By Justin Berkowitz
March 11, 2008
The Camaro has had spy photographers up its tailpipe ever since GM announced that they were thinking, maybe, about possibly perhaps building a new Camaro. And although we've seen some pretty good shots before, GM is now running undisguised prototypes around so you can get a complete view of what the Camaro looks like. Can you really call them spy pictures when GM is asking to have the pictures taken? Instead, maybe we'll call them "pre-press kit photos" because they're taken before GM invites over the professional studio photographers and then rubs oil all over the car and puts up those funny silver umbrellas. Aside from the horrific watermarks involved, there's a downside to documenting every step of the testing process and showing people the car before it's actually good to go (the Flex effect). Even though the development time line for the Camaro has been reasonably quick, it seems like we've been waiting since Burt Reynolds' first face lift for the new Camaro to hit the showroom floor. Anyway, to quote Three Dog Night, a child is black, a child is white, it turns by day, and then by night.
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March 11th, 2008 at 11:51 am
FAKE! neither driver has a mullet.
March 11th, 2008 at 11:52 am
Yep, it’s true. I’m already waiting for spy photos of the MY 2013 redesign.
March 11th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Looks like they went with quad lamps instead of the two big ones like the original…. or it could be a watermark induced halucination….
March 11th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
With oil and gas headed in the direction they are going, they might want to spend a lot of time perfecting a V6 variant.
I think they had better be cautious about production quantities. I know it’s not quite in the same league as the Ford GT, but I know there are still NEW Ford GTs sitting around, including the dealership close to me.
March 11th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Justin you make a good point if GM didn’t want it to be seen it wouldn’t be seen.I done everything but drive a new Camaro we were under it over it and through it.We were told,if you carry a cell phone,keep.it in your pocket.
Dolo 54 At my age the mullet grows naturally all I got to do is skip haircuts for 6 months,long at the back none at the front.
March 11th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
I found it interesting that they didn’t want them taking pictures of the interior. That means either they got so many bad comments from the earlier pictures that were released that they’re trying to fix it before production starts and it isn’t quite there yet, OR they got so many bad comments from the earlier pictures that were released that they won’t let anyone publish any more of them because they’re tired of listening to them.
My bet’s on the latter.
March 11th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
mikey :
long at the back none at the front
I think that qualifies more as a ’skullet’, mikey. ;)
On the subject: This has to be the only modern retro baby-boomer-pleasing car that I’m even remotely interested in.
Still, not that I would ever buy one… There are many many many other cars in the (projected) price range of this one that I would rather have. That’s just me, though…
March 11th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
does anyone even care anymore?! there has been test mules on the road for well over 12 months now…what can they possibly be testing? there is no surprise or buzz anymore…its about as exciting as seeing spy shots of the next Ford Taurus
March 11th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
There’s a “Joe Dirt” mullet in the glove box of each and every one.
March 11th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
NickR: dealers have new Ford GTs because they don’t want to sell them for sticker, and their dealer “floorplans” allow them the luxury for the next few months.
Considering lightly used GTs still go for sticker, this is a smart move…and has zero relevance to the Camaro.
March 11th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
This is still pre-production. Headlamsp and not final by any stretch, final stamping has not been done for the body but it’s pretty close from those in the know.
All in all it’s shaping up quite well.
March 11th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Considering lightly used GTs still go for sticker
No they don’t. The price at the local dealers has dropped from $225,000 to $175,000 over the past six months.
March 11th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
I was browsing through the pictures of the blizzard that rolled through central Ohio over the weekend and there’s a picture from a viewer of WBNS from Fairfield county of what appears to be the rear of a new Camaro, albeit a lot of the car is buried in snow.
http://shop.dispatch.com/PhotoEasy/UserImages/File_20080308084458_IMG_3585.JPG
The picture was # 87 of 342 from the WBNS 10tv website.
March 11th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
Bancho:
Much like there is a box of Summers Eve in the glovebox of every BMW.
March 11th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Ah, it’s been so long since I’ve seen the mullet/Camaro combination united in jest.
March 11th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
“FAKE! neither driver has a mullet.”
And alas, Diet Pepsi is now all over my keyboard. Thanks…
March 11th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Love it or hate it this is shaping up to be a unique and hot car for Chevrolet. If only all Chevrolets exhibited the design, heritage and genuine lust factor the Camaro posesses.
Before you hate on it consider that if the average joe didn’t care about this car they wouldn’t go into a frenzy at every picture another average joe manages to snap of it when they find it outside and sites like this wouldn’t bother posting it. This is a big car for GM and Chevrolet and it looks like it’s going to have all the right stuff to make a big play in it’s niche.
I’m also not so sure fuel prices will be a big negative for this car considering most people buy them for performance, not fuel economy and as a 2nd or 3rd vehicle, not a primary vehicle.
That said I drive a muscle car daily to work and back and it averages 17-18mpg. I was calculating how much I would save on a 50 mile commute if I got a car to replace it that averages 10mpg more and the cost savings is neglible, even if fuel hits $5 per gallon. Now if the car averaged 10-12mpg it’d be a different story and the savings just going to 20mpg would be much greater. I also doubt the V6 model of this car will use much less fuel than the V8, it’s biggest draw will be that the initial cost and insurance costs should be less.
March 11th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
The black on has a hitch:
http://tinyurl.com/39cayk
I wonder what the tow rating is. :)
March 11th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
No they don’t. The price at the local dealers has dropped from $225,000 to $175,000 over the past six months.
I think $175,000 is around the original sticker price for a Ford GT.
March 11th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
NickR :
March 11th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Considering lightly used GTs still go for sticker
No they don’t. The price at the local dealers has dropped from $225,000 to $175,000 over the past six months.
I believe the Ford GT’s MSRP was $102,000. $175,000 is still quite a bit over MSRP. Dealers aren’t exactly giving them away. Besides, as long as they have one in their showroom, it helps keep customers in the showroom. While they drool over the GT, the salesman has additional time to work on selling them a Mustang.
March 11th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
+1 for ajla..that dealer is ready to sell now.
March 11th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Nice, final testing stage