Thread: 2012: Camaro ZL1... (Laps Nurburgring 7:41!) Baddest Camaro Since the 68-69 Era!

39. Porsche 911 Carrera S 7:40.00 161 '11 400 / 1415 Porsche
40. Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1 7:41.27 161 '11 558 / 0 GM
41. Porsche 911 GT3 7:42.00 161 '06 415 / 1395 Walter Rohrl
42. Radical SR3 7:42.00 161 '02 205 / 495
43. Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce 7:42.00 161 '09 670 / 1664 Sport Auto
44. Chevrolet Corvette Z06 7:42.90 160 '05 513 / 1437 Jan Magnussen
45. Porsche 911 GT3 RS 7:43.00 160 '03 381 / 1360 Motor
46. Pagani Zonda C12 S 7:44.00 160 '02 555 / 1250 Sport Auto
47. Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI 7:44.00 160 '09 525 / 1620 Sport Auto
48. Mercedes CLK 63 Black Series 7:45.00 159 '07 507 / 1745 Berndt Schneider
49. Gardner Douglas GD T70 Spyder 7:45.00 159 '10 710 / 900 Dario Margutti
50. Porsche 911 GT2 7:46.00 159 '00 460 / 1430 Sport Auto

I remember my Uncles 2 Camaros: a Navy 69' for the street (but heavily modded) and a White one: Full trailer Car with wheelie bars, giant hoosier slicks, running on methanol. That car was a beast!

What an absolute S I C K modern day Muscle Car. Would absolutely love to have one custom painted: Metallic-Grey w/ Navy Stripes. With a sick setup of wheels with 5-6in Lip Action painted to match!

Listen to this factory exhaust....

Chevrolet has called the Ford Mustang franchise's Boss 302 and Shelby GT500 and raised the stakes by one supercharger. The obvious aim of the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is to silence all the critics who flame the Camaro for being slower than the 5.0-liter competition from Ford.

To cure their case of horsepower envy, Chevrolet threw a supercharged 6.2-liter LSA making more than 550 horsepower between the Camaro's fenders. That power theoretically puts it atop even the mighty GT500 in a straight line.

To make sure the Camaro could take down the handling-oriented Boss 302 as well, they cribbed the magnetic dampers from the Corvette ZR1 for the ZL1. All that effort should add up to not only the fastest Camaro ever built, but the best-handling, as well.

The ONLY thing that urkes me is those twin0pod instrument clusters....

Too bad that time wasn't done in an actual production car like the other ones timed on the track.

and the fact thats not a production car off the assembly line but a prototype

All of gm's ring vehicles have harness and cage setups like that for the drivers safety. Its actually about 100lbs heavier with all that stuff in it then an actual off the line vehicle.


Also this is a prototype but its a near saleable build, not like the early mules people confuse it with.

Cages have a profound effect on chassis stiffness, which usually outweighs the weight penalty.

I would imagine its a dangerous game to send employees out to that track to chase down a time. the cage might be needed for this to be covered by their insurance.

Another video released yesterday: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 - Test Drives - Jay Leno's Garage

Thats a car I might be in line for.