Auto columnist Don Hammonds of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says the latest issue of Motor Trend magazine claims GM has approved a convertible Camaro for production alongside its coupe counterpart in 2009. Since we haven’t seen the MT article, we’re not sure what language was used to make this “confirmation.” At best, it may come from a GM insider. GM has yet to officially announce production of the Camaro coupe concept, let alone a convertible. Last month, we pointed readers to some great sketches of how a 2009 Camaro convertible could look.
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06/02, 9:43 AM
posted by:
Sean
Wohoo!!!!!!! That is one Kick ASS ride!!!
06/02, 10:28 AM
posted by:
Bill
Will there be a T-top?
06/02, 10:39 AM
posted by:
Duffman
Duffman likes the new Camaro. Duffman hopes some people will stop spelling the name wrong (Camero).
06/02, 11:00 AM
posted by:
Atomicbri
Maybe GM is getting their act together, remains to be seen, lets wait for these models to come out and see if they are built worth a damn….
06/02, 11:11 AM
posted by:
6ix
Talk about over-hyping a product. This thing won’t come out for YEARS while the Mustang sucks up all of the “retro baby-boomer” sales. What’s really funny is all the talk about this drop-top. I mean, is it really hard to imagine the car as a convertible? Just take the roof off and woo-lah!! Have some freakin’ imagination.
Although I must say it’s a good design, futuristic while still paying homage to the muscle-cars of the past, I’m already sick of the buzz around this car. Again, it’s not like they were planning to bring out the Camaro next fall and are just now showing close-to-production samples to get people excited. And why promote muscle-cars when we’re at the beginning of a very serious gas crunch?
06/02, 11:28 AM
posted by:
British_ROver
The real smart thing to do would have been to get it out in time for 2007 and label it a 40th anniversary model.
06/02, 12:01 PM
posted by:
David
There’s no way they could have gotten it out by ‘07 without cutting corners. On a car like this, no corners should be cut.
And honestly, I’m not a huge Camaro fan but this car looks really good. Hopefully the drivetrain lives up to the looks. Like #4 said, maybe GM is getting it together.
Nice looking car.
06/02, 12:17 PM
posted by:
Ekim.
I love the way this car looks but i will have to drive one and see how much “value Engineering” has been done before i bought one. Given GM’s history i’m not hopeful. Ford ruined the new Mustang with that cheap rear end set-up.
06/02, 12:21 PM
posted by:
Rob
I agree with some of what #4 was saying. I’ve been saying all along that I was sick of the overhyping of the new Camaro. When the thing finally comes out its gonna seem old already. Also, let’s be honest….we’re dealing with GM here, they’ll find a way to ruin it by the time it goes into production. I can’t wait until the cobolt knobs and switches find it’s way into the car. GM will be dead in under 10 years and it serves them right!
06/02, 12:23 PM
posted by:
Ekim.
If GM dies it will have comitted suicide.
06/02, 12:31 PM
posted by:
sjd
GM is good at building desirable niche vehcles/concepts (Camaro, Solstice) it just needs to build a desirable bread and butter vehicle. As nice as the new concept is, the days of selling 100,000 Camaros a year are over.
In regards to post #7 while the Mustang’s live axle was done to keep costs down Ford actually listened to their customers and those that drag race wanted ease of interchangabilty and reliablity. For a live axle it’s a very sophisticated tri-link set up that handles much better than any previous car. And no I don’t own one nor do I drag race.
06/02, 12:44 PM
posted by:
wickedated
Wheres the OTHER Camaro??? “Approved for production” is too abstract for me to get excited over anything. GM stop wasting time and release it as a 2007-08 model! Get it done, you’ll getting your ass kicked out there in the car marker READ A FEW ARTICLES BELOW!
06/02, 12:55 PM
posted by:
cheek squeaker
Re 11
GM will dominate the niche market.
By the time gm gets this thing out, their market share will have sunk to the point that all the vehicles they produce will be niche vehicles.
06/02, 12:58 PM
posted by:
Matt
This model is AWESOME! Toyotas and Hondas have no styling or even come close to something this cool.
06/02, 1:08 PM
posted by:
Paul D.
There’s no way they could have gotten it out by ‘07 without cutting corners. On a car like this, no corners should be cut.
But corners will be cut. This is General Motors we are talking about. BTW, a buddy of mine’s 1 year old HHR just burned to the ground outside of my workplace. Cause is still unknown, but it was smoking like a bastard when he fired it up and sure as ****, it caught fire.
Wonder if I should show him the new Camaro? Think he’d be interested in another Chevy?
06/02, 2:26 PM
posted by:
Ekim.
Matt you buy a chevy its a free country. The rest of us will buy something a little better engineered
06/02, 2:33 PM
posted by:
Derek
EVeryone who thinks this pony car market is dry is mistaken. The majority of potential Camaro buyers wont even consider a Mustang knowing that this is coming out. Some people are oblivious to imports and are still worried about Chevy VS. Ford. Ahhh the good old days.
06/02, 3:32 PM
posted by:
My Name is Patrick too
If GM isn’t careful Chery will introduce the Chery Camara in China in 3 weeks time
06/02, 8:26 PM
posted by:
lutzgm
The Camaro is closer to production than most of you think. Here is some bits of info for you guys to chew on.
Oshawa I is doing testing on the Zeta GMX511 and GMX521. I original thought the Zeta platform GMX511 is the Chevy Impala 2010 and GMX521 is Chevy Monte Carlo. Here is were it gets interesting, the GMX511 is a convertible and the GMX521 is a coupe. The GMX551 Chevy Sedan.
Oshawa I is doing load testing on the GMX511 and Hatch testing on the gmx521
06/03, 6:19 PM
posted by:
M
GM needs to stop over hyping their production, thats their downfall. This car wont be out for at least two years and already we know exactly what it will look like. Don’t get me wrong I like the car but by the time it is manufactured people will be sick of it and already of settled on something else. Overhype hurt the G6 and REALY hurt the Solstice IMO.
06/04, 12:45 AM
posted by:
Niels
If overhype hurt the Solstice, why is it sold out for months at nearly every Pontiac dealer? You can’t deny a car’s success.
06/04, 9:54 AM
posted by:
Vindaloo
Spme people will buy anything tat’s new. Lets see how sales hold up longterm. Wasn’t the Fiero a huge success when it launched?
06/06, 1:40 PM
posted by:
Kickin
Don’t cry Matt
06/18, 10:27 AM
posted by:
keith
Nobody said anything about the Dodge Challenger that will biow both the Camaro and the Mustang away,and knowing Damiler/Chrysler,you may see a new Hemi’Cuda!