The Chevrolet Camaro SS "Edge Special" is a muscle car produced by Chevrolet. It only appears in Gran Turismo 5, included as special DLC content from a limited-time promotion with Schick and Edgewell, manufacturers of personal care products.
The car is nearly identical to the Chevrolet Camaro SS '10, except it has small visual differences, featuring a violet color that cannot be changed, a white Gran Turismo logo vinyl with twin racing stripes, small Gran Turismo graphics dotted around the car, and unique wheels that cannot be resprayed. It also features a unique exhaust tip placement when tuned with a Titanium Racing Exhaust.
Description[]
This is a special color version of the Camaro SS (2010). The following is a description of the base car:
Two years from the announcement of the concept car in the January 2006 Detroit Auto Show, the commercial version of the Camaro made its appearance in the same show of 2008. It carries over its dynamic long nosed, short deck styling and drivetrain layout from the first generation model that first appeared in 1967, but is packed with the newest trends in engineering. The upper grade SS produces 426 HP/420.2 lb-ft in the 6 speed manual, and 399 HP/410.1 lb-ft in the 6 speed AT. Powered by a modified version of the Corvette LS3 6.2L V8 engine, it is equipped with a performance suspension kit, LSD, and Brembo brakes to handle the power. And according to the manufacturer specs it was able to run the Nürburgring Nordschleife in just 8 minutes 20 seconds.
On the other hand, the V8 engine utilized an active fuel management system, which cuts off 4 of the 8 cylinders according to driving conditions for increased fuel economy and environmental performance. It marks 24.0 MPG in the US EPA highway mode, which is quite impressive for a car of this type.
The 5th generation Camaro, making its comeback since the 4th generation model stopped production in 2002, has none of the negative issues that American cars were infamous in the past. And though it is a very high quality machine, it is priced reasonably low for much less than equivalent cars of its class, and is a very attractive offering.
Acquisition[]
GT5[]
This car is only available by redeeming a code that was included with specially marked Edge Shave Gel and Schick Quattro shavers, first to a special Edge Shave Gel website (along with their email address) and then redeeming a PlayStation Store code from there. The offer was available from March 11, 2011 in North America only, and lasted until May of the same year.
Due to the offer being expired and the website used to receive the codes has now been shutdown (as of May 2011), this car is now no longer obtainable legitimately.
Trivia[]
- In addition to the special Camaro, the promotion also offers Sniper Blast for inFAMOUS 2 (originally available by pre-ordering the game) and a map pack for Killzone 3 that included two maps from Killzone 2, as well as three Unlock Points that can be used for weapons/abilities in Killzone 3.
- DLC codes that came from the promotion had to be redeemed before June 17, 2011.
- An error with the promotion reportedly allowed users to re-use product codes that has been redeemed.[1]
- Attempting to paint the car via hacking/modification, the car will turn into silver regardless of the chosen color.