With all the news (and hype) surrounding the 2010 Chevy Camaro, we’ll keep this one short and to the point: if you’re determined to drive a Camaro with the top down, you’re going to have to wait a little longer than you first thought. Word has come down that the drop-top Chevy has suffered a delay.
Originally, the convertible model was set to go into production at the Oshawa, Ontario plant during the second week in December, 2009. Now we hear that date has been pushed back as much as six months. This would likely make it a 2011 model year vehicle.
No reason for the delay has surfaced yet, but GM has run into a problem or two with their recent launches of convertible models.
Quite honestly this delay isn’t all bad. It will assure the vert goes on sale with sun, not snow, in the sky.
Words by Chris Doane.
07/24, 7:13 PM
posted by:
Get Real
I think “delay” means “cash flow problems”.
07/24, 7:13 PM
posted by:
F3INT))AP3X
How hard is it to chop off a roof lol
07/24, 7:26 PM
posted by:
got_your_mother_sitting_shotgun
This entire camaro program is making my penis soft !!! Just killed the damn car !!! OBAMA will have hiliary clinton prego by the time this damn 3700lbs sled is produce……
07/24, 7:58 PM
posted by:
Mr. Piston
^^^ Spoken like a true F.O.R.D. fan.
07/24, 8:05 PM
posted by:
TOZO
Slow bastards.
07/24, 8:17 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
This is like watching a NASCAR race with 20 cautions.
07/24, 8:38 PM
posted by:
ihustle
WAHHH WAHHHH WAHHHH GM BLOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
07/24, 8:51 PM
posted by:
got_your_mother_sitting_shotgun
In response to “Mr.connecting rod or piston” I was a hard core chevy fan, But america can’t continue to wait, for a 2door coupe that can be easily machined,stroked,bored, then stuff 315/35/17’s under it. Then ass punk ford on cubic inches !!! GM sucks in everyway **** a convertible real men drive cars with a non-removable roof an 3pedals an more horses then a john wayne western !!! Were the proud do-it-yourselfers !!!! **** the 2008-2009-2010 or 2011 camaro i’m waiting for the 2030 camaro yenko an it doesn’t even have an engine its going to be ion fusion drive. Can u say “zero gravity sex ” !!!
07/24, 8:53 PM
posted by:
howsmydriving
Two articles on the Camaro in the same day? Hopefully this is the start of a lasting trend.
07/24, 9:13 PM
posted by:
jayjc08
What , delay it until $6 a gallon?
At the first mention of off shore drilling from Mr. Bushy, price of gas begins dropping…
07/24, 11:45 PM
posted by:
Got Handling?
Bothered
07/25, 1:17 AM
posted by:
zoomzoomer
howsmydriving, can’t you see they’re baiting you now! 2 Camaro stories a day, how can you resist?
07/25, 1:23 AM
posted by:
S1L1SC
Just watch, next they will announce that all Camaros will come with a dual turbocharged 1.2l V4 engine…
07/25, 2:02 AM
posted by:
RotaxKart
Ihustle you have convinced me to hate Chevy and buy a Ford. Whats the location of the dealership that you make your sales? I want to buy a Focus.
07/25, 4:47 AM
posted by:
howsmydriving
S1L1SC, take the dual turbocharged 1.2l V4 engine, move the transmission to the front, make parts and repairs very expensive, then double the price of the Camaro. That’s your basic Audi.
07/25, 8:27 AM
posted by:
HemiRoadRunner
I want to know what’s up with the LS and LT models? Why do they have to name ALL of their vehicle models after the truck line-up? Just call it the Camaro, Camaro RS, and Camaro SS. What’s so hard about that? Does everything have to start with an “L” because of Bob “L”utz?
07/25, 9:03 AM
posted by:
RaineMan
I don’t think this is a big deal. Noone’s going to buy a convertible that comes to market in the middle of the winter time anyways. If it gets backed up a little… so what. Bring it to market in the summer and watch ‘em go like hotcakes.
07/25, 9:30 AM
posted by:
droptops4ever
No, they are saying that they will begin production right in the middle of summer.
It takes a couple of months to fill the pipeline and get cars out to dealers. That puts a few cars into each dealer late summer. Convertibles typically launch around Christmas so that they can have a respectable number of vehicles in showrooms by the spring.
You and I can hope to get near a convertible Camaro during the Winter of 2010/11.
The sad part is that they have been working on this thing for two and a half years now and launch is still two years away.
What’s up with GMs development process?
07/25, 9:47 AM
posted by:
xyunya
^^^^ it is incredibly slow
07/25, 10:43 AM
posted by:
shaver
I guess my wife will have to roll in the ‘88 Dodge Aries ragtop for 2 more years.
07/25, 12:06 PM
posted by:
SickofGarbageMotors
This is good news because it gives owners more time to grow out their mullets.
07/25, 12:50 PM
posted by:
Fromes
why couldnt the convertable been bulit at the same time as the coupe? didnt they plan to bulid both for the start?
07/25, 2:19 PM
posted by:
xyunya
Actually building a convertible is a very complicated task. Reinforcing structure void of metal is not easy. If you don’t want convertible to rattle, shake and roll you have a lot of work ahead of you. Look at Mini: new model came out 2 years ago, but convertible is based on the old one still.
07/26, 1:09 PM
posted by:
ktulu
Hurry up!
Obama has not fackred huillary,but w did condi
07/27, 12:54 PM
posted by:
olds307
LOL 88 Dodge Aries ragtop
actually the convertible was the “Dodge 600″, but yeh… LOL