05-11-2015, 08:18 AM | #1 |
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Camaro Visualizer
found this article, dont know if it was posted before.
DETROIT — Chevrolet will debut a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro "visualizer" later this summer that enables car shoppers to experiment with different colors, options and accessories on the highly anticipated all-new coupe and convertible. The visualizer is a precursor to the formal 2016 Camaro online vehicle configurator, Todd Christensen, Camaro marketing manager, told Edmunds on Friday. "The visualizer won't have pricing," he said in a phone interview. "A configurator with full pricing will go live around the time that the cars are on sale in the late fall." Chevrolet spokesman Monte Doran confirmed there will be new Camaro convertible, but that version won't debut at the car's upcoming event in Detroit on May 16. Launch timing on the convertible was not provided. While Chevrolet is holding off on many Camaro details until the car's public debut, Christensen provided a preview of what enthusiasts can expect with the all-new car. He said new performance and cosmetic accessories are planned, along with new colors. "We're taking a page from what Camaro enthusiasts tell us," Christensen said. "You've got to treat accessorization as a full-scale strategy and not an after-thought. They have to be well integrated when the car debuts." He said enthusiasts will be able to personalize the 2016 Camaro "inside and out, with some performance features as well." While he wouldn't spell out the exact color palette for the 2016 Camaro, he said "there is a good range of bright and expressive colors to some very luxurious and subdued shades." The exterior color choices will include "bright reds and yellows to beautiful grays and deep metallic reds," he said. Retro colors, such as Butternut Yellow and Frost Green, will not be offered, however. "There's nothing about this car that's retro," said Doran. The Camaro team gathers Camaro wish lists from enthusiasts by attending Camaro car club events, scouring social media and monitoring the Camaro Facebook page, the largest Facebook car page at General Motors with nearly 5 million likes. When asked what Camaro enthusiasts are expecting from the 2016 Camaro in terms of performance upgrades, Christensen said: "I don't know that there's a specific expectation. They are looking for us to improve upon what was already great. We're starting with a high bar. Our customers say ‘You guys are doing a good job. Keep it up.'" http://www.edmunds.com/car-news/2016...is-summer.html |
05-11-2015, 08:23 AM | #2 |
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This is a good find.
More office GM performance add ons. More official customizations, and the configurator sounds pretty cool tool. "nothing about this car that's retro"
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05-11-2015, 08:24 AM | #3 |
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There's that "late fall" again. I have a feeling I'm going to be Camaro-less for a while.
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05-11-2015, 08:30 AM | #4 |
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You can usually order a car a few months before the configurator is up.. If my memory is correct on some of the more recent highly anticipated releases.
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05-11-2015, 08:34 AM | #5 |
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Multiple shades of red? Whaaaat? That's never happened on a camaro! (current camaro color palette)
On a more serious note, it is good news to hear that they'll be offering, what sounds like, a wider range of colors. My hopes for a nice orange have increased. And I'm sure everyone wanting a good blue should be pretty happy too. Good find! Now we have the visualizer to be excited for, whenever that's available. |
05-11-2015, 08:39 AM | #6 |
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05-11-2015, 08:47 AM | #7 |
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05-11-2015, 08:56 AM | #8 |
Hail to the King baby!
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Close as in about 6 weeks? I'd be shocked if there were cars on the lot before Thanksgiving........which is only 2/3 through fall.
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05-11-2015, 09:00 AM | #9 |
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I guess it depends on what your definition of close is. I'm guessing it should be on lots by December. So, I think he'd be without a car for a few weeks.
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Maybe the itch will be gone by then
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05-11-2015, 09:10 AM | #11 |
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05-11-2015, 10:05 AM | #12 |
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I don't. Based on the first spy shots of the car, the timeline is very end of 2015 or early 2016.
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Right now Mustangs are selling nearly 3:1 compared to Camaros. |
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05-11-2015, 10:09 AM | #14 |
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What happened to the thread on this yesterday? It was deleted.
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