At this point, we’re fairly certain a good 99% of the Earth’s population is well aware of the fact that the new Camaro will finally be available in convertible version soon. In fact, the Indianapolis 500 has already named it their Official Pace Car for their 100^th annual race this coming season. But what we would like to share with you now are some of the finer details of the engineering that went into everybody’s favorite convertible ponycar.

According to the information provided in the link below, the 5th-gen interation of the Camaro ‘vert will be better built and much more rigid than those of the past, as per the GM dealer handout that’s available only for Chevy salespeople to see…Whoops! We managed to get our hands on a digital copy thanks to the good folks at CamaroZ28.com, and decided to share it with all of you. Chevrolet uses words like “premium”, “beautiful”, and “iconic” a lot in the “available for Chevrolet dealership employees only” release. A few of the main key points worth mentioning is the standard oil-life monitoring system, and the premium, snug-fitting canvas top that according to GM, seals better than Ford’s Mustang.

Camaro Convertible Details Book (PDF file)

In reading the material, it quickly becomes very clear that Chevrolet wants the new Camaro to be seen as a premium car. Also very apparent is the fact that not only are they targeting the Mustang as a direct competitor (for obvious reasons), but they’re also targeting educated, middle-aged women with an annual salary of roughly $100k as their prospective buyers. I don’t think you’ll be seeing a broke shlub with a mullet wheeling one of these any time soon. Having said that, we think the new Camaro convertible looks absolutely fantastic with the top down, and we’ll be looking forward to seeing these showing up at the local cruise spots this summer!