From hennesseyperformanceblog.com: When this Cyber Gray 2010 Camaro SS arrived at Hennessey, it was originally outfitted as a supercharged HPE650 with one notable difference — a forged, low compression 415 cubic inch LS3 stroker motor. Well, when you have a love of horsepower and a rock solid foundation to build on, the urge to take things further is hard to resist.

After all, the same 415 stroker is at the heart of the Hennessey HPE800 Twin Turbo Camaro upgrade, so determining the method of attack for producing big numbers was a no brainer.

After transforming the HPE650 to a twin turbo HPE800 and making well over it’s advertised numbers at a super-conservative 11 psi, the time came at the request of the customer to increase the boost and have a little fun.

So with a few more pounds of boost — 16 psi total — the HPE800 Camaro easily put down nearly 850 horsepower to the rear wheels and just a hair over 800 lb-ft of torque (847 rwhp / 801 lb-ft tq to be exact). Factor in your basic drivetrain loss for a 6-speed manual Camaro and the horsepower numbers hit right near 1,000 HP mark!

But what makes the numbers even better is the conservative and SAFE nature of the Hennessey twin turbo setup. A strong motor, efficient turbo design and proper fuel support means the HPE800 (and even the 427 cubic inch LSX-powered HPE1000) Camaro can be tuned for bird-dog reliability while making outrageous amounts of power. Read more!

The brand new Autobot Bumblebee of Transformers 3 was revealed. Bumblebee’s vehicle mode may not look like a Convertible in TF3, but he had certainly undergone some new modifications. Some of them are a carbon fiber splitter on top of the roof of the new Camaro, New Side-Windows, New set of Rims previously unseen in Movie 1 and 2, New, much more open cut to keep the brakes of the Rear Tires cool, Black Stripes are now also on the roof of the car and carry a completely new design, New Side-Skirts, Newly added Front Splitter, Redesigned Fog Lights with a Guard, Overall Streamlined Design mimicking Chevrolet Stingray Concept (Sideswipe), with Carbon fiber Side Mirrors. And probably the best mod – A Rear Carbon fiber Spoiler.

Transformers 3 Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee

 

GM to Bring Chevrolet to Korea
Will launch GM’s leading global brand to strengthen its position in domestic market

Busan, Korea – Chevrolet, General Motors Company’s leading global vehicle brand, will be introduced in Korea in 2011. GM Daewoo Auto & Technology President and CEO Mike Arcamone made the announcement today at a press conference held in conjunction with the opening of the Busan International Motor Show.

“The introduction of Chevrolet will enable us to provide our customers an array of exciting new vehicles from the brand’s global lineup, giving them more driving options,” said Arcamone. “This will help GM Daewoo increase our sales and market share in the domestic market while generating additional revenue, strengthening our employees’ job security, creating new jobs and resulting in additional investment in Korea. We regard it as a key to our long-term success.”

As an example of the products that Korean consumers can expect, GM Daewoo introduced the new Chevrolet Camaro at its motor show stand. The popular sports car will go on sale in Korea in 2011.

Chevrolet Attends Camaro5Fest, the largest-ever gathering of 2010 Camaro owners 2010-04-20

More than 500 2010 Camaros descended on Valdosta, Ga. for the first Camaro5Fest. The event, hosted by Camaro5.com, is believed to have been the largest-ever gathering of fifth-generation Camaro owners. More than 1,000 people attended the event, driving their 2010 Camaros from across the U.S. and Canada to Valdosta on Friday, April 16.

Several members of the Camaro team attended, including Camaro Chief Engineer Al Oppenheiser, Vehicle Line Director Peter Kosak, Camaro Marketing Manager John Fitzpatrick, and Camaro Product Manager Cheryl Pilcher. Team Camaro drove from Detroit to Georgia in two Camaro Transformers Special Editions, two Camaro Synergy Special Editions, a development Camaro, and VIN 002 of a 2011 Camaro.

Camaro5Fest kicked off with a cruise through the streets of Valdosta, led by Oppenheiser. Residents lined the streets, cheering as a line of Camaros more than three miles long passed by under police escort. The following day, Camaro fans traveled to South Georgia Motorsports Park for a car show, drag races and autocross competitions. The track events ended with Camaro owners getting the rare chance to drive their cars on the 1/2-mile oval track.

“It was an incredible opportunity to see the passion and enthusiasm owners have for the new Camaro,” says Fitzpatrick. “This was such an exciting event that I would not be surprised to see more than 1,000 cars at next year’s Camaro5Fest.”
Check out the gallery after the jump!

PRESS RELEASE

Chevrolet to offer a limited number of 2010 Camaro Indy 500 Pace Car replicas

DETROIT — For the first time since 1993, Chevrolet will build and sell a replica of a Camaro Indianapolis 500 Pace Car.

“We set out to build a collectible vehicle that will appeal to the die-hard Camaro and Indianapolis 500 fan,” said Jim Campbell, U.S. Vice President, Chevrolet Marketing. “We believe we’ve done just that with the 2010 Chevy Camaro Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Limited Edition.”

This limited edition replica includes all the features found on a top-of-the-line regular production Camaro SS, but adds some additional features unique to the actual pace car to be driven by Robin Roberts, anchor of “Good Morning America,” during the this year’s Indianapolis 500.

For all of you, who live in Australia – GM’s decision a few days ago will not affect Performax’s plans to import, modify and sell Camaros.

According to Performax, about 250 hours of work per Camaro are needed for the left-hand drive to right-hand conversion. All these modifications inolve changes to steering, emissions equipment, lighting, air-conditioning and ventilation and body – all parts used by Performax are ISO-accredited.

“Performax International was first in Australia with the Camaro and we have achieved factory-standard engineering and finish quality in producing right-hand drive versions. Whatever any other importer decides to do or not do, Performax is proud to have the first and best RHD Camaros and we expect plenty will be finding their way to owners around Australia”, said Performax International General Manager Glenn Soper.

Countries such as Japan, UK and Australia won’t get the Camaro -  at least, not now. It seems that the plans for a right-hand drive version of the Camaro have been put on hold due to a change of priorities within GM. This is what Bob Lutz, GM’s vice chairman, said in an interview with journalists at the
2010 Geneva Auto Show. Maybe there are intentions to accent on hybrids and electric vehicles.

According to Motor Trend, Lutz said “It’s been pushed back, perhaps indefinitely. No matter which car company you work for, there’s never enough engineering money, talent and capital to do everything you want to do,” said Lutz. “So when we looked at the hybrids that we have to do, and the plug-ins that we have to do, we just had to priority rank it and I couldn’t argue with the priorities.”

“Unfortunately all of the markets came in with relatively low volume estimates. The UK was low, and…frankly I think Australia could have stepped up to the plate with some more. But when we finally looked at it there weren’t enough units to justify after all what is a fairly large investment,” he said.

Project Silverback – This is a one-of-a-kind custom built Pro-touring 1967 Camaro with many modern upgrades. No expense was spared on this rotisserie nut and bolt restoration. The underside is as clean as the top. It is finished in a spectacular metallic silver with continuous black racing stripes and is complimented with a custom black interior.

The cowl and firewall have been shaved and painted silver along with the fabricated inner fenders to house the 396cid big block. The engine consists of many high end internal and external parts. The Mattson custom aluminum radiator with electric fan keeps the engine running cool. The custom Chris Alston chassis was painted the same color as the exterior. It is equipped with rack & pinion steering. The rear suspension consists of a Shock Wave Air Ride system and Detroit Speed 3″ leaf springs. Wilwood 4-wheel disc brakes with slotted and cross drilled rotors and polished hubs. The custom interior includes extremely comfortable Procar seats. Check out the gallery after the jump.

Exodus Pictures is a film studio, which is based in Michigan. These people officially unveiled the FireBreather – the new movie muscle car star. This is a Camaro-based muscle car, in which development took part Classic Design Concepts. This shiny pearl state-of-art muscle Camaro was designed by the writer and director of the Jinn movie – Ajmal Ahmad. In this production the FireBreather will make its first debut.

Actually, this is pretty much Chevrolet Camaro SS version, that is tuned with a sense of creativity by Classic Design Concepts – we can see a new front fasica, hood, rear fascia and some incredibly hot-looking wheels. Some people can make association with the old Trans-Am american muscle car. Most of the job is nothing more than a new-outfitted vision. Inside is  the Camaro’s 6.2-liter V8 with an Elbach Pro-Plus Performance handling package, and of course – Pirelli PZero Rosso tires.