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Chevrolet Camaro (third generation)

The third-generation Chevrolet Camaro is an American pony car which was introduced for the 1982 model year by Chevrolet. It continued to use General Motors' F-body platform and produced a "20th Anniversary Commemorative Edition" for 1987 and "25th Anniversary Heritage Edition" for 1992. These were also the first Camaros with factory fuel injection, four-speed automatic transmissions, five-speed manual transmissions, four-cylinder engines, 16-inch wheels, and hatchback bodies. For 1987 a convertible Camaro was reintroduced, converted by ASC in relatively small numbers. The third-generation Camaro continued through the 1992 model year.

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Specifications

name

Chevrolet Camaro (third generation)

Manufacturer

Chevrolet (General Motors)

Production

October 12, 1981 – August 27, 1992

Model years

1982–1992

Assembly

United States: Van Nuys, California, United States: Norwood, Ohio (1982–1987 only)

Designer

Jerry Palmer (1978)

Class

Pony car, Muscle car

Body style

2-door liftback, 2-door convertible

Platform

F-body

Related

Pontiac Firebird (third generation)

Layout

FR layout

Engine

151 cid LQ8/LQ9 I4, 173 cid LC1 V6 (1982–1984), 173 cid LB8 V6 (1985–1989), 191 cid LH0 V6 (1990–1992), 305 cid LU5/LG4/L69/L03/LB9 V8, 350 cid L98 V8

Transmission

4-speed manual, 5-speed manual, 3-speed automatic, 4-speed automatic

Wheelbase

2565 mm

Length

1982–1987: 4877 mm, 1988–1992: 4890 mm

Width

1850 mm

Height

1982–1987: 1275 mm, 1988–1992 Coupe: 1280 mm, 1991–1992 Convertible: 1283 mm

Kerb weight

1400 -

Predecessor

Chevrolet Camaro (second generation)

Successor

Chevrolet Camaro (fourth generation)

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Sources

• Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3560561CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Camaro_(third_generation)CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1377677393 · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chevrolet.camaro.IROC-Z-red.front.view-sstvwf.JPGGPL · Photo: see file page · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.

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