Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler 2010 Camaro - First Impressions

They already do. It's called a Pontiac Solstice GXP. ~3,000lbs, 2.0L Turbocharged, intercooled, Direct-injected 4-cylinder engine w/ 260hp, 30+mpg.

We love ours!

Mini Cooper S's are great. Loads of fun. I've almost bought one, twice. On both occasions the salespeople were such jerks that I walked out on the deals.

In 1969 I bought my first brand new car, a Z28 Camaro, so when I heard they were bringing the Camaro back with styling from the '69 model I thought I'd give it a very close look.

I'm looking to buy a "toy" to spend my sunset years in and I found the idea of going back to a Camaro very appealing.
This month I went to the autoshow in Toronto and checked out the Camaro along with a few other cars.

The car I saw was painted in the same colours I had, orange with wide white stripes. I wanted to like it, but it was impossible.

The car below the windowline looks too "fat, the roof too low and the back quarter too much like a Dodge Challenger. The interior was lackluster and seemed cheap. No idea why they just didn't use the same body style as the orignal and put in a good interior.

I've read a few road tests comparing it to other cars and it seems to do ok but I just can't get over the styling.

I owned many GM cars but gave up on them after "experiencing" a 1991 Chevy Lumina, I was hoping to be coaxed back but it's just not going to happen.

YMMV

Wayne my first impression of the new Camaro was that it reminded me of the Challenger also ... would an original pristine '69 Z28 make a nice 'toy' for your sunset years?






I thought so.

Hmm... popular with murderer's these cars...

Muscle cars rule, economical cars are for weenies. I'm pretty much a GM man, and have owned many chevy's, including 2 camaros, still trying to talk the wife into a new SS.

With today's technology, Randy, there's no reason not to have both (HP/economy).

Technology is the replacement for displacement.

Though I do miss an exhaust system that goes "ka-burble... ka-burble"

Bren R.

There is nothing quite like the exhaust sound of that makes the untrained ear think that your car is about to stall... ("ka-burble... ka-burble"). To "those" people it sounds like it isn't running smoothly, but when you tap the gas, WHAM! You are hit with the sound of power...

I like BOTH of those sounds...

True Bren, I think the new camaro with the 426HP version gets like 26+ on the hwy, not to shabby.

A 3000 lb Camaro about 7/8 the size of this one, with the 3.6 as the base engine and a huffed or turboed 3.6 with 425 to 450 hp would be interesting, the motor would be lighter than a V8 for better handling as well. From the clips I've seen, that 3.6 sounds pretty good at full throttle too.