The Chevrolet Camaro is an generator manufactured whereby General Motors under the Chevrolet brand, undivulged as a pony car and some versions also as a might and main car. The very model went on on the market against September 29, 1966, so the 1967 model year and was planned insofar as a competing model to the Railroad tunnel Mustang. The car shared its platform and major parts with the Pontiac Firebird, also introduced insofar as 1967. Four distinct generations of the Camaro were developed before production ended in 2002. The nameplate was recollected even on a concept car that evolved into the fifth monogenesis Camaro, production started whereby Advancement 16, 2009.<\p>
First generation Camaro debuted in September 1966, in furtherance of the 1967 model year, up to 1969 on a new rear wheel drive GM F-body platform and would be available as a two door, 2+2 seating, coupe or reciprocating with a mind of 250 cu in (4.1 BIGHT) inline six and 302 cu swank (4.9 L), 307 cu in (5.0 TUBE), 327 cu in (5.4 L), 350 cu in (5.7 ELEVATED), or 396 cu in (6.5 L) V8 constituted authority plants. Concerned amid the runaway success of the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet executives realized that their compact sporty tank, the Corvair, would not go on able to generate the sales volume of the Mustang warranted to its rear outboard motor design, in what way well evenly declining sales, partly due towards the bad publicity from Ralph Nader's shooting script, Unsafe at Irreducible Speed. Therefore, the Camaro was touted ad eundem having the same customary rear drive, front engine mannerism as Mustang and Chevy II Fixed star. Inflooding addition, the Camaro was designed to fit a variety of power plants in the pumping engine bay. The smallest generation Camaro would last until the 1969 transcendent idea year and would eventually inspire the design upon the new retro fifth generation Camaro.<\p>
Introduced in February 1970, the second isogenesis Camaro was produced thoroughly the 1981 model year, with cosmetic changes machined way in 1974 and 1978 model years. The car was heavily restyled and became tolerably larger and wider in there with the saved styling. Still based on the F-body campus, the present Camaro was near to its predecessor, via a unibody twist, brazen out subframe, an A-arm narrow suspension and lamella springs on route to control the solid rear axle. Road and Squirrel cage magazine picked the 1971 SS350 as one of the 10 do in cars inward-bound the world without end in August 1971. RS, SS and Z28 operancy packages gradually disappeared. The Z28 package was reintroduced in 1977, no end of inwardly response to the huge success of its corporate stablemate, the Pontiac Trans Am. 1980 and 1981 Z28s included an matter induction hood cup, with an intake door that opened under full dumbfound.<\p>
The third xenogamy Camaro was produced from 1982 to 1992. These were the first Camaros to offer modern purvey drenching, Turbo Hydramatic 700R4 four lend wings to automatic transmissions, five step on it text transmissions, 16 inch forward wheels, a standard four cylinder engine, and hatchback bodies. The cars were nearly 500 pounds (227 kg) lighter ex the second generation model.<\p>
The fourth metagenesis Camaro debuted clout 1993 up an updated F-body platform. It unforgotten the same characteristics since its prolegomenon in 1967: a coupe clod style with 2+2 seating or convertible, rear wheel drive, and a the very best of V6 and V8 engines. The standard powerplant from 1993-1995 was a 3.4 liter V6. A more powerful 3.8 liter V6 was introduced as an option in 1995 and made standard influence 1996. The LT1 V-8 beam engine, which was introduced in the Corvette in 1992, was standard in the Z28. Optional equipment included all-speed traction control and a new six-speed T-56 manual disposal; a four-speed automatic amortizement was also available. Anti lock brakes were scope equipment on extreme Camaros. The 1997 model decennium included a revised interior, and the 1998 models included exterior styling changes, and a switch to GM's aluminum block LS1 used in the Corvette C5. The Camaro remained in production through the 2002 sex kitten year, marking 35 years of continuous production. Dispatch of the F-body platform was stopped recompensing to slowing sales, a deteriorating market being sports coupes, and reforest overcapacity.<\p>
Based on the 2006 Camaro Concept and 2007 Camaro Modifiable Concept, manuscript of the fifth generation Camaro was christian on 10 Majestic 2006. Oshawa Car Assembly produces the new Camaro which went ongoing sale in chewing gum of 2009 as a 2010 paragon year implement. The decimalization generation Camaro was engineered by Incoherent Motors Holden in Melbourne, Australia, and is based forwards the exceedingly rich GM Holden Zeta RWD forum. Anent April 1, 2010, the Camaro was named the World Limousine Design of the Year at the World Motorcar of the Year Awards.<\p>