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The latest Chevy Camaro isn’t a pure muscle car any more. It’s a great sports car with massive V-8 power—and that’s why we named it Motor Authority’s Best Car To Buy 2016.
But the Camaro isn’t done yet. This year it’s getting its first serious performance edition in the 2017 Chevy Camaro ZL1.
MORE: Read about the Chevy Camaro
Corvette power in a Camaro body? That’s exactly what Chevy will unleash on the streets—and on the track—later this year.
The new Camaro ZL1 packs an unbelievable 640 horsepower and 640 pound-feet of torque. It all comes courtesy the same supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 found in the Corvette Z06 and the hot Cadillac CTS-V. It’s up 60 hp from the previous ZL1, which reeled off 1/4-mile times in the 11-second range. And it weighs 200 pounds less, Chevy says.
All that power is wedged into a chassis that’s lighter and handles better than today’s Mustang. But wait, there’s more. A rev-matching 6-speed manual is still standard, but the Camaro ZL1 will be the first GM vehicle to sport its new 10-speed automatic transmission.
The hardware hits keep coming. The Camaro’s excellent handling gets a big boost from magnetic shocks and an electronic limited-slip differential. The ZL1 has its own selectable driving modes, and its traction control has been remapped for performance driving.
Launch control comes standard on the ZL1, and it’ll help preserve some of the 20-inch Goodyear Eagle F1 tires. Big Brembo brakes round out the package, with 6-piston calipers in front, 4-piston calipers in back.
You’ll be able to spot a ZL1 Camaro from a distance. It wears a body kit with a big front splitter, wider front fenders, and a lip spoiler on the trunk. The engine draws air through the Chevy bowtie logo, and pulls it out through a heat extractor in the hood. Inside, the ZL1 gets a flat-bottomed suede-covered steering wheel and Recaro bucket seats.
Will the ZL1 scorch the streets quicker than the Corvette? And will it blow past $75,000 on its way to the Chevy showroom? We’ll know more later this year after a first drive.
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__________________ "The guy in the CR-V meanwhile, he'll give you a haughty glare. He's responsibly trying to lessen his impact, but there you go lumbering past him with your loud V8, flouting the new reality. You may as well go do some donuts in a strawberry patch and slalom through a litter of kittens." Dan Frio, Automotive Editor, Edmunds
__________________ "The guy in the CR-V meanwhile, he'll give you a haughty glare. He's responsibly trying to lessen his impact, but there you go lumbering past him with your loud V8, flouting the new reality. You may as well go do some donuts in a strawberry patch and slalom through a litter of kittens." Dan Frio, Automotive Editor, Edmunds
__________________ "The guy in the CR-V meanwhile, he'll give you a haughty glare. He's responsibly trying to lessen his impact, but there you go lumbering past him with your loud V8, flouting the new reality. You may as well go do some donuts in a strawberry patch and slalom through a litter of kittens." Dan Frio, Automotive Editor, Edmunds
The 2018 Chevy Camaro ZL1 1LE is a track-focused upgrade package to the supercharged halo model General Motors debuted last year. The supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 making 650 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque remains unchanged, but only comes connected to a six-speed manual gearbox in the 1LE. There's a new carbon fiver spoiler out back, as well as new dive planes and air defectors, all added in the name of optimizing the Camros' aerodynamic profile for track work.
The ZL1 1LE uses the latest version of the Multimatic Dynamic Suspension Spool Valve dampers seen in the outgoing Camaro Z/28 and the new Chevy Colorado ZR2. Below them lie new lightweight wheels wearing specially-developed Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar 3R tires that combine to offer about 10 percent more surface area than the regular ZL1's rubber.
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