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Are you ready for a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro? JEGS Mail Order is offering you the chance to get one as a celebration of their 50th anniversary.

“Our customers are car people so the best thing we could think of to give away was this great American-made hot rod. We’re hoping to have a lot of fun with this Sweepstakes and I think our fans and customers will join in the excitement, especially as we get closer to July when we give this thing away.”

Press release after the jump.

Want to win a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro? originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 18 February 2010 16:03 EST.

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Special-edition 2010 Chevrolet Camaros are becoming the rage these days and if you happen to be making a stop at the Chicago Auto Show, then we invite you to look for a special-edition red 2010 Camaro that pays tribute to the city’s NHL team, the Chicago Blackhawks.

The one-off Camaro was decked with Blackhawks graphics by RealWheels Corporation. These guys really took to painstaking lengths to outfit the Camaro with as much Blackhawks reference as they possibly could. For starters, the Camaro’s hood has the official team logo on it while both sides of the car have hockey stick graphics on them. As if that’s not enough, the team’s name is also neatly emblazoned on the rear of the car, while the Camaro’s interior comes with its own set of Katzkin leather seats with – you guessed it! – the Blackhawks secondary logo embroidered on it.

The one-off Camaro, unfortunately, is not for sale, but if you happen to be attending the Chicago Auto Show, then you can get the chance to win it via a raffle draw that’s set to take place at the conclusion of the event on February 21.

2010 Chicago Blackhawks Camaro on display at the Chicago Auto Show; to be raffled off at the end of the event originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 17 February 2010 15:00 EST.

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We saw the American tuners at Innovative Vehicle Solutions, last year at SEMA with their Havoc Chevrolet Camaro. However the boys at IVS have just revealed a few more details about the body kit that adds a bit of extra muscle to the very popular 21st century pony car as well as a couple of engine upgrades as well. The exterior of the IVS Camaro comes complete with a new front bumper complete with a larger air dam and a lower hanging front valence, side skirts and an aggressive rear spoiler. However the trick parts come in the form of a dual element rear diffuser and a set of interesting 20 inch rollers and a set of classic hockey stripes running the length of either side of the Camaro ensuring its status as a bona fide muscle car. However the part we are still waiting to hear about are the blowers that will be going under the hood.

Stay tuned for more details.

Chevrolet Camaro by IVS originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 15 February 2010 14:00 EST.

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The Pontiac Trans Am is a car that made history. So is no surprise people want it back. And while Pontiac has no chance to revive the name, there are tuners out there who found solutions for that. For example Gearhead Performance Group (GPG) took a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro and transformed it into a Trans Am.

Their car is powered by a 6.2 liter twin turbo LS9 engine, that delivers a total of 900 hp. The engine is mated to a 6 speed transmission with hardened gears and drive axle. Besides that it gets custom suspensions and functional fender vents for brake heat reduction, it is lowered 1″ in the front and 2″ in the rear and sits on 22″ custom wheels (snowflake available).

900 hp Chevrolet Camaro Pontiac Trans Am originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 21 January 2010 07:19 EST.

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As we were perusing the Internet the other day, for car related reasons of course, we came across a very interesting post on Craig’s List that proves the second coming of the muscle car is still going strong. Chrysler’s in house high performance specialists will sell racers a Hemi powered Mopar Drag Pack Challenger that is good for 10 second quarter mile runs and the blue oval has brought back a purpose built Ford Racing Boss 302R Mustang ready for Grand-Am road racing with a 21st century 5.0 Liter V8 under the hood that promises to deliver some pretty fast laps. However bowtie enthusiasts will be happy to hear that GM Performance Parts is offering the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro as an off highway body in white blank canvas for race teams to drape over the chassis of their choice before packing up the trailer and heading out for whatever series they want to compete in, starting at only $7,000.

The benefit of this approach is that not only will racers be able to practice whatever discipline they desire, but also the bare metal body shell is a much better start for a purpose built racecar. The special order GM Performance Part means that crews will not have to waste any time tearing down the vehicle in order to strip as much weight as possible, in fact the only way to make a steel bodied 2010 Camaro weigh less would be to Swiss cheese one of these things. Offering the perfect start for anyone who is serious about going racing, the bare body means that the car can be custom built to whatever specifications are necessary, with everything from the engine and suspension to the rear end being up to the builder. Luckily GM also offers every conceivable component to fill those empty bolt holes from big blocks ready for drag racing to high performance trannys built to take the abuse. It’s the little things like these that our dreams are made of and makes us proud to be in America.

Press release after the jump.

GM Performance Parts offers a Camaro for any occasion originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 15 January 2010 12:00 EST.

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As we were perusing the Internet the other day, for car related reasons of course, we came across a very interesting post on Craig’s List that proves the second coming of the muscle car is still going strong. Chrysler’s in house high performance specialists will sell racers a Hemi powered Mopar Drag Pack Challenger that is good for 10 second quarter mile runs and the blue oval has brought back a purpose built Ford Racing Boss 302R Mustang ready for Grand-Am road racing with a 21st century 5.0 Liter V8 under the hood that promises to deliver some pretty fast laps. However bowtie enthusiasts will be happy to hear that GM Performance Parts is offering the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro as an off highway body in white blank canvas for race teams to drape over the chassis of their choice before packing up the trailer and heading out for whatever series they want to compete in, starting at only $7,000.

The benefit of this approach is that not only will racers be able to practice whatever discipline they desire, but also the bare metal body shell is a much better start for a purpose built racecar. The special order GM Performance Part means that crews will not have to waste any time tearing down the vehicle in order to strip as much weight as possible, in fact the only way to make a steel bodied 2010 Camaro weigh less would be to Swiss cheese one of these things. Offering the perfect start for anyone who is serious about going racing, the bare body means that the car can be custom built to whatever specifications are necessary, with everything from the engine and suspension to the rear end being up to the builder. Luckily GM also offers every conceivable component to fill those empty bolt holes from big blocks ready for drag racing to high performance trannys built to take the abuse. It’s the little things like these that our dreams are made of and makes us proud to be in America.

Press release after the jump.

GM offers a Camaro for any racing occasion originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 15 January 2010 12:00 EST.

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Quite a few shiny new cars have rolled through the Top Speed garage over the last 365 days, we have logged countless miles and spent enough time in drive thrus to thoroughly evaluate the ins and outs of everything from a stripped down fuel efficient Chevy Cobalt XFE that we thought would make a great racecar all the way up to a fully loaded ginormous GL 550 from Mercedes, everything from the gas/electric hybrid king of the road Toyota Prius to just about every iteration of Subaru’s all new Legacy. But it wasn’t until recently when Santa brought us the best early Christmas gift of all time, a Victory Red Chevrolet Camaro SS.

Ever since spending an afternoon with the man who drew the car, Luciano Nakamura, we have grown fond of the 2010 Camaro’s sinister grin, broad shoulders and classic Coke bottle shape. However when we received the keys to the more economical V6 equipped RS model earlier this year and we found it to be lacking in a few areas, mainly performance. At the heart of the the 21st century Super Sport pony car is a 426 HP LS3 V8 that breathes new life into the Camaro. The rumble of fuel injected Detroit iron miraculously made the interior much larger and while most journalists have complained about the extra cylinders adding too much weight over the front axle, but we felt the Camaro SS was more then well equipped to hang the tail out or handle a hard turn in.

It didn’t matter if we were banging gears or just cruising, we loved the way the retro steering wheel made you drive the Camaro with your fingertips, not to mention staring at those broad shoulders every time you look back at someone who isn’t having as fun as you are in the side mirror. Combine that kind of performance with a mid $35,000 price tag and you have just opened up an entire new audience to a beautifully styled high performance muscle car, and for that we must name the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS as the 2009 Top Speed Car of the Year.

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Top Speed 2009 Car of the Year originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 31 December 2009 18:00 EST.

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Camaro MotorSport has revealed a wide choice of performance parts for the all new Camaro. The biggest change is a new supercharged V8 engine that delivers a total of 600 hp and 747 Nm.

The first customer to get the new Camaro is the ex-Ferrari F1 driver Mika Salo. His car gets a a Motorsport SC600 package and contains a supercharger, special air intake system, exhaust system, exhaust headers and Dyno fine tuning of the engine management.

Press release after the jump.

Mika Salo gets new Camaro Motorsport SC600 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 29 December 2009 13:30 EST.

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Ever since the dawn of the pony car era, the Chevrolet Camaro, the Ford Mustang, and the Dodge Challenger have battled – in more ways than one – over supremacy in the pony car wars of America.

Robert D., an exceptional scale modeler, knows full well the history of the three muscle cars and he decided that instead of continuously duking it out, he went out and created a car that incorporates elemental designs from the three cars. He didn’t give a name for his creation so we racked our ingenious minds and came up with one of our own: the Chastamaro. (Ok, it’s not our best work; but you get the picture).

In describing his creation, which came with the body of a Camaro, the front end of a Challenger, and the rear end of a Mustang, Robert D. said that he took his favorite part of each of the muscle cars and decided to put them together as one car. “I like the main body of the Camaro better than the Challenger. I like the Challenger front end better than the Camaro. Once the idea was in my head to add Mustang to the equation, it all came together, because I found out pretty quickly that the three could combine into one,” he said.

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Modeler creates scale model of the ultimate muscle car originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 23 December 2009 09:00 EST.

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In a press conference in Detroit, General Motors announced is models line-up for the 2010 Detroit Auto Show: the all-new Chevrolet Aveo, the convertible version for the Camaro muscle car and a new version of the Chevy Orlando small van.

The new Aveo will be a modified version of the hatchback body style with go-fast parts to demonstrate what tuners will be able to do with the new economy car. As expected, the Camaro Convertible production version will stay faithful to the concept, while the Orlando concept will feature a finalized exterior that’s ready for production.

Camaro Convertible and new Aveo to debut in Detroit originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 22 December 2009 21:00 EST.

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