I drove a 2010 SS today!
02-16-2009, 09:19 AM
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02-16-2009, 09:21 AM
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It must've been a 2SS since it had the four extra gauges in the center console, but I didn't notice the ambient lighting function since I drove it during the day. In retrospect I now wish I had spent more time paying attention to a lot more of the "details" about this car. I was just so much in awe that I was actually getting to drive one that I didn't even think about all the little stuff. Hopefully someone else on here gets to drive one soon and will take notes when they drive it so they can write a more detailed report than me. 
02-16-2009, 10:41 AM
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Ram Air on new 2010 Camaro SS
Thanks for the preview! Man, you are so lucky to be able to drive one. 
Looking at the pics can you tell us how the Ram Air works? I saw the airbox on the driver's side and away from the center intake. Is it all cosmetics? Thanks!
Looking at the pics can you tell us how the Ram Air works? I saw the airbox on the driver's side and away from the center intake. Is it all cosmetics? Thanks!
02-16-2009, 11:16 AM
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I have no idea how that all works, I'm sure someone else on here could probably explain it though.
02-16-2009, 11:16 AM
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This car is going to be a minimum of 500 pounds heavier than an LS1 Camaro. The V8 will have about 50 more horsepower and a similar increase in torque.
Acceleration should be close to a fully loaded LS1 SS. The gearing in the automatic should help quite a bit. One of the first mods that a manual transmission Camaro owner might do is change the rear end gears to something like a 4.10 which will greatly help with acceleration.
Oh yeah, I'm jealous of you Patman
02-16-2009, 12:12 PM
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Welcome to the board. This topic was beaten into the ground a couple of years ago. The mailslot on the nose of the SS is completely bogus. There is NO Ram Air on the Camaro sorry to say. But there is always the aftermarket.
02-16-2009, 12:25 PM
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Mustangs had a similar 'feel' when going from the 04 to the 05 model. The new chassis was just so much better, that they didn't feel fast, yet they were faster. They were much more under control. Might be the same he experienced.
02-16-2009, 01:11 PM
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I didn't get any pics of the interior myself, but luckily there were lots of other people snapping pics yesterday, so here are three interior shots taken by my friend Peter:
02-16-2009, 01:21 PM
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02-16-2009, 01:46 PM
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Interesting that it doesn't have the orange door panels or dash panels. I know I had the option of orange leather when I ordered mine, and that was a prerequisite of the accent package. Makes me wonder if the door panels and dash panel are extra...?