Posted on 07/28/2008 3:09:48 AM PDT by OKIEDOC
When unveiling new performance models, car companies usually boast about horsepower, engine size and expected zero-to-60 times. But when General Motors unveiled the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Monday afternoon, it was the car's fuel economy numbers that were front and center.
It's the return of a once-popular model that has been out of production since the 2002 model year. V6 versions, which GM expects will be the biggest sellers, are expected to get 26 miles per gallon on the highway. That's about the same as a V6 Ford Mustang, while boasting the same horsepower output as a V8 Mustang.
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/autos/0807/gallery.2010_chevrolet_camaro/index.html
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Did you look at the dashboard design? Yikes, it’s awful.
6.2 litre engine? Seems a little big in light of today’s gas prices.
GM never stood for Good Merchandise
Ya think? I like it. The gauges down by the stick are very cool.
I just got a look at the new Malibu, the dash is very clean and well done, also with the blue and silver theme. It’s a ladie’s car though, not for me.
This is the most sensible thing GM has done in years, excepting their steady brilliance with the Corvette. Manual trannie drivers are reliable speed freaks.
I had the chance to get an Impala SS a couple of years ago, but they're FWD and auto only. Booooring, and a waste of good horsies. I got a Mustang GT instead, 5sp manual.
Who the hell really NEEDS 400 HP ? You got an autobahn in Amnesia ? Oops - I mean Amerikay .
I like the outside design.
I've had Vets and Camaros along with a couple of Porches and an original 64 and 1/2 Mustang so I am just a tad biased.
Me, me! I do!
I happen to think that the Hyundai for the wife, GM SUV and the Ford Taurus work car I have now are great cars.
Have 42,000 on the Ford and not a days problems.
The GM vehicles are excellent and would not complain.
Between the Coyote's runnin illegals across the border and long boring stretches of desert yep we have something better than an autobahn, we have I-8 with very few smokies.
I agree, the Malibu dash is very nice.
The first generation Camaro’s exterior was a dynamite design. Every production Camaro since then has been a step down.
The interior, however, was nothing special, typical late 60’s, with ugly plastic and phony chrome.
I suppose if you’re creating a retro-car, it makes sense to copy the bad parts of an old design as well as the good.
Of course, maybe they’re just scrambling to keep up with Ford. Somehow, that seems historically appropriate.
I do too. That's why the interior is such a disappointment.
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Yes 6.2 is a little big...
However,if the MSM and Democratic economy gets any worse I may need the power to out run the cops after I rob one of Hugo Chavez's 7-11’s for chips,beer and lotto money.
Maybe, but factory fuzzy dice would be the perfect touch.
Me. My 14 year old 350 hp tech is only good for so much.
” You Mr. sushiman have evidently not lived out in the desert of Southern California. “
NOBODY needs 400hp . Waste of money not to mention waste of gasoline . Are these cars ONLY going to be sold to folks who drive in the desert of SoCal ??? Hmmmm... ?
yeah, for some reasons detroit is taking a step backward in interior quality. I had a 1997 intrepid, its interior is very plush comparied to many new cars. And most of the bad press chrysler is getting is from their gawd awful interiors. 09 patriot has an interior redo, I plan on buying one in Nov
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