Is the new Camaro late to the race?

There is an article today by Martin Zimmerman regarding the three years it is taking General Motors to get the Camaro from Concept introduction to showrooms.

Being a Camaro enthusiast, it is painful to watch Ford Mustangs contine to roll out of dealer lots and watch the Dodge Challenger make it's debut rolling the streets of Auburn Hills, Michigan without camo and start to appear on Showroom floors around the country.

Our only hope is this new car is everything GM tells us it is, and more...

Click HERE to read the entire article from the Los Angeles Times

Pony Car 101

Rex Roy, an automotive writer for the Detroit News, posted an article today, A child's Pony Car education essential. It is a quick read that brings to light todays young car buyer (18-25) may not have any idea what the hype is about the Mustang, Challenger and Camaro. While car enthusiasts in that age group had family members or mentors tell them about the glory years of the muscle car era, there are still many who just think the Camaro is coming back after an eight year break and the Challenger an even longer hiatus.

Testing the Camaro in Scandinavia

These shots were posted to 5thgen.org this week!

Looks like the test cars are really getting around, these came from Scandinavia. Same car we've seen before, these images have some nice details, same front lamps we've been told are just thrown on for testing. Looks like some slotted rotors being tested on the rear axle, glad to see the front air scoop in the header and what appears to be a cowl hood tucked under that front end masking.

Click HERE to see the rest of the images on 5thgen.org

Camaros in Turkey

GM is getting ready to sell luxurious sports cars to Turkey. First, Corvette, Cadillac, Hummer and Camaro will be sold in Turkey.

General Motors (GM) is getting ready to sell cars in Turkey. At the beginning of the year 2009, GM will present the US sports car Corvette into Turkish market and then Cadillac, Hummer and lastly Camaro will enter the market. Özcan Keklik said: "we aim to have 7% market share in the entire market with our three brands, Opel, Chevrolet, Saab. Chevrolet is known in Turkey as it had a past. When we first presented Chevrolet models into Turkey, there was a great amount of demand."

Countdown to the Woodward Dream Cruise

Its here - the official countdown clock to the 2008 Woodward Dream Cruise in Detroit, Michigan!

www.WoodwardCruiseCountdown.com

There is some history about the Dream Cruise and contains Official news and updates about the event and crusing in general. Be sure to bookmark it and keep up on the news!

Camaro caught testing in Sweden

Best image captured of the front grille treatment so far.
This was posted on Jalopnik.com this week.

Those of you in the Metro Detroit area, have your cameras ready. Word is there are development cars prowling the streets.

The El Camaro

These renderings were posted on Autoblog.com this weekend. Nice effort, but I would be much more inclinded to buy a two-door nomad type wagon version of the Camaro before this one.

Also, I'm hoping they spelled 'El Camero' on the blue car with an 'E' intentionally...

Click HERE for the post and the other renderings in Hi-Res format.

Black Camaro spotted in the Detroit area!

Finally on home turf, these images of a Black Camaro test car were captured and posted to the internet this week! Captured in the cold snow covered Detroit area, we wonder how the car handles in the snow.

We expect to see more opportunites around the Metro Detroit area, we'll keep our cameras handy in the coming months for sure!

See this and more images on 5thgen.org