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Japan is extremely different when it comes to personal transportation, the country where the kei car reigns supreme and anything with more than four cylinders is seen as an oddball. Given these circumstances, General Motors never managed to conquer the Japanese market because it fails to understand what makes these people tick in terms of automobiles.
The best and most recent case in point is the Camaro Launch Edition, which is limited to 20 examples based on the LT with the RS Package and 30 examples of the SS. Care to guess how much Chevrolet wants on these babies? 5,616,000 yen (49,435 dollars) for the four-cylinder turbo and 7,128,000 yen (62,745 dollars) for the one with the small-block V8.
As you can tell from the photographs, the Launch Edition includes orange paintwork with a black go-faster stripe that starts from the hood, extends over the roof, and finishes on the rear wing of the Camaro. In order to raise the hype, Chevrolet decided to exhibit the American pony car in Shibuya next to other facelifted Camaro and a convertible example of the breed. The one with the soft top is located next to a Christmas tree, which is as cheesy as it gets considering that we’re still in November.
Black wheels are also included, along with Jet Black leather upholstery. The list of standard equipment is exclusive to Japan for both flavors of the Launch Edition, which goes to show how much Chevrolet is trying to sell these cars in this part of the world.
In related news, the Camaro SS Shock Concept serves as a preview to the re-redesigned front fascia that will be adopted for the 2020 model year. Chevy had also circulated a survey in which the respondents were asked to have their say on a handful of new engine options, including the 2.7-liter Tripower four-cylinder turbo (capable of 310 horsepower), 2.0-liter Ecotec four-cylinder turbo with hybrid assistance (365 horsepower), and 6.2-liter LT1 V8 with hybrid assistance (545 horsepower).
It remains to be seen if the Camaro will gain a hybrid option before the Mustang Hybrid arrives in showrooms, but in any case, Dodge has some catching up to do with the Challenger.
As you can tell from the photographs, the Launch Edition includes orange paintwork with a black go-faster stripe that starts from the hood, extends over the roof, and finishes on the rear wing of the Camaro. In order to raise the hype, Chevrolet decided to exhibit the American pony car in Shibuya next to other facelifted Camaro and a convertible example of the breed. The one with the soft top is located next to a Christmas tree, which is as cheesy as it gets considering that we’re still in November.
Black wheels are also included, along with Jet Black leather upholstery. The list of standard equipment is exclusive to Japan for both flavors of the Launch Edition, which goes to show how much Chevrolet is trying to sell these cars in this part of the world.
In related news, the Camaro SS Shock Concept serves as a preview to the re-redesigned front fascia that will be adopted for the 2020 model year. Chevy had also circulated a survey in which the respondents were asked to have their say on a handful of new engine options, including the 2.7-liter Tripower four-cylinder turbo (capable of 310 horsepower), 2.0-liter Ecotec four-cylinder turbo with hybrid assistance (365 horsepower), and 6.2-liter LT1 V8 with hybrid assistance (545 horsepower).
It remains to be seen if the Camaro will gain a hybrid option before the Mustang Hybrid arrives in showrooms, but in any case, Dodge has some catching up to do with the Challenger.
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