Here's an autoweek article.
Nothing really new. Just relevant data. Actually, I was impressed with how accurate it was. Go figure.
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Chevrolet Camaro fans have looked longingly at the concept cars at auto shows and pored over the steady stream of spy photos of prototypes. Internet message boards are filled with talk and speculation about body styles, powertrains and transmission choices--even the potential for a return of the T-top.
It's still months before the reborn Camaro reaches dealer showrooms, but Chevrolet is ready to give us an up-close look at the production version, on Monday, July 21, at 4 p.m. Eastern.
That's when General Motors executives at the automaker's technical center in suburban Detroit will pull the sheet back and talk about the 2010 Camaro. And you can watch it via the Internet. The link is http://camaro.gmnext.com.
But it's not as if we're totally in the dark about the car until then. For testing purposes (or in a cunningly crafted PR campaign), GM product chief Bob Lutz early this year ordered all camouflage to be stripped off Camaro prototypes. And Camaro sightings by spy photogs--professionals and amateurs--have been numerous.
Here are some things we know:
-- The engine lineup will include a 6.0-liter V8 rated in excess of 400 hp and an overhead-cam 3.6-liter V6 that will make more than 300 hp. That V6 is used in the Cadillac CTS, where it is rated at 304 hp.
At the New York auto show last March, Lutz said that GM was considering a turbocharged four-cylinder engine for the Camaro, in the wake of rising fuel costs. Mentioned was the 260-hp, 2.0-liter turbo four used in the Pontiac Solstice and the Saturn Sky.
-- There will be automatic and manual transmissions.
-- The Camaro coupe will come off the line first, with sales beginning in February 2009. The convertible will follow in November. Some prototypes have been seen with a sunroof--but sorry, no T-tops.
-- Spy photographers have captured what looks to be a Camaro SS, sporting a blacked-out grille and massive Brembo brakes.
-- GM design chief Ed Welburn said that interior design of the production Camaro will be similar to that of the concept cars but with refinements in the placement of controls and in the materials used.
This article was last updated on: 07/17/08, 11:35 et
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