The sixth-generation, Alpha-based 2016 Camaro is set to be revealed on May 16, but there’s still plenty of work to do before it’s ready for customer hands. A Camaro6 user recently uploaded photos sent over to him showing a group of pre-production sixth-gen prototype Camaros parked in an outlet mall parking lot side by side, presumably taking a short break from whatever tests the engineers were conducting at the time.
These photos give us a pretty good idea of what to expect from the sixth-generation pony car, as they were taken very close up. The lower grille section is exposed on one of the cars and many of the bodylines can clearly be seen. The prototypes were also parked next to a 2015 Mustang, which we assume was brought along for comparison’s sake as the new Camaro is put through its paces.
Check out the photos here and let us know what you think in the comments. They don’t reveal anything we didn’t know before, but it’s still interesting to get a good look at the new Camaro before it breaks cover later this year.
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Never a bad time time to get a deal on a nike track suit!, lol. On a serious note I’m happy that camaro is sticking with the retro design cues, the 10-14 mustang was a looker. The 15′ mustang while it isn’t ugly it just looks too “corporate ford” and not vintage mustang while for some that’s a good thing in my opinion I’d rather mix retro with future.
Totally agree.
I’ve said this before, but I guess I’ll state it again; I so wished the Camaro went modern. This Retro thing is pretty played. I personally don’t consider the current Camaro retro at all. But to ape the current car is just a bit much. Hopefully the lighter chassis is as good as everyone is claiming and it won’t matter.
I find it funny that everyone is so quick to praise old cars for being unique and ground breaking, then scream bloody murder when a new car doesn’t continue the trend. How can it though? Everyone keeps wanting rehashes of the old obsolete ones.
Newsflash. you aren’t leading the pack nor setting new trends when you’re peddling rehashes of what was on average – cool, yet absolutely mediocre cars to begin with.
It is really easy to say what you say when your ass is not on the line isn’t it?
I agree it would be cool to see an revolutionary move like the 69 Camaro did to the 69 Camaro. But unlike years ago a move like that is hard to repeat. The risks are high and the cost and investments are even higher. This leave you with a high risk move that has greater odds of failure than success.
The key to this car and the Mustang is that they are not about revolution as the base want and expect them to look like what they are. These are not Pony cars or Muscle cars anymore they are Camaro’s and Mustangs that are Icons now and their own segments.
Just as a Corvette has to look like a Corvette and a Harley has to look like a Harley and hold a V twin and sound like a Harley. Icon status is something that is earned not engineered. Few products reach this state.
This is what the Asian companies never have figured out. They can build a better model of car or bike but they can never replace an Icon. How many V twin models does Honda make and yet it will never be a Harley. Same with the NSX as they went to build a better Ferrari but in the end it still was never a Ferrari.
I cons are true to themselves and you have to use care not to throw away an Icon status it has earned, Few ever make it to this level and if you lose it you may never get it back.
Now if they ever find they are tanking with the design then you make some radical moves as then you have little to lose.
It looks similar to the transformers version from Age of Extinction.