General Motors and its CAW workforce have something to celebrate! Less than a year after production started, the 100,000th Camaro rolled off the assembly line in Oshawa, Ontario just last week. The car was an Inferno Orange Camaro SS. So far in 2009 the Camaro was outselling the segment leader, the Ford Mustang, but that was before a powertrain upgrade. Now the 2011 Mustang is packing nearly identical horsepower ratings in its V6 and V8 engines. We’ll just have to stay tuned to see which car ends up on top of the Muscle Car sales heap. For more, head on over to Camaro5 or Autoblog.
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GM to move Camaro to “Alpha” platfrom with Cadillac ATS?
In a recent Motor Trend article, some speculation has begun on the next generation Camaro. That’s right, the 5th gen hasn’t been out much more than a year, and already GM is thinking ahead. Could this be a sign of a new and improved GM? Lets hope so. Anyway, the Trend as I’m going to call them, is claiming that GM could move the 6th generation Camaro to the same platform as the upcoming Cadillac ATS. The ATS will slot in below the CTS (which will also be on the platform) so this could be a good way for the General to help lower per vehicle costs on the as yet unnamed platform. This strategy seems pretty smart as all three cars will need to lower their weight to improve fuel economy and performance figures. For more, head on over to the Trend.
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Yet another Camaro-based Trans Am kit appears on the market
Gearhead Performance Group has decided that the Camaro needs a little brother, in the form of a Trans Am kit that converts your 2010 Camaro into the fabled Pontiac T/A. They even offer a 900 horsepower twin-turbo LS9 option and a gold-accented interior package that is sure to get your mullet mobile rockin! For more details, head on over to Autoblog.
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Hennessey’s HPE700 Camaro makes 724 hp…and tears up the track!
I need to make more money…please pass this site along to everyone you know. Then maybe one day I will be able to afford a car as amazing as the one seen above…PLEASE HELP ME!!!!
According to the year end sales figures from both Ford and General Motors, the Mustang has beaten the Camaro for overall pony car champion in 2009. The redesigned 2010 Ford Mustang sold 66,623 units while the all-new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro sold nearly as many copies, coming in second with 61,618 units sold in 2009.
While this might appear to be a clear win for the “Stang, you have to remember, the Camaro wasn’t on sale the full year, but then again, the 2010 Mustang only came on the scene in February. The 2010 calendar year should paint a better picture of the true pony car wars, especially with the new 5.0L Mustang GT coming…for more details, head on over to Autoblog.
GM shows off the 2010 Chevy Camaro SS Indianapolis 500 Pace Car
The car you see above is a rolling tribute to the Camaro pace car from 1967. They share a similar paint scheme and styling but that’s where the similarities end. This is, after all, a new generation of Camaro! For all of the details, head on over to Autoblog.
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2010 Camaro meets a fate few cars are unlucky enough to meet…
Ok, this car has pushed me to my breaking point. It’s one thing to be totally into your school’s sports teams, but do you have to ruin a perfectly good 2010 Chevrolet Camaro in the process? I mean, couldn’t he just have put a flag on it on game day or something? Eh, not my car I guess. Let us know what you think in the comments!
John Fitzpatrick from GM makes offical reply to bloggers Camaro SS transmission concerns
It’s a funny world that we live in today. Companies are using the internet to market their products but that same internet can come back to bite them. Honda found that out the hard way when they released pictures of their new Accord Crosstour on Facebook and the opinions left were less than favorable. To make matters worse, Honda started deleting the negative comments and actually had employees leave positive feedback without stating they were a member of Honda’s workforce.
The blogs lit up again when stories came out about 2010 Camaro SS owners having transmission issues and the complaints were quickly blown out of proportion. So, to help calm any concerns, GM’s own John Fitzpatrick, marketing manager of Chevrolet’s performance cars, went on the blog and left his own comments and GM’s official response to the situation. He let owners know the issue has been corrected, all cars affected are covered by GM’s 5 year/100,000 mile warranty and they would stand by that decision. For all of the details, head on over to Autoblog.
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Another tuner creates special edition 2010 Chevy Camaro!
Fesler-Moss has created two different versions of the 2010 Camaro, a more “base” package, and then the Limited Edition Package. The first starts around $50,000 and offers a supercharger and some fancy bodywork. The second package adds the LS9 from the Corvette ZR1 and only 60 will be built, which probably explains the $150,000 price tag. For more pics and details, head on over to Autoblog.
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Inside Line estimates that nearly 2/3rds of all Camaro’s sold are V8′s! Take that Prius owners!
The masses have spoken, and horsepower is their answer! According to Edmunds’ Inside Line, nearly two thirds of all of the 47,000 plus Camaros sold since April have been the SS model packing a 6.2L V8. The SS models go for at least $8,000 more than the base V6′s so I’m sure General Motors is happy the ratio of V8 to V6 is so high.
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