Chevrolet pulls the wraps off of the new Camaro

[1970ChevelleSS]

So the cadillac cts-v has 556 and the camaro 422????

[Les Quam]

Is it just me? Am I the only one who thinks if Chevy put that 550 HP motor in the Camaro for 2009 or 2010 they would sell many more Camaro's than Caddy's? 422 HP in a 4000 pound car ???????????

Memo to Lutz: put a 550 HP motor in the Camaro offer a 3.73 or higher rear diff and call it a drag pack option and watch the line form at the dealers and while people are waiting in line, gasp they might actually notice other Chevy's on the lot? Or put the 638 HP Vette motor in a Camaro call it a COPO or ZL-1 and watch the car be on the cover of every magazine in the world. Or put the 422 HP motor in it watch it sell briskly for one model year than watch it die and just decide their is no market for muscle cars with high gas prices.

[chevelleheart]

And people wonder about how GM got in so much trouble ????

[BARNFOUND YENKO]

422HP with a few mods to around 500hp is fine by me for my streetcar as im done with the street racing thing long ago and don't need 800hp on the street, Even if it did have 800hp its not going to touch my nasty nascar SB-2 headed smallblock camaro dragcar which does make over 800hp and runs in the low 9 second range. Bring that 725hp supersnake on id like to give it a good spankin.

[69 Post Sedan]

If you compare a GT 500 at 500hp (45k plus markup) to a regular Camaro 422hp (35k),the price difference should be about 10k. I think for a lot less than 10k I could get another 78 more horsepower over the Shelby. IMO

[69hurstSC]

HP means crap. its how you get the HP to the pavement and if this car cant get it down as good as a Roush or Saleen with 100hp less who cares.

[Les Quam]

Markups are long gone on GT 500s, well below sticker is the norm. A fully loaded Camaro should come in at around 40K. For a few thousand more the GT 500 is the better bang for the buck right now right now. If you start adding mods to the Camaro to compare it to the Ford you also have to spend the same amount on the Mustang which makes a lot more HP for a lot less money due to being supercharged. All of which is a shame since the Camaro is a stunning car with far superior handling with the independent rear suspension. Makes me want to cry that the Camaro is coming in under 500 HP from the factory for at least the first two model years?

[Andy]

Chevrolet is trying to keep the price of the car down so that it will survive in today's market place. Most people are going to opt for the lower cost, fuel efficient V6. A 500 HP Camaro from the factory would be awesome, but I do not think it is ever going to happen. They have the Corvette for that reason. The LS9 in the new ZR1 corvettes is the same 6.2 L displacement as the LS3 in the 2010 camaro. I'm sure if you wanted to go forced induction, you could get all of the parts over the counter from GM. All you would really have to do to the LS3 would be a set of good set heads, cam, and full exhaust and you would be over 500 rear wheel hp. That is more than enough hp for the street.