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2010 Camaro in Production

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joeshell383

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The 2010 Camaro is officially in full production!

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http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090316/AUTO01/903160373

General Motors Corp. said today the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro will achieve 29 miles per gallon on the highway, according to final EPA testing.

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090316/AUTO01/903160390/1148

Looks like a very impressive vehicle for the price!

www.chevrolet.com/camaro
 
That is the V6 version with 304 HP.

Too bad I want the SS with the RS package that goes 0-60 in 4.7 seconds. :cool:
 
I like the Challenger, myself (can't beat the sound of a hemi) but I'll admit that's one fine looking car.

If this is about the V6, then when does the V8 start production?
 
suprdave1 said:
I like the Challenger, myself (can't beat the sound of a hemi) but I'll admit that's one fine looking car.

If this is about the V6, then when does the V8 start production?
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Both start at the same time( in matter of fact the vehicles spotted at the Oshawa plant have been mostly SS's).

I disagree with the Hemi. Nothing beats the sound of a Chevy Small Block V8.
 
Thank you GM for putting an independent suspension in the car. Ford, are you listening? :rolleyes:

Visually, I think it's pretty good, though it is a retro-look car. Engine options look OK, though any Mustang or Camaro with a V6 is a poser, regardless of engine output.

Overall it looks like a good car. But for my money, I'd go with a GTI, Evo, 370Z or even a base Corvette, depending on which model Camaro you're looking at.

Abstract said:
What, no V4?
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Well, the engines feature cylinder deactivation technology, so for highway cruising it is technically a V4. ;)
 
So how is GM able to produce this car? I thought the performance division was going to have to shut down as a condition of the bailout? Supposedly this is to force GM to start producing fuel efficient cars and this hardly qualifys. I know the Cobalt SS Turbocharged car is one that will cease.

I believe this effects all SS versions as I mentioned already the SS Cobalt, HHR and others.
 
hexonxonx said:
So how is GM able to produce this car? I thought the performance division was going to have to shut down as a condition of the bailout? Supposedly this is to force GM to start producing fuel efficient cars and this hardly qualifys. I know the Cobalt SS Turbocharged car is one that will cease.

I believe this effects all SS versions as I mentioned already the SS Cobalt, HHR and others.
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http://www.motorauthority.com/chevr...te-disbanding-of-gm-performance-division.html
 
hexonxonx said:
So how is GM able to produce this car? I thought the performance division was going to have to shut down as a condition of the bailout? Supposedly this is to force GM to start producing fuel efficient cars and this hardly qualifys. I know the Cobalt SS Turbocharged car is one that will cease.

I believe this effects all SS versions as I mentioned already the SS Cobalt, HHR and others.
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It was never a condition of the loan and it doesn't effect any current SS's or V's. Or any close to launch like the Camaro.
 
Actually, the new Camaro with that 3.5-liter V6 engine is faster and more powerful than the vast majority of Camaros produced in the past 25 years! I mean think about it: only the very top end Camaros with the big 5.7-liter V8 engine had more power than the 2010 Camaro with the V6 engine, and the fuel economy is definitely way poorer on the older models, too! (It does help the new Camaro essentially uses the same excellent drivetrain found on the Cadillac CTS sedan.)
 
Lord Blackadder said:
The V4 is a rare configuration, but it does exist. I don't think there is a V4 currently in production though. The inline 4 is smoother.
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There are lots of boxer fours in production too. :)

Anyway, I don't know. Maybe it'll sell... 29MPG / highway is not so bad for this kind of car with that kind of muscle. But I'd still like to see GM make something credible in the C-segment....
 
Abstract said:
And why are people actually responding to me. I was joking. :p
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Because I'm a big enough car fanatic to know about the existence of the V4..:eek:

It's no laughing matter! ;)

mkrishnan said:
There are lots of boxer fours in production too. :)
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True, I own one myself. Not a Porsche, unfortunately.

mkrishnan said:
Anyway, I don't know. Maybe it'll sell... 29MPG / highway is not so bad for this kind of car with that kind of muscle. But I'd still like to see GM make something credible in the C-segment....
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So would I. GM seems to find it nearly impossible to biuild a decent small car. I'd rather buy a Fiat when they come to the US than wait for GM to finally get it right. But I hope they do get it right at some point.

We shouldn't place too much blame on the Camaro when looking at GM's waywardness though. There are plenty of other, more important factors.
 
Lord Blackadder said:
So would I. GM seems to find it nearly impossible to biuild a decent small car. I'd rather buy a Fiat when they come to the US than wait for GM to finally get it right. But I hope they do get it right at some point.

We shouldn't place too much blame on the Camaro when looking at GM's waywardness though. There are plenty of other, more important factors.
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The Cruze is looking to be a decent car. Why GM didn't launch it here first I have no idea because the Cruze is need here more then in Europe.
 
SactoGuy18 said:
Actually, the new Camaro with that 3.5-liter V6 engine is faster and more powerful than the vast majority of Camaros produced in the past 25 years! I mean think about it: only the very top end Camaros with the big 5.7-liter V8 engine had more power than the 2010 Camaro with the V6 engine, and the fuel economy is definitely way poorer on the older models, too! (It does help the new Camaro essentially uses the same excellent drivetrain found on the Cadillac CTS sedan.)
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Quite true. I find it pretty impressive that the V6 Camaro produces the same amount of power as the 5th generation Mustang GT (although I think the revised 2010 GT may have slightly more HP, but nowhere near as much as the SS).
 
Lord Blackadder said:
Thank you GM for putting an independent suspension in the car. Ford, are you listening? :rolleyes:
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I'll say! Nothing like going over an angled bump with my mustang...haha


IMO the new camaro looks like a toy car, not to say it doesn't look nice, but it just doesn't look real...can't put my finger on it. My loyalty still lies with the mustang though. Even if it has less HP stock, it weighs less than the camaro and challenger, and Ford made the 2010 model 20% more aerodynamically efficient over the previous model. All it needs is an independent rear suspension!
 
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