Ahhhh…. Sweet!

Beautiful car. In 1984 they had a gorgeous Camaro with 4 cylinder Iron Duke (2.5L) as a base engine in it. If GM to recreate the history they can advertise this model as fuel efficient and economical, just like previous GM post indicated.

hey lutz, where is that gto/firebird/trans am?? those rumors seem to have stopped….

So much metal, so little glass, it’s perfect.

They should put the Volt powertrain in this as an option from the get-go. Think that would sell?

2.4L turbo wouldn’t be a terrible idea.

Since we’re on the subject of rear-ends, I disagree with LP640. As a whole, the Camaro is my favorite retro-inspired new-car design. Although the latest Mustang is, overall, well done, I’ve always thought it (and the C5 Corvette, for that matter), was too ass-heavy.

I expect the Camaro to do well.

Meh.

Amazing what removing the camo does.

She’s a looker … me likey.

So… with Barrett-Jackson just around the corner, anyone care to throw one out there as to whether we’ll be seeing any of these fetching 100 times their original MSRP in 40 years?

It’s the perfect vehicle for Star Wars Stormtroopers to use while on holiday.

The wheels and windows need to blacked out for that.

The picture isn’t working for me.

Of course you’re going to disagree with LP640, Scarface03. It’s only logical to do so. I think 99% of everybody on LLN would agree with that. I LOVE how it looks in the back. Mean as hell.

Speak for yourself buddy. ‘Nuff said.

I never get sick of this car. I am definitely getting one

you bastard stop trying to be American with the :Nuff said ” horse****
pedazo sin valor de mierda, usted es indeseado aquí de nuevo a México con usted, pérdida pathetic, loca, inútil de espacio

hmm can’t wait to get one of these bad boys in about 3 years… I loved it since the concept debuted. It’s going to be sweet!

i cant wait for this to come out. ill be getting a car around the time that it comes out and am thinking of putting myslef on the waiting list…as long as the interior isn’t masacered.

I agree, CA36GTP, a 2.4L version of the 2.0T would be a great option if GM wanted a more fuel-efficient, yet powerful, engine for the Camaro, especially if it kept the same 130HP/L output. That would be about 312 HP and lb-ft.

Looks better with the camo on.

Keep trying, LP640. You almost had all the grammar correct. Don’t bother using that website. It doesn’t do a good job translating. I used to have fun with it back in high school. It was laughs. haha

When does it actually go on sale?

White doesn’t do this car any favors.

It looks good, but it boils down to the interior for me. if it’s cold, unwelcoming, uncomfortable and cheap, i’ll keep my 335i. If it’s at least on par with the G8, i’ll put in an order when my lease runs out. Also, the need to make it available in matte black… to look like all those badass primer’d 60’s Camaros i say in high school.

One more thing, white is a chick color. Ever seen a self respecting man driving a white V6 mustang… NO. Paint it Hugger Orange and slap some fukin white strips down the middle.

Well the Camaro is certainly a much better looking sports car than the Mustang or whatever abomination Dodge is cooking up. I’d like to see the pricings though.

Sweetness.. where you park at??

2.5 Diesel rules! a 40 mpg’s 130hp/L Camaro is something!

How long can you americans keep going down the retro path???????????????????? I thought it was a good idea when i saw the mustang but dont you think you guys are flogging dead horse now??? Time to give it a rest me thinks and start designing new cars instead of just ripping off the past and living of past glories.

I don’t really think the Camaro can be realistically called retro. Aside from a couple interior design features and some VERY subtle exterior lines, it’s like nothing ever made before. It’s not like the Challenger, which was deliberately designed to look like something out of the 70s.

This segment for the US makers is going to be interesting again. It’s going to sell cars that will scratch a big itch with people. There are a lot of people that would rather not drive the boxes and asian coupes and maybe even some of the germans. They want a car they can afford that has some balls and grit. Chevy, Dodge and Ford are going to sell tons of the new muscle. It would be stupid not to.

Who said this car could be fitted with a 4 cylinder?

LOL! This pig is going to weigh over 3800 lbs. We’ll be lucky if this thing moves at all with the standard V6

I’d rather go retro than buy a Smart.

nice

If that is production, I am blown away by the tightness of the shut lines. It’s like a full bodied woman who is nothing but outrageous curves.

Who wants some stick of Porsche…

The back looks really plasticky. Is it missing some metal or chrome trim?

The only retro I see is the name. There is some reminiscence of 67 Camaro/Bird form, but it is far removed from original. In essence all cars are retro; you need 4 wheels, engine and trunk compartment and passenger compartments. Combination of those 4 things make a car. No one has more creativity then Italians in putting all bits together, albeit at the end their bits don’t comprise a solid car (but nice to look at).

Heh Retro and Chrome is the only thing American car designers have lol.

Camaros and Mullets go hand in hand. I feel embarrassed already by those of you who would actually buy this thing. I’d bet a mild modified B5 S4 360-390bhp could easily take this car. 0-60 and on a track.

Sweet. I hope GM keeps the weight down to around 3500 pounds or less……like 3300 or so. It should do pretty well and force Ford’s hand to offer some nicer stuff for the Mustang, like some of the NA Hi Perf DOHC 5.4 stuff sold in Aussie land.

LP640: your momma looks ugly from the rear too. Dork. Troll elsewhere.

Beautiful vehicle. I wonder if GM plans a Pontiac version of the Camaro…

deutschetouring1337- “Camaros and Mullets”?
You just don’t get it. Instead think: John Lingenfelter, Reeves Callaway, Jack Roush, Chip Foose. I wouldn’t use mullet anywhere near them. The embarrasment is in you saying such a foolish thing.

LP640 is queer. That car is sweet.

I wonder what that porker is going to weigh in at.

The 3.6L V6 moves the equally bulky G8 to 60 in high 6 seconds, I don’t think that’s too bad for a base Camaro. Spanks the hell out of a V6 Mustang.

‘deutsche’, I feel sorry for chumps like you that believe a sedan is a race car.

”The 3.6L V6 moves the equally bulky G8 to 60 in high 6 seconds, I don’t think that’s too bad for a base Camaro. Spanks the hell out of a V6 Mustang.”

It doesnt spank it, its about the same.

I can’t wait until the car comes out. It looks beautiful although I am not to crazy about the center console of the dash. It just doesn’t look right. I hope GM can come up with something better.

Its a nice ride…definitely going to be looking forward to the really high powered version. I’m glad they showed this car in white this time around. It really shows the lines of the car.

yeah why do you have to modify a car to make it better then another if you mildly modified this camero it would beat a lot of crap hell if you monderatly modify a escort with all wheel drive and a cosworth engine it would beat and this car this car is about presence and you want to stare at it

TO settle the argument (or start a new one): by the time Camaro rolls of assembly line Ford may no longer exists.
And the second note: Camaro may not see light of day. If oil jumps another $10-15 up the market segment (teenagers) for this may not be able to afford to fill the tank on salary and 7-11 or Mcd, GM can drop production plans.
Another possibility it will be sold only in Middle East were price of gas is irrelevant: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Emirates.

Nice looking exterior design. Now if GM can nail the specifications and details, they might have another genuine hit on its hands. Keep up the turnaround momentum and good work, GM!

hopefully ahead of Volt introduction to masses

This car will do ok. Just ok though. It’s a Chevy Camaro, so that alone will take it plenty far in it’s sales potential. But, it’s coming so late in the “retro” era the domestics began with the Mustang. The Dodge Challenger is in the same boat. The novelty of “retro” has worn off, and if these companies are serious about selling cars, they’ll realize that people aged 45+ are the only ones who will really be enticed by the styling (in general) and that you don’t want old people buying your cars for the sake of the image of your performance vehicles.

By the way, the back end IS hideous. That HUGE plastic bumper and those atrocious tail lights make this thing such a pig. The cheesy fake wheel “vents” in the rear are also so contrived. The roof needs to be longer or something so that the C pillar doesn’t impact the truck lid so soon. The truck lid is too long and makes the car look more sedan-y than sports car like.

Just some input from a market analyst.

Great – another clueless market analyst wants to tell people what they should like.

Brentray, stick to the loser markets you know best:
…… either the Britney Spears crowd, or Cheetos flavor development

Yea, a market analyst worth jack ****.

This car is to little to late. Plus I could not face another round of over charging and crap from my local chevy dealer. By the way, that picture is hideous.

“Impulsive” I really dont feel sorry for you since you obviously dont know the definition of what a “racecar” is. As for the Camaro I think the updated slang term for it in French this century stands for “chump” instead of chum.

# of doors has dick **** to do with performance.

deutschetouring1337, I am not defending Camaro, but a reminder that in the past century brave French lost only once less then Germany and only because yanks landed there faster the first time (to save their ungrateful ass). Do you recall how in French pronounced “I proudly give up my arms and country!”. In German it is “kaput und aufiderzien”. Ricardo, you can correct my German, yours much better.

Base engine: the 3.6L LY7 V6 making 260 HP
Performance Engine: a detuned (for 87 octane) version of the 6.2L LS3 making 350 HP
Base transmission: 6 speed manual
Upgraded transmission: 6 speed DSG

This car should not compete with the Mustang; it needs to stomp all over it in every category: acceleration, handling, braking, price, and even fuel economy.

I like your thinking, global. They should also offer a premium-tuned 6.2L that’s amped-up a bit to reach around 440-450hp. Low volume, more expensive. But less important than it selling would be the attractiveness it would lend to the cheaper 350hp trim because it would show what a simple retune could net cheaper buyers.

“autonut” Actually since you didnt learn history correctly there was this new German offense called “Blitzkreig”. And Poland, France, Belgium, Netherlands were all taken out. But Britain was the one who loved to tought France just gave up since France and Britain love to stick it to each other. Not only that but their were more German sympathizers within Britain than they like to account for. And of course Americans forget the French saving our asses during the revolutionary war consdiering without them we would probably still be under British rule.

“C6racer” You got one thing right, this is not meant for people like me.

@CA36GTP:
The LS3 in the Corvette makes 430 HP. If they do offer it from the factory, it would probably be as a limited edition model (call it a COPO?). The unwritten rule is the Camaro may not beat the Corvette’s performance. However, this won’t stop the aftermarket (or even some dealers) from offering such an obvious swap.

I was wrong, this thing looks awesome! haha

I think that regardless of what the exact engine specs are, Camaro will get at least 400. After all, the last-gen Camaro had 350, and that was over 5 years ago.

Wasn’t it 325bhp for the last-gen?

LP640 is right.

The rear end lost a lot of style and has become ugly in the production model.

Performance Engine: a detuned (for 87 octane) version of the 6.2L LS3 making 350 HP
Comment by global_lightning

A detuned LS2 makes 365hp (see Pontiac G8) and that’s basically a truck motor. An LS3 should produced considerably more even in a lesser tune (the Escalade’s motor is an 87 octane LS3 and that makes 400hp, so a Camaro LS3 should be no different).

The 02 Camaro and 02 Vette shared an identical LS1 powertrain. Camaro didn’t get access to the Awesome LS6 in the Z06 however.

My belief is that it will have a full-blown LS3 with the engine cover reading “Camaro” instead of Corvette (though leaving the ‘Vette engine cover on would be cool and I’d probably do it myself if it didn’t come that way).

Instead of over-thinking it too much, they should just offer three engines they already have: the 260-ish HP 3.6L V6, the 365-ish HP 6.0L L76 V8, and the 430HP 6.2L LS3 V8.

A V6, a regular-gas V8, and a premium-gas V8. That’s basically all bases covered for this kind of car. If a power war kicks off between Camaro and Challenger, they can worry about it then.

On a side note, I bet a Procharger kit for the 6.2L LS3 is just around the corner.

Get Real, you’re a dumbass.

autonut: let’s not have a 4-cylinder Camaro.

Commodore: I got my sights set on a GT-R, but I like Camaros.

(V)ike: “Ever seen a self respecting man driving a white V6 mustang?” Come to think of it, hell no! But, My R34 is white, and If I get a GT-R, it’ll be white, too.

deutschetouring1337: Firebird is the mullet car, Camaro the cool one.

autonut: Teens won’t be in this rig.

RicardoHead, C6Racer: some market analysts actually know what they’re talking about.

deutschetouring1337: “And of course Americans forget the French saving our asses during the revolutionary war consdiering without them we would probably still be under British rule.” I agree with the first part, not the second. The Queen’s empire would’ve fallen apart eventually.

This car is going to be (((GREAT!!))) I just hope they can keep the weight down and the $$$COST$$$!

Mustang will eat this flash in the pan excuse of a Camaro. Dont think it’ll have the legs in the muscle car race….

Don’t mess with the headlights! I like the headlights the way they are!

Ewww it’s even worse in the front. I’ll take a Mustang over this any day. Gross.

GM is just trying to steal some of the thunder away from the Challenger…which is going to have its official debut in about 3 weeks at Chicago. It doesn’t matter though, the Challenger just crushes the Camaro.

THIS CAR IS GORGEOUS AND LONG OVERDUE! GREAT JOB CHEVY!

Jeez, the car hasn’t even been finished yet (yet alone test driven) and people are already starting to trashtalk.
If anyone has anything to worry about, it’s Ford. The Mustang is an obvious target and I’d expect the Camaro (and Challenger) to exceed its performance envelope because it’s a known quantity.
As for the headlights, keep them as they are. This car is a dead-ringer for the 1st gen Camaro, long before it degraded in the 70’s and 80’s

Did someone say the United State would probably still be under British rule if not for the French??? Pardon me, soda just shot out of my nose all over my computer. Tell me, did you order a double helping of retard sandwich today for lunch or just get really stoned during history class back in high school?

France did give material aid and support to their enemies enemy (that would be us), but not much else. It was nice, and did help some, but let’s not forget the self-serving reasons why they did it, and how much of a role they played. Even without their support I’m sure we would have eventually crushed the Brits in a few more years (something the French never did do… pussies). But, if the U.S. didn’t gain it’s freedom from the British crown, we’d all be under German rule right now anyway, so this is all a moot point, right?

Nine!?!?!

Fact is, France lost about 10 soldiers “helping” us during the revolutionary war, and we proceeded to pay them back during the 1940’s with about 450,000 of our soldiers lives (including a couple of my grand-uncles). So, any of y’all commenting from Europe… you’re f**king welcome.

So, how about that Camaro? Looks good, huh?

MadCapp said it, tryin to steal some Challenger thunder. so whats GM gonna do when the Chally does come out? show more pics? kinda stupid

‘deutsche’, chump, you like to modify 4 door sedans … and kids like to modify 4 door Civics, no different. But to believe that your modded S4 in any way compares to this car is further proof of your ignorance. Stick to racing Civics on the street.

I just saw this thing at the Indy Auto Show again, and it still had the original headlights in it. I wonder what made them change? Either way it looks good. I’d rather have a 2 or 3 car race in the American Muscle category than only 1. Not that I’d buy any of them…

LP640: screw petroleum jelly. Get a wool sock and some whipped cream. Or a cantelope

jjt, you have experience in this!! Are you sure you didn’t do time with Paris Hilton?

This truely is a beautiful auto, to bad it took so long to get out.

DeansterTJ: That’s the GM way nowadays. “Let’s promote cars that we may or may not build 3 years from now. People will think we’re competitive”. Case in point: The Volt, Equinox Fuel Cell, Camaro…ect.

Seems to have lost some of its appeal between concept and production during the watering down phase to make it more profitable.

GM should use Single headlight instead of the Dual one….it look ugly with the Dual loght.

I don’t think that the issue is that it’s taking so long to get out, cause didn’t the first prototype show up in ‘06? I think the problem is that it has just been too overhyped long the way.

And it’s not just a media thing. GM shouldn’t have shown this car in Transformers because it has no way of capitalizing on all the buzz it got there.

I’m not quite sure what it is but it seems like the pre-production version has lost a bit of “spunk”. I don’t know what it is that is missing. I’m really hoping this is a very rough pre-production car. Let’s hope that GM doesn’t take much away for the translation from concept to production.

and remember people, what we’re looking at is a PRE-PRODUCTION model…

Oh yeah…I’m really not crazy about white pony/muscle/sportscars/whatever & this car is no exception. Could the car be anymore friggin’ boring looking?

I take a white 4door no air, with skinny tires,am radio.

I really want to like this, but i just don’t. I’m just not into the ‘retro’ look. I just hope it’s worth the wait and hype when it gets here.

I thing the GM screws up this car already….it killed the look from the concept.

Badass Z51, if you bothered to read above instead of just looking at the pictures it says the headlights will most likely change for production….

autonut: there was a horny-nerd movie some time ago in which a guy went into a bathroom stall with a cantelope.