well Rob I was amazed at your first post. I thought that if I never saw the original camaro I would never relate this to the old one. I mean from my humble POV, the only relation between the modern one and the old one is the shoulder line & c-pillar treatment. Front/Back are all original although it gives a slight hint to the old one. I liked the concept alot especially the side profile, the low roof and the creases. This car hints the return of great american styling. I liked cadillac's styling for a while but the quality remains my concern here which turns me off a bit. Anyways, seeing MBs design direction, I guess the American car industry is fine. Americans are becoming more European while MB is heading exactly the opposite. I wouldn't say any of them is wrong. Its just part of globalization where civilizations are being melted together. I guess am on crack today

Looking great. Oh come on you stuffy design guys, this one is for fun. This is a pony car, not a new Mercedes-Benz, BMW or Audi. This thing is going to do wonders for GM and they've stayed as true to the concept as possible.

M

^^I'm glad that some of you guys are finally seeing this car from my POV. This car isn't straight copy of the old design, like the challenger, but rather a fresh take on the ideas of the old. Maserati is right, the only thing this car "copies" from the old one is the shoulder line and the c-pillar and bit of the front fascia/overhang. Other than that, this car is "New" from the ground up.

This car is meant to pay homage to the old one, not just copy it. While the designers would love an award, this car wasn't design to win awards, it was designed to win customers. This car was made so that all the old customers of the Camaro come back to Chevy as well as bring in new buyers. I think this car will do quite well, especially if the Z28 or the forthcoming "SS" (hopefully) are priced right.

Mohamed and Raman ...you guys are correct, it is quite different from the original. But it still is obviously looking back to mid-to-late 1960s styling cues. Of course, no 1960-1970s car ever looked like this ......it is still very much a product of our time.

I imagine you are right, you know the North American market much better than I do

You are right Raman ....but I think it is very well designed nonetheless ...it has to be well designed to attract those customers

Finally the camo is all off. The front is very harmonic and gracefully design but the car is a slight let down because of the head lights. Overall GM has done a good job.

Next stop: 2010 Mustang.

So far I like what I`m seeing.
Check out this spy shot of the interior.



The design of the new Camero is taken from the 1969 model for those who don`t know.
I too would love to see a 450hp Z28 Camero!

Chevrolet Camaro Caught Undisguised

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A member from the Camaro5 forums was able to catch a glimpse of an undisguised Camaro mule undergoing evaluation. According to photographer Corey R, the car features 20-inch wheels fitted to 245 front and 275 rear tires. Wearing a hood scope from the Corvette Z06, it appears likely this particular mule is powered by a V8 engine. The engineers asked the photographer not take pictures of the interior, yet several shots show minor interior details.

Production of the new Camaro is set to begin in early 2009 with sales starting soon after. Expected engine offerings include a 3.6L V6 and 6.0L V8. In the Pontiac G8 sedan the V6 produces 256hp and 248lb-ft of torque while the V8 cranks out 361hp and 385lb-ft of torque.
http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080310.017/chevrolet-camaro-caught-undisguised

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Despite the - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER looking cars we’ve seen running around the streets of several U.S. cities, Chevrolet has announced that the Camaro will be delayed until Q1 2009 and will be sold as a 2010 model. The coupe will arrive first, followed several months later by the convertible.

The guys who pull no punches over at - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER dug up this little gem from Ward’s Auto, which states that Chevrolet decided to cut out a late 2008 or early 2009 arrival of the Camaro because it would have meant a very short production run of 2009 model cars before it would have to switch over to 2010 models. Now the first production run can be a full model-year.

Dealers will start taking orders later this year, but no firm date has been chosen. With production scheduled to start at GM’s Oshawa plant in Ontario, Canada in February 2009 the Q1 2009 goal should be well within reach, provided ramp-up and quality control go as planned. The company projects sales of 100,000 Camaros per year.

While you’re waiting for your local dealer to start taking orders, you can check out some of our other coverage of the Camaro, which will be available in a number of variants from - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER to an SS - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER powered - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER - and even a - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

"2010 Camaro Ready in a Year

For months, Chevrolet has hinted that the remake of the Camaro sport coupe would arrive in January of next year as a 2009 model, but Chevy general manager Ed Peper says, nope, it will go into production in February of next year and won’t be in showrooms until March 2009 — as a 2010 model.
Rather than a January intro and a short 2009 model run before switching to a 2010 designation in the fall, the Camaro will have a long run as a 2010 model before switching to a 2011 designation in the fall of 2010.
Peper said only the coupe will be offered for the first nine months of the model’s life, with a choice of a 400-plus-hp, 6.0-liter V-8 or a 300-plus-hp, 3.6-liter V-6. He said mostly V-8s will be produced, for enthusiasts eager to get their hands on the first ones off the assembly line.
The convertible will be added at the end of 2009, also as a 2010 model.
To silence those who gripe about the debut of a new higher-performance sports coupe and soft-top convertible in the face of soaring gas prices, Peper pointed out that both engines will offer cylinder-deactivation technology to shut off either three or four cylinders when they aren’t needed, to conserve gas. No hybrid is in the works.
Peper said dealers will probably start taking orders for the Camaro later this summer, but he wouldn't give a specific date when consumers can ink a contract.
GM vice chairman Bob Lutz forecast Camaro sales will top 100,000 units a year. Peper agrees, but said Chevy can't reach those numbers until both the coupe and the convertible are available."
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Interesting engine strategy by GM, if it indeed is true. Their entry level V6 Camaro will be right up there in terms of power with the Mustang GT, while the first V8 model will be hitting close to Dodge/Chrysler SRT figures (and offering cylinder deactivation which SRT models don't get).
In a recent interview, GM's Ed Welburn confirms an SS variant of the Camaro, and says the interior pics leaked are not representative of the final product; those were just rudimentary mockups as you'd normally find in test mules. He did say they were trying to keep as close to the concept as possible (and the mule interior seems to strongly support that).
Also, members on that Camaro forum are convinced those are not the production version headlights either.

Here's an edited pic (lowered and with nicer looking wheels):