Wow… Looks like a combination Air Force Fighter and Rocket… HOW MUCH?

Overall, looks sweet. My only complaints are the stupid rear fender “gills.” They were always dumb on the mustang, and they’re doubly dumb on a Camaro. The interior is a bit odd, too, but not more than you’d expect from a concept.

Wake me when they put out the Pontiac…

I like the car a lot I feel that if may be to late though. When is the car expected to be released into production and what is the likely hood of it acutullay happining?
This car is what GM needs… it rocks!

You blew it. Either make it look like a 69 camaro or don’t do it at all. Or bring back the 70 chevelle and make the inside look like the old cars not like Buck Rogers crap. Just saw the Challenger concept and it gets 100% my vote, your new camaro 1% vote. The new mustang looks like an old one, a success. The new challenger looks like an old one, a success. The new camaro looks like dog do. The thing about the new mustang is the dash looks cheaper than a $1.00 bill but it looks like a 69. The 69 camaro is so beautiful, if it aint broke don’t fix it. New camaro is flop. Sincerely, Bob Paris

Put a split grill and quad headlights on it and make it the new GTO and it would have me sold. But as a ‘Kermaro’ it shucks.

Challenger all the way, baby!

This car looks great. As a former Camaro owner (2 in the 70’s and 1 in the 80’s), I’m ready to buy this one now. Just hope it doesn’t take too long to get into production.

Love It. Build It. Don’t screw it up with cheap parts and lackluster fit & finish. Get Lutz all over it like he was the Solstice and this is a guaranteed winner. The Mustang will have a true fighter on the market.

I’ve never been more excited & positive about U.S. automakers.

Great concept, this one is a real winner and has me on the waiting list, Chrysler please do not make the challenger (go back to drawing board)

I LOVED IT. I AM CURRENTLY A CAMARO OWNER (67 CAMARO AND 85 CAMARO IROC). I LOVE CAMAROS TO THE FULLEST. CAN’T WAIT TILL IT COMES OUT SO I COULD DRIVE IN STYLE.

My first car was an ‘89 silver Camaro with T-tops. If I don’t see some damn T-Tops on this thing when it comes out I’ll cry.

excellent modern hit “heritage” in it. as if 1970-2002 never happened and the camaro continued to be refined on it’s basic lines.

i also heve not “hate” for the new challenger but its so much of a rehash that i dont know if i can take it serious. as if some rich guy just customised his 1970 challenger. kinda “pro toured” it if you will.

Looks awesome,hopefully priced within reach like GM says.Lose the IRS,a solid axle would make more people happy.Get the car into production asap,I need another Camaro.

The car has defining cues of a first gen Camaro, which makes it genuine to it’s name unlike the GTO. This alone will help to bring back real Camaro enthusiasts. The car also has a very new and fresh moral to it also though which might be enough to bring younger buyers, that may not already have a backgound of Camaro heritage. This could be a very hot seller for GM (a practical muscle car that has 5 major aspects, drivability, fuel mileage, handling, comfort, and high performance). Just imagine if they were to offer a Copo, Yenko, or Baldwin Motion version. Very good competition for the Mustang and the GT500. Now if GM could handle another vehicle of there’s being faster than thier beloved Corvette, that would be a miracle.

“Now if GM could handle another vehicle of there’s being faster than thier beloved Corvette, that would be a miracle.”

Consider that the best engine you can expect to see in this is the 400-hp LS2 (found in the GTO, SSR, and the base ‘Vette), and that it’ll be significantly heavier than the ‘Vette (as a 2+2 seater, and made with steel, instead of composite, body panels). Even given the LS2 engine, this’ll be slower than a ‘Vette. And don’t expect anything near the handling of any ‘Vette, or the power of the Z06.

This is obviously competition for the Mustang, and the Challenger (though it’ll beat the Challenge to market by a couple of years), but not the Ford GT or the Chevy Corvette.

Love it! I’ll be first in line to put down my deposit! When might it go into production?

My guess - like most GM concepts, by the time this comes out, the idea and trend will be so tired and old that no-one will care (witness the embarrassment of the SSR - when that first came out it was really cool, and then there was an eternity before the production version was available). GM is so lackadaisical in getting there ideas to fruition - and then when they do, it’s usually underwhelming due to high price, poor build quality, and crummy interior. The new Corvette is a step in the right direction - the new HHR is more of a reality (ie: too little too late)

Over all not a bad looking car. I dont care for the grill. The front is too pointed. Its about time GM came out with something to give the mustang some competition. But, is it once again too little too late?

Plese oh please no more retro crap! Instead of trying to please the aging crowd that had original Camaro’s GM needs to move forward and push the design envelope. The SS concept was a step in that direction, yet is it on the road?? NO! And they wonder why people aren’t buying there cars.

I am finally glad to see GM is doing something right. Love Camaro’s and would like this to go into production so I can buy one. The add ons I think that will help is some chrome and the old hide away headlights. Oh yeah there should be a convertable too!

car looks great except front end. needs to be like the concept drawings.more like the 69. this one is too pointed

Where do I sign up? I can’t wait to get my hands on one!

I’m a multi faceted car lover but I got to say GM is a day late and a ‘69 grill short. They coulda got themselves out of trouble with this idea five years ago. Better yet, they’d be so instantly into the red if they’d make a ‘57 Bel-Air copy. Just a copy. NO retro nothin’ except the drive train…what IS the problem?
Ditto for a ‘65 or ‘67 GTO….they’d sell zillions….

Its great to see GM and DCX coming out with muscle cars.

I think the Challenger looks better, but the Camaro is more futuristic, so it may “wear” better in the long run.

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The Challenger concept is a California car. The original Camaro was a California car. This design doesn’t have that something (especially the grill) something, the magic. Just hire the guy that did this!:

http://popularhotrodding.com/features/0312phr_fifthgen_04_z.jpg

I’ve been waiting on this one! Hope to have
T-Tops! LOVE IT!!!!!!!!

I love the side view, but the front and back ned work.

It’s about time chevy!!! But look’s like you have a winner I have owned several camaro’s and currently have a 73 Z28 and my son caleb has a 73 Z28 also only two changes need to be made Z28 package and come on guy’s where’s that 502 big block thank’s Donnie

What took so long? I’ve had two Camaros (87IROC &89RS) and a Firebird, and would be first in line for another! (as long as it stays RWD V8 of course!) Get this out of the auto shows and on to the road! It’s been four years already, let’s just hope they don’t wait too much longer!

Somewhere under the skin of this thing is the Camaro concept they SHOULD have built. This is confirmed by the reaction I get from everyone I show it to. See below:

When I showed people pictures of the Mustang concept 2 years ago, they said: “YES! When can I buy one?”

When I now show them the new Challenger concept, they say: “YES! When can I buy one?”

But, when I show them the Camaro concept, they say: “Hmmmm, well I like this and this, but not this and this. It’s ok, I guess.”

The reason? Someone “tweaked” and “modernized” this design before it was built for NAIAS. I guarantee that somewhere, on someone’s desk, is a drawing or clay model of this car’s ORIGINAL design, and it’s beautiful.

It is more like the ‘69 and less “fighter jet” BS. You can see in the overall shape that the right idea was there. It just got “Lutzed” along the way, and lost the pure and simple design that would have had buyers standing in line for it. Hope they fix it before production, or even the Z06 engine won’t be enough to drag buyers from Ford and Dodge.

The stance is right but the front end needs work. Give the headlights a wider diameter, delete the point in the middle and give the grille a little more breathing room so that it doesn’t look like its frowning so much. I love the chop top look.

The car looks great. I want mine with a bird on the hood with flames coming out of its nose, ram air, and convertible. When and where can I get one? 400 HORSES!!! - 30MPG!!! Thank goodness I didn’t break down and buy a Mustang. Also, build it in the States and you are back GM.

As a Long Time Camaro Owner 67RS (fully restored)I love it. It is about time GM takes hold of the American Auto Sales. This camaro looks great very clean design. Power, influence, force, strength, and yet beauty…you just put the muscle back in car. The console gauges are retro nice touch! I just hope this isn’t one of GMs dreams that fades away. Have some guts and compete with the world!!!

Being a Chevy fan, I think the Camaro concept car could compete very effectively against the the new Mustang. Chevy needs an affordable middle class muscle car. The Corvette is too expensive for the average car enthusiast, though envied by all. The GTO is painfully plain and needs to be retrodesigned. Pontiac designers missed the mark on that one! (I use to own a 67 GTO and I can’t stand to look at the new models.) In all cases the key is decent gas mileage with performance.

I never owned a Camaro, but always wanted to and when I seen the pictures I said that’s my next new vehicle. I have to agree with others however; there probably is a drawing or clay model that has even simpler lines and a one that looks great and will sell more than the projected numbers. I also agree that the wheels should not exceed 17 or 18 inches. Great concept, however; as others have suggested tone it down to a the original drawing or clay model.

i think that u should make and sell this new type of camaro

If they sell of for 24k, offer a no frills version. i would buy it.
i have a 69 RS/SS and a 10 second 98 Z28…so i DO love the camaro, but if they present it like they did the silverado SS or the first of the GTO’s were only the rich can afford them, i wont buy it.

Make it affordable, fast and dependable.

Leave the door open for some basic owner modifications that will not void the warranty and you would have a winner.

I just hope and pray it will not be too expensive for the average joe.

I also agree that the front end it too pointed from a top down view. This probably assists with the general aerodynamics of the vehicle. I also agree that the grill and head lights could be larger. I asked a friend to look at the new concept and he said it looks like the grill is smiling. I’m a huge fan of Chevrolet but believe the “bowtie” in the front should be replaced by the 3 bar red/white/blue Camaro symbol akin to the Impala symbol. I love the rear fender grills and everything past the front end back.

this has got to be the most god-awful car i have ever seen, it wouldn’t be as bad if they didn’t call it the remake of the 1969 camaro.

I LOVE CAMARO AND NOTHING ELSE! MY FIRST CAR WAS A CAMARO AND I NOW OWN 2 MORE. I GREW UP AROUND CAMAROS AND BETWEEN MY UNCLES THEY HAVE OWNED AT LEAST 13 OF VARIOUS YEARS AND MODELS. I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THE PLANS OVER A YEAR AGO WHEN I READ THE POPULAR HOTRODDING MAG AND SAW THE PICTURE IN IT. I WAS FLOORED TO SAY THE LEAST. I JUST SAW THIS ONE AND IT SUCKS IT SUCKS IT SUCKS IT SUCKS IT SUCKS IT SUCKS IT SUCKS IT SUCKS IT SUCKS IT SUCKS IT SUCKS IT SUCKS. THANK YOU

The front is too pointed and the grill looks cheep in the photos. I would hope that they will only use the rear fender ‘gills’ if they are functional. The rear window looks a little long, but as long as they don’t make it a hatch back it is ok. Over all the car is very nice and a step in the right direction for a company, that if you remove Corvette and Cadillac, has very little as far as cars to look at. I would pay more for this then the Mustang as long as the fit and finish is very high.

This is without a doubt, the best looking Camaro ever. The 1969 Camaro should never be duplicated it was awesome. This car has hints of the 69 but screams 21st century. Chevy please don’t waste time go ahead and build it, but make sure the fit and finish are top notch.

Do it to em, give it to em, shock it to em!!!!!!!!!!

Nice car i want one.Had a SS camaro 2001 traded for 2004 Cobra Mustang.But I want a new Camaro instead.,

build it, build it, make it now Ive already got ten thou. to put down and buy it.

Love to see the camaro atleast be recognized as missing from the lineup @ GM. Currently restoring a 69 and excited with the new design of the concept, however concerned it will be priced too high for the middle class as the original cars were marketed for. Make it affordable, no t-tops(never saw t-tops on a first gen.) And I would definately buy this car.

OH great another gas guzzling moronic car from GM
How many countries do we need to invade for oil before they get it?

I love this and I hope that you realize that this will sell fast if you make the cost reasonable, and not make the cost that you would pay for an actual 69 Camaro with all the history….

I don’t know about you, but 30 mpg highway is pretty darn good especially for a sports car. I believe the mustand V6 doesn’t even get that kind of fuel economy. It’s good to see Chevrolet developing technologies like displacement on demand to save on fuel. I think they are getting it.

i dont like your new dezine if your gona make it look old doo it i would rather take a old piece ov **** 67 camaros 4 free than that space car plus the 67 worth a lot ov money and i love the possie the sound every thing

This design does not look like a muscle car at all. It looks more like an expensive Mercedes SL AMD coupe….too luxury looking on the outside, like a rich person’s car. This is the type of design I would have expected from DaimlerChrysler (MercedesChrysler, I am sure Walter P. Chrysler rolled over in his grave when the Germans bought Chrysler), not GM. The tail lights remind me of a Corvette, and the interior looks like a space ship (with the yellow accent lights looking like something you’d find in a 20 year boy’s Honda Civic.) As a retro Camaro design, it does not succeed at all, nor does it succeed as a new Camaro….it just looks like some new luxury / sports car, NOT a muscle car…

i have always wanted a 69 camaro….GM..get this car into production as soon as you can…long overdue !!!

i think its wonderful it about time. iam a GM lover at heart i have had a camaro 1985 rs i like the new concept i curently own a 1998 caddy eldorado but iam going to waite until this one is put on the show room floor before i buy my next car…

Ps.
i would love to se it in a black one
J.lambrose

nice to finally see soething that has more heart and soul than the cavalier inspired GTO. dont getme wrong, props to the GTO for it is an import beater.. GM. build it. LUTZ get your hands dirty……you know the drill..

The camaro looks good. The new design really has the old look to it with the new technology. Probably the only thing that I would like to see changed would be the GIANT wheels… but other than that I would say the car is awesome. The car looks good and I dont think anyone really needs to be crying about the design. I also think Dodge nailed it right on with the Challenger, very nice!

I really like the overall design. The ‘69 Camaro has always been my favorite model. I would like to see the RS grille treatment…I always loved the hide away headlights. GM needs to get with the program and catch up to the Mustang…it’s 1965 all over again! Will GM ever learn?

OH MY GAWD!!!!!!!!!!! I am in heaven!!!!!! I have been telling my entire family as “soon as I grow up, I am getting a ‘68 or ‘69 Camaro!” Well, I still say this today at 37 years old and come hell or high water I am going to have to get one of these! This is absolutely awesome! I could just wet myself over the whole situation. Sure, it isn’t identical as the older one but damn close and looking good! Besides you couldn’t bring it back exactly as it was. We have grown up and so can the camaro! It’s grown up, same features, just a more mature look! This is the adult Camaro. GIMMEE ONE!!! Waaaaaaaaa Hoooooooooooo! Estatic in Michigan!

Is great Chevrolet give resurection to the legend.
ITS AWESOME!!!!!

This Camaro concept is gonna blow Mustang right off the map! Ford and Chrysler couldn’t keep up in the 60’s, and I think History is about to repeat itself! Don’t get me wrong, I like the new Mustang GT, and the Challenger concept very much.But for my money,its the Camaro.

P.S.
Whats up with the Charger & GTO? Now there’s a lost opportunity to build some cool retro muscle cars!

since theres gonna be a chevy camaro, will there be another pontiac firebird is the big question for me??

GM You blew it again. Either make it look like a 69 camaro or don’t do it at all. Just saw the Challenger concept and Chrysler was right on the mark, the new camaro is too much corvette and too many body mods. The new mustang looks like an old one, a success. The new challenger looks like an old one, a success. The new camaro looks like somebody dropped a 69 camaro into a vette pile. The 69 camaro is so beautiful, if it aint broke don’t fix it. New camaro is what you would expect from a car company that can’t get it together. Sincerely, Kevin Malone

over all a nice car, cant wait too get one. what about a z28. need all we can get. dont blow it by taking too long to get it out……

I love the new Camaro. I hope they come out with a RS/SS (Rally-sport/super-sport) version. I would love to see that “SS” emblem on the grill of that car.

DO IT U HEAR ME ….. D . O I . T = Do it am waiting hungry for camaro’s …. i feel like am waiting for ages and ages to have a camaro ….. well i do have a 92 but i want a brand new one …. so do it roght now hear me GM .. .dont screw this up !!!

Am I the only one that thinks its a caddy cts or stc or what ever they call them. I’ve been looking at 67-69 camaro on ebay but, I’ve not bought one in hopes the new camaro would look like a camaro not a caddy but I guess that was wishful thinking.

First, I’m a Chevy fan. I liked the new Mustang when it came out. The way the fenders partialy cover the headlights made it look mean. Always thought Chevy should retro the Camaro and I love this concept! The front (and rear for that matter) have a much more aggressive look. Now, it looks to me like the Mustang is pouting! Chevy needs to build this car!

when is this bad boy coming out, i need a price

Just turning 18, got a job as an EMT, I am currently looking into cars (passion)to buy, if it would be possible please get to me when this is going to be put into production, I would wait as long as it takes. Like many of the above comments, the car looks amazing (looks like a cross between a Mustang GTO and a dam cadillac), don’t mess it up with cheap parts that will cause early damage to the vehicle.

I have been a camaro lover for years. I have to admitt that at first glance, my thought was yuck, it’s terrible. I have been looking at for the last two days and I have to say that it is growing on me. I would still take a ‘69 before the camaro concept, but I warming up to it. A few things I would like to see is a CONVERTIBLE! Please build this right, don’t mess it up with cheap parts and half@#$ed work. I want to see the camaro stick around this time.

you need this car! Chevy needs something new! It seems as though Dodges are taking over trucks, and since the mustang came out with their new car, chevy has taken a backseat! CHEVY NEEDS THIS CAR! IT’s NICE! (and please, reasonable prices, and no cheap parts!

1. Put in engines that are quiet, powerful and don’t vibrate cheaply. Must have options to get 0-60 in

They’ll never make one for the Middle guy! I already own a New Mustang because I’m a musle car fan in general. I think the Camaro GM stop making was the biggest turd ever! I have friends that have owned them. So maybe there’s a chance to see a cool Camaro once more! Buuuut it’ll be over priced like always for the few. So if I’m going to spend 30k and add another retro car to the drive, it’ll be the Challenger in 2008!

this car is kick a$$ !!!!!

Greatlooking car, with all of the retro cars coming off the assembly line and the sixty’s surge for horsepower it looks like american iron may make a come back in recapturing the american market for muscle cars.
Last muscle car I owned was a Buick GS 455 (1970)looks like the good old days are coming back.
I would buy one.

Love it for the most part. Drop that weak crappy IRS and go with the solid axle. Camaros are my favorite car in the world, I currently have a 2000SS. GM will be back in the game with this one. When will it be comming out and what models will be offered ( RS,Z28,SS).I’ll have the cash in hand waiting. GM don’t screw this up!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I want one…where the hell it it?

this is one of the best machines known to men.

The CAMARO has been my favorite. This new model is better than before. When it comes out down here at Brownsville I’m buying it. I have the $$$ ready for when it does. Even though I don’t know the price. It will be mine.

Looks Sweet! I just hope it hits the streets and not some GM Vault.

Any info on a Z-28 or SS?

First of all Thank You Gm for building it and calling it the Camaro rather than Chevelle. As I’ve said on the other blogs….everyone out there that’s shoutin out “Challenger Challenger the best concept everâ€?, pull your head out of your a**es. This isn’t a concept, there’s nothing new about it. It’s a 1972 Challenger that’s simply refined with better cues and smoother edges. Wow…..that must have taken a lot of work from Dodge to come up with. And please tell me who is the person on this thread that set the rule stating that the Camaro HAD to be straight retro??? If you are a tru Camaro enthusiast you will be able to see the 60’s accents in the fender line, hood lines, entire side and yes even the front end. It combines a retro appearance with a modern look that will appeal for many years. Those of you saying that Hortons Design is better…. it is a great design but it’s not realistic. This design would have to share the same platform as the Pontiac Solstice and wouldn’t even be in the same class as the Mustang anymore but rather the Miata. All you haters out there that are saying GM isn’t going to be around long enough to even build this car, do some damn research. GM sold 9.17 million vehicles last year, Toyota only 8.1 mil, and CHEVROLET alone 4.6 million, (for those of you that’s counting Chevrolet alone outsold Ford for the first time since 1986). Oh and you Ford fans, the Great Grand daughter of Henry Ford is one of the most powerful Executives within Ford Motor company and guess what, she really really doesn’t like performance vehicles (ie Mustang). Hats off to GM for creating an outstanding Camaro Concept. It looks immaculant and until it is built I will enjoy smoking 05′ Mustangs and ricers with my 98′ Z28.

I like it, except the front grille needs to be larger. One of the most recognizable features of the old ‘69 was the gigantic maw. This one looks undersized by comparison. If they dropped the bottom part of the grille so that it’s just above the turn lights it would look SWEET. I photoshopped a version for the heck of it and it looks amazing. Wish I could send it to those guys before they start building it.

I love the new Camaro design,I really hope it is made into a production car.

PLEASE SEND PICTURES OF NEW CAMARO. AND PICTURES WITH
DIFFERENT COLORS.
PLEASE ENTER PRICES

I’d buy one if it sold for $35k and was AWD, V8, & a 6 speed with ~400-450hp. Or maybe 350-400hp. Chevy needs to embrace AWD, think of the factory racing they could do against european and japanese sports cars and have a damned good chance at beating them. They need to step into the 21st century and not build a car that only a few old geezers might buy because it “Stays true to RWD” or some crap like that. Trust me, make it AWD and it will appeal to a lot more people. Not to mention the fact there won’t be nearly the traction problems with an AWD car than there would be with solely a 2 wheel wonder.

All I am saying is GM needs to build something that sells. AWD, 6 speed V8 would sell. Trust me on this one.

I have owned five Camaros or Firebirds in the past. A ‘68 Firebird, ‘76 Trans Am, ‘79 10th Anniversary Trans Am, ‘80 Camaro RS, and a ‘80 Camaro Z-28 and have loved them all. I haven’t thought about purchasing an F-car since 1980 when I felt the last good ones were made. I now own a ‘94 Mustang GT but when I saw the pictures of this new concept Camaro all I could say was “holy crap, that is one sweet ride” ! It’s about time GM got this going, you must build this car. First thing I said was it looks like a modern ‘69, and I absolutely love it. Keep the goofy scoops and hidden headlights of previous F-cars away and sell this retro look. Since I get a GM discount also I’m ready to buy one. Now gimme a high revin’ 302 like the original ‘69 and let’s go hunt Mustangs once again !!!!

Wow what a ride awesome. Great job how much is it?

I work in sales for Chevrolet. Ever since the last year of the camaro in 2002 I had really hoped they would re-introduce it. As a sales person it is really hard to sell cars when you really don’t have a real sports car under 50k. I hope they bring this new camaro into production because everyone that I have talked to is really excited about it. I just hope that it doesn’t take to long. One complaint that I am hearing is that the front end looks strange. Hopefully they will redesign the grill. Besides that I think the car looks awesome. Bill in sales……….

The real Camaro, when it first was introduced, was the young persons muslecar. A car that you could afford to buy, and personilize with aftermarket parts, at a reasonable price. The 2006 Camaro needs go back to the true concept of what it was designed to be.
This car looks overblown,overthought in everyway possible.

Oh please carGods make this miricles happen. beautiful lines, the interior dash a bit cheese but totaly retro, refine the interior and a price range even five grand above the stang and ill buy it. Ive been waiting as have tens of thousands of chevy fans,watchign as preciouse time has passed and vehicles that should have never have replaced this icon. SSR GTO and the list goes on. Please build this and next on the list, the rebirth of the stingray and chevelle nameplates and the retirement of the carlo,and buick line.give me the DOD on the camaro chevell and even a camino and ill buy everyone of them. long live the general, show the imports how to build muscle.

I think I’d buy one if it were to come with a 3 speed and drum brakes….and a crazy sony mosfet eight track system.

I honestly love this car and this design.. its solid, and in order for gm to redeem itself, they need to come back and make this car EXACTLY the wasy we see it.. they cant cop out and cheapen it up and make it less attractive, the american people love THIS car, and if you put the camaro name on a car like this, it will sell, and gm will maybe have 2 or 3 cars going for them, beside the corvette

The front end ruins the looks of the rest of the car. please edesign the grill area … i-m a GM man all the way but i-ll have to tell ya the new Challenger ahs got this one beat…

looks like a modern turd…why can’t the 67-69 body be reproduced with modern componants?

it really looks like a turd…why can’t gm and the other mfgers get it through their heads people WANT the old body styles like they were then only with the better body materials so they don’t rot and high tech combination

are they so stupid that they can’t understand people are sick of looking at space age ****???????? its custom mutated car show concepts from the 60s and 70s crap