The Camaro convertible has finally been let out of the cage after months of speculation and rumours that it would be unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show. Now that the new Camaro is almost old news, GM needed something to keep the interest alive, and the convertible version will do just fine, thanks.

The Convertible concept will come with the same V8 engine, interior, brakes, transmission, and suspension as the coupe – it’s essentially just the coupe with the roof chopped off. We hope the production version gets a little more thought into it.

Those 1967-69 first-generation Chevrolet Camaros took the country by storm and kicked off a so-called “pony car war” that lasted until the fourth-generation Camaro bit the dust shortly after the turn of the century. Chevy sold hundreds of thousands of Camaros in each of the last three years of the Sixties, took them racing and won two Trans-Am titles, and gave the Ford Mustang a run for its money on the track and in the showroom. It is this icon that Chevrolet looked to for inspiration while designing the Chevy Camaro Concept.

Under the Chevrolet Camaro Concept’s long hood, which is shaped to mimic the old cowl-induction hood of Chevys past, is a Corvette-sourced 6.0-liter V8 engine making 400 horsepower. It’s hooked to a six-speed manual transmission that drives the rear wheels, and includes Active Fuel Management technology to shut down four of the motor’s eight cylinders when cruising on the highway. Chevrolet says that this car could get as much as 30 miles per gallon on the open road.


CHEVROLET CAMARO Z28
SPECIFICATIONS
TOP SPEED
123 mph (197 km/h)
0-60 mph (0-96 KM/H) 6.5 sec
ENGINE TYPE V8
DISPLACEMENT 302 ci (4,948 cc)
TRANSMISSION 4-speed manual
MAXIMUM POWER 290 bhp (216 kW) @ 5,800 rpm
MAXIMUM TORQUE 290 lb ft (393 Nm) @ 4,200 rpm
WEIGHT 3,528 lb (1,603 kg)
ECONOMY 15.7 mpg (5.56 km/l)

                     

2010 camaro

2010 camaro