Hell yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now just don’t screw it up.

I drive a new-generation 375hp Hemi, and love the hell out of it, but $3.50/gal gas and this incredible summer heat has actually moderated my Detroit-born lead-foot, at least a bit. My big fat V8 gets the same or better mileage than my 205hp V6 did in my SUV, but it still takes its toll when the gas credit card bill comes in each month.

I’m a driving enthusiast, but the overwhelming majority of the auto buying populace isn’t. Why would the friggin Camry be a #1 selling car in this country for years if the facts were otherwise? Make it reliable, make it mildly efficient and even make it boring, and people will still buy it.

I’m all for the new Camero being built, but with gas prices set to take another hike northward, I think GM better hop on the new-muscle car bandwagon quicker than 2009 if its going to be anything for them other than a losing proposition.

Mustang, meet your rival.

Rick isn’t very hot is he?

where is it built?
where is the source of the article?

YEAH,..Please GM dont screw THIS is!

*UP*

By the time this comes out, the redesigned Mustang will be finished and the Camaro and Challenger will be left in the dust.
Retro is good, but people need to move on with cutting edge design and technology, not the past.
Also if gas is gonna go up more by the time 2010 arrives this car will not sell good depending on it’s gas milage. I heard it will get 30 MPG, but I doubt that. Maybe 25, but not 30.
Move on with cutting edge design, technology, and quality not past designs because these designers can’t make anything f*cking worth it.

Hasn’t this been official for a while?

I just hope that they really are almost identical to the concept. All too often the cars, when they are released, look very little like the concept.

I have to disagree with two statements:
1. The 69 was the best design…Sorry, the 68 was nicer IMHO, the 69 lost it with the flattened rear fenders
2. Camaro performance has always rivaled European GT’s…Sorry, but WRONG! Even in the 60’s!
Come on Mr. Wagoner, let’s be realistic. The only car from that era that “rivaled European GT’s” was the Cobra, and that evolved from a European GT.
The early Camaro was beautiful, for sure, but it was not everything that your P.R. team cracks it up to have been. I know this, because I used to own one.

And if they fit it with the 505bhp 7.0L V8 from the Z06…jesus.

when do we find out where it’s built??

This car will come wih a 651-hp engine, and get 22/32 mpg.
It is the ultimate driving machine.
A hybrid diesel version will come later with 203 hp and 430 lb-ft or torque, and get 40/38 mpg.
You know it will.

Wow dey gots finally built uh camaro fo’ us negroid folk ta gank wiff nahh shame brace yourself foo’!

GM dropped the ball on this one.

They HAD THIS CAR, almost exactly the same, resting in the acclaimed 1998/99 Pontiac GTO Concept.

Day late and a dollar short, but I love seeing the f-body reborn. Good to see GM won’t cut corners, as the platform is already developed and is IRS. Handeling should trump the ‘Stang. Interior fit and finnish should trump the stang, engines should trump the v6 and gt v8 available from ford.

it should be a solid offering, given the zeta is as good as has been hyped.

[...] More info and pics here  [...]

What will it look like with 17″ wheels?

This really looks nice!
Will it come with a manual gearbox? Hope so.

I am going to grow my Mullet really long for this one. Bubbles, my .02 whore is gona look good in the passenger seat. Does anyone know if it’ll have a tape player? I don’t own a Compac Disk so I hope it has a tape player for my .38 Special and Garth Brooks tape collection

GET THAT SUIT NERD OUT OF THE PICTURES!

Donna ! You can get rid of that Civic now – your car is back.

j i m

Those 69 Camaros do illict alot of passion.Can you imagine what it will be like on the streets in a couple years.Camaro,Challenger,Mustang.ITS GONNA BE A WILD RIDE!!!!GO CAMARO!! GO GM!!!

[...] General Motors will build new Camaro GM Press Release [...]

“priced within the reach of many new car buyers”

OK then.

Why 2009 I’m a owner of a 2001 monte carlo which is paid off now I got to wait till 2009 to buy a camaro come on gm at least buy 2008 I don’t know if I can wait that long that’s three years from now I’m ready to drop tha top by next summer or so

I hope you idiots of the gold-chain group leave this one alone! You’ll wreck it for everyone else.

Yeah! Keep that hair stuffed in your shirts! And that mullet tied up in the back.

Looks great. I hope it is built as well as it looks. But I think it’s a very long wait. Not the end of next year, but the one after that?! That’s a long time indeed.

Well, it’s good news I guess. But 2009??!?!

There better be a Z06 engine model right at the start of availability.

rather buy an M3

I didn’t like the look of this Camaro when I saw the Auto Show pics but it looks way good here! This Camaro and the 2007 Z06 Chevys got a lock.

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Rather take a challenger or M3 anyday

^^
The car looks way better in Red.

Hope all the rich snotty BMW lovin folk leave this one alone too. My buddy Brutus who lives in the trailer next to mine brought home a 3 2.8 BMW thingamagigy and everyone in the park made fun of him for it. We don’t buy German or Asian cars where I live and we certainly don’t want no stinkin city folks jackin up the price of the new Camaro because they want to look cool like we are.

I think this looks far more modern than the Challenger. Not just a replica. Dodge is gonna beat them to the punch tho. long wait…

I saw the atual concept back in January at the autoshow. Quite honestly, the pictures make the car look better than it does in person. The entire front is made of plastic — not unlike other car makers, however, the plastic looks too thick and cheap – the kind of plastic that shrouded a cheap 80’s style VCR or BetaMax… I wasn’t very impressed.
I truly hope the production version is improved.

Once again GM fails to deliver.

Case and Point: thing back to the SSR – when the concept came out there was tonnes of buzz – it was an interesting design, and everyone was ready to lay their money down to own one – except for one thing: they took forever to make it available, and now they’ve drastically dropped the MSRP, and the things are sitting on lots around the country. Worse, they took a sport vehicle, and only offered an automatic.

Fast forward to the Camero – a concept with a lot of buzz, and a lot of people who would put down money for the car today if they could. By 2009 it’s very hard to say if the retro look will still be in.

You cannot delay a design that’s based on something that is currently trendy. The risk is VERY high! Meanwhile – all of GM’s competition knows exactly what will come out in 3 years, and is already planning something to top it, and (probably) release before this is even available.

This might be okay if GM had a reputation of under-promising and over-delivering – but sadly this is usually not the case.

why did GM stopped making them a few years ago? the same story will repeat itself – Daju Vu all over again… : (

2009 is way to long..ppl will forget abou tit by then. no way could GM keep the buzz going for that long.

GM is STUPID AS HELL!!! 2009????? WTF like seriously by then the demand for retro cars might not even exsist any more. even worse by then a facelifted mustang could appear and ruin GM’s hopes. no wonder GM is doing so bad. dont they understand that they need to get this car into the market ASAP not take as long as they want with it. real dumb move GM by then the mustang will have sold 5 times as much as the camaro ever will

2009?

Gas is $3.35 a gallon now, 2006.

Where do you hook up a harness for the mule?

GM obviously has a prototype of the Camaro that is VERY WELL recieved by the public and has been for quit a while now so what else are they waiting for ? 2009 is WAY WAY TOO LATE. The challenger will even beat them into the market. how SLOW can they get ? The Mustang was redone in 2005 and beat EVERYBODY AGAIN with the new design as they did in 1965 (actaully 1964 and a half) and they are already planning a counter for the challeneger and the Camaro (assuming it ever does even come out in 2009). Don’t get me wrong I have never been a Ford fan they are Badly underpowered and old suspension technology and have never had ANYTHING to compete with the Corvette ever (except maybe the Cobra but that doesn’t really count as it was more a Carrol Shelby thing than Ford, now Carrol had it going on for sure and still does).. I fear by the time the camaro does FINALLY come out the market will already be saturated with the again resdesigned mustang and the challenger and no room left for the LAST ONE IN LINE again. You Snooze you loose has always been true. I also totally disaggree with the 69 camaro being the best of the gen -1 camaros.. the 67 was the first and the best and smallest and lightest.. I still have one, a 1967 Camaro big block SS and WILL NEVER SELL IT..

I can’t wait…If the production model is true to the concept then I will def be buying one in 2009…this is the car I and many other people have been waiting a long time for.

I agree they definitely dragged their feet, I’ll still wait, but somewhat disappointed. One+ year more is reasonable but 2+ is ridiculous. Unless this is all a ploy to misinform the competition, seriously doubt that. The only way this may change is hundreds of thousands of angry emails about dragging their feet. It will take a grass roots approach to even hope to change this.

I agree, 2009? I do not understand how GM could be soooo far behind in their concept to reality phase. GM continually finds ways to lose millions of dollars in oprtunity costs.

THEY NEED TO BUILD THIS YENKO CAMARO!

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80

the concept looks nearly production ready. they need to get something out the door before then end of 07 (as on 08) what could they be doing that is taking so long?!? maybe waiting for a new generation of LS# engines?

remember, they are sitting 10 years inbetween concepts (GTO to Camaro). based on that, 3 years to market seems reasonable

2009 is NOT a terribly bad idea. Currently many people talk about what “low quality crap” GM builds. With the new GMT 900’s and other launch vehicles receiving such great quality reviews, GM is starting to get back on consumers good side. With other near future launch vehicles such as the GMC Acadia, Enclave, etc. GM will improve their reputation and image with quality and be considered by loyal GM consumers as well as Toyota and Honda consumers. By this time more people would be willing to “try” a GM product again and would not associate the poor quality GM from the past with that of the future. In turn this would lead to more people considering the Camaro than today.

BTW….If people want the Camaro over the Challenger they WILL wait an extra 6-8 months after the Callenger comes out to get one.

I know for damn sure I wont be settling for a Challenger if I don’t have to. Nor would I spend the probable 10K more for it.

Ive been waiting since 2002 to hear this…way to go GM. By the way the Challenger will be a $40,000 4200lb luxobarge…i predict few sales…this will be a strictly Ford-GM battle…like it should be. Ill be first in line at the dealer to get mine..

The interior of the challenger is way too low rent to sell at 40K. Wonder what the Camaro will look like with 17″ wheels on skinnier tires and a plastic fantastic rental car interior

The real challenge is to do a proper 240Z replacement, pukka performance coupe at $22k

240z? how about 240SX

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AWESOME!!!… i only wish it would go on sale before 2009!.. but at least its coming!!.. cant wait to test drive one of these!!!

Lets just make sure we are on the same page here;

New car, huge engine, possibly 7 litres. Seats 4, won’t toe. Praised.
SUV, seats 7, tows, smaller engine and more efficient; Condemned.

Classic LLN – Sports cars get praise no matter what, SUVs get **** no matter what.

Get your **** straight people, if you want to hate on SUVs for fuel consumption, you have to hate on EVERYTHING that consumes unncessary amounts of fuel.

I hate SUVS because they are driven by child molesters not because of their gas mileage

Sean ,I have an Camaro and a Trailblazer. The problem with the SUV’s that I have and maybe others beside getting 1/4 to 1/3 less gas mileage in general, is that they are mostly driven by people that think they are driving a sports car. Laws of physics are totally different, yet you have the lane changing speeding freaks out there with no regard for anyone else’s safety in a car. The typical the higher up I ride the safer I feel/am mentality. I drive my two cars differently because they handle differently. Some may say it’s all in the driver experience then those same people would need to go back to school. There’s nothing wrong with SUV’s if you have the need for it and treat it properly, much like those funny commercials that came out 3 years ago. It’s a free country enjoy.

As far as the Announcement it’s great but I seriously believed there’s a lot of pissed off fans out there given we have to wait 2 ½ years and maybe even more due to supply problems and or holding off due to outrageous dealer price hikes. It’s going to take a lot of post on GM’s fast lane blog or on their web site to get anything changed.

I will buy one, sign me up, I’ll put my despoit down right now !!!!! I luv the Camaro !!!!!, it ain’t know POS from the new recall King TMC……

2009 is too late. They took wayy to long to make this decision. Should have been made 2 mo. after the current Mustang came out, and was successful.

It CAN get 30mpg…I test drove the C6 for a weekend and got 32-33 mpg on the freeway.

It’s about time Chevy, but I really don’t wanna wait till 2009 either. I know all the diehard Camaro owners, like me, will still want it the moment you can go order one at the dealerships. The problem is though, that by then who knows what the market will be like, especially the current sports car market. I have a 2002 Silver SS, and love it, so I damn sure wanna get me a 2009 Black SS to park in my garage also. If Chevy makes us all wait for that long, then they better get their **** right. Offer the V6, to try and sell tons of them, for all the people that just buy it for the hell of it, like all the thousands of stupid pony’s you see on the road. Then they better make the Z28 with at least a 400hp motor, and they better offer either the current Z06 505hp motor or whatever the hell Z06’s have under the hood come 2009 to go in the SS! Come on Chevy, knock a year off the wait. Till then, Camaro’s will always be Chevy’s one and only badass car.

To those who are convinced that Honda and Toyota buyers are intersted in GM vehicles, you’re dreamin bud. The reason why the two of them are doing so well is because they got burned by the Gneral way too many times. Why the hell would they want to downgrade back to GM??? Nice twisted phsycological play on words though but yeah, you’re dreamin. It is amazing that GM has lasted this long.

Lefty – there are plenty of us who have no interest what-so-ever in a Toyota or Honda. Yes, they may be good vehicles, I can’t knock ‘em, but I find them all to be BORING AS HELL ! Give me a Mustang, Camaro, 300C or Impala SS any day of the week, I’ll take it hands down over a Camda or Accordry………I enjoy Big 3 Iron, always have, always will. It’s amazing to me that people get sucked into the whole Japanese has gotta be better illusion…..it’s comical really.

it looks like the smiling shark from nemo,or a shaved front mustang in other words 2 bulky and not kool at all.my 78 z was kool this is not.

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:gay:

:rollseyes:

:rolleyes:

[...] GM Announces the Camaro will be out in 2009. via Leftlane. [...]

Sent it to the dealer, i’ll take care to put it in the street to kick some Mustang.

Cool. I hope they improve the interior.

Are they trying to say that the previous gen Camaro did NOT have independent rear suspension? wtf….no wonder American cars have always been the laughing stock of the handling department. Hasn’t ind. rear suspension been standard on almost all cars since….the 80s?

Why did they have to put IRS in it (I know why, they took it from AUS, and it would cost money to fix, but still)?

That sucks

Jeez, just like in Atlanta, this car has a lot of VERY fat admirers. I would be embarrassed to be seen in public if I was half the size of some of those people.
LOSE WEIGHT YOU FAT BASTARDS

look in the mirror you tranny.

mulletmadness yo mamma gay lmao

Here’s a clue: Reintroduce Rear-Drive across the board; Camaro, Impala, Monte Carlo, Chevelle, AND ‘Cobalt’ (Solstice chassis!). I want small, light, & powerful. A Solstice Nomad with 4.8 LS V8 doing 30+ mpg on the highway is for me! Functional space, rear-drive sport handling, and V8 torque. Do it before the competition does!

?Ok lets get really here , I live in Oshawa ……there are 1000s of the NEW CAMARO sitting there …….come on GM is a joke they led us to believe there broke come on the property alone is over 30 SQ blocks and not even that I have pictures of yes it has to be at least 5,000 plus just Camaro`s

Lets be really ………

GONNA POST THE PICTURES !