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The Chevrolet Camaro is an automobile manufactured by the Chevrolet division of General Motors, commonly classified as a pony car. It went on sale on sep. 29, 1966 (53 years ago) for the 1967 (52 years ago) model year and was designed as a competing model to the Ford Mustang (7 pics). The car shared its platform and major components with the Pontiac Firebird, also introduced for 1967 (52 years ago). Four distinct generations of the car were developed before production ended in 2002 (17 years ago). The nameplate was revived again on a concept vehicle that evolved into the fifth-generation Camaro, production started on Mar. 16, 2009 (10 years ago).
Fifth generationBased on the 2006 (13 years ago) Camaro Concept and 2007 (12 years ago) Camaro Convertible Concept, production of the fifth-generation Camaro was approved on 10 Aug. 2006 (13 years ago). Oshawa Car Assembly produces the new Camaro which went on sale in spring of 2009 (10 years ago) as a 2010 (9 years ago) model year vehicle.
The 2010 (9 years ago) Chevrolet Camaro is offered as a coupe only in LS, LT, and SS trim levels. LS and LT models are powered by a 3.6L (217ci) V6 producing 304 hp (227 kW), mated to either a 6-speed manual or a 6-speed automatic with manual shift. The sprint from 0-60 is covered in 5.9 seconds with the V6. The SS is powered by the LS3 6.2L (376ci) V8 producing 426 hp (318 kW). It is paired with a 6-speed manual and runs 0-60 mph in 4.8 seconds. The RS appearance package is available on both the LT and SS. Production began on 16 Mar. 2009 (10 years ago) as a 2010 (9 years ago) model.
MotorTrend has published the information on a new Z-28 model in the making for 2012 (7 years ago) with a Supercharged LS3 bumping 550 bhp (410 kW; 558 PS) and a 6-speed manual.
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