New Motor Trend Magazine today

[mc73nova]

"It delivers. The look is there. The performance is there. The value is there." And, oh, yes, so is the "wow." Motor Trend Magazine

2010 Chevrolet Camaro

Base Price- $24,000 (est)
Vehicle Layout- Front Engine,RWD,4-pass,2-door coupe
Engine- 3.6L/310-hp(est)/270-lb-ft(est) DOHC 24-valve V-6
Transmissions- 6- speed manual; 6-speed automatic
Curb Weight- 3750 lb (mfr)
Wheelbase- 112.3 in
Length x Width x Height 190.4 x75.5 x 54.2 in
0-60 MPH- 6.1 sec (mfr)
EPA City/Hwy Fuel Econ- 18/26 (est)
CO2 Emissions- 0.93 lb/mile (est)
On Sale In U.S.- March 2009

I really have my heart set on a 6.2L 427hp RS/SS Camaro, but this article actually amazed me. I always hated seeing a V6 Camaro/Firebird, Mustang, or any other American sports car. I figured if you were getting a new car why not go for the gusto. This car changed my mind! An est 310 hp out of a V6 N/a with a 6-speed manual trans is awesome. Motor Trend even said to give them the car and they'll get a 5.9 sec 0-60 out of it. I'm impressed.

Just me rambling on.

[Tru2Chevy]

It's actually rated at an even 300hp IIRC, same motor that's available in the CTS. (3.6L with direct injection).

The v6 should be quite a capable car...

- Justin

[maroman88]

i saw its was guna be 304hp, another mag pointed out that the v6 camaro will have 4 more hp then the mustang gt! lol

[mc73nova]

The true horsepower won't be told until they hit the showroom.

It is the same DOHC, 24 valve 3.6-liter V-6 that is in the new CTS. With VVT and DI it will produce more than 300hp but the actual hp is still TBD.

[BigAls87Z28]

So far, the V6 Camaro's that were put out for review are all coming back top notch reports. Handling, braking, performance, feel, all of it is just getting glowing reviews.
And thats not the 422hp, 4pistion Brembro 14 inch rotor SS model yet...ohhhh baby!

[DevilDougWS6]

damn, pretty nice sounding even for a v6....all them hardcore v8 stang guys better get their gear together to compete with a chevy 6!

[NJ346]

Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy

It's actually rated at an even 300hp IIRC, same motor that's available in the CTS. (3.6L with direct injection).

The v6 should be quite a capable car...

- Justin

You are right. I'm surprised big Al hasn't found all this infor yet. The DI V6 is rated at 300hp/273tq. This info can be found from the Camaro Ordering booklet being sent out to dealers now. Here is a link to the page with the engine specs: http://www.camaroz28.com/gallery/mai...g2_itemId=1433

[mc73nova]

I'm sure he knows too, I have just been reading as many car magazines as I can get my hands on. I love cars in general and try to learn as much as I can. It is also good to deal with a car hands on and gain knowledge that can't be experienced from a piece of paper.

[BonzoHansen]

OK, just finished reading the whole Lightening Lap article in the new C&D.

What is worse, their description of the Challenger?

As track cars go, VIR proved that the Dodge Challenger SRT8 is a lovely street rod. It did turn better times than the Charger SRT8 of the 2006 Lightning Lap but largely because of its higher-performance tires and lower curb weight.

At 4146 pounds, the Challenger was 95 pounds lighter than the Charger, but nonetheless, the driver never, ever ceases to be aware of its mass, aggravated by numb steering. And the automatic transmission didn’t help, either (Memo to Dodge: Enlarge the IP gear-selection readout—it’s almost invisible).

We’d hoped for a manual model, available for ’09, which would have made a difference. But even so, if the Audi S5 isn’t overjoyed to be on a racetrack, the Challenger is downright miserable.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...e+page-14.html

..or the fact that it got slapped by a Cobalt SS, which ran 3 seconds faster around the track at VIR?

We’re massively impressed with the new front-wheel-drive champion of the LL1 class, the Chevrolet Cobalt SS. Not only did it lop three seconds off the Mazdaspeed 3’s 2007 front-drive record of 3:16.0, it was only a half-second behind the overall LL1 record of 3:12.5 set by the Nissan 350Z Track in 2006.

Two years ago, a supercharged Cobalt SS with 205 horsepower recorded a respectable 3:20.6. We invited the ’08 Cobalt SS because it has a new 260-hp, 2.0-liter direct-injection four-cylinder turbo engine and a host of chassis upgrades including wider tires and larger brakes.

The changes made a huge difference at the track as the Cobalt’s new brakes resisted fading, its wider tires maintained their hold lap after lap, and its compliant and balanced chassis made it easy to exploit the phenomenal grip.

Gobs of power from the new engine and an optional limited-slip diff allowed the Cobalt to take most of the track in third gear. The SS hurtled forward with an anger missing in the rest of LL1 and much of the LL2 group. Despite the explosive power and front weight bias, the Cobalt SS resisted the typical understeer found in front-drive cars. The SS goes about its business with almost no drama. You only realize how quick it is when you arrive at start-finish and wonder, “How’d I get here so fast?”

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...re+page-2.html

And Camaro fans may be happy with the results of the new CTS-V given the suspension similarities...

If the Corvette was predictable as the LL2 champ, the car that put up the second-best lap time in the category was a surprise. Yes, the CTS-V’s 6.2-liter supercharged LSA V-8 makes 556 horsepower, 120 more than the Vette, and, yes, horsepower definitely counts on this circuit.

But the new super-Caddy also weighs 996 pounds more than the Vette, and weight is never an asset on a racetrack. Which makes the Cadillac’s performance nothing short of remarkable. Remarkable thrust from the LSA with no hint of the angry bull bellow that afflicted the previous CTS-V. Remarkable, too, is its six-speed manual gearbox, providing precise shifts and crisp engagements. Remarkable balance, allowing the driver to drift and pivot this big sedan with ease. Remarkable brakes, offering formidable stopping power without a hint of fade, lap after lap.

You may also find it remarkable that the BMW M3’s best lap trailed the big Caddy’s best time by 1.6 seconds. The CTS-V does enjoy a power-to-weight edge over the M3, 7.7 pounds per horsepower versus 8.8, and the Cadillac’s chassis and suspension are good enough to exploit that edge. But the real difference was the M3’s automated manual gearbox, which didn’t want to downshift on command, and our best lap was achieved while driving the car in pure automatic mode.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...re+page-6.html


To be honest, I am surprised at all of this, especially the Cobalt. But there it is.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...p_2008_feature

[BonzoHansen]

...while I am copy & pasting...

2010 Chevrolet Camaro V-6 - First Drive Review
This pony is neither fish nor fowl.

BY MICHAEL AUSTIN, PHOTOGRAPHY BY TOM DREW
November 2008

Attention, IROC-Z enthusiasts: the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro will not be available with your beloved T-top. If this is hugely disappointing, well, it may finally be time to put on a shirt with a collar, sell your Skynyrd CDs, and scissor the mullet.

In reviving the Camaro, Chevy is doing all it can to make the born-again car remind everyone of the sharp, cleanly styled 1967 original, rather than the more awkward later versions that seemed like accessories to tank-top wear and excesses in facial hair. This writer, the semi-proud owner of a 1995 Z28, knows intimately all the social assumptions that go with late-model Camaro ownership.

GM is of course milking the revival for as many stories as it can get from us, hence we got a first drive in a V-6-powered Camaro prototype, which we promptly piloted to the the Car and Driver 10Best loop in the Michigan woods. The V-8 experience will follow soon. Manipulative intentions aside, the point of our early exposure was also to prove that even the base Camaro is deserving of more enlightened consideration, while still being powerful and capable enough to rock your face.

As we noted in our September issue, the V-6 features direct injection and dual over-head cams, the rear suspension is an independent multilink, and both transmissions (an Aisin manual and a GM automatic) are six-speeds. Lest you think this setup is the sort of wine-and-cheese import-sedan formula that will make the Camaro a card-carrying metrosexual, Chevy promises the V-6 will make no fewer than 300 horsepower and that blasting from 0 to 60 mph should take 6.1 seconds, with the quarter-mile breezing by in 14.5 seconds at 97 mph.

Even if those numbers are conservative, the 3800-pound V-6 Camaro should easily out-drag the V-6 versions of the Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger, but it will eat the dust of a lighter Ford Mustang Bullitt, a V-8, and the more powerful Dodge Challenger SRT8, both of which cover the quarter-mile about a second quicker.

Though the Camaro lacks the cojones to run with the big boys, it does make a compelling case as a decent sports car. Around the 10Best loop, the Camaro showed remarkable poise, with the suspension handling the pockmarked roads with hardly any disturbance to the cabin. The chassis is less jumpy than that of the Mustang but far more communicative than in the Challenger, and although the Camaro is nearly as wide as the Dodge it doesn’t feel as big.

We drove two different wheel-and-tire combinations: 18-inch wheels with BF Goodrich Traction T/As on an automatic-transmission car and 19-inch Pirelli PZero Neros with the manual; either choice has a section width of 245. When the Camaro goes on sale—the target is first day of March 2009—20-inch wheels and tires will be available with the RS package. At this point in the Camaro‘s development (about 99 percent complete, according to Chevy), the 18-inch tires are preferable, offering more steering feel and more predictable handling. On either set of tires, though, the Camaro turns in easily before setting into minor understeer that is easily cured with a stomp on the throttle. The engine responds willingly, although the high-pitched tone of the exhaust note feels out of place – our inner car lover appreciates the racy smoothness but our inner Camaro owner longs for the deep rumble of a V-8.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t_drive_review

I'd like to note I do not find C&D to be biased towards American cars.....Hondas & BMWs, yes...

[SteveR]

Originally Posted by BonzoHansen

And Camaro fans may be happy with the results of the new CTS-V given the suspension similarities...

I really like the new CTS-V. I was going to find one at a dealer and give it a whirl, until I saw the price tag. damn. Maybe an older '04 or '05.

[maroman88]

yea that new coby SS sounds quite amazing also! and dont get me started on the CTS-V

and obviously LOL at the challenger

[Frosty]

The new CTS-V gives me wood.

[jims69camaro]

2010 Chevrolet Camaro V-6 - First Drive Review
This pony is neither fish nor fowl.

nice headline. but what made me pick it up was the cover ('track meat', which i thought interesting, but the photo of the cars that showed up...) and the little bitty headline above the Car and Driver that said "+ FIRST DRIVE: 2010 CHEVEROLET CAMARO" which was right next to "TESTED: CADILLAC'S 556-HP CTS-V FASTEST AMERICAN SEDAN EVER!"

i picked it up in the doctor's office, and just snuck it out under my Popular Hot Rodding. there is no reason to subscribe, because they rarely have anything i find worth reading. i mean stats and stuff are good to know, about the car you own. there is just so much of the other cars' stats that i can stand to read. but this article on the camaro was really neat. it's not on the message boards, it's actually in print. that's not to say that they can't make a mistake in printing a magazine, but it's proof positive that the car i fell in love with over 3 years ago will actually be produced. and i can actually hold that proof in my hand...

[BigAls87Z28]

Nubers have been out for a while for the hp. All the car rags seem to "guess" the hp of the Camaro anywhere from 295hp to 310hp.
300hp was told to us at Indy, and the 400 for the auto, 422 for the manual were solid numbers 2 months ago.

Camaro is no joke...this thing is gunna seriously blow a lot of people away.

Also btw some major ordering info being revealed at
camaro5.com

One is the official ordering guide:
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7787

And the other is a 17 page ordering workbook:
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7790

[maroman88]

HOCKEY STRIPES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!

[V]

im gonna be so excited to return to the states in 2010, and then stroll into a dealer to place my order.

[DaSkinnyGuy]

HaHa my 3.1L 92 firebird gets 17cty/28hwy better than the new advanced v6. the new v6 you would think would get 32 its not that hard.

[mc73nova]

Originally Posted by DaSkinnyGuy

HaHa my 3.1L 92 firebird gets 17cty/28hwy better than the new advanced v6. the new v6 you would think would get 32 its not that hard.

try keeping up with that new v6!!

[BonzoHansen]

Originally Posted by DaSkinnyGuy

HaHa my 3.1L 92 firebird gets 17cty/28hwy better than the new advanced v6. the new v6 you would think would get 32 its not that hard.

Can you say weight/power ratio. Hell, even them big tires add rolling resistence

[BigAls87Z28]

Originally Posted by DaSkinnyGuy

HaHa my 3.1L 92 firebird gets 17cty/28hwy better than the new advanced v6. the new v6 you would think would get 32 its not that hard.

It also makes 2x the hp in a car that is a 1/4 ton heavier. And that rating you posted is the OLD EPA number.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/calcu...lumn=1&id=7678

Converted to the "new" system, you are at 16/25.

Soo...yeah, new 300hp V6 Camaro is a hell of a bargin and no longer the bastard child of the pony car world.