![]() The front, side and rear visibility are about the same as before, which is no surprise as this is a sport coupe, not a family hauler. The new instrument panel and dash have a slight hint of retro, but if you're old enough to catch these styling cues, maybe you're not the intended buyer. Despite being a test mule that's missing some interior bits and pieces, the new interior is a major step in the right direction for the Camaro. The new Camaro is 2.3 inches shorter (188.3 inches), almost an inch narrower (74.7 inches), and its wheelbase has shrunk almost 2 inches (110.7 inches).Ĭhevy's engineers also narrowed both the Camaro's front and rear tracks and spent a lot of time working on the car's balance, trying to get as close to that magical and elusive 50/50 weight distribution as they could.Īs soon as a car rolls up to the pit lane, we hop in to take a look. Since the fifth generation of the Camaro debuted in 2010 it has been seen by some as too big and heavy, especially when compared to its rival the Ford Mustang. The dimensions have been revised to go hand-in-hand with the diet plan but also to improve handling. The new five-link rear suspension system alone knocked 26 pounds off the overall suspension weight. It uses aluminum components throughout the chassis, frame and interior, which results in a 200-pound weight reduction compared to the current car. It rides on an all-new rear-wheel-drive chassis shared with the Cadillac ATS. The sixth-generation Camaro may look similar to the current car, but the only parts that carried over from the soon-to-be-departing 2015 model are the rear bowtie badge and SS emblems. But that's close enough we don't care about panel gaps right now.ĭon't let its looks fool you. They're even still wearing the camouflage used to foil spy photographers during the car's development. The crowds are gone now, but the new Camaro is still here and we have an empty road course at our disposal.Īctually, the Camaros on hand today are preproduction hand-built prototypes of the new muscle coupe. It was just yesterday that we joined over a thousand Camaro owners at Detroit's historic Belle Isle Park to witness the introduction of the all-new, fully redesigned sixth generation of the legendary Chevy Camaro. We're about to get some seat time in the newest muscle car on the Detroit horsepower scene, the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro. ![]()
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