jamotto Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Link quote:DETROIT (CNNMoney.com) - People thought American two-door performance cars were dead. The Chevrolet Camaro and the Pontiac Firebird went out of production in 2003. That left just the Mustang hanging on. It's not hanging on anymore. With its 2005 redesign, the Mustang has taken off, selling like it did in 1964 when it was first introduced. Now the ghosts are revving their engines. Yesterday, the Dodge Challenger, in modern concept-car form, was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show. Today, it was the Camaro. Ever since the new Mustang was released, General Motors executives have been saying they wanted to compete. So far, these are only concepts but each could be produced with a few changes. The Camaro concept rolled out onto the show floor at the North American International Auto Show, better known as the Detroit Auto Show, this morning. Like the Dodge Challenger concept, which was revealed on Sunday, the Camaro follows the Mustang's lead in taking its design cues straight from the classics of the late 1960s and early '70s. "The fact that the Camaro has been out of production for a number of years made it particularly important that the Camaro Concept honors the Camaro heritage in the right way," said Bob Boniface, director of GM's Warren Advanced Design Studio, The 2006 concept was particularly inspired by the 1969 version of the Camaro. "The overall proportions, long hood and powerful fender forms say, 'This is a front-engine, rear-wheel drive performance vehicle,' " said Tom Peters, GM's design director for rear-wheel drive performance cars. The concept car has a prominent front grille and hood bulge. Large wheels (the front wheels are 21 inches in diameter and the back wheels are 22 inches), exposed high-performance brakes, and prominent fender shapes add to the "muscle car" theme. Under the hood, the concept Camaro shares an aluminum 6.0-liter engine with the Chevrolet Corvette C6 race car.This and the Challenger, what a great week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TARWMSRK Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 The new Camaro looks like garbage im afraid to say. The Challenger is a different story. Although I am not really a fan of American cars (except the Z06 Corvette and ESPECIALLY the Ford GT ) I have to say the interrior of the Challenger is 'frickin' sweet'. I mean check out that dash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolferz Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 ooooooo Telemetry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamotto Posted January 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 quote:Originally posted by Carl Burning: The new Camaro looks like garbage im afraid to say.Yea, I would have to agree with you. Shame GM didn't bother to use any part of concept drawings that appeared on Camaro fansites, they were sweet. quote: The Challenger is a different story. starting to save up for it's 30g price tag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostInSpace Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 I saw the car on the news tonight. Very nice looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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