2010 Camaro virtually unveiled

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Chevrolet’s Camaro concept has been a regular sight at auto shows over the last three years, replete with GM’s promise of a production vehicle as a 2010 model. The buzz among enthusiasts has been dulled a bit by the gas crisis and several other ‘muscle car’ production launches such as the Dodge Challenger and Nissan GT-R, but still the big question remained: ‘How will the production car look?’

Well, in a modest garage at the GM headquarters in Michigan earlier today, the production model of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro was unceremoniously unveiled in a Web broadcast for all to see.

Ed Peper, vice president of Chevrolet, said the V-6 version will get a combined estimated 26 miles per gallon and the V-8 version will get 23 mpg. The car comes off the assembly line in February 2009 and goes on sale directly thereafter.

After seeing it for yourself, you may have questions for the folks at Chevrolet. If so, you’re in luck. The company will conduct three 30-minute web chats on their site Tuesday from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. EDT (6:30 to 8:00 a.m. PST) with Chevrolet design, engineering and marketing honchos fielding consumer inquiries and comments.

-- Colin Ryan