Chevrolet on Wednesday unveiled the 2010 Camaro, an all-new heritage-inspired sports car which will enter the market in the first quarter of next year.

Combining great looks and performance, Camaro offers advanced technology and surprising efficiency – including 9 l/100 km estimated highway fuel efficiency.

Built on GM’s new, global rear-wheel-drive architecture, the Camaro is offered in V-6-powered LS and LT models, as well as the V-8-powered SS. All models and powertrain combinations include fuel-saving six-speed transmissions.
’Camaro delivers all of the things that make Chevrolet such a revered, global brand,’ said Ed Peper, GM North America vice president, Chevrolet. ’It competes with the world’s best sports cars and does so with styling, fuel economy and value our competitors simply can’t match.’

Advanced powertrain technologies, including engines with direct injection and Active Fuel Management, enable a satisfying balance of exhilarating performance and good fuel efficiency.

’The new Chevrolet Camaro delivers a thoroughly modern, advanced package of performance, comfort and technology,’ said Peper. ’It’s a sports car for a new generation of enthusiasts that doesn’t forget the heritage that helped make the original a cultural icon. That is no small feat and it took a worldwide commitment to achieve it.’

Indeed, the 2010 Camaro exemplifies GM’s global development process. The design concept originated in the United States; engineering was directed by GM’s global rear-wheel-drive team in Australia; validation was conducted on roads around the world and assembly will take place at GM’s award-winning Oshawa facility in Canada.

Product highlights include:

• Sleek styling with contemporary cues and 10 available exterior colours

• LS and LT models offered with an advanced, 3.6L direct-injected V-6 engine with variable valve timing and a choice of six-speed manual or automatic transmissions

• SS model offered with 6.2L V-8 – including fuel-saving Active Fuel Management on automatic-equipped combinations – and a six-speed manual transmission

• Four-wheel independent suspension system, including a 4.5-link rear suspension

• Variable-rate power steering with the rack mounted forward of the front axle for greater driver feel

• Four-wheel disc brake systems standard on all models, including four-piston Brembo calipers on SS models

• StabiliTrak stability control system and traction control standard on all models

• Competitive/Sport modes for the stability system offered on SS models, including launch control on SS models equipped with the six-speed manual transmission

• Family of 18-, 19- and 20-inch wheels

• Detailed interior with heritage-inspired design, excellent attention to detail and available ambient lighting via LED light pipe technology

• Robust body structure and exceptional build quality

• Six standard air bags, including head curtain side-impact air bags and front seat-mounted thorax side air bags

• RS appearance package available on LT and SS, including HID headlamps with integrated halo rings, spoiler, specific taillamps and 20-inch wheels - TradeArabia News Service