The Chevy Camaro is sold in most South American markets exclusively as an SS coupe with the mighty 6.2L V8 LT1 engine. That’s nothing new. What is new and rather comical, however, are the names of the Camaro colors offered in Argentina.
Camaro Colors in Argentina:
- Caught Red Handed
- Blue Me Away Met
- Summit White
- Lemon Peel Solid
- Black Meet Kettle
- Blue Persuasion Met
- Global Sun Of A Gun
Camaro Equivalents in the United States:
- Garnet Red Tintcoat
- Hyper Blue Metallic
- Summit White
- Bright Yellow
- Mosaic Black Metallic
- Arctic Blue Metallic
- Nightfall Gray Metallic
While each Argentine Camaro color name gave us a chuckle or two (except for Summit White), the Global Sun Of A Gun color takes the cake. Even so, we must imagine that these amusing English names might not mean much to Argentinian shoppers, we’d have to imagine that such names would be seemingly outlandish here in the States.
Which color name made you laugh the hardiest? Give us your thoughts on the creative Chevy Camaro color names in the comments, and stay tuned to GM Authority for more GM-related South American news and Chevrolet Camaro news.
The Chevrolet Camaro is a family of sports cars that includes a two-door coupe and two-door soft-top convertible as well as various performance variants such as SS, 1LE, ZL1 and ZL1 1LE. The legendary nameplate was first introduced in 1966 and went out of production in 2002, when the model was in its fourth generation. The Camaro was re-introduced in 2009 as an all-new fifth-generation model based on the GM Zeta platform. The Camaro is currently Chevrolet's most affordable sports car, slotting below the Chevrolet Corvette. The current model was introduced for the 2016 model year and represents the sixth generation of the Camaro nameplate. The model rides on the GM Alpha platform shared with the Cadillac ATS and Cadillac CTS, though the majority of the architecture underpinning the Camaro are unique to it. The 2018 Chevy Camaro represents the third model year of the sixth-gen Camaro that deleted the Camaro 50th Anniversary Edition and the Krypton Green exterior color, while adding the ZL1 1LE Extreme Track Performance Package. There's also an expanded availability of the SS 1LE Track Performance Package, which is now available on the 2SS Coupe, as well as the addition of a washer fluid level sensor. A midcycle refresh arrives for the 2019 model year that introduces new, model-specific front and rear styling, a new trim level structure for LT models that adds a new 3LT trim, and a new 1LE track performance package for the 2.0L Turbo LTG engine. The 2019 Camaro also brings the new GM 10-speed automatic transmission for SS models, the Rear Camera Mirror, third-generation infotainment systems, and various other enhancements. The gen six Chevy Camaro is assembled for all markets by GM USA at the GM Lansing Grand River plant in Lansing, Michigan, USA.About Chevrolet Camaro
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I think these are great. Some cars need to be reserved and plain (Equinox) and others should be fun (Camaro). Look at Dodge: Go Mango (Orange), Plum Crazy (Purple), etc. I think Auto Makers should take themselves less seriously sometimes and have some fun with it.
I always thought there are some historic body (and occasionally engine block) colours that are exclusive to certain brands; Plum Crazy for Dodge, Grabber Blue for Ford, and Hugger Orange for Chevrolet.
Nowadays, I’d think that there are new colours for cars that wouldn’t look right without them; yellow on a Corvette or blue on a WRX.
Is Kinetic Blue was sold as Eighty-Two Blue there? Heard from a friend across the pond that it might be.
Those names show up in the US GM parts catalog, and for accessories sometimes here in the US. They are the internal GM names for those colors. For whatever reason, NA market cars hardly ever get that name used for the color, but rather a different marketed name. One of the few cars that did get the same name marketed/internal in the US was the Chevy SS.