The availability of right-hand drive Chevrolet Camaros for Australian buyers remains assured despite the recent news that Holden has abandoned its plans to import the muscle car. Holden helped to design and develop the Camaro on the VE Commodore platform for its parent company General Motors.
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At the Geneva motor show last week, GM product head Bob Lutz was quoted as saying the factory RHD Camaro project had been sidelined, so that the manufacturer could focus on developing hybrid and electric cars.
Specialist importer Performax International has announced that any Holden decision will not affect its current program of importing and engineering the world's first RHD Camaros. The Queensland company completed the Camaro for sale in Australia last month and already has taken 12 orders. Re-engineering the new Camaro from left-hand drive to right-hand drive requires more than 250 hours in the workshop, making modifications and fitting new components designed and manufactured by Performax International to ISO-accredited standards. The work involves changes to steering, emissions equipment, lighting, air-conditioning and ventilation and body.
"The Camaro is our best product yet and achieved its ADR certification with flying colours. Our goal was to produce a right-hand drive Camaro that drives and looks as it would at home in the United States, and we've certainly achieved that," commented Performax International General Manager Glenn Soper.
The Camaro 2SS package features a 318 kiloWatt GM LS3 alloy V8 engine, Tremec six-speed manual transmission, StabiliTrak Electronic Stability Control with Traction Control, high-performance Brembo brakes with four-piston aluminium calipers, cruise control, Bluetooth, tilt and telescopic steering wheel, Boston Acoustic 245 Watt stereo system with nine speakers and auxiliary/USB input jacks, leather seats, steering wheel and shift knob and front, side and head-curtain airbags.
A new top-of-the-range Camaro 2SS model, ready to register and with Australian Design Rule certification and full factory warranty, is priced at $135,000 plus on-road charges. In addition to the new Chevy Camaro, Performax International also currently imports and converts the Corvette ZR1, Z06 and C6, Ford Mustang GT and Shelby GT500, Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra sports trucks and Hummer H2 SUV.
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