Thread: Camaro ZL1 Laps Nurburgring in 7:41

According to General Motors' PR machine, the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 set a Nurburgring lap time of 7 minutes, 41 seconds and 27 milliseconds.

For the sake of comparison that time is just a second and a half off the time released by the new 2012 Porsche 911 and is the same as the 997 Porsche GT3

We wish we were excited about this announcement, but knowing what a crock most Nuburgring times are, we're remaining unmoved. The only accurate measure of its performance will be to actually drive the car, so until then, speculation on the ZL1's performance will remain off-limits for us.

Read the whole story at AutoGuide.com

Meh. It gained back time on the straights...

regardless of how it did it... that's a great time... do remember that they basically pulled the suspension from the CTS-V and that's a great handling car.

i heard they are tweaking the LSA a bit and it will come with around 580hp? rumor maybe....

580 HP is the confirmed #.

Here is GM's official release along with their video...Great numbers for an American Muscle Car

Camaro ZL1 Laps Nurburgring in 7:41.27 with OFFICIAL Video | OUR AMERICAN CARS

7:39 Ferrari 430 Scuderia
7:40 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640
7:40 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
7:40 Porsche 911 GT3 997MkII
7:40 Mercedes SLS AMG
7:40.6 Ford GT
7:40.76 Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera
7:41.23 Porsche 911 Turbo S
7:41.27 Camaro ZL1 (2012)


Just to mention some of the cars that went a bit faster around then ring than the Camaro...

did we ever imagine we would be able to mention Camaro and those cars up there together????

Awesome. That video was great. Never thought a Camaro would do so well. Taking CTS-V parts and a ZR1 power-train will do that. Best part to me is they'll come in an automatic. Sweet fo sho!