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Consumer Guide's Impression of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro With nostalgia-exploiting styling and a promise of 400 horsepower, the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro has good looks and muscle to match. But by its 2010 launch date, will anyone still have Camaro fever?
What we know about the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro is a response to the success of the retro-flavored Ford Mustang and the buzz surrounding the pending 2008 Dodge Challenger. Chevy mothballed the Camaro name after it discontinued production of the sporty coupe and convertible after the 2002 model year. Camaro had been in production for 40 years before slow sales killed it. The reincarnated 2010 Chevrolet Camaro would be the fifth-generation Camaro. It'll appear first as a coupe, with a convertible to follow for the 2011 model year. The cars have been displayed in concept-car form at several auto shows. Styling of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro is inspired by the 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, a one-year body style valued today by collectors. The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro coupe and 2011 Chevrolet Camaro convertible concept cars employed key elements of the 1969 Camaro design, including the general look of the grille and the slats in front of the rear wheels. The new Camaro is otherwise more modern in appearance than the current Ford Mustang, which celebrates its late-1960s ancestor, and the 2008 Dodge Challenger, which is a quite literal interpretation of the 1970 Challenger. Chevrolet has not confirmed the dimensions of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro coupe and 2011 Chevrolet Camaro convertible, but the cars look to be slightly larger than the 2002 Camaro while still retaining the long-hood, short-deck, low-roof profile and small rear seat that are the hallmarks of the true pony car. Chevy also is mum about model and trim designations, but both coupe and convertible have been shown as auto show concept cars. Both were equipped with a 400-horsepower version of the 6.0-liter V-8 from the Chevrolet Corvette. Unlike the 2008 Dodge Challenger, which is planned with just a high-horsepower Hemi V-8 engine, Chevy intends to offer several engines on the new Camaro. Look for a price-leader model with a V-6 engine, perhaps a 3.9-liter with about 250 horsepower. There also could be a midline version with a V-8 of somewhat less horsepower than the Corvette-derived 6.0. This follows Ford's practice with the Mustang, which offers a V-6 and several V-8s. The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro will offer manual and automatic transmissions, both with six speeds. All these modern-day pony cars have rear-wheel drive. The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro coupe and 2011 Chevrolet Camaro convertible will be built on General Motors' Zeta architecture, a design first developed for GM's Holden Australian subsidiary. A version of same architecture hosts the 2008 Pontiac G8 sedan and could be used on a late-decade resurrection of the Pontiac GTO. The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro coupe and 2011 Chevrolet Camaro convertible will be assembled in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, where the most-recent Camaros were built.
A Notable Feature of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro's interior may actually be a more faithful recreation of the 1969 model than its exterior. The general shapes are similar, and the main instruments are two big dials with a decidedly retro look. Drawn directly from the 1969 Camaro is the set of four rectangular ancillary gauges set at the forward base of the center console. Buying Advice for the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro is not likely to be a future collectible, not with a production of some 100,000 per year. Even if that proves optimistic, resale values of the new Camaro probably will depreciate like those of any volume-production new car. Buy one to drive and enjoy, but don't hold your breath waiting for your car to appreciate in value over the years. 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Prices: Expect Camaro coupes to start around $25,000 with the V-6, with top-of-the-line V-8 convertible versions breaking $40,000 fully equipped. 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Release Date: The Camaro coupe is scheduled in showrooms in spring 2009. The convertible version, a 2011 model, could be on sale about a year later.
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