Chevrolet final week revealed a 2023 Chevrolet Camaro SS convertible constructed to rejoice this yr’s 107th operating of the Indianapolis 500.
The automotive is the most recent within the lengthy line of Indy 500 Festival Event Cars, and 50 examples have been constructed. All 50 had been introduced collectively on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the place the race, which is presently the spotlight of the IndyCar season, takes place.
Based on the Camaro SS, the automotive is powered by a 6.2-liter V-8 rated at 455 hp. It options the brand new Sharkskin Metallic shade that was added to the Camaro’s choices checklist for 2023, and distinctive to it are Indy 500 graphics designed by Chevy particularly for the automotive.
The reveal of the Festival Event Car is a convention that dates again to the Nineteen Sixties and is used as a part of the celebration forward of the Indy 500. The automobiles are pushed on public roads by varied officers within the lead as much as the race and finally bought as soon as the race is over.
A Chevy spokesman confirmed to Automotive News (subscription required) that the most recent Festival Event Cars shall be bought after the race, which is scheduled for May 28. The automobiles include a novel choice code.
Chevy has confirmed the Camaro will bow out after the 2024 model year and that manufacturing will finish subsequent January. It means that is possible the final Camaro Festival Event automotive and presumably the final special-edition Camaro, at the very least in its present format.
Chevy has hinted that the Camaro story isn’t over, although rumors relationship again to 2021 level to Chevy turning the Camaro into an electric performance sedan. Other hypothesis says it’ll arrive as an electrical SUV, and that the Corvette could also get an electric SUV variant as a part of an expanded lineup.
This article was initially printed by Motor Authority, an editorial accomplice of ClassicCars.com
