Chevrolet Camaro Sees Manual Transmission Option Axed In Australia
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Pour one out for the thought of a right-hand-drive Chevrolet Camaro with a manual transmission. Holden Special Vehicles has confirmed the Camaro will not feature the six-speed manual transmission as an option as once thought.
Wheels reported on Friday that the sole transmission will be the eight-speed automatic gearbox. The announcement is an about-face from an earlier announcement when HSV said the Camaro would include a three-pedal setup. We imagine conversions costs killed the option.
HSV will begin converting Chevrolet Camaros in one trim, 2SS, to right-hand drive for Australia this year to rival the Ford Mustang. The Mustang, however, leaves the factory in right-hand drive. HSV’s conversion is thought to add some $30,000 AUD to the Camaro’s price; the pony car will start at $90,000 AUD, or $68,000 USD by today’s conversion rates. For comparison, the Mustang sells for around $45,000 USD.
The report also suggested the Camaro may not boast 450 horsepower as the car does in North America. Final tuning and calibration to bring the Camaro to regulation could see it come under the official output. HSV’s website says the Camaro will boast over 330 kW and 600 Nm of torque, or 442 horsepower and 442 lb-ft of torque. If there is a power decrease, it will be minimal at best.
Following the Camaro SS, Australia could see one other variant. GM has registered the ZL1 trademark in the country, which has many speculating the variant could head to Oz sooner rather than later.
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The Australia dont deserve any kool cars from GM in the first place. So I am glad that the Camaro that is offered is super expensive, and now is only offered with a automatic transmission!
Serves them right!
You thumb up your own posts, don’t you?
Why don’t Australians deserve cool cars? What have they done? Or is it just whiskey psychosis.
The people of Australia gave up on GM so why should GM do the people of Australia any favors!
Once again you got it arse about, Brian. GM stopped manufacturing cars in Australia, we didn’t give up on them, they left us. Not a good decision in my mind. presently GM currently have 5% of the market and 12,000 cars stockpiled. Their attitude of trying for the affluent buyer and forgetting the real people has backfired spectacularly. So, who is showing lack of loyalty?
John Hutchinson, Toxic Tony Abbott the Mad Monk specifically reneged on 250 million AU$ promised by Julia Gillard, a woman. Toxic Tony had Trump’s attitude about his predecessor – take EVERYTHING they did and ruin it.
Australia dumped GM because Toxic Tony was a misogynist. Although Brian is stupid, unfortunately, he’s correct.
If you want proof, just go ask any Aussie lawyer or doctor about what they think Holden drivers are like…
Australia dumped GM because Toxic Tony was a misogynist. Although Brian is stupid, unfortunately, he’s correct.
Look at that a guy that respects the truth
OT, I’m fully aware of the history of the closure of the Australian car industry, it was actually forecast by the boss of BMW prior to the 2012 election, who stated that Holden would stop manufacturing vehicles if a Liberal (in name, not fact) government was elected.
My point is Australian’s didn’t dump Holden, the lack of loyalty was on GM’s part, and they are now paying for that in a big way.
It’s time for you to get a new tune, the one you’ve been playing has been played to death, and your last paragraph has me a little concerned about you.
The Australian people gave up on GM! If you would have continued buying their cars the factories would still be open today!
But you decided that buying a different kind of car was more important to you! And now your favorite automotive company is a shell of what it use to be!
I hope you never have any kool cars to drive from GM because you made your bed and now you should have to live with your decisions!
Makes a lot of sense to me that Australian people dont want to take responsibility, instead always trying to find someone else to blame!
Read and know the history, don’t rely on your feeble meanderings. You dribble on about acting like adults. You want respect, learn and speak the truth and be more considerate of others.
Huh? This same country mind you who produced the GTO, G8, SS? Seems like they deserve (and know all about) performance and cool cars to me. Long live the RWD Holdens.
And designed the 2009 Camaro, which was judged the World Car Design of the Year in 2010.
How well did those cars sale?
That guys a f*ckin moron.
He must be an Emu sympathizer.
Still at it Brian. Keep polishing that red neck and have another sip.
Then we will hear how Camaros don’t sell. Who made this stupid decision? Reminds me of the Model T, any color as long as it is black.
The reality is that the number of people who know how to drive manual transmissions continues to shrink and this is why there are so few cars which even offer a manual transmission; further, there are an increasing number of people who don’t even know how to drive especially as public schools are cutting back on driving classes which is why the push for autonomous cars because how to you sell a car to someone who doesn’t know how to drive.. with a car who knows how to drive itself.
Hsv customers are one of the groups who buy manuals in good numbers, the other is the entry level market.
A lot of Aussies do prefer to drive manual, the fact Mazda offeres manual across the 3 model range helps it.
The extra complication during conversion will be the reason,
any marketing man who says Aussies don’t buy manuals needs a new job.
“The fact Mazda offeres manuals in good numbers” is because big boofy manly Aussies just aren’t buying big boofy cars anymore. They’re buying Mazda 3’s!
Aussie stereotype = Crocodile “hunter” Steve Irwin getting out of his big Commodore.
Aussie reality = doctors and lawyers living in Sydney and Melbourne sipping Chardonnay and buying multi-million dollar 2bed-2bath tiny homes on Sydney shore or Melbourne restaurant district.
More than 90% of our population lives within one hour of the coast, in a city of more than 3 million. Our outback and bush are empty except for corporate farm workers and retired hobby vintners.
These people will buy a few Camaro’s, and all of them will be auto’s.
Brian you keep that up and you will feel the pain of a boomerang when you least expect it.
You know the old story: No brain, no pain.
Pain of a boomerang! That’s funny! I wish I could say more but the people who run this site don’t like that sort of thing. It’s to bad cuz I would love to tear into you!
“I wish I could say more but the people who run this site don’t like that sort of thing. It’s to bad cuz I would love to tear into you!”
You don’t have the balls to do it, do you?
Yea I do! Unfortunately I’ve gotten in hot water before on here! Its unfortunate that we can’t be adults on here and speak our mind freely without getting banned!
No, if you can’t get your point across without blaming it on this site’s administration, you really don’t have the balls to speak your mind.
You know what the makes you? A coward.
If we have to talk like we are in grade school then yes I get to blame it on the site!
waste of time bringing it in then
Brian..If I’ve told you once I’ve told you 100 times! Go F**k yourself! You’re a waste of space!
There was a man named Brian Who spend his days drinking and crying He says he is happy But his posts are so crappy You know that he must be Lying
It makes me so happy that this topic (the Australia automotive industry) infuriates you!
There is no Australian automotive Industry which pretty much makes you Brian, and your comments irrelevant.
Don’t you get that no one is interested in your vitriolic comments anymore.
Spot on. I’ve always found him irrelevant, his posts crap.
It’s ok! That’s fine! Because we have affordable kool care to drive and you have fwd crap cars to drive!
Long live GM
I rest my case, a twit.
I am a person that speaks the truth! And that hurts you
You can dummy spit better than that. I recall mentioning that you were somewhat less than smart, that produced a world championship dummy spit. Time to put the bottle away and go ni ni’s.
No one is interested in buying Holden’s anymore, Ex-Holden. Is that why you are Ex-Holden? How do you like the new Abbott-Australia, with no manufacturing but plenty of posturing, such as yours?
Here is what is in p,ay.
The Alpha is not RHD and will not be till the refresh.
GM wants to land a toe hold in the market with a limited number of Camaros for now and will use them in racing down under.
While not the perfect set up it is the best that can be had till the proper platform arrives.
The manual is more difficult to convert and would make an already over priced model more expensive.
The up side is the auto is faster anyways.
This whole deal will work out in time. As of now it is better than nothing.
GM is just trying to buy time as the Mustang has already arrived. .
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