Official 2010 Camaro Review thread

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

I just built one on the Chevy website and the gauge pods aren't available on the base SS.

My biggest gripe is the gauges, that's where the crumbs go.

[MX793]

I just built one on the Chevy website and the gauge pods aren't available on the base SS.

The aux gauges are only on 2LT and 2SS trims.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

The aux gauges are only on 2LT and 2SS trims.

Yep!

[SVT666]

I remember driving a same year Corvette and being unimpressed by the exhaust note on that car.  What's so different about the less powerful Camaro's exhaust?

The biggest difference is that the exhaust on the Camaro isn't a true dual exhaust and it is on the Corvette.  The Camaro's exhaust collects into a single pipe and then splits again into dual tailpipes.  The Corvette's is a true dual system like the Mustang's.

[SVT666]

It's a thirty-thousand-dollar car with over four hundred horsepower.  The interior is not going to be decked out with alcantara and brushed aluminum.  Get over it.

That doesn't excuse a bad steering wheel if in fact it is bad like Jalopnik says it is.

[Raza]

The biggest difference is that the exhaust on the Camaro isn't a true dual exhaust and it is on the Corvette.  The Camaro's exhaust collects into a single pipe and then splits again into dual tailpipes.  The Corvette's is a true dual system like the Mustang's.

Interesting.  So why does the Camaro sound better?

[SVT666]

Interesting.  So why does the Camaro sound better?

Mufflers.  The Corvette's mufflers in the 90s were huge.  The Corvette wasn't supposed to be loud and raucous whereas the Camaro was.  That has sort of changed now with the new Corvette.

Stock:


Aftermarket:

[Eye of the Tiger]

Aftermarket:

[FoMoJo]

Are they in the dealerships yet?

I saw another one on the road today.  It looked pretty good.

[ChrisV]

Are they in the dealerships yet?

I saw another one on the road today.  It looked pretty good.

Yes. People have been takling delivery of them.

And as I posted in another thread, most of them have stick on wheel weights plastered all over the brake calipers.

[hotrodalex]

Aftermarket:

That's what I'm talkin' about.

[Raza]

Yes. People have been takling delivery of them.

And as I posted in another thread, most of them have stick on wheel weights plastered all over the brake calipers.

Why?

[68_427]

So far that seems to be the only one.

[ChrisV]

So far that seems to be the only one.

only one what?

[68_427]

The only Camaro with those brake weights.  I'm on Camaro5 at least 3 times a day and that had never come up before.

[MX793]

Why?

Changes the resonance of the caliper to hopefully quell vibration.

[ChrisV]

The only Camaro with those brake weights.  I'm on Camaro5 at least 3 times a day and that had never come up before.

Did you read the thread I linked to? MANY owners were taking pictures of those caliper weights, and they took pictures of ones at dealers, too. It was NOT "only one."

Jesus.

[ChrisV]

Changes the resonance of the caliper to hopefully quell vibration.

And yet the glue on the stick on wheel weights would melt at temps that the calipers can get up to. And no other car using those Brembos have needed that. So what gives on the Camaros?

[TBR]

And yet the glue on the stick on wheel weights would melt at temps that the calipers can get up to. And no other car using those Brembos have needed that. So what gives on the Camaros?

Sounds like a poor design by Brembo. They don't use the same exact system for every car.

[SVT32V]

Yep!

They shoulda left em off, they were a bad idea in '69 and unthinkable in 2009.

[Sigma Projects]

what's the big deal, just take them off...

[MX793]

Sounds like a poor design by Brembo. They don't use the same exact system for every car.

It may not have been Brembo's fault.  The problem may be the mount GM designed to place the calipers on.

[ChrisV]

Apparently Brembo is redesigning the calipers, so... Seems like an awful kludge to be releasing on customer cars considering how long the car was in development.

[FlatBlackCaddy]

Apparently Brembo is redesigning the calipers, so... Seems like an awful kludge to be releasing on customer cars considering how long the car was in development.

GM really didn't have much time for testing before this hit the market. From Concept to production in 129 1/2 months doesn't leave much room for dot all the i's and cross all the p's. Yes i know it is supposed to be cross all the t's but apperently gm's finance division found it both cheaper and quicker to cross the p's instead.

[hotrodalex]

GM really didn't have much time for testing before this hit the market. From Concept to production in 129 1/2 months doesn't leave much room for dot all the i's and cross all the p's. Yes i know it is supposed to be cross all the t's but apperently gm's finance division found it both cheaper and quicker to cross the p's instead.

They announced the car way too soon.

[SVT666]

They announced the car way too soon.

It was in a movie way too soon too.  I mean, the sequel is debuting just weeks after the car is actually released.

[Sigma Projects]

yea seriously. They used the Camaro too much for attention, kills part of the hype.

[SVT666]

Camaro Convertible On Track For 2011 


Rumors have been circulating the Web that General Motors? financial condition has indefinitely delayed the open air version of the Chevrolet Camaro, but a new report indicated the Camaro Convertible is alive and well and still on track for a 2011 launch.

The Camaro Convertible?s launch date has been pushed back several times, but Chevrolet has never considered completely cancelling the program. ?The convertible was never canceled,? General Motors spokesman Terry Rhadigan told Automotive News. ?It was retimed. It will be the first quarter of 2011 for the start of production.?

The Camaro Convertible was originally slated to begin production in December 2009. However, further financial woes pushed that date back to May 2010 before being ultimately shifted to February 2011 ? almost a full two years after the coupe started production at GM?s Oshawa, Ontario plant.
When the Camaro Convertible finally does make production, it will be available with V6 and V8 engines.

[SVT666]

I saw a new Camaro at the dealership yesterday.  It's got some presence that's for sure, but I much prefer the Challenger I saw at the dealer right next door.

[the Teuton]

Camaro convertible:  When you like the looks but want some outward visibility.