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A Californian company, Caddyshack Golf Cars, has created a Camaro-inspired golf cart featuring a full exterior makeover resembling a sixth-generation Camaro, with luxurious interior details, sold for $6,565, showcasing a niche market for personalized, car-themed golf carts among enthusiasts.
The Garage 56 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, which made a one-off appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, will now make seven runs up the Goodwood hill climb at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Former F1 champion Jenson Button and Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller will take turns driving the Camaro, celebrating NASCAR's 75th anniversary. The Garage 56 program has been successful in introducing NASCAR to a wider audience, and NASCAR shows no signs of slowing down in its international popularity.
The NASCAR Garage 56 Camaro has been faster than every GTE car at Le Mans due to its pre-existing power advantage with a 5.86-liter V8 engine producing over 750 horsepower. The car was also fitted with aerodynamic dive planes, carbon brakes, and a larger fuel tank. The team's pit crew won in class in the Le Mans pit stop challenge despite using a manual floor jack. The Camaro's reliability will be a key factor in determining its success at Le Mans.
NASCAR's Garage 56 Camaro entry, featuring modifications such as paddle shifters, carbon-ceramic brakes, and extra aero, is set to race at the 100th 24 Hours of Le Mans with Jenson Button, Jimmie Johnson, and Mike Rockenfeller as drivers. The Hendrick Motorsports-backed Camaro won the race's pit stop challenge and has been seen lapping Circuit de la Sarthe at full tilt during practice sessions, with its naturally aspirated V-8 engine roaring past Porsche 911 GT3s and Toyota LMPs.
NASCAR team Hendrick Motorsports has brought a modified version of one of their Camaro stock cars to run the 24 Hours of Le Mans race. The Garage56 Camaro is built to the Next Gen specs raced on a weekly basis in NASCAR since last year, with modifications necessary for it to run competitive laps and survive 24 hours at the Circuit de la Sarthe. The car's quickest time of 3:53.761 is more than two seconds faster than any time set by a car built to the race's standard GT regulations.
General Motors has announced that the sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro will cease production in January 2024, marking the end of an era for muscle cars. The Camaro has evolved since its debut in 1967, and its discontinuation reflects the shift towards electric and autonomous vehicles in the automotive industry.
General Motors has announced that it will stop manufacturing the current generation of the Chevrolet Camaro early next year, with the last of the 2024 model year cars coming off the assembly line in January. While GM has not announced an immediate successor, it has hinted that another generation may be in the works, likely to be electric. Sales of the Camaro have been tailing off, with only 24,652 sold last year compared to 72,705 in 2016. The move comes as traditional gas-powered muscle cars are being phased out due to strict government fuel economy regulations and an accelerating shift toward electric vehicles.
General Motors has announced that it will retire the Chevrolet Camaro next year, leaving an uncertain future for the classic muscle car as the automaker continues a broader transition away from gas-powered vehicles. The last Camaros will roll off the line in January, though Chevy teased the possibility of a new version being introduced later. Chevy spokesman Trevor Thompkins said the company is “keeping the hope alive” for a new generation but declined to say whether any new releases would be gas-powered, hybrid or all-electric.
Supercars has responded to General Motors' announcement that production of the sixth-generation Camaro will end next year, with the racing series stating that it will continue to race the model until at least the end of 2025. The Camaro replaced the Holden Commodore as GM's racer this season as part of the new Gen3 rules, and the move to Gen3 was designed to increase the road relevance between the racing and road-going versions of the competing cars. The Camaro is used by six GM teams on the Supercars grid, with Camaros making up 14 of the 25 cars.
General Motors (GM) announced that it will discontinue production of the Chevrolet Camaro in 2024 due to declining sales. While there is no immediate successor planned, it is likely that any future Camaro will be electric, in line with GM's plan to sell only electric passenger vehicles worldwide by 2035. The sixth-generation Camaro will continue racing, and a collector's edition package will be offered for the 2024 models. The move comes as traditional gas-powered muscle cars are being phased out due to government fuel economy regulations and a shift towards electric vehicles.
General Motors has announced that the sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro will end production for the 2024 model year, but Chevy says this isn't the end of the road for the vehicle as we know it. The future of the Camaro is still bright, according to Chevy, but just not fully defined. GM intends to release a Collector's Edition package of the 2024 Camaro, but specific details are yet to come. The company stated that the Camaro will be replaced at some point in the future, and an electrified Camaro could be a possibility.