Three models - LS, LT, SS
LS and LT come with 3.6L direct-inject V6 (300 hp/273 lb-ft)
SS six-speed manual comes with 6.2L LS3 V8 (422 hp/408 lb-ft)
SS six-speed automatic comes with new 6.2L L99 V8 (400 hp/395 ft-lb) and Active Fuel Management
3.6L DI V6 gets 26 mpg highway
6.2L V8 with automatic gets 23 mpg highway
RS appearance package available on LT and SS (includes HID headlamps with integrated halo rings, spoiler, specific taillamps and 20-inch wheels)
Front and rear independent suspension
FE2 suspension for LS and LT, sportier FE3 for SS
Four-wheel disc ABS standard, SS gets four-piston Brembo calipers
SS model gets adjustable Competitive/Sport mode for stability control and Launch Control on manual models
Available 18-,19- and 20-inch wheels
Nothing shockingly new that we didn’t see coming. Still, its a helva package. I enjoy the fact they at least kept it a few hundred pounds lighter than the challenger, has 52/48 weight distribution, and a independent rear suspension.
if you seen the car in person you’ll see that 3800 lbs… its a thicker car, looks nice but its a bigger car. Rims and tires weigh probly 220 + lbs total right there. they are massive.
The other day i seen a challenger driving thru town and it looks pretty cool but its a massive car too… sits very tall in the back just like the 70’s
I know this. Most cars are about 2mpg less than what they were rated in 07. I just think a LS1 should be slightly less than a 300hp v6…and my 30 mpg was actual…not the rated mileage.
Not bad for the v-6…lets hope the SS time is underrated…that isn’t great considering 400 hp and a magazine ran a 13.2 with a LS1. I doubt that 300-400 lbs makes that much of a difference. I bet one these hit the tracks they will be in the 12’s.
Interesting. Following all of GM’s latest cars they took the Camaro to the Nurburgring and cracked off a 8:20, not to bad considering the cars it bested.
In this automotive day and age, any vehicle that has even a trace amount of performance in its DNA has to make the rounds around the Nurburgring. The new Chevy Camaro SS isn’t exempt. So after GM revealed the Camaro on Monday, one of the scribes at InsideLine ran up to an engineer to find out what kind of time the Camaro put down at the Nordschleife. According to Doug Houlihan, GM’s chief engineer for global rear-wheel-drive vehicles, the Camaro SS ran the 'Ring in 8:20.
To put that into perspective, the recently released 2008 Cobalt SS did the deed in 8:22, along with the BMW E46 M3 and the last generation BMW M Coupe, followed by the Lotus Exige S and Porsche Cayman S at 8:25.
Ed Welburn, GM’S veep of global design, concedes that the Camaro’s shape is merely adequate from an aerodynamic standpoint, with a coefficient of drag on the SS of 0.35 and on the LS/LT models of 0.36 – largely a result of the recessed headlamps and full-width grille.
Houlihan went on to say that their time at the 'Ring allowed them to dial in the steering response and suspension settings, and that the StabiliTrak traction control system on the Camaro will be the best GM can offer. Settings on the SS model allow drivers to choose between track and performance modes, along with completely disabling the system. A launch control feature will also be available on the SS.
are you kidding me. a freakin cayman S yay and a cobalt SS and then another 4 banger elise. yay they beat some cars that are lame as hell and one can be had for like 10G’s less then the camaro :hsdance:
