Holden loyalists left sour after the demise of the V8-powered Commodore have a new hero car incoming. Last year, Holden Special Vehicles revealed the 2018 Chevrolet Camaro would join the lineup with HSV performing the necessary left to right-hand drive conversion. Now, we know how much it will cost.
CarAdvice reported on Tuesday that the Camaro SS will start at $90,000 AUD ($71,000 USD), which is about $30,000 more than an Australian-spec Ford Mustang. The Mustang ships to Oz in right-hand drive from the factory. It could be a tough pill to swallow for those keen on a rear-wheel drive V8-powered car from General Motors.
The $90,000 price tag will earn buyers a Camaro in 2SS trimmings with a standard eight-speed automatic transmission at launch. Brembo brakes, power adjustable heated and ventilated leather seats, a flat-bottomed sports steering wheel, dual zone climate control, keyless entry, rear parking assist and a nine-speaker Bose audio system are all standard as well.
We think the high price will keep many buyers out of the Camaro in Oz, but we have no doubt the car will receive a warm welcome down under—even with the standard Chev badge.
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I can’t imagine any one payin $30,000.00 more for a Camaro than for a Mustang. So that begs the question why bring the Camaro to Australia?
WTF? If I lived in Australia, I’d buy a mustang. This cannot be right and if it is, SOMETHING is wrong.
I live in Australia and I wouldn’t buy a mustang. Poor build quality, lack of engine options, and the fact that they’re such common site here now. Every middle aged bloke has one.
Great headline, might want to slip a ‘USD’ in front of the $71,000 though.
Camaro has been available for years through importers, only difference is it’s now backed by Holden.
At what price and how many have they sold?
Importers were charging 120k+
The mustang in aus is a common sight with everyone aged 60 and above
The Camaro will look and perform better and will hopefully be less common.
This is music to my ears! Hell 71k is not enough to charge the Australian people! Make them pay threw the nose to buy a car with a v8! The Australian people brought this on themselves and I have zero sympathy for them!
Haha Brian, this is actually heap for the Australians, the last HSV V8s were between 80k and 120k depending on the model. Imports charged 120k for the bottom Camaro. 70k is chump change and easily affordable for those that purchased v8s in aus. Happy to spend that and will keep the change on what I would have spent on an R8 or W1 for fuel haha
I’ve got my wallet out. My only concern is that I might not be able to secure one.
Good price point, If you look at all the imported lets say 2005 – 08 -10 -12 so so mustangs well , you wouldn’t buy a 2010 or 2012 for more then 35,000 – 40,000 since 2015 v8 Gt’s are starting to appear for around 45,000 and those owners of the 05 – 08 -10 -12 mustangs still haven’t waken up. Point been everyone that has a 4th Gen Camaro or 5th Gen Camaro don’t need to bother about there vehicles price falling , at least not for a few years, the ninety thousand dollar price point will hold the Camaro’s name high and eventually balance out, unlike the mustang’s, seriously ford might sell ten thousand a year but there value will drop like fly’s .