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twistedwedge · 04-08-2008, 06:53 PM

man that thing is going to look sick as a tubbed out drag car..slammed on the ground...

Omega94 · 04-08-2008, 06:58 PM

Hmm...let me play devil's advocate...

I'm sure that the Camaro testing on the 'Ring' is packin' some heat...but wearing a racing suit, helmet, and gloves are probably pretty standard for testing a car on a difficult track, such as Nurburgring...or any track for that matter. Plus, if the test driver was, in fact, the Stig...as some have said...well, he drives vehicles in full race gear even if it's a smart For Two coupe...that's just part of his character. As for the racing seats...I don't know how you saw that (someone want to zoom in for me??)...but I'm hoping that we get some seriously bolstered seats, if not seats outsourced to Recaro, Sparco, or Corbeau...

Again...just devil's advocate...remember that!

camaro10 · 04-08-2008, 07:18 PM

I remember seeing camo'd C6 'Vette spy shots like these! We all know how that turned out!!

Look out Mustang, Genesis, G37, Challenger and any and all comers......

camaro5 · 04-08-2008, 07:19 PM

With time beginning to run out before its official debut at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, the Chevrolet Camaro development team has been busy lately.

The Camaro traveling circus has flown up from Down Under (the car is sporting Victoria, Australia plates) and is stretching out a prototype's legs on the Nurburgring, which in the past several years has become a favorite GM testing destination.

The black Camaro in question features red Brembo calipers, and what looks to be slightly lower stance, but otherwise it looks about the same as the dozens of other prototype Camaro sightings in recent months, save recent photos of the rumored SS variant that is reportedly in the pipeline.

The V-8 powered Camaro is expected to pack somewhere around 400 horsepower supplied by either the Corvette's LS3 or Pontiac G8 GT's L76 and should roll out alongside the base model V-6 in the early months of 2009 as a 2010 model. Expect the SS version to follow sometime after that.

http://www.motortrend.com/future/spi...o_nurburgring/

DJGreggieP · 04-08-2008, 07:25 PM

If you cheack most racing regulations, any car that can run the 1/8th mile (all we have up in the boonies :( ) anything faster than 7 seconds has to have a roll cage.. that should be more than easy enough for the camaro to do. and i have raced the 'ring in GT4 ... its demandin to play in a GAME so i can just imagine what it would be like to fly along the final stretch in the new camaro Z/28 SS or baseline

I cant wait at any rate

ihc95 · 04-08-2008, 08:15 PM

Are those scratches I see on the front and rear bumpers???? Otherwise, looks great!

DJGreggieP · 04-08-2008, 08:31 PM

could be dead bugs on the front from what i can tell... possibly rock chips as well.. they seem to be a little high to be just scratchs..

who knows, maybe a test driver planted it into the gravel while pushing it to the limits at the track

EllwynX · 04-08-2008, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by artist71

Nicely done photoshop, but no thanks. I don't like stripes to begin with, but when there are stripes they should never go all the way down the front and back. They should begin at the front tip of the vehicles front and end at the trunklid. (think Bumblebee)

EllwynX · 04-08-2008, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Croathlete

Awesome photoshop! It really makes me wish I didn't have to put a license plate up front :( Looks way better without it.

I won't be putting a license plate on the front of mine regardless. I've never had a problem leaving it off before.

bouncertime · 04-08-2008, 09:29 PM

I am going to buy my Camaro in Arizona, just for that reason. My Cobalt was purchased in Phoenix and it looks so much better without a front plate.

Captain Awesome · 04-08-2008, 10:51 PM

I know everyone here is asking why nobody brought a video camera to the "ring" but what I really wish someone would do is bring a stopwatch!!!

Now that would be worth a thousand words!

Camaroman_99 · 04-08-2008, 11:20 PM

WOW, I like those pics! ( Great photoshop too. ) The more pics we see, the more the "lust" sets in

Man, I love that car!

black_camaro_SS · 04-08-2008, 11:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tran

Featured on frontpage.

Those two strips of tape looking things..( are thos possibly the location of the reverse lights?)

*DGthe3* · 04-09-2008, 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by black_camaro_SS

Those two strips of tape looking things..( are thos possibly the location of the reverse lights?)

yes, thats what I think

04-08-2008, 06:58 PM	#72
Omega94 Drives: 1994 Chevrolet Camaro Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Greater Philadelphia Area Posts: 218 View My Garage	Hmm...let me play devil's advocate... I'm sure that the Camaro testing on the 'Ring' is packin' some heat...but wearing a racing suit, helmet, and gloves are probably pretty standard for testing a car on a difficult track, such as Nurburgring...or any track for that matter. Plus, if the test driver was, in fact, the Stig...as some have said...well, he drives vehicles in full race gear even if it's a smart For Two coupe...that's just part of his character. As for the racing seats...I don't know how you saw that (someone want to zoom in for me??)...but I'm hoping that we get some seriously bolstered seats, if not seats outsourced to Recaro, Sparco, or Corbeau... Again...just devil's advocate...remember that! __________________ 1994 Camaro 3.4l V6, 5-speed, SLP Loudmouth I cat-back exhaust. It's loud, slow as all get out, but loud No more money going into this one...everything's being saved for my 5th Gen. 2010 Camaro SS 6-speed, Black/Black

04-08-2008, 07:18 PM	#73
camaro10 Drives: 2012 45TH Anniversary SS Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 296	I remember seeing camo'd C6 'Vette spy shots like these! We all know how that turned out!! Look out Mustang, Genesis, G37, Challenger and any and all comers...... __________________ My newest edition, Chevy V8 Power!

04-08-2008, 07:19 PM	#74
camaro5 Drives: X-15 Velocipede Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,637	Motor Trend's take on 2010 Chevrolet Camaro running the Nurburgring With time beginning to run out before its official debut at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, the Chevrolet Camaro development team has been busy lately. The Camaro traveling circus has flown up from Down Under (the car is sporting Victoria, Australia plates) and is stretching out a prototype's legs on the Nurburgring, which in the past several years has become a favorite GM testing destination. The black Camaro in question features red Brembo calipers, and what looks to be slightly lower stance, but otherwise it looks about the same as the dozens of other prototype Camaro sightings in recent months, save recent photos of the rumored SS variant that is reportedly in the pipeline. The V-8 powered Camaro is expected to pack somewhere around 400 horsepower supplied by either the Corvette's LS3 or Pontiac G8 GT's L76 and should roll out alongside the base model V-6 in the early months of 2009 as a 2010 model. Expect the SS version to follow sometime after that. http://www.motortrend.com/future/spi...o_nurburgring/

04-08-2008, 07:25 PM	#75
DJGreggieP Drives: 1987 IROC Z28 Camaro Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Yorkton Saskatchewan Posts: 12	If you cheack most racing regulations, any car that can run the 1/8th mile (all we have up in the boonies :( ) anything faster than 7 seconds has to have a roll cage.. that should be more than easy enough for the camaro to do. and i have raced the 'ring in GT4 ... its demandin to play in a GAME so i can just imagine what it would be like to fly along the final stretch in the new camaro Z/28 SS or baseline I cant wait at any rate __________________ My boss apologized for giving me overtime.. I need all the overtime I can get to get me mine! A hand for Gm for doing it right

04-08-2008, 08:31 PM	#77
DJGreggieP Drives: 1987 IROC Z28 Camaro Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Yorkton Saskatchewan Posts: 12	could be dead bugs on the front from what i can tell... possibly rock chips as well.. they seem to be a little high to be just scratchs.. who knows, maybe a test driver planted it into the gravel while pushing it to the limits at the track __________________ My boss apologized for giving me overtime.. I need all the overtime I can get to get me mine! A hand for Gm for doing it right

04-08-2008, 06:53 PM	#71
twistedwedge Drives: 2010 SSOM SS Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Louisville, Ky Posts: 23	man that thing is going to look sick as a tubbed out drag car..slammed on the ground...

04-08-2008, 08:15 PM	#76
ihc95 Drives: 2018 GT PP1 A10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 673	Are those scratches I see on the front and rear bumpers???? Otherwise, looks great!

04-08-2008, 09:29 PM	#80
bouncertime Miller High Life Drives: 2021 Camaro LT1, 2017 Colorado Z71 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,199 View My Garage	I am going to buy my Camaro in Arizona, just for that reason. My Cobalt was purchased in Phoenix and it looks so much better without a front plate. __________________ Jimmy

04-08-2008, 10:51 PM	#81
Captain Awesome Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York Posts: 3,746	I know everyone here is asking why nobody brought a video camera to the "ring" but what I really wish someone would do is bring a stopwatch!!! Now that would be worth a thousand words!

04-08-2008, 11:20 PM	#82
Camaroman_99 Drives: 2009 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,657	WOW, I like those pics! ( Great photoshop too. ) The more pics we see, the more the "lust" sets in Man, I love that car! __________________ -----------------------------------

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