All new Camaro offers faster, more nimble driving experience

THE sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro now offers higher levels of performance, technology and refinement.

The new Camaro provides a faster, more nimble driving experience, enabled by an all-new, lighter architecture and a broader powertrain range. Six all-new powertrain combinations are offered, including a 2.0L turbo, an all-new 3.6L V-6 and the LT1 6.2L V-8, which delivers 339kW and 617Nm, for the most powerful Camaro SS ever. Each engine is available with a six-speed manual or eight-speed automatic transmission.

The Camaro’s leaner, stiffer platform and slightly smaller dimensions are accentuated by a dramatic, sculpted exterior. A driver-focused interior integrates class-leading control technologies, including a new driver mode selector, configurable instrument cluster and a customisable ambient lighting feature.

Technology on the new Camaro includes:

• All-new drive mode selector, which tailors up to eight vehicle attributes for four modes, namely snow or ice, tour, sport and on the SS models, track settings.

• Interior spectrum lighting that offers 24 different ambient lighting effects on the dash, door panels, and center console.

• High-definition, configurable color displays including dual, eight-inch-diagonal screens.

• The new Camaro goes on sale later this year, offered in LT and SS models.

In addition, the magnetic ride control is available on the Camaro SS for the first time. Previously limited to the Camaro ZL1, the active suspension reads road and driving conditions at a 1 000 times per second, and automatically adjusts the damper settings to optimize ride comfort and control.

The exterior of the Camaro is more sculpted and more muscular effect that makes the new car look significantly lower and wider than before, even though it is within two inches of the exterior dimensions of the current Camaro.

Standard lighting includes halogen projector beam headlamps and tail lamps. The RS and SS models add high-intensity discharge, or HID, projector-beam headlamps and LED “signature lighting” daytime running lights, including a sweeping LED light pipe integrated in the headlamp and an LED light pipe integrated into the front fascia.

The RS and SS models also feature LED lighting for the rear tail lamps, including auxiliary LED light guides that mirror the shape of the front signature lighting.

Like the exterior, the interior is completely new yet instantly recognisable. The instrument panel, for example, is a departure from the previous model, but retains the Camaro’s familiar dual-binnacle-style instrument cluster hood.

The instrument cluster features analog instruments to provide the driver with essential performance information, as well as an available eight-inch-diagonal high-definition center screen that can be configured to provide additional information including navigation, performance, and infotainment features.

Another eight-inch screen, integrated in the center of the instrument panel, serves as the interface for the enhanced, next-generation MyLink system.

The new center console and center stack are designed with high performance driving in mind. For example, the heating and cooling controls are integrated into rings surrounding the air ducts. Eliminating the associated buttons makes the cabin feel more spacious, and makes adjusting the temperature easy while keeping your eyes on the road.

An electronic parking brake replaces the previous mechanical parking brake handle. This enabled the cup holders to be repositioned for improved range of motion when shifting in manual-transmission models.

An available, segment-first LED ambient lighting system, integrated in the dash, door panels and center console, offers 24 different colors, as well as fade and transition effects that spread across the interior. There’s even a theatrical “car show” mode that cycles randomly through the entire color spectrum when the Camaro is parked.

The ambient lighting is one of eight attributes the driver can adjust using the Camaro’s new Driver Mode Selector, accessed via a switch on the center console.