The new Camaro is due to be revealed later this monthUpcoming Chevrolet Camaro will be lighter than the current car and offer a wider range of engines
Elements of the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro's shape have been revealed in a series of official preview pictures ahead of the car's planned launch in Detroit later this month.
The sixth-generation muscle car - whose chief rival will be the new Ford Mustang - has been spotted testing numerous times in the run-up to its debut.
Chevrolet says the car has spent around 350 hours in wind tunnels to refine its aerodynamic properties and maximise cooling to its 6.2-litre V8 engine.
The new model is also claimed to be around 90kg lighter than the fifth-generation Camaro, which weighs in at 1687kg, with GM's new 'Alpha' architecture said to be responsible for much of the weight saving. The car's structure is also 28% stiffer than before.
Other changes include new aluminium suspension assemblies which feature a new design that the suspension components are more than 20% lighter than the steel units on the outgoing car.
As well as its staple small-block V8 engine, Chevrolet is expected to keep the current 3.6-litre V6 from today's Camaro. It has also been suggested that the company will offer a turbocharged V6 as well as a new 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged engine with 268bhp and 295lb ft.
The new four-cylinder model is likely to be the most fuel efficient option in the range, and should allow Chevrolet to compete on greener terms with Ford's 2.3-litre Ecoboost-engined Mustang.
Camaro drivers will be able to switch between four different driving modes inside, with a Snow/Ice option offered alongside Tour, Sport and Track modes. The Track mode will be exclusive to SS-badged vehicles.
Camaro chief engineer Al Oppenheiser has already praised the new car's handling. "The new Camaro brakes harder, flicks into corners more quickly, and drives out of the corner faster," he said. "We expect it will set the benchmark in the segment and give many sports cars a challenge."
While the coupé is expected to go on sale in the US soon after its launch, Chevrolet is also understood to be readying ZL1 and Z/28 replacements for the not too distant futue, as well as a convertible model.
Production of the new Camaro will take place at GM’s Lansing Grand River plant in Michigan. It's unlikely that the new Camaro will be made available officialy in the UK given GM's decision to axe Chevrolet from Europe. Specialist importers, however, may continue to bring the new model to this country.
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