The Chevrolet Camaro has always been an iconic car ever sinceits first introduction, Ironically, Sangyup Lee, the designer of the Camaro Concept Coupe and the Camaro Convertible Concept had no idea that the said car was so iconic. Lee said, “I was kind of glad I didn’t know how strong of an icon the Camaro was when I was first working on the project.” According to him, it was the pressure that pushed him to do the amazing design concepts that everyone is talking about nowadays. Among the designs that were lifted from the original Camaro is the gill in front of the rear wheel while the YF-22 fighter jet inspired the creation of the radical angles of the car.
The Chevrolet Camaro Concept was first introduced at the 2006 Detroit Auto Show. It was mainly built using the modified Cadillac STS platform and other details form General Motors rear-wheel-drive vehicles.
The Camaro was equipped with the 400-horsepower LS-2 6.0-liter which provided maximum power. Other features also included 14-inch front rotors and 21- and 22-inch wheels.
In August 2006, General Motors officially announced the start of production for the Camaro. GM Chairman Rick Wagoner said that the 2010 Chevy Camaro will be “virtually identical” to Lee’s concept.
The Chevrolet Camaro, which will still be released in 2010 but as early as now, consumers have already seen the car versions like the coupe, convertible and the one that was featured in the movie Transormers.
The production model will be built off a derivative of GM’s new Zeta platform, developed Holden, which is GM’s Australian wing and will be shared with that company’s new Commodore.
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