2016 Camaro To Be Made Of 70 Percent Unique Components, Have 6.2L LT1 V8
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Chevrolet is planning on debuting small parts of the 2016 Camaro each week until the entire car breaks cover at Belle Isle Park on May 16. This week, they’ve concentrated on the sixth-generation pony car’s Smalll Block V8, Alpha architecture and special ‘tri-Y’ exhaust manifolds.
The 2016 Camaro will share an Alpha architecture with the Cadillac CTS and ATS, which was designed to compete with premium brands like BMW and Audi. This will give the Camaro “exceptional driving dynamics and refinement, as well as a balance of mass and stiffness necessary for a world-class performance car,” Chevrolet says
“Alpha provided a strong foundation, but more than 70 percent of the components are unique to the Gen 6 Camaro, including exterior and interior dimensions, an all-new interior, front and rear suspension, and powertrain components,” said General Motors product chief Mark Reuss. “The minute you see – and hear – the Gen 6, you know it’s a Camaro, from the stance to the driving experience to the sound of the Small Block V8.”
The front structure of the chassis is exclusive to the Camaro program and is longer than the one used in the CTS or ATS, in order “to create the dash-to-axle ratio necessary for car’s iconic profile, and widened to provide the desired track width,” Chevy says. The 6.2-liter LT1 V8 was also confirmed for arrival in the Camaro and has been changed to fit the model’s packaging with tubular “tri-Y”-style exhaust manifolds, among other changes.
Chevrolet kept it short and sweet this week, but perhaps we’ll get more details on the Camaro’s powertrain or interior next week. Stay tuned to GM Authority as Chevy parces out info on the 2016 Camaro one brief announcement at a time.
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Can’t wait to see it. I may have to trade my Gen5 RS.
Some are gonna complain about it being “30% of a Cadillac”, but I see that as a good thing! And with the 6.2L on deck, the next Camaro will be a real gem! Here’s to hoping the interior is refined with improved visibility!
I also think it’s a good thing. Alpha has received a lot of praise.
GM is getting back to what they used to do years ago and it worked.
Let Cadillac do the investment into different things and then let them trickle down to Chevy. By the time Chevy gets it Cadillac will be on to the next thing.
This helps better offset development cost and it also give Chevy a head start when they go to invest into a product. This is why the present Impala is as good as it is with Cadillac investing so much into the XTS that helped the Impala. Chevy could use their money to finish more other things for their model. This ends up with better quality and refinement.
For too many years GM was taking Chevy and trickling up to Cadillac and this was a non starter.
It is nice to see them start to get their house in order again. Keep it up.
I agree there is very little to complain about when it comes to the chassis and related mechanic bits for the new Camaro.
Also agree with the trickle down theory . Now if they could have only done something with the carry over styling.
I am all for keeping some familiarity but it looks as big and clumsy as the outgoing model.