LEAKED: Camaro - Most Improved Secret?

"MooseKnuckles" (andyschenk) 05/08/2014 at 09:58 • Filed to: Camaro, MooseKnuckles

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The 2010 Camaro was undoubtedly the most leaked and revealed car of all time. Whether it was legitimate spy photos, GM's own leaked photos, watching it literally beat the shit out of a Decepticon Mustang in the Transformers movie, or the fact that it almost went unchanged from the 2006 Concept – sure as hell kept the concept's green house.

We saw that bitch for years before it ever hit dealer lots. And somehow GM managed to maintain the hype.

We knew about models like the 1LE trackster before it made it's debut, same with the ZL1. Both models were hinted at, and thumbnail pictures of hood extractors and brake calipers were hand delivered by the GM marketeers prior to launch. Remember when CAD files leaked showing off the ZL1 front fascia and you could see "Z28" molded into it? Automotive world's mind.blown. GM later said something about it being a coincidence, or throw back easter egg. Whatever, we had a LSA powered Camaro and that's what mattered.

But then we had the Z/28!? An LS7 thumping car that lived up to it's badges history. That sucker came out of left field. No one knew about it. And hot damn look at how "hot damn!" that turned out. Going toe-to-toe with typical track champs like the GT-R and GT3. It's proof that when engineers are let out of their Cruze and Malibu cages they can develop a wild child.

The fifth gen Camaro was mostly transparent, we knew what was coming, we knew what it looked like, we knew engines. Now the 6 th is right around the corner, what do we know? Pretty much nothing. There have been plenty of renderings like the one above by CarScoops, but nothing even close to official, nothing like the Jalopnik leak of the C7 Stingray – was that Ray's last big hurrah before bailing on his hommies?

This guy, Scott, seems to know, or think he knows that everybody doesn't know what they want to know.. Or he's just another internet plug pretending to know what he doesn't know. Yah know?

"I wish people here would let this go as CarScoops has no idea of what the car is going to be like. Just as all the others none have any idea what is coming.

Lets put it this way I spoke to someone who has been involved with the Camaro program for years as an adviser and to this point they have not even been shown or told anything.

This car is more secret than the Nuke codes for the President.

So I wish web sites would lay off putting all these crazy ideas in peoples heads and distorting their expectations on what is really coming.

I know some are dreaming realistically but too many others take this too serious and are often disappointed when the car arrives in real world trim.

Think you will be happy with the real thing. Keep in mind too that GM has to meet real world conditions and parameters with the car so it is not going to get too radical in a Lambo kind of way."

More secret than nuke launch codes!

He is kind of right though. We can assume the engines it will have based on engines found in the ATS, CTS, Corvette, same goes for transmissions. We know it will get a big, and much needed interior overhaul like the C7 got. We know it will ride on Alpha. But that's about it.

We don't know the main selling point, what it will look like.

There are all these renderings and hack-jobs (has anyone seen the 2 nd Gen inspired render *shutter*), and maybe the Code 130r and Tru 140s concepts, along with the Transformers 4 Camaro point to some of the design cues found on the 6 th Gen, or even the head and tail lights from the 5 th Gen refresh. All I can say confidently is that it will have GM's new signature feature: a hood extractor.

GM has been tight lipped on this car. There are no reliable rumors or spy photos or leaks. The car is less than a year away from reveal and we have nothing.

GM took their most leaked car in history and threw it in a vault. Good on 'em.

Here's that 2nd Gen inspired thing I mentioned

Nibbles > MooseKnuckles 05/08/2014 at 10:11

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Not gonna lie - if they can pull this fascia off, I'd be interested in it. Nothing like an homage to the best looking Camaro ever

PilotMan > MooseKnuckles 05/08/2014 at 10:27

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I just hope it's inspirational rather than retro.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > MooseKnuckles 05/08/2014 at 10:28

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Actually really like the back end of this.

shinsen > Nibbles 05/08/2014 at 10:29

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at first, I thought I was looking at a GMC logo in the grill *contemplates a bizzaro GMC muscle car*

Soloburrito > MooseKnuckles 05/08/2014 at 10:29

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Second gen Camaros do nothing for me, so that concept is a non-starter.

The Revengel > Nibbles 05/08/2014 at 10:30

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See, when I see that front facia, I see the big grill as a nose, the lights as eyes and the bottom opening as a mouth. I come up with an orange version of this.

Because Frowning Camaro. Too bad I don't have MS Paint at the ready . . .

Nibbles > shinsen 05/08/2014 at 10:34

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Thought the same thing...

spanfucker retire bitch > MooseKnuckles 05/08/2014 at 10:35

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Do not want. That front-end is a travesty of a face.

Nibbles > The Revengel 05/08/2014 at 10:38

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Well it is an amateur shoop. But since the only other retro-styled coupe left on the market has jumped up a design (the Challenger, from 1970 to 1971), it makes sense that GM would make the next Camaro ape the gorgeous style of the 1970-1973 split bumper. I'll bet the designers can make it better than what we see in the shoop.

Mmmmmm......

crowmolly > MooseKnuckles 05/08/2014 at 10:46

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I really like 2nd gens but that's a terrible fit. It's also got an identity problem as it's showing both RS and non RS turn signals.

dinobot666 > MooseKnuckles 05/08/2014 at 10:57

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Next gen Camaro is slated not to have windows at all. This picture is obviously fake.

Moves-Like-Senna > dinobot666 05/08/2014 at 11:17

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You're thinking a few generations behind (Daybreakers movie - Vampires couldn't take the daylight so they had no windows..)

William Byrd > MooseKnuckles 05/08/2014 at 11:18

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Neat looking, but it looks even harder to see out of than the current model.

dinobot666 > Moves-Like-Senna 05/08/2014 at 11:22

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Humans apparently don't require outward visibility, which is why the current gen has such small windows, and why the next gen Camaro won't have them at all. Basically the beltline will go all the way to the top, to make way for 26" standard wheels.

MooseKnuckles > William Byrd 05/08/2014 at 11:25

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I think you still have to read that grouping of words above lol

Moves-Like-Senna > dinobot666 05/08/2014 at 13:10

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I got that, just thought I'd throw in that trans am (practically a Camaro).

I still don't get this lack of visibility. It really wasn't that bad when I had one for a couple weeks. I had more problems with the Chrysler 300 (current gen).

Fivepointohpwr > MooseKnuckles 05/13/2014 at 11:54

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what do we know? We know that it wont be as cool as the 15 Mustang!. Theres no way theyre going to assemble one on a sky scraper.

MooseKnuckles > Fivepointohpwr 05/13/2014 at 12:04

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Haha, if it takes assembling a car on a skyscraper to make it cool, then Chevy wins it with Transformers.

Alpha platform alone puts the 6th gen Camaro in good standing.

Fivepointohpwr > MooseKnuckles 05/13/2014 at 13:57

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Yeah, except Transformers is fake. But yeah, the Alpha platform is a good platform, it should be much better than the current Camaro, which I personally feel is pretty terrible.

MooseKnuckles > Fivepointohpwr 05/13/2014 at 14:14

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Zeta platform the Camaro currently uses is fine, too big and therefore heavy to properly compete with the Mustang. But 1LE and above in the Camaro lineup and the Camaro is the one to choose. Mustang doesn't have the suspension or brakes, Boss 302 was great but not around any more. The Z/28 has shown what that platform is capable, actually as have the HSV Commodores and GXP G8. And the ZL1 is a much nicer daily driver than the GT500 could dream to be.

The Mustang stayed retro, I don't think the new Camaro will. It will still have defining Camaro lines, but it's going to be much more progressive than the Mustang, which is good for global sales and also the important sports car crowd.
2.0T, 3.6DI, 3.6TT, 4.5TT V8, 6.2 LT1, 6.2 S/C LT4
6 auto and manual, 7 man, 8 auto
MRC suspension
e-diff
brakes and grip for days
light, stiff, and intuitive platform
will likely be a very C7 inspired interior

As far as publicity and public awareness, one 30 second Transformers teaser trailer does more showcasing Camaro than a Mustang on a building. That was forgotten about, or completely not known about, just as fast as that 30 second Transformers teaser takes to watch.