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GM shelves Camaro convertible, Z28 General Motors has delayed indefinitely the Chevrolet Camaro convertible and Z28 high-performance variant to save cash, sources say. GM also has tabled plans to add a four-cylinder engine version of the Camaro. GM is starting to ship the Camaro to dealers this week. Insiders say executives hope to restore the convertible to GM’s product plan. GM originally had wanted to launch a convertible in 2010 and bring out the Z28 soon afterward. “Neither one has been outright canceled,” says Terry Rhadigan, a Chevrolet spokesman. Rhadigan said GM will seek to bring out the convertible in 2011. The Z28 was to have challenged two rival performance muscle cars–the Shelby GT500 version of the Ford Mustang and Dodge’s Challenger SRT8. Plans for a four-cylinder engine for the Camaro lost appeal as gasoline prices dipped and the Camaro scored well on federal fuel-economy tests. Last year, Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said GM was considering the same four-cylinder engine fo
General Motors has delayed indefinitely the Chevrolet Camaro convertible and Z28 high-performance variant to save cash, sources say. GM also has tabled plans to add a four-cylinder engine version of the Camaro. GM is starting to ship the Camaro to dealers this week. Insiders say executives hope to restore the convertible to GM’s product plan. GM originally had wanted to launch a convertible in 2010 and bring out the Z28 soon afterward. “Neither one has been outright canceled,” says Terry Rhadigan, a Chevrolet spokesman. Rhadigan said GM will seek to bring out the convertible in 2011. The Z28 was to have challenged two rival performance muscle cars–the Shelby GT500 version of the Ford Mustang and Dodge’s Challenger SRT8. Plans for a four-cylinder engine for the Camaro lost appeal as gasoline prices dipped and the Camaro scored well on federal fuel-economy tests. Last year, Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said GM was considering the same four-cylinder engine for the Camaro that GM uses in the Po
