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Marty Howard · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:25 am

2009 Chevorlet <insert name here> SS:

Possible Impala

KendtEklund · **Joined:** Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:29 pm **Posts:** 1204

Just walked by 2 Acura TL's on the way back in the office - this looks a dead ringer.

I'm not a big fan of ripped-off styling, but they'd be wise to release this as-is.

WalterHouston · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:45 am

Cavalier!

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:57 am

WalterHouston wrote:

Cavalier!

with even more 400 HP V8 and RWD.

jimpastorius · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:04 am

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Though it's been spotted bombing the boulevards of Australia, the Chevy Camaro mule seen in these pictures has not been caught testing in the U.S. until now. Insiders have confirmed this Middle Eastern-market Chevy Lumina SS mule with severely truncated rear doors is indeed a mule for the production Chevy Camaro that will hopefully go on sale as a 2009 model. Chris Doane shooting for Brenda Priddy snapped the pics and tells us that in addition to the shortened rear doors, the wheelbase is obviously shorter compared to a normal VE sedan from Holden and the roofline is also lower to the ground. Priddy adds that while we don't know what engine is in the mule, expect the production car to have your choice of GM's 3.6L direct-inject V6, a "regular" V8 and top-shelf motor based on the LS8 engine putting out close to 500 HP. A convertible should follow a year after the coupe arrives, just like the Camaro Convertible Concept showed up 365 days after the coupe concept.

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:11 am

No, this is the Camaro Mule...

Notice the missing rear door handles and the shorter chassis..

MartynWheeler · **Joined:** Mon Jan 02, 2006 9:30 pm **Posts:** 303

So all you have to do to give a family sedan a muscle car name is leave off the rear door handles? Toyota should be pleased, it repositions the Solara for them.

Ugh. Dodge called, they want their Omni/Charger idea back...

KendtEklund · **Joined:** Tue Mar 27, 2007 7:29 pm **Posts:** 1204

MartynWheeler wrote:

So all you have to do to give a family sedan a muscle car name is leave off the rear door handles? Toyota should be pleased, it repositions the Solara for them.

Ugh. Dodge called, they want their Omni/Charger idea back...

I think by 'test mule' they just mean testing the drivetrain/suspension. I can't imagine they'd take that sheetmetal and call it a Camaro.

Then again, GTO...

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2007 3:33 pm

No,
this is the new Camaro....

The mule is just to test the Drivetrain.

Graham Jagger · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 12:53 am **Posts:** 1718

MartynWheeler wrote:

So all you have to do to give a family sedan a muscle car name is leave off the rear door handles?

Nope. You need a bigger engine, manual trans, positraction, and some cool badges... 4-4-2 : SS : GTO : GTX : and so on...

WalterHouston · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:44 pm

Marty Howard wrote:

No,
this is the new Camaro....

The mule is just to test the Drivetrain.

Looks like an FS car to me!

Wes Eargle · **Joined:** Mon Oct 27, 2003 9:47 am **Posts:** 3683

WalterHouston wrote:

Marty Howard wrote:

No,
this is the new Camaro....

The mule is just to test the Drivetrain.

Looks like an FS car to me!

That would get it's ass whipped by the Shelby Mustangs.

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:57 am

Wes Eargle wrote:

WalterHouston wrote:

Marty Howard wrote:

No,
this is the new Camaro....

The mule is just to test the Drivetrain.

Looks like an FS car to me!

That would get it's ass whipped by the Shelby Mustangs.

which would get it's ass whipped by the Corvette...and the point is??

This is a direct competitor to the standard Mustang and GT. It will come with a DI version of the L92 producing about 400 HP. Not too shabby.

DickRasmussen · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:32 pm

For FS the big question may be how well the irs works and how big and heavy the car is. The current Mustang is pretty big and is doing well, especially in low/stiff Shelby trim, but I'm not sure anything bigger (if the gomaro is bigger) would fit between the cones, especially at the typical THSCC events with lots of thread the needle.

Matt McGrain · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2007 1:32 pm

Marty Howard wrote:

2009 Chevorlet <insert name here> SS:

Possible Impala

This might offend some, but this reminds me of the current 5-Series.

BTW, the new Camaro is the best looking car Chevy has made in a long time, with the exception of the Z06es IMO. Then again, maybe I just liked the Transformers movie a little too much.

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