Fast Forward: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS Review
Sometimes, I wonder if “esteemed automotive journalists” are just “failed ad copywriters.” When every new vehicle launch is met with a cacophony of praise, the legitimacy of an automotive critic certainly fades. I personally preserve unabashedly glowing reviews for well-engineered vehicles that represent something more than a blacker bottom line — vehicles that “give back” to car culture. In hope that I’ll maintain your trust, I present my video review of the Chevy Camaro. Over the course of several months and 2500 miles of testing in five states, I’ve forged lifelong friendships and have the Facebook to prove it. The Camaro has changed my outlook on honking: now, when I hear a blast at a stoplight, I’m sure it’s just another ally eagerly hoping his thumbs-up is well-received. That’s moderately embarassing honesty. That’s not hyperbole.
Adam, I'll be driving this very car in two weeks. We'll have to see if I agree with you!
Adam, I'll be driving this very car in two weeks. We'll have to see if I agree with you!
Great review, but I think you'd be happier with a MUSTANG!!!!!
I don't believe I have ever driven a car that generated a more visceral, positive reaction from other drivers and random people in general. The Camaro looks great, is plenty fun, and it makes people happy. I completely get where you're coming from, and I'm a committed Mustang guy.
I haven't driven the Camaro around town yet, but the response I got when driving the Challenger both before it was available for sale and after was incredible. People were following me wherever I went, including my own driveway, just to get a glimpse of the car. I think people are just so happy to see cars like the Camaro, Challenger and Mustang back on the road.
For no reason in particular, a "deep cut" from my personal blog in 2005. I was 19.
Monday, August 22, 2005
Maybe GM is smart after all.
You and I were jaded, you know. We had the opportunity to simply walk up to the nearest Chevy dealer and buy a V8-engined, rear-wheel-drive, honest-to-God muscle car. We looked past its inspired five-spoke alloy wheels and made it the butt of redneck jokes. We discounted its downright sexy hatchback body, and instead capitalized on its weight and subpar rear suspension.
Sure, we liked that car… but we lost our respect for it.
Now that it's gone, naysayers reborn (like me) miss it.
There is no question that General Motors has no future without its past. That means ditching half-assed attempts at bread that Toyota and Honda have already buttered. They have to know that their expertise lies in torque-mills driving the rear wheels. For my own sake, I refuse to believe that GM is exquisitely stupid enough to abandon the Camaro permanently. Instead, I think they've given us a breather… some time to remember the good points of the car, and re-garner the respect it deserves.
Chevrolet's heralded new models are sincerely disappointing to the average enthusiast. The HHR's invitation must have been misprinted, since it's a few years late to Chrysler's party. The new Impala SS was an embarassing failure to any true enthusiast as soon as they read the spec sheet. A new Aveo versus a used Scion… a five-year-old could make that decision.
It's been too long since the bowtie adorned anything respectable under $40 grand.
Three years, in fact.
We've learned our lesson. Bring the Camaro back.
Do I agree with every opinion offered back then? Nah
But I think the bare sentiment is valid. And I wish I could email a very skeptical and worried 19-year-old Adam a note that promised everything would be okay — and that he'd one day take the wheel to prove it. 