When will the new 2010 Camaro be on sale?
General Motors has said that production of the 2010 Camaro starts around October 2008, and that Camaros will start appearing in dealers in first quarter of 2009. The Camaro Convertible will follow several months later.
Where will the Camaro be built?
Camaro will be assembled on Line #1 at the General Motors assembly facility in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. For people who are concerned about it not being built in the USA, please note that Oshawa Assembly is one of GM's highest quality plants, and wins industry quality awards every year, which in turn will make for a better Camaro. The employees at Oshawa Assembly (some of which post on this site) are excited to build the new Camaro, and are committed to building the best Camaro yet.
How much is the new Camaro going to cost?
Bob Lutz has stated that he wants to keep Camaro pricing as close to comparable Mustangs as possible.
What engines will the new Camaro have?
There have been several engines thrown out there for use in the Camaro. There is nothing certain so far for the production Camaro, but General Motors won't let us down!
The Concept Camaro has the 6.0L LS2 V8 producing 400hp, but since the LS2 goes out of production in 2008, this engine will not be offered in the production Camaro.
Strong Rumored engines:
- 3.6L Direct Injection DOHC V6 (CTS Caddy 300hp)
- 6.2L LS3 V8 (as found in the 2008 Corvette 436hp)
- Supercharged 6.2L V8 - There are three new supercharged 6.2L V8s from General Motors. The 2009 Corvette receives the 620hp LS9, and the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V receives the 550hp LSA. There is supposed to be an LS8 as well at around 525hp, and it is rumored that this may be the top-level Camaro engine.
What transmissions will be offered in the new Camaro?
Camaro will be offered with a 6-speed manual transmission or a 6-speed automatic transmission with revup down shifts.
What will be the Camaro trim levels?
Base Camaro featuring the V6, with LS and LT trim packages (not model names). The SS will likely be the base V8, and the Z28 will likely return as the top level Camaro, perhaps in the second year.
Is the production Camaro going to look like the Concept cars?
Take a look around www.allnewcamaro.com or around the internet, there are many pictures floating around of the prototype and pre-production Camaros, as well as spy photos of Camaros caught in testing. They are virtually unchanged from the concept and all the details and character lines that make the concept so amazing are all still intact.
There will be a few minor adjustments... smaller wheels, real marker lights, a real fuel fill door... but dimensionally it won't change much from the concept.
How much will the car weigh?
Another question with no certain answers yet. Due to government regulations regarding safety and crash standards, and gas mileage standards, an educated guess would be around 3700-3800lbs.
What other cars will share the same platform with Camaro?
Currently assembly line #1 of the Oshawa Assembly facility is being rebuilt to accommodate the assembly of Zeta-chassis vehicles. Zeta is the North American version of General Motors' new global RWD platform. All that is currently confirmed for the Zeta platform so far is the Chevrolet Camaro and the Pontiac G8. However it is rumored that we may see the Chevrolet Impala, Pontiac GTO, A Chevy GTO (a larger V8 coupe), Cadillac DTS, and Buick Lucerne all on the Zeta platform.
Information courtesy of 5thGen.org & camaro5.com