The General Motors  Camaro was the second longest running model in GM’s arsnel of vehicles behind only, the Corvette until the final car rolled off the assembly line in 2002.  Since the other two big threesome US car manufacturers  have gone the retro  path   bringing back their Muscle  cars from the late 60’s and early 70’s,  Chevrolet  was bound to follow.   Based on the 2006 Camaro conception and 2007 Camaro Convertible concept, output of the firth-generation Camaro was approved in early August of 2006.  It took some fine tuning but by March of 2009 the first new Camaro since 2002 rolled off the production line. 

This marks the return of Chevy division’s iconic “pony car”.  It comes as a 2-door coupe with a 2-door convertible adaptation due out for the 2011 model year.  This new  Chevy Camaro  has barrowed many of the designs from the now-discontinued Pontiac G8.  It has taken the famous 1969 Camaro style and gave it a more sophisticated flare.  The base model houses a 3.6 liter V6 engine that produces 304 H.P..  The body trim level available are the LS and LT.  For the owner that wants more, Chevy offers the SS model which has two options, Manual or Automatic  transmissions.  Both transmissions mount to the high performance 6.2 liter V8 engine.  Horsepower outage  with the automatic transmission is estimated at 400 and the manual transmission boasts an impressive 426 horsepower.

 Additional   safety features offered on all models are ABS, traction control, antiskid systems, front-side airbags and curtain-side airbags.  Chevy  also offers a RS Package for the LT and SS models which add bi-xenon headlights, unique trim accents and 20 inch wheels for the LT version.  Of course, GM Chevrolet   in staying with the times also offer wireless cell-phone link, USB port, satellite radio, and remote engine start.

Early gross sales look impressive  and by the way the aftermarket guys are working night and day to produce accessories for the model, it looks like Chevrolet has got a achiever on their hands .