UPDATE: Watch The Be-Winged 2018 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Go Testing At The ‘Ring And Have A Big Off
Given that the sixth-generation Camaro is a hell of a lot lighter than the previous version, the next Z/28 should be quite some beast. In fact, the weight reduction of the latest Camaro is drastic enough to make the current SS as fast to 60mph as the old Z/28 - four seconds dead - so expect a sub-four second time for the new car.
Engine wise, there’s no question the car seen testing at the Nurburgring is packing a V8 - we’re just not 100 per cent sure what kind of eight-banger we’re looking at. Given the lack of supercharger noise, the 7.0-litre GM LS7 used in the previous Z/28 seems likely.
Update: it seems the Z/28 test mule’s recent ‘Ring sessions haven’t quite been without incident, as you’ll see from the updated video embed above. Judging by the monster lock-up, we can only imagine the ABS was disabled for whatever reason.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
Just f*cking admit it, America makes some crazy good cars lately….
yeah but can they turn?
I saw the first vid and I was like wow so smooth, then I saw the second one…
“-Boss we fcked it up, crashed the car…
-How?
-In corners it behaves like sht.
-Oh the car is done then!”
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The Viper ACR would beg to differ
What a fail !
it sounds heavier and deeper than the ls7
Aaaand it crashed…
Better that a prototype crashes during the development process so the engineers can work out issues before the car comes out.
Looked like a drivers mistake. Dunno for sure
“Nothing to see here”
After 10 minutes of leaving it uncovered while parked in the grass.
“Oh wait… weren’t we supposed to cover it if we crashed…”
“Oh crap I forgot…”
It’s all fun and games until you get the repair bill.
The ABS (Drift Mode) sistem is woking just fine :D