INDIANAPOLIS — GM needed a little good news on Friday to take the edge off the demise of its Saab brand. It got just that with word that the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS will pace the 2010 Indianapolis 500. The car will debut on December 26 at the 2009 Indianapolis Auto Show.
This will be the sixth time that a Camaro has paced the race. The first Camaro to pace the Indianapolis 500 was in 1967, followed by 1969, 1982, 1993 and 2009, said GM.
This year's pace car is inspired by the 1969 Camaro pace car and features an Inferno Orange Metallic paint job with White Diamond rally stripes. "The design is a modern interpretation of the original rally stripe that debuted on the 1969 Indianapolis 500 pace car," GM said in a statement.
The 2010 Camaro pace car is equipped with a stock 400-horsepower 6.2-liter V8 engine, an RS appearance package and a leather interior with Inferno Orange touches. The pace car also features a new front grille insert that Chevrolet said it plans to offer as a future Camaro accessory.
Other details include amber lens taillights, special logo badging on the headrests and front fenders, and a safety strobe light system with custom interior light bar in the rear window.
Inside Line says: Sure to be one of the highlights of the upcoming Indy 500. — Anita Lienert, Correspondent
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