Jalopnik - Camaro from Concept to Reality
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Jalopnik - Camaro from Concept to Reality 
The most striking feature of the unveil of the new Camaro was how strikingly similar the 2010 Chevy Camaro is to the Camaro Concept. We enlisted the help of GM designer Jeff Perkins, who worked extensively on the new muscle car, to help us with the magnifying glass and determine what those changes were. Hit the jump as Jeff helps us with a sort of virtual walk-around, pointing out each of the individual tweaks and changes the designers made to bring the concept to production.
"Our philosophy from day one was [to capture] the essence and philsophy of the first generation Camaro but with modern execution and modern materials and modern fit-and-finish. From a design standpoint we want the Camaro faithful to recognize and love it, but we also want to have a new generation love the car for the way it is, without a history lesson."
"We call the shape "coke bottle" and the car has a lot of that coke bottle shape to it. You'll see this especially where the door intersects the rear quarter panel. And you can see how far the wheels go out in both the production car and concept car."
"The overall philosophy was to have this straightforward, wide sports car interior piece. We wanted to play up the deep dish steering wheel and play up the gauges, while making sure the shifter is highlighted. It's about showcasing these components that we think are strong. The overall shape of the interior is really very similar to the concept. We did have changes for safety requirements; kneebags have to be in a certain zone and you have to get airbags in. When we showed the concept car the feedback we got was really strong and our word from Ed Wellburn and Bob Lutz was that we need to do the concept car." — Perkins
