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1993 Camaro

Reborn and Corvette-powered

An all-new body, a refitted Quebec plant, and the LT1: the most powerful regular-production Camaro yet.

Edited by Bill Pierce. Reviewed October 2026.

Maroon 1993–1997 Camaro coupe
1993–1997 Camaro coupe Public domain (IFCAR), via Wikimedia Commons

Launched in January 1993, the fourth generation had a short first model year. It was built at the Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, plant, which dated from 1965 and had been completely refitted for the new car. It was a coupe only (the convertible followed in 1994), with composite front fenders, doors and roof over a steel structure.

The Z28 got a version of the Corvette's LT1 5.7-liter V8, rated at 275 hp against the Corvette's 300. Chevrolet's ordering information called it the most powerful regular-production Camaro ever. The Borg-Warner T56 six-speed manual was the Z28's standard transmission, with the four-speed automatic the option. The base car used a 3.4-liter V6.

Black-over-white 1993 Camaro Z28 Indianapolis 500 pace car coupe with door graphics and multicolour stripes
Black-over-white 1993 Camaro Z28 Indianapolis 500 pace car coupe with door graphics and multicolour stripes, front three-quarter and side view, in a dealer parking lot Photo: Greg Gjerdingen, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; licence plates blurred Original photograph License

Did you know

  • Car and Driver's February 1993 comparison put the new Z28 ahead of the Firebird Formula, which the staff voted behind it unanimously, and the Mustang Cobra, which finished third. The Camaro ran 0–60 mph in 5.5 seconds and the quarter-mile in 14.0 at 100 mph, topped out at 152 mph and pulled 0.92 g on the skidpad, in a test car that weighed 3,452 pounds.
  • Motor Trend's 1993 Car of the Year was the Ford Probe GT, but the Camaro Z28 was the runner-up: the December 1992 announcement ranked ten domestic nominees, with the Z28 second, the Dodge Intrepid third and the Firebird Trans Am seventh.
  • The coupe-only 1993 Camaro was at one point planned to include a convertible: a June 12, 1992 revision note to Chevrolet's dealer product book reads “Moved the Chevrolet Convertibles to 1994” against the entire book, only months before launch. Chevrolet's 1994 book still described the 1993 debut as the car's “interim” introduction.
  • The Indy pace-car replica (B5A) was offered in one combination only on the December 14, 1992 order guide. Chevrolet general manager Jim Perkins, who had also driven the 1990 Beretta pace car, drove the real Z28, and 125 replicas were used as festival cars; reportedly one went to race winner Emerson Fittipaldi. Published counts of replicas built run from 625 to 663, with 633 and 645 the most often cited.
  • Going into launch, Chevrolet's dealer book leaned on momentum: R. L. Polk figures through June 1992 showed Camaro sales up 22 percent and ahead of the Celica, Saturn Coupe, Prelude, Daytona and Laser. It forecast that up to 40 percent of 1993 sales would be the base coupe with the second option group and the optional automatic.
  • The Quebec plant that got the new Camaro was not new: GM's press material dates it to 1965, and before the F-body it had built cars ranging from the 1967 Impala and the Vega to the Monza, the Cutlass and Grand Prix, and the Cutlass Ciera, which ended in 1991.

Production

One production figure is listed for 1993: Total production, 39,103.

Record Count Note
Total production 39,103 Short launch year; production began January 1993
Black-over-white 1993 Camaro Z28 Indianapolis 500 pace car coupe
Black-over-white 1993 Camaro Z28 Indianapolis 500 pace car coupe, side and front three-quarter view, at an outdoor car show Photo: MercurySable99, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; faces blurred Original photograph License

Engines

The 1993 table lists two engines: the 3.4 L V6 (L32) and the 5.7 L LT1 V8. The highest power rating shown is 275 hp, for the 5.7 L LT1 V8.

Code Engine Power Torque Note
S 3.4 L V6 (L32) 160 hp — Standard
P 5.7 L LT1 V8 275 hp at 5,000 rpm 325 lb-ft at 2,400 rpm Z28; SAE J1349 net ratings from the MVMA automatic power-team sheet, January 1993 kit
LT1 V8 engine bay of a red 1993 Camaro Z28
LT1 V8 engine bay of a red 1993 Camaro Z28, close engine detail Photo: Rich Niewiroski Jr., CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Original photograph License

Options, packages and special editions

The 1993 list has 12 options, packages and special editions.

Code Description Note
FCA1 / FCA2 Coupe Preferred Equipment Groups — air conditioning, speed control, remote hatch release, fog lamps; Group 2 adds power locks, power windows, electric sport mirrors, leather-wrapped wheel and shifter
FZA1 / FZA2 Z28 Preferred Equipment Groups — same content as the coupe groups
Z28 Z28 — LT1 5.7 L V8, 6-speed manual, P235/55R16 tires, 16-inch aluminum wheels, limited-slip axle, four-wheel disc brakes with ABS T56 six-speed standard; the four-speed automatic was the option
MX0 4-speed automatic transmission
N96 16-inch aluminum wheels Coupe; requires QMT P235/55R16 tires
QLC Tires, P245/50ZR16 Z28
G92 Performance axle ratio Z28; includes engine oil cooler, requires C60 and QLC
CC1 Removable roof panels with locks and lockable stowage Includes special black roof treatment
AC3 Power seat, 6-way driver
AU3 Power door locks
B84 Body side moldings, color-keyed
UU8 / U1T Delco-Bose music system — cassette / compact disc Requires C60 air conditioning

Exterior colors

This table has seven exterior colors for 1993, each with its paint code. They include Black, Dark Green-Gray Metallic and Purple Pearl Metallic.

Code Color Note
41 Black Listed for Camaro and Z28 coupes with Graphite, Medium Beige or Medium Gray cloth in the July 14, 1992 charts; this standard-paint row does not describe the B5A special scheme.
18 Dark Green-Gray Metallic Listed for Camaro and Z28 coupes with Graphite, Medium Beige or Medium Gray cloth in the July 14, 1992 charts; this standard-paint row does not describe the B5A special scheme.
91 Purple Pearl Metallic Listed for Camaro and Z28 coupes with Graphite, Medium Beige or Medium Gray cloth in the July 14, 1992 charts; this standard-paint row does not describe the B5A special scheme.
81 Bright Red Listed for Camaro and Z28 coupes with Graphite, Medium Beige or Medium Gray cloth in the July 14, 1992 charts; this standard-paint row does not describe the B5A special scheme.
71 Medium Patriot Red Metallic Listed for Camaro and Z28 coupes with Graphite, Medium Beige or Medium Gray cloth in the July 14, 1992 charts; this standard-paint row does not describe the B5A special scheme.
10 Arctic White Listed for Camaro and Z28 coupes with Graphite, Medium Beige or Medium Gray cloth in the July 14, 1992 charts; this standard-paint row does not describe the B5A special scheme.
01 Black/White — B5A Indy Pace Car package The December 14, 1992 B5A Z28 coupe chart prints 01 in both color-code columns and pairs it with Graphite CBB3. Separate special-paint codes and a paint scheme must also be ordered; 01 alone is not a complete paint specification.
Red 1993 Camaro Z28 coupe
Red 1993 Camaro Z28 coupe, front three-quarter view, on a home driveway Photo: Rich Niewiroski Jr., CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Original photograph License

Interior trim

This table has four interior trims for 1993, each with its trim code.

The 1993 standard Camaro and Z28 coupe color/trim charts, published July 14, 1992 (printed pp. 2/4), list Graphite CBB2, Medium Beige CEE2 and Medium Gray CQQ2 cloth buckets with all six standard paints. A separate B5A Indy Pace Car Z28 coupe page, published December 14, 1992 (printed p. 7), requires Graphite cloth CBB3 and a Black/White special paint scheme, with 01 in both color-code columns plus separate special-paint and scheme fields. CBB3 is not another name for CBB2 and is not generalized to ordinary coupes. The January 22, 1993 standard-equipment summary describes reclining cloth buckets with integral head restraints and a full-folding rear seat back; this is not the earlier generation's custom-only split-folding footnote. Regional option sheets have their own lists. These pages list no leather, no convertible, no later-year code and no tag or VIN decoding, and they can't prove an individual car is original. The four-digit special-paint codes are not shown in this two-digit paint table.

Code Trim Note
CBB2 Graphite cloth bucket Listed for Camaro and Z28 coupes in the July 14, 1992 color/trim charts for the 1993 model year; all six standard paint colors list this interior.
CEE2 Medium Beige cloth bucket Listed for Camaro and Z28 coupes in the July 14, 1992 color/trim charts for the 1993 model year; all six standard paint colors list this interior.
CQQ2 Medium Gray cloth bucket Listed for Camaro and Z28 coupes in the July 14, 1992 color/trim charts for the 1993 model year; all six standard paint colors list this interior.
CBB3 Graphite cloth bucket — B5A Indy Pace Car package The December 14, 1992 package chart requires CBB3 for the 1993 Z28 coupe with B5A; it is distinct from standard Graphite CBB2 and is not a general color/material option.

Specifications

This table gives eight specifications for 1993, among them wheelbase (101.1 in) and overall length (193.2 in).

Body, vehicle and mirror width are different measurements Body width is measured at the front seating reference point. Vehicle width and outside-mirror width use separate definitions; the body cross-section is not the car's clearance width. Chevrolet MVMA dimension sheet, GM kit PDF p. 82; measurements refer to different parts of the same car.
Body, vehicle and mirror width are different measurements Body: 72.8 in; Vehicle: 74.1 in; Mirrors: 78.5 in. Bars start at zero; units: inches. Body 72.8 in Vehicle 74.1 in Mirrors 78.5 in
Original CamaroFacts figure. Sources: 1993 reference table
Item Value Note
Wheelbase 101.1 in
Overall length 193.2 in
Overall width 74.1 in
Overall height 51.3 in
Track, front / rear 60.7 / 60.6 in
Standard tires P215/60R16 (coupe), P235/55R16 (Z28); P245/50ZR16 optional (QLC) on Z28
Body width at front seating reference point 72.8 in MVMA W117; a body cross-section, not overall vehicle or mirror clearance.
Outside mirror width 78.5 in MVMA W140; separate from the 74.1-inch vehicle width.
Red 1993 Camaro Z28 coupe
Red 1993 Camaro Z28 coupe, side and rear three-quarter view, parked on a residential street Photo: Rich Niewiroski Jr., CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons; licence plates and street numbers blurred Original photograph License

Identification

What to check on a 1993 Camaro: VIN and year cues.

Item What to look for Note
VIN 2G1 … body 22 coupe / 32 convertible, position 8 engine code, position 10 = P, position 11 = 2 Plant 2 is Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec
Year cues All-new fourth-generation body; coupe only T56 six-speed standard on the Z28; the automatic was the option

Decode a specific car with the VIN decoder and the engine and drivetrain stamp decoder.

Why it matters

The first year of a generation that ran until the Quebec plant closed in 2002.

Black-over-white 1993 Camaro Z28 Indianapolis 500 pace car coupe
Black-over-white 1993 Camaro Z28 Indianapolis 500 pace car coupe, front three-quarter view, on wet grass at an outdoor auction Photo: Pokemonprime, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; faces blurred Original photograph License

Why production was low

The 1993 total of 39,103 reflects a late start, not weak demand. The car launched in January rather than the usual autumn, and once a full model year was available the fourth generation sold 125,244 cars for 1994 and 122,725 for 1995. That sets 1993 apart from the Camaro's other low years: in 1972 a strike stopped production, and in 2001 the market had genuinely turned away from the car.

The Sainte-Thérèse plant

Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, near the town of Boisbriand, built every fourth-generation Camaro and Firebird. Period marketing called it "the Camaro and Firebird capital of the world," and it closed in 2002 along with the generation it was built for. See the fourth generation for the plant's story and the 2002 model year for how it ended.

Two models, and a pace car

Chevrolet's ordering information listed the new car's case in a column of firsts. It had an "all-new design with dramatically aero exterior styling," dual air bags and four-wheel anti-lock brakes as standard, and a new short/long-arm front suspension. The front fenders, doors, roof and hatch were rustproof, dent-resistant composite, the rear fenders two-side galvanized steel, and the exhaust stainless steel. The Camaro Coupe had a 3.4-liter V6 with sequential injection and a five-speed. The Z28 had the 275-hp LT1, which Chevrolet called the most powerful regular-production Camaro ever, along with a six-speed, four-wheel disc brakes, a ride-and-handling suspension, 16-inch wheels, a black roof and dual exhaust outlets.

Dealers were told the Z28 would carry the national advertising, while the base coupe was the "focus vehicle" for volume sales and would appeal to "style-conscious young buyers, both male and female." Chevrolet also put the Z28 forward as its candidate for Motor Trend's Car of the Year, with price comparisons prepared before final pricing was set.

Black-over-white 1993 Camaro Z28 Indianapolis 500 pace car coupe
Black-over-white 1993 Camaro Z28 Indianapolis 500 pace car coupe, front three-quarter and side view, on display in a museum Photo: Morio, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; faces blurred Original photograph License

The Z28 paced the Indianapolis 500 again, and the B5A Indy Pace Car Package offered buyers a black-and-white replica with a graphite interior. It came with the automatic, removable roof panels, a power driver's seat, a compact disc player and the second option group of air conditioning, fog lamps, power locks and windows and a leather-wrapped wheel.

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