The convertible returned once again for , and for Chevrolet added an optional horsepower 3. For Camaro received a new front fascia, and the Chevy engineers dropped the all-aluminum small-block LS1 V8 from the Corvette into the Z28 — rated at horsepower and lb-ft of torque. Chevrolet offered a 35th anniversary graphics package for the Camaro Z28 SS coupe and convertible. Camaro production ended after the model year and lay dormant for eight years.
Camaro Fifth Generation: —15 After eight long years, the Camaro returned to the Chevrolet lineup for the model year with a modern design that drew inspiration from the iconic Camaro.
Camaro Fifth Generation: —15 A new Camaro concept debuted at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, and went on to appear in the Transformers film, which built pressure to put a new Camaro into production. The Camaro that went on sale in remained true to the concept and fans enthusiastically received the new Camaro.
The standard engine for the model is a horsepower 3. The Camaro SS is powered by a horsepower 6. Officials selected the Camaro SS as the pace car for the Indianapolis Camaro Fifth Generation: —15 The Camaro Convertible returned for , and the pace car at the Indianapolis was a Camaro SS Convertible in white with orange stripes and an orange leather-trimmed interior — a look evoking the styling details of the Indy pace car.
Camaro ZL1 features the first sports car application of third-generation Magnetic Ride suspension, which uses valveless damping and Magneto-Rheological fluid technology to adjust the suspension for road and driving conditions. The ZL1 also features Performance Traction Management which was first introduced on the Corvette ZR1 and integrates magnetic ride control, launch control, traction control, electronic stability control and electric power steering response — all to improve performance.
For Camaro received the 1LE Package for the SS with manual transmission, adding different gearing, suspension tuning and tires for improved track performance. The 1LE features a matte black hood, front splitter and rear spoiler, as well as spoke ZL1-based wheels also finished in black. Camaro Fifth Generation: —15 Camaro received a new front fascia and rear treatment for , including new headlights and taillights for a sleeker look — except for the ZL1, which retained the previous fascia since it is optimized for engine cooling and aerodynamic downforce.
The LS and LT coupes and convertibles are powered by a horsepower 3. The Camaro SS is powered by the same 6.
It was the eighth time that a Camaro was chosen as the pace car for the race, starting with the original Camaro in , followed by the Camaro. Camaro also led the field to the green flag at Indianapolis in , , , and The only available option is a package that includes air conditioning and six speakers. A cubic-inch racing engine with a Whipple supercharger powers the COPO Camaro, rated by the NHRA at horsepower; it is capable of running the quarter mile in less than 9 seconds.
Camaro Fifth Generation: —15 With the new sixth-generation Camaro coming for the model year, Chevrolet wrapped up production of the fifth generation with the Camaro Commemorative Edition, which was available on 2LT and 2SS coupes and convertible and includes the RS package. The Commemorative Edition has special inch wheels, a unique stripe, a body-color front splitter, a ZL1 rear spoiler and Commemorative Edition fender badges.
Five exterior color combinations were available and the SS received a body-color hood insert. Chevrolet offered a new Adrenaline Red interior only on the Commemorative Edition, which included adrenaline red and black leather seating surfaces, an adrenaline red instrument panel insert and red stitching on the seats, steering wheel, shift knob, shift boot, door trim armrest and center console lid.
Chevrolet was determined to establish high-performance credentials for the Camaro. During the season, Donohue would win three times. In , the same car redecorated as a '68 was among those used by Donohue to win 10 of the 13 races that season. Camaros have long been among America's most-raced cars. Here's Grumpy's Camaro on its way to winning the very first Pro Stock title at the Winternationals. New taillights and grilles were also part of the package. Choosing the RS option included hidden headlights.
The SS option included dual exhaust, red-stripe tires, black accents on the grille, and a retuned suspension. Structurally, the Camaro was little different from the first two editions. But the bodywork was more voluptuous and slightly provocative. For the second time, a Camaro paced the Indianapolis , and this time Chevrolet produced replicas of this Z11 convertible with its signature orange houndstooth upholstery.
The was powered by the hp, L72 iron-block cubic-inch 7. Only 69 of the s were built, and they were all powered by the aluminum ZL-1 big-block also rated at horsepower.
Those ZL-1 Camaros built in are considered the most collectible of them all. Hot rods are an essential element of the Camaro's heritage. Over the years, the Camaro has been twisted by its owners into parade floats, jacked-up street racers, gilded Pro Street show cars, and a few truly awesome supercars. GM engineer Mark Stielow's series of first-generation Camaros are thoroughly rebuilt around the vast hoard of aftermarket parts available for the car as well as later-model components adapted to the vehicle.
Our Blue Maxi remains one of the magazine's most indelible project cars. At the same time it would have to be tractable on the highway and it would have to be a credit to its publisher. Mostly it had to represent everything we thought was right about the automobile in an atmosphere of increasing criticism of anything with four wheels—especially four fat wheels.
Bigger than before and lacking a convertible variant, the new Camaro was nonetheless similarly engineered to the first-generation car, with a front subframe and a unibody rear structure.
It's more tolerant to driving techniques now, more mature in its behavior. The LT-1 may have sacrificed some of the DZ's high-revving charisma, but it was a much friendlier everyday driving companion. The high-back seats indicate that the pictured car is a model—when a switch to SAE "net" power-rating standards dropped the nominal output of the LT-1 to horsepower. The second-generation Camaro carried on visually almost unchanged through And yes, the styling was cribbed from Ferrari.
The big-block V-8s fell off the menu for New federal bumper regulations meant the nose and tail of the Camaro had to be redesigned for Considering how massive those aluminum bumpers were, the car survived their addition admirably. The V-8 under the hood was rated at only horsepower. And by , it was!
This was the first year for catalytic converters, and the output of Camaro engines skidded downward. In '75 the Rally Sport option became a paint-and-tape package. Flat-black paint in the s was a challenge to protect. Chevrolet brought back the Z28 in mid largely in response to its sister company Pontiac's success with their Firebird line.
The Trans-Ams were doing really well and always had. The revived Z was not the performance beast of old. The cubic inch engine could barely boast horsepower, even less if you lived in California and were subject to their strict emission laws. Even though it wasn't the familiar muscle car, buyers could still get some respectable performance options that made the revived Z28 a fun car to drive.
The addition of the T-top helped make this one of the best-selling Camaros to date. It was fitted with a 5. The new Z's power train was sheltered under a fiberglass with functional air induction. They were equipped with an LT1 V8 that boasted horsepower and by Chevy was offering a Z28 with a LT1, but the sales were dropping off significantly. After an eight year hiatus, Chevrolet reintroduced a totally new Camaro with a semi-retro style.
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