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03-17-2006 #1
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2009 Camaro?
Has GM released a date for the new camaro? Is there a list I can get on? Any help would be great.
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03-17-2006 #2
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No "official" date yet. The best place I have found for info regarding the 5th Gen Camaro is the 5th gen forum on www.camaroZ28.com .
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thanks, david.
Will this car come with the paddle(thumb) shifters?
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A Paddle Shifter would be pretty sweet.
...but that's a long shot. If it goes outside the norm you might see something like a 6 speed automatic be offered.
The American car companies so far have not embraced paddle shifter technology yet. And I'll emphasize "yet".1968 Pro-Touring Camaro LS1
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Interesting. I kinda had a feeling that the shifting tech from the auto c6's would be pretty easy to adapt over.
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Not that it matters to me-- Ill be rowing my own gears, thanks!
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The Grand Prix GXP's this last year had a shifter on the steering wheel called Tapshift, I think it is a paddle style. So I would say they are open to it on some level.
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Until I see a full blown one on a Corvette or Viper or Mustang...they're gonna have to put their money where their mouths are.
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Honestly, I think I'd rather row my own.
BTW, I have some of the images from the concept release in my screen saver at work. 1/2 the office is a drooling mess after seeing them.True T.
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I will row through the gears on the 67.
The new corvette C6 has the thumb shifter, right?
Anyway, I would love a 2009 camaro with the thumb shifter.
Doesn't tony "trapin" work for chevy? Can he influence the build? please.
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Nope...I don't work for any of the brands. I'm nothing more than a small marsupial in the giant jungle of GM. LOL!!!!
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Yeah, that's what I was going to say... I definitely saw a write up in one of the mags for the thumb-shifters on the steering wheel of the new Corvette C6 with the 6-speed auto trans. I think it is even on a Caddie too, but not sure about that. So, it's in the stable and theoretically could be used on the Camaro... eh? Originally Posted by DJW32
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Tow of the vehicles in my household are paddle shifted. One is a dual clutch manual, the other is a manumatic. I assure you that "rowing gears" will go the way of the butter churner.
Sooner or later.
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