I'm wrong, but that's no reason to quit thinking.”
Quote:
Originally Posted by Overflow View Post
But not all people were born awesome like you, Spike.
CamaroSpike23 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-29-2009, 10:21 AM   #6
ClaymoreZ28
 
ClaymoreZ28's Avatar
 
Drives: 2010 2SS/RS IOM Camaro
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Cary, North Carolina USA
Posts: 480
Great recognition

I need to grab a copy for the archives.

The more I drive and use this car the clearer it is that an immense amount of thought has gone into this design. It really is a very well designed total package.
__________________
SSMAUG - IOM 2SS/RS/6M
Breathing Fire since October 8th 2009 !
ClaymoreZ28 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-29-2009, 10:39 AM   #7
zora2mac8
Deano
 
zora2mac8's Avatar
 
Drives: Cyber Gray Metallic SS
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Posts: 128
Quote:
Originally Posted by Supermans View Post
Popular Mechanics knows what sells their magazines..Thumbs up to them..
Touche.
__________________
Nessuno mi provoca essere senza punita!

HTML Code:
http://ny5thgen.com/ZORAMAC8%20Z.htm
zora2mac8 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-29-2009, 11:37 AM   #8
MikesBumbleBee
 
MikesBumbleBee's Avatar
 
Drives: 2ss rs transformers package.
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: aston, pennsylvania
Posts: 23
the camaro is the best right now
__________________
2SS RS Transformers Edition gfx
MikesBumbleBee is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-29-2009, 11:47 AM   #9
PNYSLAR
Summit White 2012 ZL1 M6
 
PNYSLAR's Avatar
 
Drives: 2010 BLACK 2SS/RS M6 Delvd 8/24/9
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Elkmont, Alabama
Posts: 435
Why to go Chevy
PNYSLAR is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-29-2009, 11:48 AM   #10
PNYSLAR
Summit White 2012 ZL1 M6
 
PNYSLAR's Avatar
 
Drives: 2010 BLACK 2SS/RS M6 Delvd 8/24/9
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Elkmont, Alabama
Posts: 435
Lets try WAY to go Chevy
PNYSLAR is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-29-2009, 12:05 PM   #11
chrisgalles
TEXAS FIGHT!
 
chrisgalles's Avatar
 
Drives: Awesome
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Longview, Tx
Posts: 1,226
chrisgalles is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-29-2009, 12:48 PM   #12
billw501
 
Drives: 2010 IBM 2SS/RS
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Evans, GA
Posts: 244
A woman in a Suburban driving behind me nearly rear-ended me taking pics with her camera phone while we were moving.
billw501 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-29-2009, 12:57 PM   #13
"prima"Donna
HWAY STR
 
"prima"Donna's Avatar
 
Drives: 2010 RJT VIN#7085 & 2014 CRT C7
Join Date: May 2009
Location: New York
Posts: 13,118
THANK YOU GM, FOR BRINGING BACK THE CAMARO!!!
__________________
~ HWAY STR ~
"prima"Donna is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-29-2009, 12:59 PM   #14
prostock69
Female Muscle Car Nut!
 
prostock69's Avatar
 
Drives: 2010 RS/SS IOM Camaro
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Mansfield, TX
Posts: 1,262
"The new Camaro does just that—and it’s become one of the few cars outside the supercar ranks that will almost always elicit a conversation at the gas pumps."

Isn't that the truth. Just today, as I was filling up at the local BP station (after washing and waxing Cam), a guy came over and was asking me questions about our car. He LOVED the color (IOM) and said it was the sexiest car on the road. Made my day.
__________________
2SS/RS Inferno Orange w/ black stripes, black/orange interior, Automatic, w/ sunroof and polished aluminum wheels

MODS: Borla "S" Type Exhaust, American Racing Headers 3" Longtubes, New Era Cold Air Intake, HP Tune, Custom Ground Camshaft, Professionally Ported Heads by Darin Morgan, Ported Throttle Body, 3000 Stall Converter, and 160 Degree Thermostat.

http://www.rehermorrison.com/; http://www.darinmorgan.com/; http://www.neweraperformance.com/
prostock69 is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
PEDDERS SUCCESSFULLY FITS 305s ON ALL 4 CORNERS! Info@PeddersUSA.com Suspension / Brakes / Chassis 467 06-11-2013 09:45 PM
An interesting Camaro (and GM) story! I just bought my 2010 Camaro! Camarodriver Camaro Price | Ordering | Tracking | Dealers Discussions 12 11-28-2010 03:52 PM
Official Camaro Convertible CONCEPT Press Release Tran Camaro Convertible Forum 12 11-18-2009 07:05 PM
Chevrolet Design - Creating the 2010 CAMARO camaro5 Camaro Photos | Spyshots | Video | Media Gallery 10 01-24-2009 05:56 PM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:46 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.