Full details: Chevrolet Camaro by HSV

The Chevrolet Camaro will arrive later, pricier and more limited than expected when it finally hits Holden Special Vehicles showrooms later this month.

HSV has today announced full and final pricing and specifications for the MY18 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS coupe, first deliveries of which were originally due in July.

Just 550 MY18 Camaros — less than the 1000 originally planned — are on sale from today, all fitted as standard with an automatic transmission, sunroof and individually numbered build plate.

Each will be priced at $85,990 plus on-road costs, and metallic paint will be the only option, at $850.

That’s more than the sub-$80K price indicated by HSV last December, before it was confirmed the Australian remanufactured Camaro would be auto-only.

It also makes Australia’s first official the Chevrolet Camaro, which will be available via HSV/Holden dealers nationwide, $23,000 more expensive than its most direct rival – the Ford Mustang GT Fastback (from $62,990 manual).

HSV has announced there will be a manual Camaro, but not until the upgraded MY19 version — which brings fresh styling, new technology and a 10-speed automatic transmission — arrives later next year.

So far HSV has converted a handful of Camaro evaluation vehicles to right-hand drive at its new Clayton facility ahead of a media launch on September 20, but the first customer vehicle is still in production (pictured) and subsequent vehicles will be built at the rate of eight per day.

More than a quarter of this year’s MY18 Camaro production run is already spoken for, before they join the Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD in showrooms from next month.

HSV also plans to produce 550 examples of the Silverado this year and both US models will be sold via Chevy-branded HSV/Holden dealers — the number of which will increase to 60 by the end of 2018.

Unlike the Holden Colorado SportsCat by HSV, which comes with a five-year/unlimited-km factory warranty, both Chevrolet models will come with a three-year/100,000km warranty (whichever comes first).

Most specifications for the MY18 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS have already been announced.

Under the bonnet will be a 339kW/617Nm 6.2-litre Gen-V LT1 direct-injection V8, matched with an eight-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters.

Standard equipment for the rear-drive coupe will include a bimodal exhaust, limited-slip differential, performance suspension, four-piston Brembo front and rear brake callipers, and 20-inch five-split-spoke machined-face grey alloy wheels (8.5 inches wide up front and 9.5-inch at rear) with 245/40 ZR20 front and 275/35 ZR20 rear Goodyear Eagle run-flat tyres.

Safety kit extends to seven airbags including a driver’s knee airbag, reversing camera, StabiliTrak electronic stability control, Rear Park Assist, Rear Cross Traffic Alert and Blind Spot Warning.

All models also come with GM MyLink 7.0-inch colour touch-screen infotainment with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and Bluetooth connectivity, Bose nine-speaker premium audio, wireless phone charging, customisable 8.0-inch instrument cluster, High Intensity Discharge (HID) headlights and LED Daytime Running Lamps.

There’s also remote keyless entry, remote start, heated/ventilated and leather-trimmed front sports bucket seats, eight-way power-adjustable driver’s seat with memory (six-way for front passenger) and a heated and leather-clad flat-bottom sports steering wheel.

Also included in a head-up display, cruise control, compass, universal garage door opener, sunroof, dual-zone climate-control, heated door mirrors, an auto-dimming interior mirror, front fog lights, rear stanchion spoiler, chromed dual-outlet exhaust and front floor mats.

Rounding out the standard tech features is four-setting Driver Mode Control (Tour, Sport, Snow/Ice and Track), plus automatic headlights, illuminated door sill plates and 24-colour interior spectrum lighting.

Available paint colours will include Black, Red Hot, Summit White, Bright Yellow, Silver Ice Metallic, Nightfall Grey Metallic, Hyper Blue Metallic, Mosaic Black Metallic and Garnet Red Tintcoat.

There will be no convertible nor top-shelf Camaro ZL1, and Australian fuel consumption figures are yet to be revealed.

However, HSV has already indicated it is hopefully of landing the supercharged 485kW ZL1 here eventually.

Chevrolet claims the Camaro 2SS auto coupe can hit 60mph (97km/h) in four seconds — 0.3sec quicker than the manual but half a second slower than the LT4 V8-powered ZL1 with optional 10-speed auto.