Chevrolet Camaro - egmCarTech

Chevrolet Camaro gunning for Detroit’s muscle car sales leader

Posted: Nov 19, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Chevrolet, Ford, GM, Industry News

Earlier this year, General Motors officially went back to selling the Chevrolet Camaro after ending production of the sports car in 2002. With a new design, more power and a strong heritage, the Chevrolet Camaro is speeding past the Ford Mustang to become Detroit’s muscle car sales leader.
The new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro outsold the new [...]

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Two out of three Chevrolet Camaro sales have been SS V8 models

Posted: Nov 18, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Chevrolet, GM, Industry News

When General Motors kicked off sales of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro earlier this year, it hoped that most customers would opt for the V6 LS and LT trims. However, based on Edmunds.com’s estimates, two-thirds of the 47,233 Camaro units sold from April 2009 to October 2009 have been V8 SS models.
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Twin-turbo Chevrolet Camaro to enter production? ‘Perhaps’ says Lutz

Posted: Nov 16, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, GM

At the 2009 SEMA Show earlier this month, Jay Leno unveiled his twin-turbocharged version of the 3.6L V6 Chevrolet Camaro. With the help of Turbonetics T-3 turbochargers, output was taken up to a total of 425-hp. Apparently, when the turbochargers aren’t being used, there is virtually no loss in the fuel-economy of the base 3.6L V6 [...]

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2010 Chevrolet Camaro 2LT Test-Drive Update: Compared to its rivals

Posted: Nov 10, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Chevrolet, GM, Reviews

Last week we picked up the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro 2LT. We’ve already reviewed the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS, so we thought we’d take a look at what the 304-hp 3.6L V6 Camaro competes with and if it is worth your hard earned money if you’re in the market for a V6 powered sports car.
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101 year old man buys 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS Transformers Edition

Posted: Nov 06, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, GM, Industry News, Videos

While most people who retire spend their life golfing or living in a beach house, 101 year old Virgil Coffman likes living in the fast lane. The centenarian recently became the oldest known owner of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. Which Camaro did he purchase? A 400-hp, bright yellow, Transformers edition Camaro SS.
“Impressed by the overall [...]

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Weekly Test-Drive: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro 2LT with 6-speed manual

Posted: Nov 04, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Chevrolet, GM, Reviews

The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro is back in the egmCarTech garage – however, unlike the V8 Camaro SS we previously tested, this Camaro carries a 304-hp 3.6L V6 mated to the Aisin Warner AY6 6-speed manual transmission.
First Impressions: It’s yellow like Bumblebee but it doesn’t have the black stripes nor does it have the Transformers package. [...]

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SEMA 2009: Chevrolet unveils 5 Camaro concepts, one by Jay Leno

Posted: Nov 03, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Auto Shows, Chevrolet, GM

This week at the 2009 SEMA Show, Chevrolet is showing off five new Camaro concepts, one which is a race-ready, twin-turbocharged V6 from Jay Leno and the one we’re interested in the most. As you can see from the pictures, the Jay Leno Camaro is one of the most radical looking Camaro concepts at SEMA [...]

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The Pontiac Trans Am that will never be: Lingenfelter 455 T/A Concept in real life

Posted: Nov 02, 2009

Filed under: Auto Shows, Chevrolet, Pontiac, Tuner Cars

Just last week we introduced you to the Lingenfelter 455 T/A Concept, a car that will make its world debut at the 2009 SEMA Show later this week. We now have our first real look at the car before its official SEMA debut thanks to CARandDRIVER.
Besides the new redesign and the 20-inch honeycomb wheels, the [...]

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Video: Transformers Camaro Bumblebee is the coolest Halloween costume ever

Posted: Oct 30, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, Videos

There is not much to say except that this is the coolest Halloween costume we’ve ever seen. We wonder if this guy will go to the steps as a Chevrolet Camaro and then transform into Bumblebee and scream “TRICK OR TREAT!”
Because that’s what we would do – but we are geeks and car enthusiasts who [...]

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2010 HPE700 LS9 Camaro outputs up to 1,000-hp, comes standard with 725-hp

Posted: Oct 29, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Auto Shows, Breaking, Chevrolet, GM, Tuner Cars

After all the waiting and development, Hennessey has finally unveiled the new 2010 HPE700 LS9 Chevrolet Camaro that will be introduced at the 2009 SEMA show next week. Hennessey will only make 24 units of the HPE700 and 10 of them have already been sold.
Based on the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS with a 6-speed manual [...]