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Camaro: The icon returns for 2009 with three trim levels and three engines. The base LS and mid-level LT get GM’s direct-injection V-6, good for 300 hp and, Chevy claims, 26 mpg on the highway. The top-dog SS is powered by one of two 6.2-liter V-8s; the L99 makes 400 hp and mates with an automatic transmission, while the LS3 pumps out 422 hp in conjunction with a Tremec manual. All trannys have six forward ratios, and the car is available with modern ameneties such as Bluetooth integration, rear parking assist, and USB connectivity. An available RS package adds aesthetic menace to LT and SS models. So here it is, the third and final entry in the 21st-century pony-car-revival derby. 
Get your bets down early because we don’t expect to see any more resurrections of famous makes from the galloping go-go Sixties—Barracuda, Firebird, Javelin, et al.—and even gloomier, we think it likely that, given fuel prices and other concerns, this revival is likely to lack the fervor and duration of the original movement.
The first production version of the new Camaro we’ve seen and touched is this yellow car displayed in our gallery. “Touched” includes sitting in, briefly, but did not include driving. And “production” means production sheetmetal but not a showroom-ready car. That happens much later. New Camaros will appear in Chevy dealerships in March, arriving as 2010 models. Convertibles (softtops, no folding hardtop) are due about a year later. Cadillac automotive grille toppers, class hitch.
