Take a look at the 2010 Camaro
The newly unveiled 2010 Chevrolet Camaro is shown at the GM Design Center in Warren, Mich. Assembly for the new car will begin in February 2009 at the Oshawa facility in Canada. (AP Photo / July 21, 2008)
Despite record-high gas prices and production
and work force cuts, General Motors Corp. still has a soft spot for
muscle cars.
GM's Chevrolet unveiled its 2010 Camaro on Monday, bringing back
to life the iconic sports car it retired in 2002, but with a focus
on fuel efficiency.
The new Camaro will get 26 miles per gallon on the highway, GM
said. It will hit showrooms in the first quarter of 2009.
GM will offer the Camaro with V-6, 3.6-liter engines in its LS
and LT models, along with V-8-powered, 6.2-liter engines in its SS
model. Billed as a "fun, efficient sports car for the 21st
century," GM hopes the new Camaro will appeal to enthusiasts and
younger buyers.
"It's a sports car for a new generation of enthusiasts that
doesn't forget the heritage that helped make the original a
cultural icon," Ed Peper, GM North America vice president for
Chevrolet, said in a statement.
The Detroit automaker has struggled amid record gas prices, a
weak consumer environment and an unprecedented flight from trucks
and SUVs in favor of more fuel-efficient sedans and crossovers.
Last week, GM said it would cut production of about 300,000
pickups and SUVs by the end of next year and trim its work force in
an effort it hopes will save it $15 billion as it seeks to weather
the slump.
GM first announced it would produce a new a Camaro in 2006, when
it also unveiled a concept car. The car unveiled Monday is similar
to its predecessors, with a long, flat front and side "gills"
that evoke the original, while still sporting a modern overall
design.
GM said it will assemble the car at its factory in Oshawa,
Ontario.
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