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Chevy Camaro Concept
This Camaro was worth the wait!

GM willing, January 9, 2006 was the first day of the rest of your performance life.

On that day, two edgy, retro Camaro concepts were revealed at the L.A. and Detroit auto shows to impressed audiences--and judging from the public's response and GM's statements, an affordable, V-8-powered Camaro could be reborn as early as 2008!

Media representatives and Camaro enthusiasts alike, literally crammed into Detroit's Cobo Hall, were treated to a parade of some of the most memorable first-generation Camaros ever made before the Camaro concept appeared. Once its futuristic-meets-first-gen sheetmetal took the stage, it became clear that GM--and its much-insulted design team--took this vehicle very seriously.

Broken into sections, this concept has some excellent angles. One of the most powerful and passionate statements comes from a direct side view, which is RetroMod incarnate with its first-gen roofline and haunches.

There are also some weak points: the rear end seems a bit bulky, and the nose is smashed in. But when taken in as a complete vehicle the strong sections easily overpower the weaker ones, and the end result is a fascinating mix of old and new--not a complete knockout, but very, very close.

Rolling stock consists of massive, 21-inch front/22-inch rear rims of a classic 5-spoke design, with equally impressive 14-inch brakes. The drivetrain would no doubt challenge those big binders, as a 400-horse LS2 V-8 puts the power down through a 6-speed manual gearbox. An interesting addition to that LS2 is the use of Active Fuel Management, which is said to be able to shut down four cylinders under light load conditions.

One concerning aspect of this concept is the use of an independent rear suspension. When you combine GM's IRS problems in the past few years with future Camaro owners hoping for a mid-$20,000 base price, we'd be very curious to see how a production version of this concept could be kept, in Bob Lutz's words, "highly affordable" and an "astonishing value", especially since this show car was "designed with that goal in mind".

That being said, this concept is as bold and innovative as the GM brass wanted it to be, and is "this close" styling-wise to start a revolution. With Lutz hinting at a spring '06 decision regarding a production version, a bright future for GM performance may only be a couple of years away!




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Concept Camaro Stats

Wheelbase (in / mm): |110.5 / 2806

Length (in / mm): 186.2 / 4730

Width (in / mm): 79.6 / 2022

Height (in / mm): 53 / 1344

Track (in / mm): 63.8 / 1620 front; 63.3 / 1607 rear

Engine: 6.0-L V-8 LS-2, 400 hp / 298 kw, with Active Fuel Management(TM)

Transmission: six-speed manual T56

Suspension: four-wheel independent: MacPherson strut front multilink rear, progressive rate coil springs gas-pressurized dampers

Brakes: four-wheel disc, 14" rotors with four-piston calipers

Wheels: cast aluminum, 21" front, 22" rear

Tires: 275/30R21 front, 305/30R22 rear

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