Don't know if y'all have seen these -- new interior photos of the 2009 Chevy Camaro



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Ray Wert
Editor-in-Chief - Jalopnik

 

That looks MUCH better than what I thought it would.

 

It's obviously still laden with duct tape (and wow - check out the cardboard floor mats )... but still looks pretty nice so far. I'm reserving final judgement until a true production interior is released. I like the design of the console gauges in particular - they look to be very easy to read. Overall though, it sure looks like this is a 'base' or V6 variant, judging by the wheels and lack of rear spoiler. I'm sure there are more niceties on the 'LT' or upgraded cars. Is that a cupholder I see in the console?

 

i like almost everything but the stupid freaking speedo and tach ... i guess i knew it was going to be like that though, and i guess its nothing that HUD wont make me forget about. That radio does look hard to find an aftermarket one to make look right, but i guess all cars are like that now days. all things considered though it looks pretty dang good.

 

Agreed. Everything I've read on here makes me think the car will be offered with an optional HUD... which makes me not care much how nice and modern the speedo might be. If there is also an option for factory nav, that will open up a lot of choices there as well so the unique faceplate might not matter much.

 

Looks like the cup holders are right behind the shifter again. And the stereo looks like a pain to put in a NAV/DVD unit.

Oh well, guess I'm getting a Vette instead.

B

 

very pretty love it

dont let cup holders influence your decision :P

 

i really like this interior i hope they put a nav in and have an option were the color on the door panel and color around tach and speedo could be the color of your car

 

did anyone notice the torque gauge? either this is an extremely stout 6 cylinder :P, or its one of the v8s because it goes up to 370 lb ft it looks like. im all for full instrumentation though and ill have to put my vote in as yes on console gauges being cool. also do the gauges have a light ring (almost to match the headlight halos) or are they just the shiniest chrome rings ever?

 

There should be a torque gauge somewhere in there.

 

Even if the V8 Camaro ended up with the L76 (391 ft lb TQ), that gauge would/will be inadequate. If the car pictured is a V6, and IF the V6 is the 3.6 (290 ft lb), it makes a little more sense. It could also be - that the gauge face is not a production-car-ready graphic. That's the problem with trying to interpret too much from these unauthorized spy pix. Still though - it's cool to have a Torque gauge... something that would cause massive embarrassment for the typical Honda Civic owner

One other thing. It appears the two gauges most people care most about (temp, fuel) are right up there with the speedo/tach. That should help those who were not in favor of console gauges.

As for the speedo halo - again that's a problem with trying to understand the gauges' appearance and lighting. The pix are horrible in that regard... and how do we know, a trim piece (such as a glare blocker) is not missing from that picture? Perhaps the car was IN that garage for some dash work to be done. We simply will not really know what these parts and components really look like, until their production release.

 

The increments don't follow a linear equation.

 

Understood. I guess I was only going by the MAX increment on the gauge - which LOOKS like it might say 370 ft lb. (Again - just speculation, based on extremely blurry and ill-focused pix)

 

What exactly is the point of the torque gauge? Not like I'm going to be looking down there as I'm slamming on the gas to see what kind of torque I'm getting while I slam into a tree.

 

If they did go in intuitive increments it should read 360ft lb. Which would be more confusing. I mean, they don't HAVE to be linear, but it would make sense for them to be legibly read by a drive without having to do math. Spooky stuff.