Concept cars is what the auto industry uses to tempt us to auto shows. Seeing these beautiful vehicles on their pedestals with their shining paint makes every car lover drool with envy. But, behind ropes or metal barricades, concepts are off limits. Get too close, and a security guard is likely to take a step in your direction. Stick your cell phone camera as far as you can reach and you’ll likely hear “Sir!”.
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Auto show attendees have voted the Camaro convertible the car they “most want in their driveway” and “the best concept vehicle”. The Chicago Auto Show boasts the largest attendance of any auto show in the country, and the Camaro convertible was the car that everyone came to see.
According to a Chevrolet spokeperson at the show, they anticipate the hard-top version will debut in the first quarter of 2009, and the convertible will follow approximately 6 months later. It is going to be hard to wait that long. So in the mean time, I have posted all my photos to the gallery page, so folks can at least satisfy their urge to drool over it until they can get their hands on one. And just in case you were wondering, yes that is Hugger Orange on that car again. You gotta appreciate that reference to the first generation.
Chevrolet unveils a convertible version of the Camaro at the Detroit motor show this weekend and is more then likely to put it, and a coupe version, on sale in the UK. Although nothing official has been confirmed yet, insiders say the pair of retro muscle-cars look ready to start the journey for the UK, and in right-hand-drive layout, too.
While it’s too early for final power outputs and performance figures at the moment, the coupe that was unveiled last year used a 6.0-litre V8 developing 400bhp. Production cars are likely to be similarly powerful, which means they’ll shoot from 0-60mph in close to 4.0sec.