The Chevrolet Camaro SS 2019 wants revenge for the Mustang

Until the beginning of this year, the life of the Chevrolet Camaro in Brazil was calm. The only muscle car officially sold in the country, it dominated the garage of those who were looking for a typical American sport, with the V8 engine sucked up. But the Ford Mustang, arrived at the competition, came with more power, a 10-speed gearbox, a start-up control and even an overheating mode to fry the rear tires without worries and at a lower cost.

With the debut of the Mustang, the Camaro virtually disappeared from the sales rankings (only 58 copies were shipped until October, versus 895 Ford units), but the answer came now. Chevrolet set the stage for the 2019 range of its muscle car, with the sixth-generation half-cycle restyling and … the new 10-speed gearbox, start-up control and even burnout, to fry the tires back without worries. This is practically the "Mustang" effect.

Introduced in April in the United States, the look of the Camaro SS 2019 divides the opinions. Moving away from its predecessors, it displays GM's new design signature, with a larger grille and new daylight LED headlights. At the back, the lanterns became larger and the smoke finish took on the red of the room. The 20 "wheels are also new, with a satin finish on the coupe and a glossy black on the convertible.The front folding attachment solution improves the air intake for cooling. [19659004] Chevrolet Camaro SS 2018 (BR) “/>

Inside, the changes are shy but effective MyLink enters its third generation, making its debut on the Camaro, with a cleaner interface, easier to use and with new features such as air conditioner control via The rearview mirror receives a camera that, like the bolt, helps with rear vision – which is important in a narrow window design. If you like lights, there are now 24 options color on the internal LEDs, which

The automatic is also new, now at 10 reports. "Is it the same as the Mustang?", Do you ask me I answer In his case, the development of this box was in partnership with Ford, but the production is made in everyone's house. The programming of the software is also the responsibility of each of the brands, which was good for the Camaro and I answer the reason below. He also acquired the starting control and the burnout mode.

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The Camaro has retained the same base, with no modification to the suspension or steering adjustment, nor the 6.2-liter V8 engine with 461 horsepower and 62.9 kg of torque. The greatest "curiosity" concerned the new exchange. I arrived at the Autodromo da Fazenda Capuava hoping that the Camaro would not have lost its most athletic footprint. In Mustang, this box allows for quick exchanges, but they "throw" too much into each other, giving the impression of being almost a CVT. In the comparison we made this year, the Chevrolet has proved more brutal than its opponent.

The Capuava Trail is not the best habitat for the Camaro. In addition to excellent, it has a lot of power for the locked circuit, too short to evaluate a 10-speed gearbox. If on the one hand the sixth generation of the Camaro confirms that it is in the hand cornering, even the most closed, in the other, the maximum market I managed to engage was the fifth, since the Main straight line had a chicane in the center to calm down before the first curve.

The Camaro was still a pleasant surprise. Unlike the Mustang, trades are always more responsive, stronger than sports. It could only be more permissive in the reductions made by the steering wheel moths. When the requested material enters, it is already late and the participation rate is disrupted. According to Chevrolet, the difference in the new exchange appears at cruising speeds and quieter driving, like on a highway. This will have to wait for a full test to prove and, of course, compare it again to Mustang. However, I can say that GM could have worked harder on the snoring of his muscle car, too muffled by a "V8tão". is on its way to Brazil. Between the end of January and the beginning of February, the sport will land here, after which we will have the official price. But expect an amount even higher than the 315,900 dollars of the Mustang, because GM now costs 315,000 dollars in the coupe variant and 350,000 dollars in the convertible.

First impressions of the 2019 Camaro are good. He has not lost his sporting soul that is doing so well, even with the new exchange. Chevrolet Camaro SS 2019