2010 Camaro engine bay showing DI 3.6L V6 LLT engine ?

[MerF]

Haha! That's classic!

[Mindz]

They've been calling us fan boys for months now.

[rray200]

Hey guys,

Look carefully at the rear quarter panel of the V6 car. There is a reddish orange reflection. What car is that next to it? Is it a red (or orange) Camaro?
Judging from the crease in the panel of the reddish car, it could even be a Challenger.

[Zieke]

Originally Posted by rray200

Hey guys,

Look carefully at the rear quarter panel of the V6 car. There is a reddish orange reflection. What car is that next to it? Is it a red (or orange) Camaro?
Judging from the crease in the panel of the reddish car, it could even be a Challenger.

i dont think so. look at the wheel of the red car. half of it is in the wheel well. an older car maybe?

edit: heck, i may be wrong too. the rest of the tire is probably cut of by the crease in the door panel?
who knows.

[Dark Eric]

Thanks for the photos, these are awesome!! One thing about the car though, it only has one hood air shock to hold the hood up? Looks weird. The 4th Gens have two, one on each side. I'm really going V8 now though, the Direct injection LLT gets only 17/26 economy, thats no better than the LS3:

CTS:

Powertrains and Performance
The 2008 Cadillac CTS is available with one of two V6 engines. Standard power comes from last year's optional 3.6-liter V6 generating 258 hp and 252 pound-feet of torque, while the available new 3.6-liter direct injection (DI) V6 puts out 304 hp and 273 lb-ft of torque. In performance testing, this engine produced a 0-60-mph time of 6.5 seconds. A six-speed manual transmission is standard with the base engine, and a six-speed automatic is available. The DI engine has the automatic as standard and the manual as optional. The CTS is offered in both rear-wheel and all-wheel-drive configurations. Note that all-wheel-drive models come only with the 258-horse V6 and six-speed automatic. Both engines get virtually the same gas mileage, with 18 mpg city and 26 mpg highway for the base engine and 17/26 mpg for the DI engine.

http://www.edmunds.com/cadillac/cts/2008/review.html


Chevy Corvette:

Powertrains and Performance
Both the base coupe and convertible Corvettes feature a 6.2-liter V8 that makes an impressive 430 hp and 424 pound-feet of torque. An optional performance exhaust adds another 6 hp. The Z06 boasts an exotic-class 505 hp and 470 lb-ft from its 7.0-liter V8. All Corvettes have a six-speed manual gearbox as standard, while a six-speed paddle-shift automatic is a no-cost option for the base coupe and convertible. The manual gearbox features new linkage for more positive action while the automatic has been recalibrated to furnish quicker response to the paddle shifters.
Regardless of which Corvette you choose, you'll get stunning performance. We spurred the base Corvette coupe from zero to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds en route to a blistering 12.8-second quarter-mile at 114.8 mph, and Chevrolet claims that it won't stop until it hits 190 mph. Fuel economy is relatively impressive too, with 2008 EPA estimates of 16 mpg city/26 mpg highway for a manual-transmission Corvette. The Z06 is even quicker -- and at 15 mpg city/24 highway, there's only a slight penalty at the pump.

http://www.edmunds.com/chevrolet/cor...08/review.html

[pverspeek]

I'm missing a bar between the two shocks...

First thing to order, hope SS-version will have it stock...

Pascal

[camaro5]

Originally Posted by Mindz

They've been calling us fan boys for months now.

I guess it must be true

[stovt001]

Originally Posted by pverspeek

I'm missing a bar between the two shocks...

First thing to order, hope SS-version will have it stock...

Pascal

Shock tower braces don't usually come stock, but they're a cheap and easy upgrade. One of the first thoughts I had seeing these pictures was that would be one of my first upgrades.


Anyway...I don't see why the battery placement is such a big surprise. Heck, even the Cobalt has a trunk mounted battery. It isn't so uncommon anymore.

[camaro5]

I'd like to get some disciple or other feedback on the trunk mounted battery. In the G8 it's on the left side of the car to offset the weight of the driver on the right side. They didn't move it to the right for left hand drive.

I wonder if the Camaro's battery is on the passenger side (right in US) or drivers side (left in US). Hopefully it's on the right side to offset drivers weight in the U.S.

b

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by Dark Eric

Thanks for the photos, these are awesome!! One thing about the car though, it only has one hood air shock to hold the hood up? Looks weird. The 4th Gens have two, one on each side. I'm really going V8 now though, the Direct injection LLT gets only 17/26 economy, thats no better than the LS3:

http://www.edmunds.com/chevrolet/cor...08/review.html

not to bust your chops eric... buuuuut, comparing two cars with different weight and gearing options makes it unfair to compare. just cus the vette can pull off those numbers with the LS3 doesnt mean a camaro will be able to.

[pverspeek]

Every BMW had the Battery rear mounted.

I'm still waiting for further information on the SS edition. I'm only interested in an SS edition; in addition to my Silverado SS.

Pascal

[Sphinx002]

Originally Posted by Dark Eric

Thanks for the photos, these are awesome!! One thing about the car though, it only has one hood air shock to hold the hood up? Looks weird. The 4th Gens have two, one on each side. I'm really going V8 now though, the Direct injection LLT gets only 17/26 economy, thats no better than the LS3:

CTS:

Powertrains and Performance
The 2008 Cadillac CTS is available with one of two V6 engines. Standard power comes from last year's optional 3.6-liter V6 generating 258 hp and 252 pound-feet of torque, while the available new 3.6-liter direct injection (DI) V6 puts out 304 hp and 273 lb-ft of torque. In performance testing, this engine produced a 0-60-mph time of 6.5 seconds. A six-speed manual transmission is standard with the base engine, and a six-speed automatic is available. The DI engine has the automatic as standard and the manual as optional. The CTS is offered in both rear-wheel and all-wheel-drive configurations. Note that all-wheel-drive models come only with the 258-horse V6 and six-speed automatic. Both engines get virtually the same gas mileage, with 18 mpg city and 26 mpg highway for the base engine and 17/26 mpg for the DI engine.

http://www.edmunds.com/cadillac/cts/2008/review.html


Chevy Corvette:

Powertrains and Performance
Both the base coupe and convertible Corvettes feature a 6.2-liter V8 that makes an impressive 430 hp and 424 pound-feet of torque. An optional performance exhaust adds another 6 hp. The Z06 boasts an exotic-class 505 hp and 470 lb-ft from its 7.0-liter V8. All Corvettes have a six-speed manual gearbox as standard, while a six-speed paddle-shift automatic is a no-cost option for the base coupe and convertible. The manual gearbox features new linkage for more positive action while the automatic has been recalibrated to furnish quicker response to the paddle shifters.
Regardless of which Corvette you choose, you'll get stunning performance. We spurred the base Corvette coupe from zero to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds en route to a blistering 12.8-second quarter-mile at 114.8 mph, and Chevrolet claims that it won't stop until it hits 190 mph. Fuel economy is relatively impressive too, with 2008 EPA estimates of 16 mpg city/26 mpg highway for a manual-transmission Corvette. The Z06 is even quicker -- and at 15 mpg city/24 highway, there's only a slight penalty at the pump.

http://www.edmunds.com/chevrolet/cor...08/review.html

A few things and I'm only saying this because there are some people on the fence between the V6 and V8 (I'm V8 all the way)

An engine itself doesn't get a specific mpg so stating that the 3.6Di in the CTS gets blank MPG is senseless and totally irrelevant.

1. Could be different gearing CTS versus Camaro
2. The CTS is heavier than the Camaro.
3. Mileage also depends on total frontal area of the car (it's how the coefficient of drag is calculated). Since we don't know the coefficient of drag for the Camaro to compare it to the CTS we can't know the mileage.
4. The Camaro might actually get a slightly detuned version of the 3.6DI to enable better mileage.
5. We keep hearing that it might get active fuel management which would bump up highway mileage.

In short, we don't know anything yet. We might be surprised, but then again we might not.

[Supermans]

Originally Posted by camaro5

I'd like to get some disciple or other feedback on the trunk mounted battery. In the G8 it's on the left side of the car to offset the weight of the driver on the right side. They didn't move it to the right for left hand drive.

I wonder if the Camaro's battery is on the passenger side (right in US) or drivers side (left in US). Hopefully it's on the right side to offset drivers weight in the U.S.

b

This is a very important question. Let's hope GM didn't take a shortcut on this one and left it on the other side...

[Muscle Master]

Originally Posted by camarokidz28

man that looks clean under there but what I'm happy about is the fact that the v6 camaro will have 300 hp that is moor than the mustang GT and the challenger R/T how cool is that

wrong......I know for a fact that DI V6 camaro would spank that ass aganist the mustang but... not so sure about the challenger R/T it has 370 HP and 375 with the six-speed, yes I know it is 2 tons and the camaro is under 3700....maybe but I think the extra 75 horses and the six-speed is more than enough to kick the DI V6 camaro's ass, so the DI V6 gota go way faster than 300hp, I was expecting 350-380 horses for the mid-trim but 300 come on man, and does this mean that the camaro would have only one v8 trim??, comments