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Tran 03-10-2014 07:35 PM

Edmunds: 2016 Camaro styling to be evolutionary, not revolutionary
 
Published 3/10/14 - via Edmunds

Just the Facts:
  • The redesigned 2016 Chevrolet Camaro will adopt an evolutionary styling theme drawn from the current-generation car, Edmunds has learned.
  • The 2016 Camaro will share a rear-wheel-drive platform with the Cadillac ATS and CTS, sources said.
  • The updated Camaro will arrive at dealerships sometime next year.

DETROIT — The redesigned 2016 Chevrolet Camaro will adopt an evolutionary styling theme drawn from the current-generation car, Edmunds has learned.

The 2016 Camaro will share a rear-wheel-drive platform with the Cadillac ATS and CTS, sources said.

The updated Camaro will arrive at dealerships sometime next year.

General Motors has taken a page from the playbook of the 2015 Ford Mustang in the redesign of the Camaro. That is, change all the sheet metal, but don't create a radical departure from the current styling. The end result is that while both the 2015 Mustang and 2016 Camaro have been extensively re-engineered under the skin, the exterior styling is evolutionary, not revolutionary.

"The difference between the existing and redesigned (Camaro) is not drastically different," Edmunds was told by an industry source who has seen the new car. "It looks like a worked-over current-model Camaro. It is on a different platform, so that is a significant difference, but when they modified it to be on a different platform, the styling did not change that much."

The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro is expected to debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. Meanwhile, the 2015 Mustang, the chief rival to the Camaro, goes on sale this fall.

Mike Albano, a Chevrolet spokesman, took issue with the description of the 2016 Camaro's styling.

"We won't discuss future product, but I will tell you that any Camaro we do will have expressive design and will evoke the passion the previous-generation Camaros have done," Albano told Edmunds. "Camaro always has kind of moved the heart and the next generation will do the same thing when you see it on the road."

The current-generation Camaro went on sale in 2009 as a 2010 model. With the redesign, Camaro assembly will move to General Motors' Lansing, Michigan plant, the same facility that produces the Cadillac ATS and CTS. The Camaro is currently assembled in Oshawa, Ontario.

The two new pony cars are expected to set off a battle for sales supremacy and bragging rights.

Last year, GM sold nearly 80,600 Camaros. Mustang was close behind with around 77,200 sales, followed by the Dodge Challenger with about 51,500 sales. With the redesigned Mustang hitting showrooms first, Ford's pony-car sales could surpass Camaro this year.

Edmunds says: Why tamper with success? Since the Camaro's current styling is successful, an evolutionary approach might be the best choice.

Camaro_Corvette 03-10-2014 07:37 PM

Awesome! Thanks Tran!

bandit38 03-10-2014 07:44 PM

I saw the "Chevy Exchange" on Facebook post something along those lines this afternoon and wondered where they got the info !

Thanks for posting that !

I think it's a wise move too....don't mess too much with perfection :)

shrinkdoc 03-10-2014 08:08 PM

Well...its what we want, same type of styling but lighter and a little more compact. :pop2: Until then I will wait.

sjmautoprod 03-10-2014 08:14 PM

Yup. Waiting to see if I keep mine, or, get the new one!

HeritageLS 03-10-2014 08:18 PM

Oh man oh man oh man. Better start saving for a down payment!

Bhobbs 03-10-2014 08:23 PM

I hope it's enough of a change to be fresh.

If they are right, the reveal is less than a year away. We should be seeing mules or camo'd prototypes soon.

motorhead 03-10-2014 08:33 PM

Really can't wait to see it now.

BooSSted 03-10-2014 08:36 PM

Yea, I gotta see this ... GM came so correct with the Camaro 5 and new Vette, I think the bar is high. Hopefully they don't go too crazy with ideas.

awh3r 03-10-2014 08:38 PM

Redesign
 
Hopefully the cowl induction hood stays ( ZL1 style) with technology enhancements.

Gabriel3391_Rs 03-10-2014 08:41 PM

I pray to the camaro gods that they don't use the transformer concept going around

Hamilton2400 03-10-2014 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gabriel3391_Rs (Post 7484834)
I pray to the camaro gods that they don't use the transformer concept going around

Im kinda thinking the new camaro will look very similar to the transformer camaro. Why make it look that way in the movie just for the heck of it?

fradaj 03-10-2014 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hamilton2400 (Post 7484876)
Im kinda thinking the new camaro will look very similar to the transformer camaro. Why make it look that way in the movie just for the heck of it?


I hope you are wrong, I'm not too thrilled by that new transformer Camaro. It looks to me to be using the C5 sheet metal.

Synyster 03-10-2014 09:05 PM

Well if it looks similar I may have to trade in.

Guess I'll wait a bit longer before diving into the engine.


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