Nik J Miles

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Neiman Marcus picked the all-new Chevrolet Camaro Convertible at the showcase car in the 2010 “Christmas Book”

Only 100 special edition convertibles will be built, each offering luxury appointments inspired by Neiman Marcus combined with the outstanding Camaro SS performance.  This is the 84th edition of the luxury retailer’s catalog of ultimate holiday gifts. Read the rest of this entry »

There is quite a horsepower war going on between the rear-wheel drive V-6 coupes.  Most obvious is the Camaro/Mustang battle that started when the new Camaro was outfitted the 304-hp, 3.6-liter V-6 engine with VVT and 273-lb.ft. of torque and a 17 mpg city/29 mpg highway EPA rating. Read the rest of this entry »

The current generation Chevrolet Camaro could get a bit smaller in 2015 when it is bolted to the same Alpha platform being developed for the smaller Cadillac ATS, according to a leak reported by Motor Trend magazine.

The new Alpha platform is cheaper to build and lighter weight making it more suitable for the Camaro.  The new size Camaro should be closer to the size of the Hyundai Genesis Coupe, or about 182-inches long. Read the rest of this entry »

I am predisposed to like the 2010 Camaro. After all, I raced a 1976 Camaro LT around Portland Speedway for nigh on a decade in the 1990s. The 2010 version of Chevy’s classic pony car has little (if any) real connection to my old race car, but they do share the name, and I think maybe a little of the same soul.

The Camaro occupies an interesting space in the GM pantheon. Chevrolet already has its high-performance sports car in the Corvette, and the Camaro doesn’t approach that high-end market space. The Camaro was always the everyman’s muscle car – affordable and durable with a good working class feel to it. That’s why it made such a great race car ­– it was cheap, powerful, and virtually indestructible. The Camaro made such a good race car that about three-quarters of the entries in any given street stock race were Camaros (or the car’s twin brother, the Pontiac Firebird).

Thankfully, Chevy has kept the Camaro in that market space. You have to part with $50,000 to get behind the wheel of even the most basic Corvette this year, but you can get into a V6 Camaro for about $22,245, and the V8-powered SS starts at just $30,245.

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“If you have a pulse you have impulses”.  The first words said by Ford when rolling out the  2011 Mustang V6.  Mustang has take its place in American iconography for 45 years.  9 million customers later Ford have learned a few things about what attracts Mustang buyers to the car.  It begins with looks and craftsmanship and ends with power and performance. Read the rest of this entry »