Following Dodge’s lead to take on the British, Chevrolet has announced that it will begin UK sales of its Camaro muscle car in early 2011. Appropriately, Chevrolet made the announcement earlier today at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
On sale in the United States since spring 2009, the Camaro will arrive in UK Chevy dealers sometime during the first half of 2011. The Camaro has proven to be a smash success for Chevrolet thus far, with over 200,000 units sold.
Although several variants of the Camaro are available in the U.S. – including a base model with a 304 (soon-to-be-312) horsepower V6 engine – UK buyers will only have access to the range-topping SS trim. No other details were given, but Chevy did say the Camaro would feature 426 horsepower, indicating only a six-speed manual will be offered. The SS model equipped with a six-speed automatic transmission only produces 400 horsepower.
No pricing information was given, but expect a hefty premium over the Camaro SS’ U.S. starting MSRP of about $32,000.
Source: LeftLaneNews(http://www.leftlanenews.com)
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I think the idea of a muscle car in the UK is weird, but then again there are some people who live in the UK that have really wanted to a muscle car. I wonder how well it do over here.