Chevrolet Unveils 2009 Daytona Camaro Pace Car

Daytona International Speedway officials announced the return of the Chevy Camaro as the Official Pace Car of the 51st running of the Daytona 500--the first Camaro to pace the field since 1969.

"Chevy has been a great partner of the Daytona 500 for more than 30 years, and the Camaro is an automotive icon,'" said Speedway President Robin Braig. "This 2010 model will set the tone for a 21st century sports car, and that's a perfect fit to lead the pack at the 'Great American Race.''

The 426-horsepower vehicle, powered by the 6.2-liter all-aluminum Chevy V-8, carries a PPG Cyber Grey paint scheme with a bold accent design befitting "The World Center of Racing." A Camaro has paced the field just twice in Dayton 500 history, in 1968 and '69, and this 2010 model is scheduled to hit showroom floors this spring.

Built on GM's new global rear-wheel drive architecture, the Camaro also will be offered in V-6-powered LS and LT models. Additional specs of the 2010 model pace car include:

* All-aluminum 6.2-liter V-8

* 426 horsepower and 420 lb-ft of torque

* Fully integrated strobe system, including a GM-designed custom light bar utilizing Whelen 500 series linear strobes

* 27-mpg estimated highway fuel economy

* Fuel-saving Tremec 6-speed manual transmission

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Whelan - 2/9/2009 12:56:28 PM

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It would be awesome if they stopped making versions of this car that as far as the public is concerned is still a prototype since for the past two years you have not been able to drive one yet it has appeared in movies, a Z28 and SS are being created and now it is a pace car.

Let me know when they are in dealerships for test drives and a car magazine actually drives one.

veyron1001 - 2/9/2009 5:34:33 PM

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Is it too hard to get official numbers with mpg these days? The new Camaro is equally bland to the last generation prius.

FieroRob - 2/9/2009 5:57:17 PM

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You can order one now. They should be arriving at dealerships by March / April. About the same time as the "all new" 2010 Mustang. Just warmed over sheetmetal on the 'stang

iamdabest1 - 2/9/2009 11:47:57 PM

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u mean around the same time when the new " transformers movie" comes out ?

pnsb24a - 2/12/2009 2:45:08 PM

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To bad the camaro is already dead---coming out to late with to little.