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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New 2009 Camaro Offers Utility, Capacity, Some Sportiness

January 6, 2008. Chevrolet today debuted the fifth generation of the long-awaited Camaro. The first release of the new General Motors Sport Car Utility Mobility Vehicle (SCUM-V) platform, the Camaro was designed to meet the needs of both enthusiasts and focus groups wanting a more "practical" vehicle.

"Due to the acceptance of ‘alternately styled’ vehicles such as the Subaru SVX and the Toyota Matrix, and the lack of stigma attached to four-door vehicles, we were comfortable with taking a new approach with the Camaro," said Vlad Escuse, Director of Brand Management for General Motors Performance Utility Vehicles (PUV). "With the departure of our last ‘car’ engineers, we assembled a new, young team to tap into the ‘hot topics’ of today."

The new Camaro team, average age only 28, designed a vehicle with industry-leading versatility. The new Camaro offers 8.8" of ground clearance, and removable* mass ballasts that increase overall weight to 8,400 lbs.

"With mass ballasts on, the new Camaro can still manage sub-10-second 0-60 times**, and will vaporize a Honda Insight on contact," said Dirk Weldon, Chief Engineer for the SCUM-V platform. "Providing industry-leading safety and—performance."

The Camaro is powered by a camless, 2.8 liter 4 cylinder engine with turbocharger and nitrous. Engine output is 545 horsepower at 11,500 RPM and 121 ft-lb of torque at 8,400 rpm. Fully 10% of the total torque is available as low as 4,000 RPM.

"It was hard not usin VTEC, yo," said Brad Grift, 24, Powertrain Engineer. "With so much street cred and all, I was pushin all the way." But he acknowledges the superiority of the camless motor. "Plug in, change the valve lift, and all that . . . and with NAWS on board & hackable boost curves, it’s tuner dreamz."

General Motors has planned to open over 800 NAWS-2-GO outlets nationwide to support the new Camaro.

The new Camaro departs from tradition by offering 6 doors, three per side. The rear doors are motorized and open to 42" to accept what is becoming the standard American weight profile. A small motorized ramp accommodates people who can’t step up into the vehicle, providing access for all. Other industry-leading features include an integrated bike rack and optional trailer that fits an entire youth soccer team and their equipment.

"We’re really proud of what we created here," said Vlad Escuse. "We listened to what the customers wanted, and gave it to them."

For more information, contact:
Vlad Escuse
Director of Brand Marketing
Performance Utility Vehicle (PUV) Group

*Removing requires a federal safety exemption, per section E-356 of the Uniform Utility Vehicle Transportation Code. Preliminary performance figures without mass ballasts include 0-60MPH in 3.6 seconds and 1/4 mile times of 11.2 seconds. Qualified individuals (professional race drivers, automobile media, and Mafia™ members) may apply for an exemption at www.uuvtc.gov.

** With NAWS on.

Sixer-Bird

oh dear god...




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-Joshua
1997 Bright Red Trans Am WS6 M6
I was thinking dagger. -Steve Nash

CLEAN

Old news. I heard Formula saying that he had this on his website months ago

[This message has been edited by CLEAN (edited August 15, 2002).]

ronssito

Very well written!

I needed a good laugh.




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Dreamaster

"It was hard not usin VTEC, yo,"

LMAO!

Dreamaster

25thTA

Here's a spy shot of this new dream car undergoing hot weather testing. Notice there's no disguised body cladding...

http://www.carlbest.com/weirdstuf/

pnbarbee

SCUM-V!!! ROFLMFFAOTIPIMP!!!!!