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2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28


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The Z/28 arrives at dealerships around March 2014, and there are still plenty of unknown details concerning about this vehicle. Its price? quite close to the $56,000 Camaro ZL1. Its production goals? might be around a thousand annually. Its performance? extremely quick and sick. However we are here wasn’t about concerning obtaining all the answers. It's absolutely was concerning around who has own the shit. The hand-built 7.0-liter V-8s within the prototypes didn’t rumble, or growl, or maybe scream at the maximum amount as they roared with a resonance that quaked through the body. The naturally aspirated LS7 can produce approx 505 hp and 481 lb-ft of torsion, according to engineers which has been unconcealed earlier weekday morning.

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One in all the cars on the track’s apron was answerable for a 7-minute, 37.4-second lark about the Nurburgring, Germany’s final work, Wherever Chevrolet has already run one thousand miles with the Z/28. That point was reached within the rain. Z/28 guarantees higher times. A number of the carmaker’s best drivers Saturday behind the wheel of those explicit Z/28s, their smiles huge and wide. Today, their job wasn't to abuse the car’s suspension and brakes to create positive each half lives up to Camaro’s legendary soubriquet.

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No, these drivers were close to abuse automotive vehicle journalists with the blunt the instrument of a Z/28. Of course, the Camaro’s real target isn’t the media. It’s something engineered with a Blue Oval on that. “Our goal, my goal, is to beat the shit out of something Ford will placed on the road,” aforesaid Al Oppenheiser, the Z/28’s chief engineer. “That’s a standard goal from the highest on down.” it was said that the new Z/28 may be a true track automotive, and it's already beat the Ford Mustang Boss 302 at Laguna Seca on GM’s development course.

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Of course, that's a home-field triumph, and also the final Z/28 has not been severally tested or compared to Ford, Dodge, or anyone else providing up a extremely tuned sports automotive. I will tell you it’s in all probability a nasty plan to chew gum once riding within the Z/28. Also, attempt to push your head against the rear of the Recaro seat to prevent the helmet.  From touch the window throughout cornering.

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This automotive is downright wonderful on the track. Engineer has modified one hundred ninety completely different elements in comparison to the 2014 Camaro 1SS. It’s additional powerful and lighter, and has the grip of a hungry boa. The 305/30ZR19 Pirelli Trofeo R tires were thus sticky and also the brakes thus robust throughout testing that the edges turned quite 360 degrees within the tire.

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