News Source: topspeed.com

Unlike the Ford Mustang,  which has been produced continuously since its initial introduction in 1964, the Chevrolet Camaro  took a seven-year-long break from 2003 through 2009. It took GM a couple of years to realize the importance of a muscle car  in its lineup, but it finally launched the fifth-generation Camaro in 2010.

Underpinned by the Zeta platform developed by Holden  , the new Camaro rolled out with a range of V-6 and V-8 engines, which was just enough to compete with its long-standing Detroit rivals — the Ford Mustang and the Dodge Challenger  .

Mildly updated with each model year, the fifth-gen Camaro received its highly anticipated facelift in 2014, gaining new fascias, redesigned headlamps and taillights, and enhanced interior features. Despite the refreshed body is only going into its second model year in 2015, the sixth-generation model will step in to take center stage in 2016.

The Chevy Camaro received a number of changes for the 2014 model year, all contributing to its new, meaner appearance. Up front, the headlamps and the grille are significantly slimmer, with the hood leaning a bit more over the car’s nose. Moving lower on the bumper, the intake is much larger, while the fog lamps have had their old, rounded surrounds replaced with rectangular pieces.

Around back, the new fascia includes a reshaped diffuser, new-style exhaust pipes and a redesigned decklid spoiler. The most important modification, however, lies in the LED taillights, which have become one-piece units. The new design is an attempt to establish a link between the current model and the 1960s Camaro, but the setup isn’t very inspiring.

Moving on to more specific upgrades, the SS model gained a vent-style hood similar to that seen on the brawnier ZL1, while the RS package comes with a unique front grille, 20-inch, aluminum wheels and a body-colored antenna. Speaking of wheels, aluminum rollers are now standard across the entire lineup, meaning no more black steelies for the base model. The LT and the 1LS trims have 18-inch shoes, the 2LT comes with 19-inch rims, and the SS and anything above it are fitted with 20-inch wheel-well fillers.

Revised front fascia with slimmer headlamps and grille

The interior updates list for the 2014 model year is short, including new Recaro front bucket seats for the SS and ZL1 coupe models, a color heads-up display and a color driver information center. The latter two are standard on the 2LT, 2SS and ZL1 models, and are buyer options on the remaining trim levels. Lastly, a new, optional accent trim package will add a dash of blue to the cabin.

The other features are carried over from the 2013 model, which means customers get six-way adjustable seats with leather trimming included in the 2LT and 2SS bundles, a standard driver’s foot rest, power windows and a three-spoke, leather wrapped steering wheel.

Complementing the updated MyLink infotainment system is a standard six-speaker sound system, but buyers can opt for a Boston Acoustic nine-speaker unit. The latter audio system is standard on the 2LT and 2SS trims.

As far as interior colors go, customers can dress the cabin in Black, Beige, Gray and Inferno Orange, or Blue, with most of them including contrast stitching on the steering wheel, center console and the seats. Additionally, the SS models receive "SS" embroidery on the Recaro seats’ headrests.

Blue accent trim interior