July 2, 2009
Camaro Beats Mustang: Is Anybody Surprised?
The news that the Chevrolet Camaro beat the Ford Mustang in June sales is being heralded by GM as some sort of breakthough, a triumph of good product over weak sales.
To some degree, GM has it right. The new Camaro is a compelling product and deserves some credit for getting buyers to pry open their wallets during one of the worst recessions of all time.
But let's face it, the Camaro hype machine has been running overtime for years now. From concept cars to movie cars to prototypes in the desert, the Camaro has enjoyed so much advanced publicity that anything less than a sell out would have been catastrophic.
To call a victory for the Camaro in the pony car war at this point seems a little premature. Let's wait until the early adopters get their cars and then see how sales pan out. Right now the overabundance of SS models being sold suggests that most of the buyers are true enthusiasts, but as we all know, it's the V6 models that end up carrying cars like the Camaro and the Mustang. We'll see how long that lasts.
July 14, 2009
Manual Camaro SS Models On Hold After Output Shaft Failures
The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro is facing a possible recall after several owners have experienced failures with their manual-equipped SS models. According to several reports on the Camaro5 website, hard launches have caused output shaft failures, especially when using the factory launch control.
According to Autoblog, Chevrolet is looking into the issue and has halted additional deliveries of manual-equipped SS cars for now. The Camaro SS uses the Tremec 6060 gearbox which is used in several other high-performance V8 applications.
... Nissan GTR all over again!!!
thats quality
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I heard that the new Camaro has an extra-padded and massaging seat bottom option for its pillow-biting buyers...
2014 GT Premium - Sterling Gray Metallic - MT82 - Track Pack - Glass Roof - Recaro seats - Spoiler delete
12.76 @ 114.04 bone stock. Koni yellow coil-overs, BMR watts, LCA and LCA relo brackets, Borla S-type axle back.
1966 Coupe - 331 stroker - Bullet custom roller cam - cam and motor installed and dyno tuned by Rodeheavers Hot Rod - Astro A5 - McLeod RXT - 486 to the wheels - more fun than my little tires can handle
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado - currently NOT on jackstands
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